Theme Music from "Apotheosis: The Hellenistic Age" (Mod of "Crusader Kings III") - Performed LIVE!
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- A live performance of "Paean to Ares" - the theme music for the game "Apotheosis: The Hellenistic Age", a Mod of Crusader Kings III:
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This piece started off as track 5 from my 2016 album, "Kithara of the Golden Age", available from all major digital music stores and streaming sites, including Spotify:
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In 2021, I was contacted by Paradox Development Studios, who amazingly wanted to license a wide selection of my ancient themed lyre music for use in the new Crusader King III Mod, with this specific track being THE MAIN THEME MUSIC OF THE MOD - who needs really boring things like a record company!
Full details of this epic collaboration can be found in my website blog:
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If anyone else out there wants to consider licensing my music for use in similar ancient world-themed PC games, do please get in touch directly:
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The kithara was the highly advanced, large wooden lyre favoured by only the true professional musicians of ancient Greece, which reached its pinnacle of perfection during the “Golden Age” of Classical Antiquity, circa 5th century BCE..
Both this album and my earlier release , "The Ancient Greek Kithara of Classical Antiquity" features the wonderfully recreated Kithara of the Golden Age of Classical Greece - hand-made in modern Greece by Luthieros:
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This piece also demonstrates the rhythmic potential of the kithara - using the large replica 2500 year old plectrum as a baton to beat rhythm on the soundboard of the kithara whilst playing the melodic lines with fingers of the left hand.
In ancient Greek mythology, Ares was the ancient Greek god of war and battle. The mastered track from the album is accompanied by a slideshow of imagery depicting ancient Greek weapons and warfare.
The piece is in the favourite ancient Greek mode of Plato himself; the ancient Greek Dorian Mode, which he considered the most 'manly' and noble of the musical modes, capable even of inspiring bravery in battle.
In Classical Greece, a Paean was a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. Ares was the ancient Greek god of war.
Misnamed the 'Phrygian' mode in the Middle Ages, the intensely introspective ancient Greek Dorian mode is the equivalent intervals as E-E on the white notes of the piano. I also use authentically pure intervals tuned in just intonation.
In "The Republic" by Plato, Book III (398-403), in a classic philosophical dialogue of argument and counter-argument between the characters in this passage, the text is as follows:
"The harmonies which you mean are the mixed or tenor Lydian, and the full-toned or bass Lydian, and such-like.
These then, I said, must be banished; even to women who have a character to maintain they are of no use, and much less to men.
Certainly.
In the next place, drunkenness and softness and indolence are utterly unbecoming the character of our guardians.
Utterly unbecoming?
And which are the soft and convivial harmonies?
The Ionian, he replied, and some of the Lydian which are termed “relaxed”.
Well, and are these of any use for warlike men?
Quite the reverse, he replied; and if so the Dorian and the Phrygian are the only ones which you have left."
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I'm a fan of lyre music and crusader kings, it is very nice to see this
The collaboration with Paradox Interactive Studios certainly was an amazing opportunity of getting my ancient-themed lyre music out to an entirely new audience I had never even considered before!
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That's a wild looking lyre, man
The ancient Greek kithara quite literally filled the slot as the ''Sratocaster of Classical Antiquity"!
Absolutely brilliant once again, Sir Levy! Love it!
Ultra wicked
Well done. I really enjoyed this instrument and the different techniques applied. Congrats on being approached for the collaboration!
Where are you hitting to make the louder and deeper drum sound?
I tap the chunky bridge (which the strings rest on) with the thickest part of my plectrum for the 'bass drum' effect and tap the wooden soundboard with just the tip of my plectrum for the 'high hat' effect!
@@MichaelLevyMusic really cool!! Thank you!!
What are your thoughts about the african skull lyre they found ?
It would have been great to have recorded this track with it! Guessing that it would have had a somewhat muted, delicate timbre, though, similar to my replica tortoise shell lyres - bone of any kind doesn't make for a particularly good resonator!
@@MichaelLevyMusic You should do a collaboration with ross daly and his workshop labyrinth.
Hope your children are numerous and your fame widens
My babies are my cats...and I indeed have 3 of them!! 😉