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  2. Stasimon - Wikipedia

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    Stasimon (Ancient Greek: στάσιμον) in Greek tragedy is a stationary song, composed of strophes and antistrophes and performed by the chorus in the orchestra (Ancient Greek: ὀρχήστρα, "place where the chorus dances").

  3. Kommos (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    A kommos (from Greek κομμός, kommós, literally "striking", especially "beating of the head and breast in mourning" [1]) is a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy that the chorus and a dramatic character sing together. [2] It is also found in comedies with certain peculiarities. [3]

  4. Greek tragedy - Wikipedia

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    It reached its most significant form in Athens in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes called Attic tragedy. Greek tragedy is widely believed to be an extension of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and theatre, and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance.

  5. Greek lyric - Wikipedia

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    Alcaeus and Sappho (Brygos Painter, Attic red-figure kalathos, c. 470 BC). Greek lyric is the body of lyric poetry written in dialects of Ancient Greek.Lyric poetry is, in short, poetry to be sung accompanied by music, traditionally a lyre.

  6. Orestes Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    The metre of the song is mainly dochmiac. The preserved vocal notes coincide with the ancient Dorian or Phrygian harmoniai transmitted by Aristides Quintilianus, [2] the Damonian harmoniai, in enharmonic genus, which was usual in tragedy of fifth century BC.

  7. Greek chorus - Wikipedia

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    Getty Villa – Storage Jar with a chorus of Stilt walkers – inv. VEX.2010.3.65. A Greek chorus (Ancient Greek: χορός, romanized: chorós) in the context of ancient Greek tragedy, comedy, satyr plays, is a homogeneous group of performers, who comment with a collective voice on the action of the scene they appear in, or provide necessary insight into action which has taken place offstage ...

  8. Aeschylus - Wikipedia

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    Aeschylus (UK: / ˈ iː s k ɪ l ə s /, [1] US: / ˈ ɛ s k ɪ l ə s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525 /524 – c. 456 /455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian often described as the father of tragedy.

  9. Ion (play) - Wikipedia

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    Ion (/ ˈ aɪ ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Ἴων, Iōn) is an ancient Greek play by Euripides, thought to have been written between 414 and 412 BC. It follows the orphan Ion, a young and willing servant in Apollo's temple, as he inadvertently discovers his biological origins. As it unfolds the play is also the powerful story of his mother, Creusa ...