A half-hour with Massimo Raffa
Taking its cue from Giorgio Griffa’s interest in myth and the precious pictures it gives us of that something more that the direct language of the written word tends to exclude, this encounter proposes a fascinating and original journey through the sounds of the ancients, the notes making up the soundscape of their day-to-day life. A dialogue drawing inspiration from Raffa’s book Il tessuto delle muse. Musica e mito nel mondo classico [The Fabric of the Muses. Music and Myth in the Classical World], (Inschibboleth, 2021).
MASSIMO RAFFA is a researcher in musicology and music history at the University of Salento. After studying piano at the Reggio Calabria Conservatory and earning a degree in Classics, for over twenty years he taught Latin and Ancient Greek in high schools. Specialized in early music, Ancient Greek mythology, and music theory, Raffa has written widely on music in the ancient world and has worked with various cultural institutions to promote interconnections between music, myth, and art.
