Hurrian Hymn 6 - the oldest known melody in human history circa 1400 BC - видео

The Hurrian Hymn No. 6 h.6 is the worlds oldest surviving substantially complete work of notated music. Discovered on clay tablet in the 1950s it dates to 1400 BC in the Amorite-Canaanite city of Urgrit present day Syria. Background on the Hurrian Hymn explains why this is the oldest KNOWN melody: Translation by musicologist Richard Dumbrill in 1998. He made this possible: Id had a long day at the office and decided to play this piece to unwind when I got home. Im glad I pressed the record...
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