The Aulos in Classical and Late Antiquity

Acculturation, Diffusion, and Syncretism in Socio-Musical Processes of the Mediterranean

By (author) Juan Sebastian Correa Caceres

Book cover: The Aulos in Classical and Late Antiquity

Extent: 569, 569 pages

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin

Subjects: Classical Studies, Music & Performing Arts

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2023)

ISBN: 9783832556471

6.65 x 9.45 inches

Price: $95.00

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The aulos, an extinct musical instrument consisting of a cylindrical-bore pipe with finger holes and a double reed for a mouthpiece, was a very popular wind instrument during antiquity (c.1000 BC-AD 600). Through a comprehensive analysis of written, archaeological, and iconographic sources, this book presents a holistic view of this musical instrument, its past, and its consequential history. This study is further substantiated by ethnographic data from Sardinia and Egypt, where the launeddas and the arghul were explored respectively. A new understanding of the history of the aulos is presented through the establishment of parallels between past and contemporary music-related practices.

  • By (author) Juan Sebastian Correa Caceres