The Seikilos Epitaph, continued

The text and music of the Seikilos Epitaph was found on a column-shaped stone in Aydin, western Turkey, and dates from 200 BC/100 AD. This column can now be admired at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.

It so happens that a copy of this artifact was created for the temporary exhibition Horses and their Riders that was organized in 2012 at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. That’s where it caught my attention.

In my blog about this unique relic, Revealing ancient Greek music, the Seikilos Epitaph, I discussed these rare inscriptions and inserted a YouTube “re-edited” version of this song. This piece truly deserves our full attention for it is the only complete music piece ever discovered.

The Seikilos Epitaph remains popular and just recently, I was redirected to another YouTube version from 2014 where the music is played on a harp.

Other modern renditions of this music have been discussed at large in my blog Reconstructing Ancient Greek music, an impossible task?