Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity

The first comprehensive history of music at social recreations in antiquity, from private parties to festivals, demonstrating not only its diverse pleasures but also the various personal and social purposes it served.

Glossary of Musical Instruments; Introduction: The Topic and the Sources; 1. Sympotic Scenes and Songs; 2. The Gentleman's Lyre; 3. Hellenistic Evolutions; 4. Poets and Musicians at Upper-Class Greek Banquets; 5. Music and Elite Dining in the Roman Age; 6. Music at the Social Recreations of the Lower Classes; 7. Music at the Suppers and Feasts of the Jewish People; 8. Music at Christian Social Meals; 9. Purposes and Pleasures.