Do you think the recording of “The Epitaph of Seikilos” sounds exactly the way it was intended by the composer? Why or why not?

History of Ancient and Medieval Music

Answer the following questions after listening to this video

1. Do you think the recording of “The Epitaph of Seikilos” sounds exactly the way it was intended by the composer? Why or why not?
2. There are many examples of sacred vocal music from the Middle Ages. However, there are very few examples of secular instrumental music. Why do you think this is?

The book used for the course is Survey of Music is The Enjoyment of Music, 13th ed. by Forney and Machlis.