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	Greece Music: Information and descriptions of the music in Greece
		Music and Greece have a long history dating from the Antiquity, during which poetry, dancing and music were inseparable and played an important part in the ancient Greek’s everyday life; The Greek tragedy of the first century AD and after used music as one of its component elements.
		Musical instruments used in Greek folk songs are the lira and laouto (lute), the tambouras and gaida (bagpipe), the zoumas (shawm), the daouli (drum), the dachares (tambourine), the ziyia (paired groups) and the violi (violin).
		This particular style of music was born in the hashish dens and the tekedes, the Turkish style underground cafes of the district of Peraeus and the city of Thessaloniki.
	www.greeka.com /greece-music.htm (1208 words)

	Traditional Music in Greece
		Whereas the Smyrneika/Rembetika traditions were urban ones, the violin music of the Greek islands and of many regions of Greece was a village/rural one.
		Like most traditional music world-wide, the music is learned by ear instead of from notation and the notes are highly embellished, both by use of sylistic ornamentation and also by variations of the melody notes themselves.
		In general, the sound of the violin in all Greek music is radically different from the sound of the violin in western classical music (as is the sound of Greek clarinet, which is played mostly in mainland Greece).
	www.greecetravel.com /music/traditional.html (3417 words)

	Music in Ancient Greece \| Thematic Essay \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Music was essential to the pattern and texture of Greek life, as it was an important feature of religious festivals, marriage and
		Although extant musical scores are rare, incomplete, and of relatively late date, abundant literary references shed light on the practice of music, its social functions, and its perceived aesthetic qualities.
		Instrumental music or the singing of a hymn regularly accompanied everyday activities and formal acts of worship.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/grmu/hd_grmu.htm (548 words)

	Greece encyclopedia. Culture, history, religion, politics, mythology & weather in Greece and the Greek Islands. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The chapter "Greece encyclopedia" on the Greece Holiday Guide is a source of information about general subjects in Greece like culture, history, religion, politics, mythology, weather and more.
		Click on one of the subjects of the Greece encyclopedia submenu on the left side of this page to learn more about the background of Greece and the greece way of living.
		In other chapters you'll find tourist information about Greece (greece travel information), and more about individual islands cities and villages in Greece (greece islands cities villages).
	www.hellasholidayguide.com /greece_encyclopedia.htm (151 words)

	circumference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Throughout Greece people often enjoy eating from small dishes (meze with various dips such as tzatziki, grilled octopus and small fish, feta cheese, dolmades (rice, currants and pine kernels wrapped in vine leaves), various pulses, oliv...
		There have been excellent composers and performers in all kinds of music but traditional Greek music is noted as a mixture of influences from indigenous Greek culture and Western and Middle Eastern cultures.
		The best-known Greek musical instrument is the bouzouki.
	www.experiencefestival.com /circumference (1086 words)

	Greece Travel Guide Greek Islands Vacation, Tourism, Hotels in Greece, Map, Travel Agents, Car Rental, Yachting, ...
		The United-Hellas.com portal was created in 1996, conceived from an idea of presenting Greece to millions of people around the globe in a fresh, new way.
		Its main goal was to acquaint the world with everything Greece has to offer, even in its smallest, most secluded corner.
		In the past years, United-Hellas.com has been visited annually by millions of people from all over the world, who are searching for reputable Greek businesses to collaborate with, or who want to book their vacation in tourist areas in Greece.
	www.united-hellas.com (304 words)

	Ancient Greece Music Web Guide & Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Music of Ancient Greece Musiques de l'Antiquit Grecque Ensemble Krilos - Annie Blis K617 069 Contents: Fanfare d'appel aux armes (Peintre de Sappho: epintron n 907, Museum of Eleusis: early 5th...
		Essay by Calvin Bower examines how music notation was developed in ancient Greece by Pythagoras of Samos and later mathematicians.
		Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek -speaking world in ancient times.
	www.cultural-tours.org /ancient-greece-music.html (491 words)

	Greek Music at Music-Greece.com, CD, MC, DVD, VHS, pop, folk, rock, rap
		From our site you may already download (in more than 50 countries) monophonic and polyphonic ring tones as well as wallpapers and java games for customizing your mobile - the mobile content of Mediaplazza world’s leader in mobile entertainment.
		Soon there will be also included Balkan Folklore Ring tones (music).
		On 25th november 2006 (saturday) at 6:00 pm, at the Drama Theater Dragomir Asenov, Montana, a concert of the folklore ensemble Mladost will take place at the Town hall in honor of their 30 year anniversary.
	www.music-greece.com (240 words)

	EMI Music Greece wins big at ARION awards
		EMI Music Greece was the big winner at Greeceâs 5th annual ARION music awards, which were presented in Athens last week, walking away with 12 awards, the most for one company since the awards began five years ago.Â Â
		Raining Pleasure, Greeceâs best selling English language group, won the award for Best Group Performance (Alternative) for their re-recording of Manos Hadjidakisâ and the New York Rock N Roll Ensembleâs âReflectionsâ which broke Gold.
		The awards served as a perfect showcase for the talents of these artists which are respected throughout Greece today, showing that EMI Music Greece is the home of the countryâs best music!
	www.emigroup.com /Press/2006/press16.htm (337 words)

	Greece 2000 - AOL Music
		Greece 2000 (Original Mix) by Three Drives (On A Vinyl) on Yahoo...
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		Greece 2000 official AOL Music site for Greece 2000 music videos, Greece 2000 songs, Greece 2000 photos, Greece 2000 live performances and more information on Greece 2000.
	music.aol.com /artist/greece-2000/363764/main (102 words)

	Music in Greece
		Index to the Greek music pages on my websites.
		The photos are from left to right: Antonakis Zoulos, the master fiddle player on the island of Kea, Bobbis the postman-rembetis of Vatousa, Lesvos, musicians at a traditional wedding in Sifnos, and the great Yannis Spathas of the rock band Socrates.
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	www.greecetravel.com /music (58 words)

	Sound Of Folk Music: Greece by Various Artists, Music, CD
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