I love the kind of science that really connects us to the past, that allows us to hear what they actually heard and experience what they experienced so long ago.
@@maxbrumbergflutes well because ppl need do new youtube videos, someone will probably revive this odd looking old instruments someday its a thing of time..
How wonderful the pursuit and application of knowledge, combined with musicianship and practical skill. Both Callum, Julian and Barnaby (and many more equally dedicated) are doing great work on our behalf as pipers and musicians, exploring the world of reed and instrument making, their historical origins, their sound and so much more. They are outstanding musicians and teachers themselves. All this is hugely inspiring. We are blessed. It shows that, as musicians we are constantly striving for perfection and application, a constant need to get there and touch God, the privilege of all dedicated pipers.
I was linked to this when looking for a video demonstration of the instrument played by tibicines to accompany Roman comedy, the better to interpret descriptions of the tibicen in the last part of Stichus; and this did not disappoint! I'm quite grateful for people like you who put the work into reconstructions like this.
There was actually Elios of Frestylon, a young Achean returning from asia minor with poems about precious sea-hued sandals, performing them whilst playing the Aulos in a way that impressed the crowds of lower born noble women as if Dionysos himself stood gyrating before them, and upset the ruling class males.
This instrument was most likley the distorted "electric guitar" of its day and its tone is not far different. I'm sure it was used for virtuoso showing off to big audiences because its loud and louder still in the proper venue, more than one and you have a rock concert. It can also play intervals and more than one could produce chords. Plato objects to the music of his day being too far out, so we should take it to mean that music of the day was more far out than what Plato prescribes. This instrument probably had a varied reputation just as the saxophone or guitar might now, sometimes proper, sometimes not. It was probably sometimes suspect to be an aulos player, Ill bet some assumed you must be "wild", a "rock" star.
I found this video because I just read that the Aulos was created by Athena after hearing the mourning lament of Medusa's sisters after hearing about her death. I wanted to hear what sound it would create and I think it definitely has a looming lament sound.
Ok bear with me I'm just throwing out an idea here. I'm a musician so I understand the need for an ergonomic instrument. But back then maybe they were thinking about the practicality a little different. If you swap each pipe around you would have sound holes that curve towards each other and right into your line of sight. Another theory which is likely, er.... less likely, is that the side at which you place the reed could be interchangable. The purpose of this could be so that your hands are separated one forward and one back. But this would have serious implications on the fundamentals/note that the pipe could produce which is why this is less likely. But I'm only a musician not a scholar who's dedicated my life to this but none the less I couldn't help but theorize.
The goddess Athena created the Aulos, but she casted it down from Olympus because the other gods laughed at the faces she pulled when playing it. As far as I'm aware Dionysus had nothing to do with the Aulos
The guy who found the Aulos after Athena threw it away was a Satyr. Dionysus is the God of Wine and Satyrs. So he's not directly connected, but in a way he does have an influence.
iirc Dionysus is seen playing the aulos in some ancient greek art. It's also seen as a sort of party instrument, an instrument of fun and even of madness, which Dionysus is also known for.
Dionysus was the patron of satyrs who took up the instrument for their dancing and probably offered one to their patron as a tithe and he then started to be seen playing it as the god of partying I doubt he would care about the gods laughing at him as he would like the merrier atmosphere no matter the cause he would then show it to his followers below Olympus gifting them with music through the satyrs and his visits to the realm the origin story of the instrument doesn’t end in most cultures with its being created most items are given elaborated tales that talk about the importance of it in their lives usually as a tale for children who don’t want to hear a boring story for long idk if my theory is what could have been told but it’s my best guess at how a story would have been spun over the campfire during a festival or just a different event
So this is how the gorgon sisters sound like when they lamented for their sister Medusa after beheaded. I read that the goddess Athena was so touched at their grievance to their sister that she created the instrument aulos.
