Music of Ancient Egypt (Re-Release)
The History of Egypt Podcast
Dominic Perry
4.8 β’ 2.1K Ratings
ποΈ 16 February 2023
β±οΈ 118 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Time for Diet Coke, mate. Yes, yes, yes! |
| 0:12.0 | Da-da-da-da-da-da! |
| 0:14.0 | I really need a good zap. |
| 0:16.0 | Love what you love. Diet Coke. |
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| 0:26.0 | From a Paxen store, 18 plus teas and teas visit Coke.co.uk |
| 0:30.0 | Slash break. |
| 0:37.0 | Before the modern era, there were five ways to make music. |
| 0:41.0 | You could clap, sing, beat a drum, pluck a string or blow through a pipe. |
| 0:47.0 | From that simple set, orchestras were built |
| 0:50.0 | and the great pieces composed. |
| 0:52.0 | A thousand times a thousand instruments have been invented and refined. |
| 0:56.0 | Uncountable rhythms and melodies brought from the mind into the world. |
| 1:01.0 | Music is the drumming heartbeat of human work, of socialising and entertainment. |
| 1:07.0 | In ancient Egypt, music was an ever-present aspect of life. |
| 1:12.0 | Whether it was a party, a meal, a private recital, a funeral, a festival or a temple ritual, |
| 1:19.0 | music and singing were frequent elements of any event. |
| 1:23.0 | We have an abundance of records detailing when, how and why music was played. |
| 1:29.0 | We even know the lyrics to some of the more prestigious or popular songs. |
| 1:34.0 | Unfortunately, we simultaneously know a lot about Egyptian music and also very little. |
| 1:41.0 | We know what instruments were played, who made them and what combinations they made. |
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