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Orphne (Nymph of Darkness)

from The Lyre of Hermes by Michael Levy

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Orphne was a daimon nymph of the underworld who was the mother of Ascalaphus , (the custodian of the orchard of Hades), by the river-god Acheron. Her names mean "underground drain" from the Greek word gorgyra and "darkness" and "night" from orphnê.

As Gorgyra she was perhaps identified with the underworld river-goddess Styx (and also with the darkness of the river Styx) and as Orphne with Nyx, the netherworld-dwelling goddess of the night.

In this piece, I use a sinister chromatic genre, based around the ancient Greek Dorian Mode (equivalent intervals as E-E on the white notes of the piano), but with a sharpened 3rd.

I also attempt to create a hypnotic rhythm, by sometimes tapping my plectrum against the skin soundboard of my lyre.

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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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