Fragment of the First Pythic Ode of Pindar
According to the musical notation given by Athanasius Kircher, (F.A. Gevaert’s “La Musique dans l’Antiquité.”)
[Transliteration of Greek lyrics]
Note.—The amateur unfamiliar with the C clef, will obtain the true tonal effect of the above fragment from Pindar, by considering the clef to be G, and the signature five flats. This will transpose the piece one degree lower than above written, but the melody will be preserved. In other words, read it exactly like the treble part of any piano piece, only considering the signature to be five flats.