Scientists Reconstruct An Ancient Greek Musical Instrument, The Epigonion
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 22:21
in Earth & Climate
The ASTRA project, standing for Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application, has revived an instrument that hasn't been played or heard in centuries. Using the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE infrastructure for computing power, scientists have reconstructed the "epigonion," a harp-like, stringed instrument used in ancient Greece.