Editing Musical notation (section)

===Ancient Greece===
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[[Music of ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] musical notation was in use from at least the 6th century BCE until approximately the 4th century CE; only one complete composition ([[Seikilos epitaph]]) and a number of fragments using this notation survive.

The notation for sung music consists of letter symbols for the [[Pitch (music)|pitches]], placed above text syllables. Rhythm is indicated in a rudimentary way only, with long and short symbols. The [[Seikilos epitaph]] has been variously dated between the 2nd century BCE to the 2nd century CE.

Three hymns by [[Mesomedes]] of [[Crete]] exist in [[manuscript]]. The [[Delphic Hymns]], dated to the 2nd century BCE also use this notation, but they are not completely preserved.

Ancient Greek notation appears to have fallen out of use around the time of the [[decline of the Western Roman Empire]].