Second Delphic Hymn to Apollo. "The Evolution of Ancient Greek Music in Byzantium" By DIANE TOULIATOS-MILES, PhD Ancient Greece had a culture in which music had a part in nearly all important occasions of Greek life. Choral songs, singing with musical accompaniment to lyric poetry, and dancing were important features of Greek culture and were found in most processions, rites, celebrations, and even funerals. It has long been known that Ancient Greek musical practice and theory influenced and formed the basis for Western medieval musical theory, terminology, and philosophy. What is perhaps not as widely known is that Ancient Greece also influenced the music, the musical practice, and instruments of Byzantium. The ancient Greeks performed on various instruments, many of which were transmitted into Byzantium in their original morphology or at the least were prototypes for medieval Byzantine instruments.
Among the reed instruments , the most common in Ancient Greece was the aulos. There are also lesser important string instruments. Seikilos Epitaph - Song of Seikilos. Ancient Greek Musical Instruments. Ancient Greek Music.