The notation for sung music consists of letter symbols for the pitches, placed above text syllables. Rhythm is indicated in a rudimentary way only, with long and short symbols. The Seikilos epitaph has been variously dated between the 2nd century BCE to the 2nd century CE.
the notation for sung music consists of letter symbols for the pitches placed above text syllables rhythm is indicated in a rudimentary way only with long and short symbols the seikilos epitaph has been variously dated between the 2nd century bce to the 2nd century ce