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Spirits of the Ancestors

by Michael Levy

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Elysium 03:19

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A musical evocation of the ancient Greek mythology surrounding the passage of the spirits of the dead, on their journey to reach Elysium - a comfortable place where the sun always shone...

The album features original compositions for replica ancient Kithara & Chelys (tortoise shell form) lyres, handmade in modern Greece, by Luthieros:

luthieros.com

Also featured in this release, is the wonderfully pure harp-like timbre of my 10-string lyre, handmade in the USA by Marini Made Harps:

www.marinimadeharps.com

This release also features the darker timbre of my 10-string lyre, by Mid East Ethnic Instruments:

www.ethnicmusicalinstruments.com

In my efforts to create a 'New Ancestral' music, (composing new music for the recreated lyres of ancient times in an effort to bring these wonderfully versatile instruments new life into the 21st century and beyond), several of the resulting recordings are enhanced with contemporary, otherworldly studio effects - hopefully suitable for waking the pantheon of ancient Greek gods from their slumbers!

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released November 21, 2020

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Michael Levy UK

Michael Levy is a composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity,

Michael has collaborated with the Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Orchestrated Michael's "Hymn to Zeus" in 2 scenes of his second opera, "Hadrian".

In 2022 - 2023, Michael collaborated with the iconic American artist, Jeff Koons – his music for ancient Greek kithara was the soundscape of Koon’s sculpture, “Apollo Kithara”.
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