Ancient Music: Bibliography

prepared by Timothy Moore, Department of Classics, The University of Texas at Austin

I. On the Web

II. Recordings

III. Books and Articles

A. General Works 
Greece and Rome

Greece

Rome

B. Texts and Documents

Texts

Extant Melodies
Collections

Individual documents and studies

C. Aspects of Song
Singing and Speaking

The Voice

Rhythm

Ictus and Accent

Heterophony

D. Instruments
General

Strings

Aulos/Tibia

General

Auloi/tibiae in art

Extant pipes

Auletai/tibicines

kroupezai/scabellum

Other instruments

E. Music on the Greek Stage
General
Tragedy
Comedy
Hellenistic Theater

Other

F. Music on the Roman Stage
General

Livy VII.2, the origins of Roman theater, and the performance of cantica

Plautus and Terence

Imperial Theater

Other

G. Other

Music in Art

Dance

Music, Education, and Ethics

Historical Developments

The Carmina Convivalia
Byzantine Music

Modern Analogies

Varia

last modified August 28, 2010 by timmoore@mail.utexas.edu