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Classical 101

How Ancient Greek Music Sounded: "Greek" No Longer

We have playsa pretty good sense of how the ancient Greeks dealt with their wily gods and goddesses, we still have the ruins of the Parthenon and we've got vases and other lovely artifacts from the time of the first Western civiliztion. But we know next to nothing about ancient Greek music. Until now. Armand D'Angour, tutor of _____ at Oxford University, is studying ancient Greek documents that, he claims, could help him "bring this music back to life." Read more: How Did Ancient Greek Music Sound? (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24611454

Classical 101
Jennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.