Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity

by Charles H. Cosgrove

This is a captivating story of music-making at social recreations from Homeric times to the age of Augustine. It tells about the music itself and its purposes, as well as the ways in which people talked about it, telling anecdotes, picturing musical scenes, sometimes debating what kind of music was right at a party or a festival. In straightforward and engaging prose, the author covers a remarkably broad history, providing the big picture yet with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009161040
• ISBN13: 9781009161046
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"