Music, Myth and Philosophy OLLI at Dominican University Thursdays, 10:50-12:30 Guzman Lecture Hall
October 18: Pythagoras and the Philosophy of Music in the Ancient World
Pythagoras and the Pythagorean School Music of the Spheres Greek Modes and their relation to Greek Gods Epidaurus, Music and the Musical Healing Temples of Asclepius Dionysus, God of Drama, Dance, Wine, Madness and Ecstasy The Bacchae and Greek Tragedy Myths of Apollo-- the God of Poetry, Harmony, Order, Medicine and the Sun Orpheus, legendary first musician who reconciles Apollo and Dionysus
Modes : Dorian- d based- best for rising; induces calm centeredness, balance and focus Aeolian- a based- best for evening; induces a state of relaxed tranquility Phrygian- based on e, inspiring bold vision
Recommended Listening and Reading:
The Harmony of the Sphere: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music, Joscelyn Godwin
Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Christianne Joost- Gaugier, Cornell University Press
Petrous Tabouris Ensemble, Music From Ancient Greece
The Elements of Music, Jason Martineau
Below is a link to an article I published which looks at the history of music through the tensions of the Apollonian and Dionysian: