Neume Notation Project

Louis W. G. Barton


2.3.a. Picture: Ancient Greek Musical Tablet *

Picture of ancient Greek tablet with musical notation

Stone fragment of ancient Greek music: first Delphic Hymn, showing pitch notations above the vocal text. [Late second century B.C.E., Archeological Museum, Delphi]




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Credit: * Picture reproduced from Stanley Sadie (ed.), New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, (London: Macmillan, 1980), vol 7, s.v., 'Greece', p. 669.

Last revision: 31 October 1999
Copyright (c) 1998 by Louis W. G. Barton