Meaning "one string," the monochord had a single string fixed at both ends and stretched over a sound box. It featured a movable bridge to change pitch. "After a whole year of software improvements, we moved on to more complex instruments such as the epigonion," Vicinanza said. In the near future, the researchers hope to perform a concert on instruments that have not been heard for more than 2,000 years. Indeed, a unique concert using the digitally reconstructed sounds of the epigonion, alongside real instruments such as violins and flutes, has been already performed. The project sounds exciting to Francesco De Mattia, professor at the Conservatory of Music of Parma, director of the Conservatory of Music of Salerno and Artistic Co-ordinator of the ASTRA project. "It was already a major achievement to reconstruct the sounds thanks to advanced networks and grid computing, but being able to make them part of a real concert is just fantastic," he said in a statement. Related Links: |
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