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Alcman (lived 7th century BC)| Greek lyric poet. He composed choral works for Spartan festivals, especially songs to be sung by two choirs of girls. |
| The longest surviving fragment of his work is the ‘Parthenion/Maiden-song’, which was discovered 1855. |
| With Stesichorus, he was a leader of the Dorian school of choral poetry. His work is filled with colour, freshness, and delicate imagery. |
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