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title: Greek Double Aulos
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/686/greek-double-aulos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Greek Double Aulos

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Greek Double Aulos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/686.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/686.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) double [aulos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aulos/) (diaulos) consisted of two pipes (auloi) attached at the mouthpiece and sometimes held in place with a leather strap (forveia) to the player's face. The pipes could be of equal length or unequal, the latter giving a double, supporting melody. The sound produced was rich, rhythmical and penetrating, often in support to a male chorus. (Museum of Musical Instruments, Katakalon, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/))

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, June 12). Greek Double Aulos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/686/greek-double-aulos/>
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Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Double Aulos." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 12, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/686/greek-double-aulos/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Double Aulos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jun 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/686/greek-double-aulos/>.

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