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Michael Levy
Великобритания
Добавлен 31 авг 2006
My musical mission is to literally "carry on where the ancients left off" in continuing to create new music, for the recreated ancient lyres & kithara of antiquity, using the distinctive expressive qualities of the ancient musical modes, heard in the pure focus of authentic, ancient just intonation.
This channel is my essential vehicle for this 'musical adventure in time travel' - it is entirely thanks to the video comments & suggestions of you, my much valued subscribers, that my new music has been continually forged, refined and ultimately released on my many albums, available from all the usual digital music platforms, painstakingly indepenently produced since 2008.
This channel is my essential vehicle for this 'musical adventure in time travel' - it is entirely thanks to the video comments & suggestions of you, my much valued subscribers, that my new music has been continually forged, refined and ultimately released on my many albums, available from all the usual digital music platforms, painstakingly indepenently produced since 2008.
The Song of Seikilos - Arranged for Ancient Greek Kithara
Engraved on an ancient Burial Stele at Tralles, Asia Minor, this beautiful melody was discovered and published by Ramsay, 1883. Musical signs deciphered by Wessley, 1891. The stone itself, long preserved in the collection of Young at Doudja, disappeared after the burning of Smyrna (September 1923). It is now in the Copenhagen Museum, Inv. No. 14897.
This new arrangement of the piece will form track 18 of my new album, "Magic of the Kithara" - out on all the usual digital platforms on 1st January 2025, studio quality audio (superior to CD quality!) can be downloaded from Bandcamp, complete with a PDF booklet of the detailed album notes:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara
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This new arrangement of the piece will form track 18 of my new album, "Magic of the Kithara" - out on all the usual digital platforms on 1st January 2025, studio quality audio (superior to CD quality!) can be downloaded from Bandcamp, complete with a PDF booklet of the detailed album notes:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara
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Ancient Dreamscapes
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I am delighted to announce the release today, 1st June 2024, of my new album, "Ancient Dreamscapes"! "Ancient Dreamscapes" is available now, from all the usual digital platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon & iTunes (all artist links at the bottom of this video description). Here is the album on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3gEGDDU5TAfQQ4YqatDjpB?si=EiQXBDXiQliTq4vTCOtGSw For stud...
The World's Oldest Known Tune - Now Featured by Amen Dunes!
Просмотров 655Месяц назад
Well, it finally happened! Quite possibly the world's first 'ancient lyre/mainstream' crossover - a re-recording of my first RUclips arrangement of the Hurrian Hymn now forms a semi-surreal musical collage (overlaid with the voice of American satirist, Lenny Bruce!) - the final track on "Death Jokes"; the new album out today, by Amen Dunes: open.spotify.com/track/1tc7fJ2ANiHv7pNLsABKzg?si=966ca...
Nero's Lyre (Magic of the Kithara)
Просмотров 583Месяц назад
This video features a completely new arrangement for recreated Greco-Roman kithara of my 2012 single, "Nero's Lyre" - a possible track in progress for my future 2025 album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Due for release across all the usual digital music platforms on 1st January 2025, CD quality audio plus a PDF booklet of the detailed album notes, is available of all the tracks so far rec...
The Contemplations of Coeus (New Music for Ancient Greek Lyre)
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More new music, for the recreated ancient lyre! Coeus was the Titan-god of the inquisitive mind, his name meaning "query" or "questioning". His wife, Phoebe, was the goddess of the prophetic mind. I attempt to evoke of feeling of deep contemplation and questioning, by featuring the use of the intensely introspective ancient Greek Dorian Mode (misnamed the 'Phrygian' mode by scholars during the ...
Magic of the Kithara: Orpheus's Lyre
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A live performance of "Orpheus's Lyre" - a new from my new album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Originally featured on my 2013 single of the same title for the harp-like timbre of my 10-string treble lyre, this new arrangement of the piece for recreated ancient Greek kithara transforms the melody, by the elegant, deeper timbre of the kithara, the lyre of the professional musicans of ancie...
Hymn to Nemesis (Mesomedes of Crete): Magic of the Kithara
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A live performance of the 2nd century "Hymn to Nemesis", by Mesomedes of Crete - a possible track for my new album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Mesomedes of Crete was a Roman-era Greek performer of the kithara (kitharode) and lyric poet. He was a freedman and favorite of Emperor Hadrian, who made him his chief musician; he also served under Hadrian's successor, Antoninus Pius. Prior to ...
