Sappho fragment 44 set to music

Aliki Markantonatou performs the surviving fragment of the ancient Greek poet Sappho's work, A Wedding at Troy. The tune that it is performed to is the tune that would have accompanied the poem when it was sung in ancient Greece. Sappho's poem is a prequel to the Trojan War, recalling the time that Trojan Prince Hector arrived home with his new wife, Andromache.

This recording was made to accompany the Panoply Vase Animation Project's vase animation 'Sappho 44: Hector and Andromache – A Wedding at Troy'    • Sappho Fragment 44 English version  , and 'About Sappho' video    • About Sappho  .

This recording was created as part of the European Research Council funded project: Our Mythical Childhood... The Reception of Children's and Young Adults' Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges (Grant Agreement 681202; led by Prof Katarzyna Marciniak). For more animations and for more about Sappho and Our Mythical Childhood, visit www.panoply.org.uk

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