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:
http://journals.sfu.ca/pgi/index.php/pacificamyth/article/view/24
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:
http://journals.sfu.ca/pgi/index.php/pacificamyth/article/view/24
The Temple of Music, Robert Fludd