Known as the Seikilos epitaph, in reference to the discovery of its lyrics and musical notation engraved on an ancient tombstone, this work dates from between 200 BC and 100 AD.Yet, despite its ...

For years and years, Gyda Valtysdóttir has been one of the minds behind the legendary Icelandic post-rock group múm. She finally released a solo album last year, but it was only available in ...

It’s an epitaph written by a Greek named Seikilos — possibly for his own grave, or that of someone he knew. The lyrics are: While you live, shine have no grief at all ...

Hear the ‘Seikilos Epitaph’; written in Ancient Greece, it is the oldest surviving musical composition. Written in the 1st or 2nd century CE, the Song of Seikilos was discovered on a tombstone in ...

The Seikilos epitaph is the oldest known complete composition of music in existence, a Hellenistic Ionic song with complete notation likely inscribed in the first century AD.

Epitaphs on gravestones are something that most genealogists find intriguing. Some are funny or witty, some inspirational, and many give insight into the person interred under the stone. This week ...

Ancient Seikilos Column brings world's oldest song back to life. THE world's oldest song has been brought back from the dead - and it's a 2,000-year-old YOLO anthem that sounds like Neil Young.

“‘Epitaph’ is our reinterpretation of the timeless Seikilos epitaph, known as the world’s oldest surviving complete musical composition with notation. This composition strikes a delicate balance ...

9. The Seikilos Epitaph - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Ubisoft. Whether you love the gigantic open worlds that the Assassin’s Creed has taken to of late or prefer the tighter presentation the ...

For years and years, Gyda Valtysdóttir has been one of the minds behind the legendary Icelandic post-rock group múm. She finally released a solo album last year, but it was only available in ...