So, apparently nobody knows
what the music during the late
Roman Republic sounded like.
They speculate that it was probably
single note stuff, no harmony.
I don’t know about that.
Here’s a tune giving voice to the
ancient dudes of olden days.
They were in a kind of suspended
animation, but I called them and
asked them if they would be willing
to chime in. Surprisingly, they did
so with a kinda sorta big bandish
sensibility.
Who knew?
What kind of movie would this tune
fit into? Hmmmm. How about a biker
flick. Or any mob flick where there’s
a power struggle and the implication
that a major player is somewhat
imperious, haughty or autocratic.
Here’s two verses with zero
accompaniment.
The Men Who Put Away the Kings
Let me know if it’s ginchy enough?
Heck, a Roman Republican musical
should have black dudes in togas
swaying to side to side and belting
out a paean to Caesar’s bridging
the Rhine in 10 days or double
circumvallating Alesia in two weeks.
Maybe this makes no sense now, but
when I’m finished, the phrase “double
circumvallation” will be as common as
um er “awesome, dude!” or how about
“hitherto undiscovered” or how about
“compulsively readable”.
