Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music with more eastern sounds. These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language the rhythm the structure and the melody. Music is a significant aspect of Hellenic culture both within Greece and in the diaspora.