On 16-18 June, Vilnius University and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania will host the “16th MOISA International Conference: Music, Memory and Identity”. The 16ᵗʰ MOISA conference aims to explore the connections between music, memory, and identity in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Music played a significant role in maintaining and transmitting cultural memory, enabling people to recall the distant past, both mythological and historical. It allowed the ancients to distinguish between what they regarded as their own and what they attributed to the domain of others. Through rhythmic and metric patterns, along with phonetic nuances, music served as a mnemonic tool, guarding against forgetfulness and facilitating the recollection of the past. Iconographic representations, literary works and realia shed light on the diverse traditions and underlying rationale for the use of specific instruments and practices, such as in warfare, religious rituals, or public performances. The role of music also benefits from exploration in terms of physical memory, including perspectives from medical and physiological studies.
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