The ancient Olympic Games were a riot of sight and sound and the loudest sounds there were the trumpets. During the 600 years or so of the Greek games the trumpets likely changed little. Big changes came about when the Romans took over. As the games changed in the vast luxurious villas of the immensely rich out in the provinces, a whole new musical world appeared. All manner of instruments played together in their pantomimes and new musical styles developed which were akin to the early forms of opera during the Renaissance.
Trumpeters played their role in this and new forms of the instrument appeared to add to the new musical textures of the ensembles: forms of trumpet never seen before and not to be emulated again until the Renaissance. But what part did northern cultures play in this revolution? This exploration shows how ideas travelled from north to south and spurred on the new forms of brass.
- discover totally new Roman instruments
- watch the brass join Roman ‘art’ music
- from the Minoans to the Renaissance
- follow the story with over 230 illustrations
- journey into a vivid kaleidoscopic Roman past
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