I'd like to have aulos or double recorder as Middle age. But here in Brazil is difficult to find them to buy. If someone here knows where I can fond them for shipping to Brazil I would thank.
There is the by far best maker of Aulos living in Toronto.. Robin Howell www.robinhowell.com/reeds.html ...I recorded a video with Aulos he made here : ua-cam.com/video/4bfXJmK50qU/v-deo.html
@@niudecorbs4521 haha so typical of neighbors. Soo..you picked it up by yourself? You must've had some musical training right? I figured for someone to play such rare instrument, they must be proficient in music or atleast have some musical background.. At 1st glance, I didn't find any indepth aulos instrument teaching vids here on utube. Maybe I just need to learn playing flute and simply apply it on the aulos? Or is it different? Oh! btw are u still playing it or did u stop? Sry if i got carried away😅 im just curious.
@@niudecorbs4521 Thanks alot! I watched the vid. Pishik seems an awful lot similar to the aulos. Is it necessary to graduate to b4 learning the aulos? Or can I skip it? Also I checked the website u linked razenka. It's in german, there is only "reeds" instrument that doesn't look like aulos. Did u custom-order it? Would love to have a further conversation with you all about it but don't want to be overbearing 😅 thanks nonetheless! :$
Good luck there old mate. Did you get any practice in during covid? I know some people abandoned their instruments altogether... Anyway, so the reed discussion has been going on for some time eh? These reeds are a bit like a small duduk reed, but for the pronounced waist. I love the "Byzantine" rendering that seems inevietable, but I wonder what aulos dance music was like, the players would be going for speed for sure - reel speed?
Please can you say me who the lutist that make it for you? I am a bassoon player I I want to do my thesis for the conservatory about an history of double reeds instruments
Launeddas, triple pipes made entirely out of reeds - invented before the bronze age, still played in Sardinia. Check out Luigi Lai, to have an idea of how an ancient master might have played the Aulos, not disrespecting Barnaby Brown performance!
Exactly - the launeddas is a living tradition from ancient times, whereas we have no idea really of how the aulos was played in various settings. Obviously its has a huge sacred sound that is well suited to slower metre, but what about all the rest - we cant ever know, but living traditions can give us a hint.
I wondered if the inventor of the aulos, Athena, would consider it to be sacred as her creation despite her having thrown it away and cursed it. In listening to the amount of wisdom required to make this work again, no doubt the goddess would be proud of this achievement.
Well, I play some kinds of flutes which are different but similar. If you're playing one flute, (Or pipes in this case. Aulos I guess) you want all the holes because you have two hands and more fingers. If you're playing two, you can only use 4 finger at most per flute. Therefore you need to plug some of them up, unless you have a flute built for playing both. A double flute. That's how you get that beautiful harmony. If you didn't plug any holes, you'd only be able to play the same note on both flutes and that won't sound good.
There is a fascinating similarity between the Ancient Greek “Aulos” and the “Algoza” of present day Rajasthan in India. Maybe the gentleman should consider a trip to Rajasthan to look up an Algoza player!
The Louvre aulos are Egyptian, though, not Greek. And while the Louvre aulos certainly have Greek roots, the music brought from Greece would have adapted to local Egyptian tastes, especially in terms of pitch and scale. When looking at Greek art, aulos are almost always depicted as significantly longer than the Louvre aulos, which would naturally affect the sound.
The man absolutely loves the aulos. You gotta respect that passion
Only -2000 kids remember this
why tho?
@@TheSageHarpuia probably narnia
@@TheSageHarpuia I though he meant 2000 B.C
I love the kind of science that really connects us to the past, that allows us to hear what they actually heard and experience what they experienced so long ago.
There's something very wonderful about this combination of knowledge and passion for the subject. Bravo.
The prophecy prediction it will again become the most popular instrument on the planet in the new millennium.
is that a real prophecy? where does that come from?? i really love the sound of that aulos, the flute was my first instrument as a kid
I am working on that prophecy to become true...
if any of you sell them let me know, i am very interested to buy from you
I do make them too, Aulos and the reeds but I am too busy with other flutes and Robin has many years of experience and is my teacher..