Magic of the Kithara: The Golden Age of Pericles
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A live performance of "The Golden Age of Pericles" - track 11 from my new album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Originally featured on my 2015 album, "The Ancient Greek Tortoise Shell Lyre", this new arrangement of the piece for recreated ancient Greek kithara, attempts to evoke the Golden Age of Pericles (461-429 BCE) -a golden period of history, which enabled the necessary conditions for...
Magic of the Kithara: Glory of the Parthenon
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A live performance of "Glory of the Parthenon" - track 10 from my new album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Originally featured on my 2010 EP, "The Ancient Greek Modes", this new arrangement of the piece for recreated ancient Greek kithara, attempts to evoke the lost beauty and perfection of the Parthenon, by use of the distinctively poignant ancient Greek Phrygian Mode - the equivalent in...
Magic of the Kithara - The Feast of Poseidon
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A live performance of "The Feast of Poseidon" - track 6 from my new album in progress, "Magic of the Kithara". Due for release on all the usual digital music platforms on 1st January 2025, each and every one of the tracks can be previewed, as they are created, on Bandcamp: michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara The kithara reached its pinnacle during the 5th century BCE. There is p...
Magic of the Kithara: Hymn to Alpheus
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For my first video of 2024, here is a new track for my future album in progress - for 2025! "Magic of the Kithara" will feature new music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for r...
Magic of the Kithara: Hymn to Himeros
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New music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025: michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara Himeros was the ancient Greek god who represented desire and...
Meditation for Ancient Greek Kithara
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The very first 'live' draft of the creation of "Hymn to Pasithea" - new music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara (the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity). A more refined version of this piece will be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025: michaellevy.bandcamp.com/al...
Magic of the Kithara: Hymn to Zephyrus
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New music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025: michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara As no surviving actual ancient Greek kithara has yet been di...
The Ancient Greek Lyre: "Ode to Aphrodite"
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The Ancient Greek Lyre: "Ode to Aphrodite"
The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
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The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
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The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
Echoes of Ancient Greece | Lamentations of the Algea
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Echoes of Ancient Greece | Lamentations of the Algea
The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
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The Sound of the Ancient Greek Kithara
Improvisation for Ancient Greek Kithara
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Improvisation for Ancient Greek Kithara
The Lyre of Hermes | Asteriai (Nymphs of the Stars)
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The Lyre of Hermes | Asteriai (Nymphs of the Stars)
The Lyre of Hermes | Lampades (Nymphs of Hades)
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The Lyre of Hermes | Lampades (Nymphs of Hades)
Theme Music from "Apotheosis: The Hellenistic Age" (Mod of "Crusader Kings III") - Performed LIVE!
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Theme Music from "Apotheosis: The Hellenistic Age" (Mod of "Crusader Kings III") - Performed LIVE!
The Lyre of Hermes - Dryads (Nymphs of the Forest)
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The Lyre of Hermes - Dryads (Nymphs of the Forest)
The Lyre of Hermes - Nephelai (Nymphs of the Clouds)
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The Lyre of Hermes - Nephelai (Nymphs of the Clouds)
Wow nice ❤
🎶🍒👍🏾👍🏿👍🏼Thank you sir for your kindness... that music makes me feeling well... God bless you...😢 ❤👍🏼👍🏿👍🏾🍒🎶🍒🎶🍒
The Ancient Echo of The Desert (プリキュアオール★スターズ: 世界の力❤Full Bloom)
Back in the summer of 2k BC
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The Theme of Ladyping (Glitter Force All★Stars Full Bloom)
I like to listen to this on my tablet.
Amazing
Fantastic. Thank you
I wonder what your thoughts on reincarnation are....No matter, My name is Ortheos. Quite similar to a life I once lived. You come close, very close. TO encapsulate that which I left behind you must know the heart of it. To do so, embrace love, joy, tumult, mischief, grief, loss, and passion. All at once. Then you might glimpse what gave me such life.
I remember when this dropped
Who listening in 2024?
This one seems to have a sweet, mellow melody. The drums with it are really nice too. 😊
Many thanks for your invaluable feedback on my initial draft of my new arrangement of this 2,000 or so year old melody!
Finally arenfition by the master himself, loved it!!!
Der römische Söldner geht in den Tempel rein ,er will plündern und kokeln ,da hört er diese musik hier ,fängt an zu heulen ,hat einen heulflash ,schämt sich vor den kamereaden seiner kohorte ,aber er heult ,weint ,danach nimmt er seine militärausrüstung ,gab sie ab und fragte den mohel ,ob er ihn beschneide ,er wollte ein jude werden ,und studierte die schriften ,liess sich beschneiden ,meditierte und war zum aller ersten mal glücklich ,nie mehr morden ,brennen und vergewaltigen ,m ü,s,s,en !wzpme
This isn’t spending David wrote. He wasn’t using this scale in that fine period.
