Aulos - Aulos (English spelling)

Japanese: アウロス - あうろす(英語表記)aulos
Aulos - Aulos (English spelling)

An ancient Greek aerophone. A double-reed instrument consisting of two pipes. It is said to have originated in Asia Minor, and is thought to have had a high-pitched, piercing tone similar to that of today's bagpipes. While the cithara, a stringed instrument, was used primarily to accompany epic and lyric poetry as a symbol of the classical clarity of the sun god Apollo, the aulos, with its passionate tone, was used to accompany choruses in the Dionysian festivals and the tragedies that developed from them. The Pythian Nomos (586 BC) composed by the aulos player Sacadas is known as the oldest known example of program music.

[Akio Okada]

"Statue of a man playing the aulos"
Mid-6th century BC, limestone, height 34.3cm, owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Cyprus

"Statue of a man playing the aulos"


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代ギリシアの気鳴楽器。2本の管からなるダブルリード楽器。起源は小アジアといわれ、今日のバッグパイプのような甲高く突き刺すような音色をもっていたと思われる。弦鳴楽器キタラが太陽神アポロンの古典的明澄性の象徴として、おもに叙事詩や叙情詩の伴奏に用いられたのに対し、アウロスはその熱狂的な音色のため、ディオニソス祭をはじめ、それから発展した悲劇のなかの合唱の伴奏などに用いられた。なお、アウロス奏者サカダスのつくった『ピューティアのノモス』(前586)は、標題音楽の最古の例として知られている。

[岡田暁生]

「アウロスを演奏する男性像」
紀元前6世紀中ごろ 石灰岩 高さ34.3cm キプロスメトロポリタン美術館所蔵">

「アウロスを演奏する男性像」


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