Who was the first Greek to compose medley for the flute?

Hi agent_kira,
  
"For a time flute-players had three forms of the flute. On one they
played Dorian music; for Phrygian melodies flutes of a different
pattern were made; what is called the Lydian mode was played on flutes
of a third kind. It was Pronomus who first devised a flute equally
suited for every kind of melody, and was the first to play on the same
instrument music so vastly different in form."
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Paus.+9.12.1
  
"Three different kinds of pipes were originally used to produce music
in the Dorian, Phrygian, and Lydian modes [MUSICA, p777] About the
third century B.C., Pronomus, the Theban, invented adjustments
(a(rmoni/ai) by which the same set of pipes might be fitted to all the
modes (Paus. ix.12 § 4; Athen. xiv. p631E)."
http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Tibia.html
  
   
Hope that helps!
  
jackburton-ga
  
  
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Request for Answer Clarification by agent_kira-ga on 08 May 2004 13:12 PDT

That's a promising answer. Does this also mean that Pronomus was
indeed the first Greek to compose for the flute?
Thanks!

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Clarification of Answer by jackburton-ga on 10 May 2004 05:05 PDT

I've looked into this some more, though I cannot categorically say
that he was the first to compose. But if he was the first to modify
the flute so it could play all three melodies and he was the first to
play it, one would assume he was the first to compose music for it as
well. Pronomus was famous for his flute playing and gave great delight
to his audience, according to the following passage, so I guess he
would be the first composer:
    
"Pronomus was famous for his flute playing. He created a flute that
played the Dorian, Phrygian and Lydian melodies equally well. He gave
his audience untold delight by the expression of his face and by the
movement of his whole body (Pausanias Guide to Greece)."
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Music.htm
   
  
I hope that helps!