@@maxbrumbergflutes well because ppl need do new youtube videos, someone will probably revive this odd looking old instruments someday its a thing of time..
How wonderful the pursuit and application of knowledge, combined with musicianship and practical skill. Both Callum, Julian and Barnaby (and many more equally dedicated) are doing great work on our behalf as pipers and musicians, exploring the world of reed and instrument making, their historical origins, their sound and so much more. They are outstanding musicians and teachers themselves. All this is hugely inspiring. We are blessed. It shows that, as musicians we are constantly striving for perfection and application, a constant need to get there and touch God, the privilege of all dedicated pipers.
2000 years later, reeds are still a struggle for aulosists err... oboists.
I guess thats never going to change, but it is a nice challenge...
I was linked to this when looking for a video demonstration of the instrument played by tibicines to accompany Roman comedy, the better to interpret descriptions of the tibicen in the last part of Stichus; and this did not disappoint! I'm quite grateful for people like you who put the work into reconstructions like this.
Love this! Thank Dionysos for the cathartic powers of the aulos.
Barnaby Brown is magnificent!
I wonder if there was someone named "Elvus" who played the Aulos and introduced a style of gyrating and dancing that upset the establishment? ;)
hey nice Idea, give it a try :D World needs this kind of folks
There were such rebels whom Plato complained about, he especally hated a lyre player who added inapropriat inflections (think jimi hendrix)
There was actually Elios of Frestylon, a young Achean returning from asia minor with poems about precious sea-hued sandals, performing them whilst playing the Aulos in a way that impressed the crowds of lower born noble women as if Dionysos himself stood gyrating before them, and upset the ruling class males.
Cute☺️
Many thanks for this. All the love gone into it!
OMG, that's fantastic. Thank u so much.
This instrument was most likley the distorted "electric guitar" of its day and its tone is not far different. I'm sure it was used for virtuoso showing off to big audiences because its loud and louder still in the proper venue, more than one and you have a rock concert. It can also play intervals and more than one could produce chords.
Plato objects to the music of his day being too far out, so we should take it to mean that music of the day was more far out than what Plato prescribes.
This instrument probably had a varied reputation just as the saxophone or guitar might now, sometimes proper, sometimes not. It was probably sometimes suspect to be an aulos player, Ill bet some assumed you must be "wild", a "rock" star.
this is AMAZING!!!!!
I found this video because I just read that the Aulos was created by Athena after hearing the mourning lament of Medusa's sisters after hearing about her death. I wanted to hear what sound it would create and I think it definitely has a looming lament sound.
Ok bear with me I'm just throwing out an idea here. I'm a musician so I understand the need for an ergonomic instrument. But back then maybe they were thinking about the practicality a little different. If you swap each pipe around you would have sound holes that curve towards each other and right into your line of sight. Another theory which is likely, er.... less likely, is that the side at which you place the reed could be interchangable. The purpose of this could be so that your hands are separated one forward and one back. But this would have serious implications on the fundamentals/note that the pipe could produce which is why this is less likely. But I'm only a musician not a scholar who's dedicated my life to this but none the less I couldn't help but theorize.
Amazing instrument! And I like the way you talk, really excited and happy to talk about it :)
Many thanks !!! fantastic!
The goddess Athena created the Aulos, but she casted it down from Olympus because the other gods laughed at the faces she pulled when playing it. As far as I'm aware Dionysus had nothing to do with the Aulos
The guy who found the Aulos after Athena threw it away was a Satyr.
Dionysus is the God of Wine and Satyrs. So he's not directly connected, but in a way he does have an influence.
iirc Dionysus is seen playing the aulos in some ancient greek art. It's also seen as a sort of party instrument, an instrument of fun and even of madness, which Dionysus is also known for.
