Aulody
Definition
A musical genre or lyric piece in Ancient Greece where a performer recited or sang elegiac verses accompanied exclusively by an aulos player. This artistic discipline was structurally distinct from citharody and was included as an official competition in major Panhellenic festivals.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Aulody
- Singing to the aulos
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular plural forms following standard structural abstract paradigms. |
| Formation | Derived from Greek 'auloidia', combining 'aulos' (pipe) and 'ode' (song) into international musicology terminology. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [aʊ.lo.ˈdi.e] |
| Source | Lexicon of Classical Antiquity Musicology, Historical Performance, and Nominal Paradigms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În cadrul festivalului din Delphi, proba de aulodie a strâns zeci de poeți dornici să își recite versurile pe acordurile grave de flaut.
EN: During the festival in Delphi, the aulody competition gathered dozens of poets eager to recite their verses to the grave chords of the pipe.
RO: Aristotel a analizat acest gen numit aulodie, subliniind caracterul său profund emoțional în comparație cu alte stiluri.
EN: Aristotle analyzed this genre called aulody, emphasizing its deeply emotional character compared to other styles.
RO: O partitură fragmentară de aulodie a fost descoperită pe un papirus antic, oferind detalii prețioase despre ritmul metric.
EN: A fragmentary score of aulody was discovered on an ancient papyrus, offering valuable details about the metric rhythm.
Idioms & Phrases
Probă de aulodie / Aulody competition / contest
RO: Concurs muzical antic în care juriul evalua atât calitatea versurilor poetice, cât și armonia acompaniamentului instrumental.
EN: An ancient musical contest where the jury evaluated both the quality of the poetic verses and the harmony of the instrumental accompaniment.
Tradiție aulodică / Aulodic tradition
RO: Linie stilistică în arta elenă axată pe poezia lirică interpretată cu ajutorul instrumentelor de suflat cu ancie.
EN: A stylistic line in Greek art focused on lyric poetry performed with the help of reed wind instruments.
Aulodie elenă / Hellenic aulody
RO: Sintagmă ce desemnează formele timpurii de manifestare muzicală colectivă specifice perioadei arhaice și clasice grecești.
EN: A phrase designating early forms of collective musical manifestation specific to the archaic and classical Greek periods.
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