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fellows to the correct rhythm, which they managed better when there were more of them.47 Care had to be taken to place the singers in the chorus according to their individual competence.48 The leader's place was in the middle, while at the edges there might be two or three who could not sing at all, and who kept mum.49 |
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47 Ps.-Arist. Pr. 19. 22, 45, Mund. 399a15, Dio Chrys. Or. 56. 4 (ii. 122. 1 Arnim), Ael. NA 15.5. |
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48 Pl. Euthydemus 279c, Xen. Ages. 2. 17, ps.-Plut. Apophthegmata Laconica 208 d, 219e; but it is not always clear to what extent dancing ability was the deciding factor. |
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49Mesochoros, Fouilles de Delphes iii. 1. 219, Plin. Ep. 2. 14. 6; Men. fr. 153 Koerte. A word meaning 'liking to stand at the edge of the chorus' is attested for Alcman (PMG 32). Cf. ps.-Plut., op. cit. 219 e. |
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