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Ancient Egypt
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
Ancient Egypt · On reliefs in tombs near Saqqara, the cemetery of Memphis, harpists, flautists and singers sit side by side around 2500 BC. A singer seems to indicate the melody with hand gestures, and others clap the beat. In the temples, women singers shake the sistrum, a metal rattle associated with the goddess Hathor. The Egyptians did not write music down, so every performance today is a reconstruction on rebuilt instruments.
Listening
Listening tip. This is a reconstruction by Rafael Pérez Arroyo with rebuilt instruments. Listen to how harp, flute and rattles sound together, and ask yourself which choices the musicians had to make themselves because no notes exist.
Hymn to the Seven Hathor (reconstructie) · Rafael Pérez Arroyo & Hathor Ensemble, 2001- Hymn 573 from the Pyramid Texts (reconstructie) · Rafael Pérez Arroyo & Hathor Ensemble, -2350
- Pair Dance (reconstructie) · Rafael Pérez Arroyo & Hathor Ensemble, 2001
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