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The music of ancient Rome was a part of Roman culture from the earliest of times. Songs ( carmen ) were an integral part of almost every social occasion. [ 1 ] The Secular Ode of Horace , for instance, was commissioned by Augustus and performed by a mixed children's choir at the Secular Games in 17 BC.
Inscription of the Carmen Arvale Sculpture of the emperor Lucius Verus in the costume of an Arval Brother (ca. 160 AD) The Carmen Arvale is the preserved chant of the Arval priests or Fratres Arvales of ancient Rome. [1] The Arval priests were devoted to the goddess Dia, and offered sacrifices to her to ensure the fertility of ploughed fields ...
The importance of Arval Brethren apparently dwindled during the Roman Republic, but emperor Augustus revived their practices to enforce his own authority. In his time the college consisted of a master ( magister ), a vice-master ( promagister ), a priest ( flamen ), and a praetor , with eight ordinary members, attended by various servants, and ...
The chant that is now called "Old Roman" comes primarily from a small number of sources, including three graduals and two antiphoners from between 1071 and 1250. Although these are newer than many notated sources from other chant traditions, this chant is called "Old Roman" because it is believed to reflect a Roman oral tradition going back several centuries.
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The music of ancient Rome borrowed heavily from the music of the cultures that were conquered by the empire, including music of Greece, Egypt, and Persia. Music accompanied many areas of Roman life; including the military, entertainment in the Roman theater, religious ceremonies and practices, and "almost all public/civic occasions." [26] [27]
The director of Rome’s Colosseum has called for an end to concerts at the nearby Circus Maximus, after a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Monday sparked fears of an earthquake.
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