Tosca Lynch
Biographic Data
| ID | 5716744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tosca Lynch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tosca |
| FAMILY NAME | Lynch |
| SIGNATURE | LYNCH T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jesus College, University of Oxford Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music
The Seductive Voice of the Aulos in Plato’s Symposium
Without Timotheus, Much of Our Melopoiia Would not Exist; But without Phrynis, There Wouldn’t Have Been Timotheus’
In this paper, I offer a close discussion of the musical innovations attributed to Phrynis, Timotheus and other ‘New Musicians’ mentioned in a famous fragment of Pherecrates’ Chiron, interpreting this fascinating passage in the light of the extant evidence about ancient harmonic theory and practice, as well as the latest research findings. More specifically, I shall advance a new hypothesis concerning the nature of Phrynis’ innovative ‘twister’ (…
The Symphony of Temperance in Republic 4
This paper calls into question a long-lasting but ill-founded tenet of Platonic scholarship, namely that Plato was not interested in, or aware of, the technical implications of the musical concepts he employed in the dialogues. Conversely, I will show how Plato exploited the technical and practical features of the concept of symphōnía dià pasôn , and of choral singing more generally, to highlight the unique role played by temperance ( sōphrosýnē …
Arsis and Thesis in Ancient Rhythmics and Metrics
Since the beginning of modern investigations on ancient rhythmics, scholars have faced significant problems in interpreting the technical terminology employed by ancient rhythmicians, especially in relation to two of the most basic terms attested in the sources: ἄρσις and θέσις, which indicate the two fundamental components of a rhythmical foot
The Republic, Book XI
Without Timotheus, Much of Our Melopoiia Would not Exist; But without Phrynis, There Wouldn’t Have Been Timotheus’
In this paper, I offer a close discussion of the musical innovations attributed to Phrynis, Timotheus and other ‘New Musicians’ mentioned in a famous fragment of Pherecrates’ Chiron, interpreting this fascinating passage in the light of the extant evidence about ancient harmonic theory and practice, as well as the latest research findings. More specifically, I shall advance a new hypothesis concerning the nature of Phrynis’ innovative ‘twister’ (…
The Republic, Book XI
Arsis and Thesis in Ancient Rhythmics and Metrics
Since the beginning of modern investigations on ancient rhythmics, scholars have faced significant problems in interpreting the technical terminology employed by ancient rhythmicians, especially in relation to two of the most basic terms attested in the sources: ἄρσις and θέσις, which indicate the two fundamental components of a rhythmical foot
The Symphony of Temperance in Republic 4
This paper calls into question a long-lasting but ill-founded tenet of Platonic scholarship, namely that Plato was not interested in, or aware of, the technical implications of the musical concepts he employed in the dialogues. Conversely, I will show how Plato exploited the technical and practical features of the concept of symphōnía dià pasôn , and of choral singing more generally, to highlight the unique role played by temperance ( sōphrosýnē …
The Seductive Voice of the Aulos in Plato’s Symposium
Without Timotheus, Much of Our Melopoiia Would not Exist; But without Phrynis, There Wouldn’t Have Been Timotheus’
In this paper, I offer a close discussion of the musical innovations attributed to Phrynis, Timotheus and other ‘New Musicians’ mentioned in a famous fragment of Pherecrates’ Chiron, interpreting this fascinating passage in the light of the extant evidence about ancient harmonic theory and practice, as well as the latest research findings. More specifically, I shall advance a new hypothesis concerning the nature of Phrynis’ innovative ‘twister’ (…
Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music
Philosophy (5 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)