The ancient repertory which has drawn the most attention is that from Ancient Greece. Of course, the effect of musical ideas on such ancient philosophers as Pythagoras is well known, and so stimulates interest. 069 Information regarding other recordings of this music may be found linked to the above citation. Besides music from classical Greece and through the Hellenistic phase, some material from the Roman imperial period survives with attribution to Greeks and is also included broadly in this repertory. Beyond that, there was a definite musical activity in the later Roman Empire.
Ample evidence survives for instruments, and even a good deal of theory.
A series devoted to this music is now appearing, based on authentic instruments but not on surviving musical notation. This leads seamlessly into the Medieval era, and presumably into the Ottoman court styles outside of the focus of this site. However, any truly notable Byzantine releases will be mentioned here as they appear. Finally, the earliest known songs of what might be broadly termed Western culture are the Biblical Psalms. Various attempts to interpret these signs have been made in different eras, but one modern solution seems to be catching on.