Dionysus was the patron of satyrs who took up the instrument for their dancing and probably offered one to their patron as a tithe and he then started to be seen playing it as the god of partying I doubt he would care about the gods laughing at him as he would like the merrier atmosphere no matter the cause he would then show it to his followers below Olympus gifting them with music through the satyrs and his visits to the realm the origin story of the instrument doesn’t end in most cultures with its being created most items are given elaborated tales that talk about the importance of it in their lives usually as a tale for children who don’t want to hear a boring story for long idk if my theory is what could have been told but it’s my best guess at how a story would have been spun over the campfire during a festival or just a different event
Other myths attribute the invention to the muse Euterpe. The muse of music.
Got an aulos in assassin‘s creed odyssey and just had to know what it was… so glad I checked this video out
So this is how the gorgon sisters sound like when they lamented for their sister Medusa after beheaded. I read that the goddess Athena was so touched at their grievance to their sister that she created the instrument aulos.
SOUNDS ancient. I have no other way to describe it.
I'd like to have aulos or double recorder as Middle age. But here in Brazil is difficult to find them to buy. If someone here knows where I can fond them for shipping to Brazil I would thank.
www.etsy.com/shop/ANTPLAT
Fantastic!
A fascinating instrument. It would be really interesting to see, or rather hear, a collaboration between you and Michael Levi, the kithara player.
Similar to the Sardinian triple-pipe (see " Piping Live 2017 - Cuncordia a Launeddas")
Yep it is the Aulos
It sounds nice
does anyone know where i can buy a double aulos? are they still being made somewhere?
Only OGs remember playing on this
Those reeds look like a super small version of the ones you see on duduks
Good work!
Man I want that instrument
Is this the same guy who sang Aleluia as a village priest in the movie Outlaw/King?
where can I buy this instrument...I'm a big fan of ancient instruments
I bought mine from:
info@rezanka.at
www.rezanka.at
Thomas Rezanka is a really nice guy, contact him!
There is the by far best maker of Aulos living in Toronto.. Robin Howell www.robinhowell.com/reeds.html ...I recorded a video with Aulos he made here : ua-cam.com/video/4bfXJmK50qU/v-deo.html
@@niudecorbs4521 did u start playing it? And how is it going?
@@niudecorbs4521 haha so typical of neighbors. Soo..you picked it up by yourself? You must've had some musical training right? I figured for someone to play such rare instrument, they must be proficient in music or atleast have some musical background.. At 1st glance, I didn't find any indepth aulos instrument teaching vids here on utube. Maybe I just need to learn playing flute and simply apply it on the aulos? Or is it different? Oh! btw are u still playing it or did u stop? Sry if i got carried away😅 im just curious.
@@niudecorbs4521 Thanks alot! I watched the vid. Pishik seems an awful lot similar to the aulos. Is it necessary to graduate to b4 learning the aulos? Or can I skip it? Also I checked the website u linked razenka. It's in german, there is only "reeds" instrument that doesn't look like aulos. Did u custom-order it? Would love to have a further conversation with you all about it but don't want to be overbearing 😅 thanks nonetheless! :$
Good luck there old mate. Did you get any practice in during covid? I know some people abandoned their instruments altogether...
Anyway, so the reed discussion has been going on for some time eh? These reeds are a bit like a small duduk reed, but for the pronounced waist.
I love the "Byzantine" rendering that seems inevietable, but I wonder what aulos dance music was like, the players would be going for speed for sure - reel speed?
Where on earth can i learn to do one of these and play it?
this is great
0:00~0:30 I feels like the Dacian warrior is sitting in their village.
Where can I purchase an Aulos like these?
Спасибо! Замечательно!
I came here just to here what the timbre would be with the sympathetic resonance going into the undertone series
the sound leaves me in Greece
Please can you say me who the lutist that make it for you? I am a bassoon player I I want to do my thesis for the conservatory about an history of double reeds instruments
Contact www.robinhowell.com he is the by far best maker
Where can I buy that.. Fuck I really need it for Roman reconstitution
are those sold anywhere?
