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Encyclopedia > Roman music

Romans did not give a great place for music, and they did not invent it themselves. Instead, it came from Greek music. Small harps and flutes might have been the main instruments. Unlike modern staves, they used mathematiccal notation.


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Ancient Music History (1578 words)
Thus, music came to be revered as the highest of intellectual and artistic pursuits.
The Romans conquered Greece in 146 B.C. and assimilated and adapted Greek music and religion.
Early Christian music, largely monophonic chant influenced by the Jewish cantorial tradition, was entirely vocal as the church attempted to purge the masses of the instrumental music associated with competing religions.
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