How Suzanne Haik Vantoura deciphered the most appropriate mode of the melodic line which accompanied each line of Hebrew text, was to use the specific accent and meaning of the original Hebrew text as the key to discover the most appropriate mode - only the best fitting mode would best bring out the meaning & emphasis to the original Hebrew text which the original melody once accompanied.
God bless you all!
0:02 Ladyping's Theme (Glitter Force All★Stars: Power of the World♥Full Bloom Soundtrack6: Glitter Force Ancient Sound!!)
this is one of my favorites 
Perfect
Saw this band "Ancient Egyptians" at Coachella last year. Front man called himself Akhnaten or something. Cool guys! Might buy their album.
I'm so blessed by this and also the comments. God is the same yesterday, today and forever more. Amen.
Amazing work, Mr. Levy. Thank you.
Skilfull arrangement and performance! The ancients, or composer of this song, would be proud!
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Hail Zeus
I like the cartoonish face of the horned creature instrument. :)
Given this looks so much like a modern harp, would Cleopatra's courtiers have played this instrument?
This type of shoulder harp was more typical of the earlier era of the New Kingdom, about 1,500 BCE (about the time of Thutmose I) rather than the much later Greek Ptolomaic Dynasties of Cleopatra, which I'm guessing would probably have more Hellenic influence in their design?
OH MY GODS, DUDE. This bangs so hard. I freakin' love this so much.
Habakkuk 2:4 🇮🇱 ⁴ "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. Matthew 17:18 - 20 ¹⁸ And Yeshua rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. ¹⁹ Then the Disciples came to Yeshua privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" ²⁰ He said to them, 🔴 "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like the grain of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you." 🔴 Mark 11:22 And Yeshua answered them, 🔴 "Have Faith in God.
Thank you, Michael. Very good job!
Sounds like Spanish Portuguese Jews
This is straight *Hurrian Hymn No.6 c.1400 BC*
Amazing to hear God Almighty would be happy to hear the tunes as King David played 😇
Now to sing King David palms
So beautiful. Can this be used for videos on the topic of ancient Mesopotamia or would I get a copyright strike?
Thank you! Any other creator can feature my music in their own videos, but since all my tracks are copyright registered, RUclips simply generates a few ads around these videos from which I eventually gain a few quid in 'royalties'. Copyright notices are automatically generated and in no way affect your channel's standing.
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Romans aka Phoenicians aka Celts
Cool!
A little bit aggressive. The original Name of the Track was: who I destroy the kithara 😅
Yeshua is comming back soon✡️✝️❤️
Ah the Euphrates! Where I use the water for a nice Mesopotamian cocktail and also for cleaning my hiney
Love the atmospheric effect of your music. ;)
This is what brought me to your channel. It's still such an amazing song.
Beautiful and mysterious. A touch spooky too. Amazing work as always.
Glad you liked the spooky vibe! The biggest challenge of this re-release was getting just the right balance between the fusion of ancient lyre & kithara timbres with dreamy contemporary FX, particularly the tracks recorded in my garden - I added about 8% time stretch to the recordings for a more trance-like feel, with misty reverb overlays & delays at specific phrases, to further blur the distinction between the feeling awake & being in a dream whilst hearing these tracks.
Wonderful , beautiful sound .what is the tuning brother ?
Glad you appreciate the intended dreamy atmosphere of this album! Regarding tunings, each of my various tortoise shell lyres, kitgara, phorminx & harp-lyre are tuned differently depending on the track. The tracks all feature examples of the original ancient Greek modes, each with their distinctive expressive qualities, eg, "Elysium" & features the dreamy, sensual qualities of the Hypolydian Mode (equivalent intervals as F-F), whose characteristics are further enhanced by the use of the intense focussed intervals heard here in just intonation.
@@MichaelLevyMusic after watching your Channel the certainty that I needed a kinnor harp for my prayers and meditation on God (blessed be he ) . The tuning of my kinnor(same as you used on your song of David) is this "G4 F#4 E4 D#4 C4 B3 A3 G3 F#3 E3 " it's seems quite different and cannot get that ancestral vibe sur as yours . Thank you
It’s interesting to listen to something how music was so far in our past.