Sappho fragment 44 set to music

Aliki Markantonatou performs the surviving fragment of the ancient Greek poet Sappho's work, A Wedding at Troy. The tune that it is performed to is the tune that would have accompanied the poem when it was sung in ancient Greece. Sappho's poem is a prequel to the Trojan War, recalling the time that Trojan Prince Hector arrived home with his new wife, Andromache.
This recording was made to accompany the Panoply Vase Animation Project's vase animation 'Sappho 44: Hector and Andromache - A Wedding at Troy' • Sappho Fragment 44 Eng... , and 'About Sappho' video • About Sappho .
This recording was created as part of the European Research Council funded project: Our Mythical Childhood... The Reception of Children's and Young Adults' Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges (Grant Agreement 681202; led by Prof Katarzyna Marciniak). For more animations and for more about Sappho and Our Mythical Childhood, visit www.panoply.org.uk
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[@AnteroSecundus]

Absolutely genial!

[@fantinchassagne8491]

κάλλιστον τό τε μέλος καὶ τὴν προφοράν !

[@Spiraculumvitae]

Θαυμαστόν γε!!

[@Tekmirion]

I think you need a native ancient Greek speaker but indeed the efford and the result is good!

[@PanoplyVaseAnimationProject]

Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it :) If native ancient Greek speakers existed we might have used one! As they don't we have drawn on the skills of the Greek singer/musician Aliki Markantonatou who specialises in ancient-style music, under the direction of ancient Greek music expert Professor Armand D'Angour, who provided guidance on pronunciation and vowel sounds as well as the musical score itself. I think you've seen our video About Sappho which has more info on the process and there's a follow-up interview with Aliki on our website's blog

[@Tekmirion]

@@TheKeeperoftheGarden Well said!

[@pvp6077]

Lacking a time machine, I think this is pretty amazing to pull from a fragment of papyrus and a hint about a musical scale 🫡