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Tag Archives: fingering
The Seikilos Song on the Pompeii aulos
Here is the best-known ancient melody, played, for the first time since antiquity, both on a reproduction of an ancient instrument and in the original pitch (a = c. 480 Hz, so to say). The finger span on the lower pipe (Pompeii Pipe 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient scores, Learning to play, Pompeian tibiae
Tagged fingering, Pompeii, reproduction, Seikilos
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Fingering
Coming to the aulos from the triplepipe, my mind is clear. In order to give all ten fingers the possibility of virtuosic movement, without the instrument slipping out of your hands, it’s best only to open one hole at a time. … Continue reading
