Show MUSIC OF ancient GREECE bands that marched to war with the soldiers played on flutes pipes and harps poetry lu in ancient greece was accompanied compa compan nied led by the cithara and the lyre while the flute atas as played by both men and women in furnishing martial music to the soldiers in time of war musical bands marched to war with the soldiers and played on flutes pipes and harps the lyre and the harp were preferred by the greeks for private use for it was thought they did not prevent we vie from froin remaining master ot of himself while the flute pipe or clarinet put the man beside himself and obscured reason there were extensive choirs whose music was distinctly connected with the religious life of the people these choirs were composed of both men and women and were e employed for public and private ante religious fe festl vAs the choirs celebrated victories in deaths holy days births and marriages ackman who lived ive as early as B 0 wrote a choir song for girls which was a dramatic part song |