Need help with ancient music
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Need help with ancient music
Does anyone know where I can find information on music and/or instruments used in ancient Gaul. Anywhere from the 1st century BC to third century AD would be fine.
By "Gaul" I mean current France and low countries.
By "Gaul" I mean current France and low countries.
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There is a pretty good summary of the ancient music of Rome here; while it's not what you were asking for, it hopefully represents a starting place.
You might try contacting someone from the faculty of a college or university, who might could provide you with information or put you in contact with someone who could.
You have come up with what could be a very interesting question! Good luck and best wishes on your quest to find the answers.
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You might try contacting someone from the faculty of a college or university, who might could provide you with information or put you in contact with someone who could.
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It's generally assumed that the prehistoric celtic cultures of europe were, well, pan-european. You can assume that greek writings about the keltoi they met in the balkans are as applicable to Gaul as tales from not-yet-roman britain from nearly a millenium later as they were of Vercingetorix (or Asterix) back when Gaul was divided in three parts.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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Thanks everyone.
Simon, I agree. It's not unreasonable to assume migration both ways.
Since almost every known culture has some kind of flute instrument I can assume continental celtic groups used them. No doubt there were some kinds of stringed instruments, possibly kitharas, lyres or lyras.
Simon, I agree. It's not unreasonable to assume migration both ways.
Since almost every known culture has some kind of flute instrument I can assume continental celtic groups used them. No doubt there were some kinds of stringed instruments, possibly kitharas, lyres or lyras.
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This one may be of interest, was going to post a few yesterday but wasn't sure you'd be interest in anything outside the area. These will have crossed into Gaul as well.
These guys have loads of stuff but am not sure you will find it on their website
These guys have loads of stuff but am not sure you will find it on their website
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Not exactly true. There are Gaulish writings extant. These made use of other systems, especially Greek letters, in conveying their own language(s). There just isn't a lot left behind to go by.djm wrote:Since the people of Gaul had no written language you are only going to learn about them from Roman documents: military reports, travel brochures, etc.
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