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Lampades (Nymphs of Hades)

from The Lyre of Hermes by Michael Levy

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In Greek mythology, Lampades were the torch-bearing nymphs of the underworld who accompanied Hecate, the goddess of sorcery, in her night-time revels and hauntings!

I attempt to evoke the sinister characteristic of the Lampades in this improvisation, by use of an unsettling chromatic genre of the ancient Greek Phyrgian Mode - the same mode can actually be found in an extant dramatic fragment of ancient Greek music, called "Tecmessa's Lament", from the 5th century BCE tragedy, "Ajax".

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from The Lyre of Hermes, released August 23, 2023

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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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