BIBFRAME Work

Title

The aulos in classical and late antiquity

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Correa Cáceres, Juan Sebastián (author )

Subject

• Music--Social aspects (FAST)
• To 1500 (FAST)
• Mediterranean Region (FAST)
• Aulos (FAST)
• Aulos--Histor--To 1500 (LCSH)
• Music--Social aspects--Mediterranean Region--History (LCSH)

Genre Form

History (FAST)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: ML990.A95 C67 2023 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 788.40901

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

The aulos, an extinct musical instrument consisting of a cylindrical-bore pipe with finger holes and a double reed for a mouthpiece, was a very popular wind instrument during antiquity (c.1000 BC-AD 600). Through a comprehensive analysis of written, archaeological, and iconographic sources, this book presents a holistic view of this musical instrument, its past, and its consequential history. This study is further substantiated by ethnographic data from Sardinia and Egypt, where the launeddas and the arghul were explored respectively. A new understanding of the history of the aulos is presented through the establishment of parallels between past and contemporary music-related practices.

Authorized Access Point

Correa Cáceres, Juan Sebastián. The aulos in classical and late antiquity

Geographic Coverage

• Mediterranean Region | Mediterranean Sea

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:23:32.413114+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23764992

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc