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The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia
… The balaĝ instrument played an important part in ancient Mesopotamian religion, but its identification has … scholars understood the term balaĝ as a general word for musical instruments (Hartmann 1960: 57) or for stringed … Uri. "The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia." Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music …
The Ala-Instrument: its Identification and Role
… Concerning musical instruments, we are fortunate to have many terms, … representations and a handful of material remains from ancient Mesopotamia. However, a precise identification or … , one of the few securely identifiable instruments in ancient Mesopotamia. Secondly, an attempt will be made to …
Musical Practices and Instruments in Late Bronze Age Ugarit (Syria)
… provides a wide range of evidence for the reconstruction of musical practice during the Late Bronze Age, at the time of … Ugarit casts some light upon the poorly known history of ancient Near Eastern music in the span of time between … Center , vol.VIII (2014). … 0 … 23464 … Bronze Age … Ancient … Ancient music … Ancient Instruments … Ancient …
Nudity and Music in Anatolian Mythological Seduction Scenes and Iconographic Imagery
… This essay focuses the role of Anatolian music in erotic and sexual contexts — especially of its … function in mythological seduction scenes. In these scenes, music is employed as a means of enhancing erotic seduction. … music … Iconography … Seduction … Mythology … Music … Ancient music … Music history … Nudity and Music in …
Illusions of Grandeur: The Instruments of Daniel 3 Reconsidered
… of Daniel 3 Reconsidered." Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music Research Center , vol. VIII (2014). … 0 … 23466 … Ancient music … Bible … Biblical … Daniel (Book of) … Nebuchadnezzar … Ancient Instruments … Illusions of Grandeur: The Instruments …
Greek Epic and Kypriaka: Why “Cyprus Matters”
… plans and kings with religious duties who bore the ancient title of wanax (e.g., Snodgrass 1988). … Why 'Cyprus Matters'." Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music Research Center , vol.VIII (2014) … 0 … 23467 … Cyprus … Mycenean … Greek … Cypriot culture … Bronze Age … Ancient … Greek Epic … Greek Epic and Kypriaka: Why “Cyprus …
Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern
… Mariella. "Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern." Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music … … 0 … 23468 … Aristophanes … Phrynichos … Music history … Ancient music … Athens … Ancient Greece … Greece … Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the …
Aspects of Music Culture in the Land of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods: Sepphoris as a Case Study
… years of Hellenistic culture, manifested in language, art, music, cult and thought. Yet, despite and alongside the … Music Research Center , vol.VIII (2014). … 0 … 23469 … Ancient Israel … Israel … Byzantine … Hellenistic … Roman … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient Musical Practices … Aspects of Music …
Soothing Lyres and epôidai: Music Therapy and the Cases of Orpheus, Empedocles and David
… The psychagogic efficacy of music, namely its power to act on the soul in such a way as … characters and behaviors, and even health, is based in ancient Greek thought on a likeness between soul and musical … Music Research Center , vol. VIII (2014). … 0 … 23470 … Ancient music … Ancient … Greek … Ancient Greece … Music …
Sounds from under the Ashes: The Music of Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land
… with them a cultural heritage that included a pantheon and music. The sonorous horizon of the cities of Pompeii and … under the Ashes: The Music of Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land." Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music … (2014). … 0 … 23471 … Roman … Vesuvius … Mount Vesuvius … Ancient music … Ancient Musical Practices … Cultural …
Ancient Music in the Modern Classroom
… The French musicologist Jacques Chailley devoted his professional career to the revival of medieval music and ancient theater and to the study of Greek music. Of his … was neither the first nor the last musicologist to treat ancient music as part of a general music-history survey. …
Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… of the Temple in Jerusalem) constitutes one of the most ancient musical repositories in the Sephardi liturgy. Of particular … … 39721 … Seroussi, Edwin. "Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of …


