The Antikythera Mechanism by Nathaniel Johnstone

I could not have done this one without my friends. I’d been in mourning for my friend Annie and decided that the best way to deal with it was to make something that celebrates life. In one weekend, my friends and I gathered together and raised our voices in song.

The music comes from a grave marker that dates back 2000 years. It’s the oldest known complete musical work. It’s a timeless melody and the words are relevant even today. I used the following translation of the original Greek inscription.

While you live, shine
Seek no trouble or sorrow at all
For we are here just a short while
And time will always demand its toll.

I wish that I could go back and change things so that Annie was still here and that we’d not had to make this song. But I can’t do that so I ask this of you: please share this song with anyone and everyone. It is available as a free download here: http://nathanieljohnstone.bandcamp.com/track/epitaph

For further information on the song, check this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikilos_epitaph