Launeddas, triple pipes made entirely out of reeds - invented before the bronze age, still played in Sardinia. Check out Luigi Lai, to have an idea of how an ancient master might have played the Aulos, not disrespecting Barnaby Brown performance!
Exactly - the launeddas is a living tradition from ancient times, whereas we have no idea really of how the aulos was played in various settings. Obviously its has a huge sacred sound that is well suited to slower metre, but what about all the rest - we cant ever know, but living traditions can give us a hint.
I wondered if the inventor of the aulos, Athena, would consider it to be sacred as her creation despite her having thrown it away and cursed it. In listening to the amount of wisdom required to make this work again, no doubt the goddess would be proud of this achievement.
In Punjab we still play the Algoza
fascinating. Why do some of the holes appear plugged?
Larry Shone
Probably like a "Capo", which is used on the frets of an acoustic guitar.
you can plug holes to get different tunings
Well, I play some kinds of flutes which are different but similar. If you're playing one flute, (Or pipes in this case. Aulos I guess) you want all the holes because you have two hands and more fingers. If you're playing two, you can only use 4 finger at most per flute. Therefore you need to plug some of them up, unless you have a flute built for playing both. A double flute. That's how you get that beautiful harmony. If you didn't plug any holes, you'd only be able to play the same note on both flutes and that won't sound good.
JUJUJUL
Ibiza
it's a double pipe classic
So this would be like playing two duduks at the same time but smaller diameter.
Sounds beautiful! Where could buy the instrument?
Got to www.robinhowell.com and ask him to make an instrument for you
this is exactly what i ancient a ancient instrument would sound like
There is a fascinating similarity between the Ancient Greek “Aulos” and the “Algoza” of present day Rajasthan in India. Maybe the gentleman should consider a trip to Rajasthan to look up an Algoza player!
Any idea where to buy a professionally made one? I can only find one from Etsy.
Ask www.robinhowell.com to make an instrument for you his instruments are amazing, I myself play one made by him
@@maxbrumbergflutes you play the aulos?? Where did u learn playing it? I'd love to know!
sady pack I learned with Robin Howell and Callum Armstrong. Callum and me we are giving workshops, check auletes.org
Armenians use the same kind off reed making for Duduk flutes but much larger but the construction is the same .
Where can we buy an Aulo?
I am Greek and I live in Greece.
Isokratima
*HOLY SHIT*
Are you by any chance a guitar player?
Another one is Chinese Guanzi flute reed
the lower part of his body is a horse
Shame they dont just sell these.
This is not Dionysus at all sorry
The Louvre aulos are Egyptian, though, not Greek. And while the Louvre aulos certainly have Greek roots, the music brought from Greece would have adapted to local Egyptian tastes, especially in terms of pitch and scale. When looking at Greek art, aulos are almost always depicted as significantly longer than the Louvre aulos, which would naturally affect the sound.
Athena created the Aulos, maybe she cast it down to Egypt lol
This instrument is from the Hellenistic times of Egypt...
:)
@4:39 calm down dude lol
Hi welcome to Chilis
Hire a Românian gipsy and within an hour he'll produce a musical masterpiece from a these instruments !
Learn about isos in Byzantine music you will understand dyaulos
Ίσοκρατημα isokratima
this is not the aulos, this is diaulos
Is diaulos a Byzantine word?
Δίαυλος
No not know absolutely to play the ancient "greek" aulos
Take this aulos to a good Traditional Tosk Albanian musician.
Omar Tota well, the surlja/zournas descended from the Aulos, an ancient Greek/Illyrian instrument.
Aulos is an ancestor of Indian instrument algoza.
I came here for vladimir cauchemars Aulos wtf is this?
What a myth is this guy
Literally
Great video but you really need to cut those nails man!