Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient lyre with forty strings, named from its Greek inventor, Epigonos. The date of the invention is uncertain.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word epigonion.
Examples
-
Even with some serious computing power behind them, the ASTRA team needed four hours to generate the 30-second epigonion sample.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
For the first time in centuries, the harp-like strings of the epigonion have been plucked — well, at least virtually.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
Without an actual epigonion on hand, the members of the Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application, or ASTRA, project used historical records to simulate the instrument.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
For the first time in centuries, the harp-like strings of the epigonion have been plucked — well, at least virtually.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
Without an actual epigonion on hand, the members of the Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application, or ASTRA, project used historical records to simulate the instrument.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
One of the networks consists primarily of groups in the Mediterranean, which is where the interest in replicating the epigonion started.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
Even with some serious computing power behind them, the ASTRA team needed four hours to generate the 30-second epigonion sample.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
One of the networks consists primarily of groups in the Mediterranean, which is where the interest in replicating the epigonion started.
Music From the Past — Bringing Back the Epigonion - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
-
At a conference in Italy at the weekend, musicians played ancient scores on the epigonion, using an electronic keyboard that simulated its sound.
Signs of the Times 2009
-
But it should now be possible to create whole compositions based on the sounds of the epigonion.
Signs of the Times 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.