hydraulis

Japanese: hydraulis
hydraulis

...In this sense, the organ can be seen as a musical instrument, and as such, it is possible to see European culture and its history. According to documents from the Greek and Roman eras, there are two types of ancient organs: the hydraulic organ called hydraulis, which was first made in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 3rd century B.C., and the one that used manual bellows, but it is completely unknown what kind of music was played on them. During the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire after the division of the East and West, organs were used as musical instruments for celebrations and ceremonies at the royal court, and the splendor and preciousness of the organ symbolized the wealth and power of the court. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hydraulis" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…この意味で,オルガンという楽器に,ヨーロッパ文化とその歴史をみることができる。 ギリシア・ローマ時代の文献によると,古代のオルガンには,前3世紀に,エジプトのアレクサンドリアで初めて作られたヒュドラウリスhydraulisと呼ばれる水圧オルガンの類と,手動ふいごによるものの2種類あったようだが,どんな音楽が奏されたかはまったく不明である。ローマ帝国時代,東西分裂後のビザンティン帝国時代には,オルガンは,宮廷での祝典や儀式用の楽器として用いられ,オルガンの豪華さと貴重さが,宮廷の富と権勢を象徴した。…

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