Editorial-Telestes 2022

Ecco l'abstract e le cinque parole chiave in inglese per l'editoriale del secondo numero (2022) della rivista « Telestes », focalizzato sulla materialità del suono. Abstract The second issue of « Telestes » (2022) centers on the theme of "Materializing Sound in Antiquity," exploring how the physical substances used to craft musical instruments—such as bronze, copper, ivory, and wood—define their acoustic, symbolic, and social functions. Stemming from a session at the 26th EAA Meeting, the collected papers investigate the relationship between materiality and ritual status across Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Iberian Peninsula. The contributions address the metonymy of metals in ancient texts, the technical "brilliance" of lyres in Attic inscriptions, the use of orichalcum in Roman instruments, and the socio-economic implications of material choice in Egyptian ritual objects. By integrating perspectives from archaeomusicology, digital humanities, and organology, this issue demonstrates that materials are not merely functional, but are vital indicators of cultural meaning and performative intent in ancient soundscapes.