Musical Notation
The Romans may have borrowed the Greek method of 'enchiriadic notation' to record their music, if they used any notation at all. Four letters (in English notation 'A', 'G', 'F' and 'C') indicated a series of four succeeding tones. Rhythm signs, written above the letters, indicated the duration of each note.
No musician is depicted in art reading music, and no written examples of Roman music have yet been discovered. The Romans may have tuned their instruments to Greek modes.
Read more about this topic: Music Of Ancient Rome
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