2. Different scope: ancient Roman music has never been separated from other arts, and music is considered to be closely related to astronomy, mathematics and other scientific disciplines.
3. Different types: ancient Roman music was monophonic music with a narrow range;
4. Different development: There have been various musical genres and scales.
The music of ancient Rome was borrowed from ancient Greece, and the Romans expanded the scale of music performance on the original basis of ancient Greek music, which made music develop in ancient Rome.
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Musical features of ancient Greece and Rome.
The time is about 3200 BC ~ 400 AD. This part of music materials can only come from archaeology, and can be understood from unearthed paintings, sculptures and a small number of poems, literature and philosophical works handed down, but it is almost impossible to listen and appreciate.
According to statistics, there are less than 10 pieces of music left at this stage. However, from many cultural heritages such as sculptures left behind, we can see the glory and achievements of the past. The great philosophers in ancient Greece discussed and studied music, which was regarded as the source of western music by later generations.
The two epics from Homer's BC 12 century to the 8th century BC reflect the music culture of ancient Greece. Epic itself is both a literary work and a musical work. It is accompanied by a professional player "assistant" with a musical instrument called Kisala.
In 776 BC, the ancient Olympic Games began to be held, often accompanied by music in the competition, and then there was a music competition. From the 7th century BC to the 6th century BC, Sparta further developed music as an important means of national activities and education.
After 146 BC, after the Roman conquest of Greece, its culture mainly benefited from Greece, and at the same time absorbed the civilization achievements of Syria, Babylon, Egypt and other countries.