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A Brief Account of the Development of the Field of Music Archaeology
… The Twelfth Congress of the International Musicological Society was held at the University of … held by music historians on the values of the recovery of ancient music (including prehistoric music) and on the benefits of recreating ancient musical instruments. Those contributions, presented …
The Mesopotamian Theory of Music and the Ugarit Notation — a Reexamination
… the present writing, research on the Mesopotamian theory of music has already been going on for more than fifteen years. … (see here Appendix A, Excursus 1). … 9434 … Mesopotamian … Music theory … Notation … Ugarit … Ancient … The Mesopotamian Theory of Music and the Ugarit …
Mesopotamian Music Theory Since 1977
… in this volume, discusses the first five Mesopotamian music theory texts that had been published by 1977, … have had a significant impact on our understanding of ancient Near Eastern music theory and practice. I discussed … … 23459 … Mesopotamian … Music theory … Music history … Ancient music … Ancient … Near East … Mesopotamian Music …
Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East
… Music is an indispensable part of religious acts in most, if not all, known cultures of the ancient as well as the modern world. Musical sounds — … Religious music … religious … Music … Musical instruments … Ancient Instruments … Near East … Sounds from the Divine: …
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 … … Instrument … Instrumental music … balag … Mesopotamia … Ancient … Ancient music … Music history … The Balaĝ …
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 … to resist, is open to frustration. … 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
… orchestra as its first audience did. … 23466 … Ancient music … Bible … Biblical … Daniel (Book of) … Nebuchadnezzar … Ancient Instruments … Illusions of Grandeur: The Instruments …
Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern
… (Kurke 1992: 103). … 23468 … Aristophanes … Phrynichos … Music history … Ancient music … Athens … Ancient Greece … Greece … Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the …