Seikilos Epitaph the Oldest Complete Surviving Song
Multitrack arrangment and performance by Callum Armstrong
The Song of Seikilos is the oldest surviving complete melody in the world.
Preserved on a stele of marble the Song of Seikilos dates to around 200 AD and resides today in the National Museum of Demark.
English translation by Armand D’Angour
Pictures of Seikilos Epitaph Stele by John Lee
Editing by Max Brumberg and Callum Armstrong
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The aulos was made by Max Brumberg