It´s intriguing to wonder what the music of the distant past may´ve sounded like, but I for one couldn´t get anything from your link, I´m afraid, misspoptart. Maybe that´s why nobody is following up on this thread yet?
Incidently, some time ago, Stephen also did some digging into "the oldest song in the world":-
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Originally Posted by Stephen
Not a nomination and not European but I thought you might be interested in this.
Hurrian Songs
The Oldest Song in the World
musical notation on clay tablets from Syria dated to around 1400 BC
and this
based on tablets from Syria (I imagine they are the same tablets but in the notes on YouTube they claim they were dated to 3400 BC. I think they meant to say 3400 years ago.). |