A centuries-old puzzle about the music that Ancient Greeks listened to has finally been solved, thanks to a pioneering new study. Music was an integral part of Ancient Greek culture, with the work of ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hymns sung to the Greek gods thousands of years ago resonated from ancient musical instruments in Athens on Thursday, transporting a transfixed audience to antiquity. The phorminx, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite its centrality to today’s theater, musicals are often thought of as second class to what is considered legitimate theater, ...

Even though his works have been lost in time, Lasus is remembered as an innovator and a revolutionary artistic figure. He is believed to be one of the main personalities who transformed the dithyramb, ...

What exactly does ancient Greek music sound like? Well, it’s something of a mystery, as few of the instruments or repertoire have survived. But that’s what makes it exciting, says Peter Hoyt, a music ...

Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound like? In the first episode of a new series, host of 'The Ancients' podcast ...

The 1984 Olympic anthem composed by John Williams has become synonymous with the image of the modern Olympics, and for good reason. But what about the other anthems such as the classic Bugler's Dream ...