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Reviving the Music of their Foremothers: A Traditional Tuareg Instrument for Women Makes a Comeback
... An Instrument That Whirls Through Cultures and Time The Music of the Maya: Mysterious whistles Confound Experts But ... Sellal, an engineer born in Algiers, saw the traditional music played when she was a postal and telecommunications ... motifs. The handle is made of oleander or acacia wood. Music producer Mehdi Bennacer said that with interest in the ...
Mark Miller - 25/01/2016 - 21:52
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Plato and his Hidden Music Code
... and as a Pythagorean he was familiar with numerology and music theory and harmony. Mathematics and harmony are ... works of Plato there is the assumption that some type of a music code was embedded. Jay Kennedy of the University of ... era, and therefore he used mathematical structures and music to hide his message from Socrates and the other ...
johnblack - 09/05/2013 - 12:08
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Mothers, Madness and Music: A Study of the Parallels of Cybele and Dionysus
... as a very drunk and feminine male deity. While wine and music were indeed common in rituals of Dionysus (and his ... of both Cybele and Dionysus are accompanied by wild music, potent wine, and dancing so ecstatic, revelers in both ... of Blood or Dies sanguinis. This ecstatic celebration of music and self-flogging included the priests dressing in ...
Riley Winters - 26/02/2017 - 01:44
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Researchers reveal Stonehenge stones hold incredible musical properties
A team of researchers from London’s Royal College of Art (RCA) have discovered that the stones used to construct Stonehenge hold musical properties and when struck, sound like bells, drums and gongs. It is suggested that these properties could be the reason why the builders were willing to travel so far to source the stones from Wales and bri
aprilholloway - 03/12/2013 - 10:28
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Memnon’s Musical Statues: The Long-Standing Guardians of Amenhotep III’s Temple That Found a Voice
The most important statues in Egypt, after the Giza Sphinx, are the two Colossi of Memnon in Western Luxor. The two gigantic statues, about 3500 years old, are also known as the musical statues.
Ahmed Osman - 25/07/2017 - 19:00
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Ancient Acoustic Artifacts and Communication with the Gods
... and digital modelling. These form the larger field of music archaeology. One of the leading research groups ... reason I love this whole area is, everyone is aware of how music can affect them emotionally. Certain music can make us feel irritated or angry, other music has ...
ancient-origins - 13/08/2017 - 01:53
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Quechua: Saving an Ancient Language Through Pop Music (Video)
... Mitchell Quechua: Saving an Ancient Language Through Pop Music (Video) ...
Robbie Mitchell - 08/08/2023 - 20:56
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The ancient song recreated from 3,400-year-old cuneiform tablets
... on WFMU . The result is the recreation of a piece of music unheard for thousands of years, and the CD titled ‘ ... time, virtually nothing was known about Sumero-Babylonian music, aside from the type of musical instruments they used, ... cult hymn, the oldest complete piece of notated music ever discovered. Although nearly 40 hymns in cuneiform ...
aprilholloway - 25/07/2014 - 03:56
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Singer-Storytellers: The Griot Tradition in West Africa
... communities for centuries. With their unique blend of music, storytelling, and oral history, griots bring to life ... the griots are as diverse as they are captivating. Their music, steeped in emotion and rhythm, creates a powerful and ... and the traditions of their native peoples. They use music , storytelling, and oral history to preserve their ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/03/2023 - 17:52
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Terpsichore: The Muse of Dance Who Moved in Time with the Rhythm of the Cosmos
... were called the Muses. The Muse ruling dance and choral music was Terpsichore. In ancient Greece, nine goddesses were ... were called the Muses. The Muse ruling dance and choral music was Terpsichore. In addition to dance, she has more ... of astronomy, and Terpsichore the Muse of dance and choral music. ‘ Calliope, Urania and Terpsichore’ (17th Century) ...
Caleb Strom - 23/10/2018 - 01:56
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Decoding Barcelona’s Enigma of an Ancient Musical Roman Temple
... investigated, it was found to enshrine the ancient code of music and architecture, expressed by Roman architects in the ... this temple was found to enshrine the ancient code of music and architecture which was expressed by Roman ...
ashley cowie - 15/01/2018 - 15:26
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Louis XI Enjoyed an Abominable Orchestra of Squealing Pigs - the Piganino
... piganino, pigano, or even the porko forte, which created music using the squeals of a selection of carefully chosen ... for the course. Cover illustration for the piece of sheet music entitled La Piganino, illustrating the porko forte. ( ... creatures would be poked with metal spikes, creating “ music ” made up of their fear and pain-driven grunts and ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 06/07/2022 - 01:54
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Beethoven Died of Alcoholism, Promiscuity and a Weak Liver
... about the health issues suffered by famed classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven have been found in the ... about the health issues suffered by famed classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven have been found in the ... often cited as one of the forefathers of Western classical music. Born in December 1770 his first recorded piece of ...
ashley cowie - 23/03/2023 - 21:56
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Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into ‘Music’
... Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into ‘Music’ ...
dhwty - 26/04/2017 - 18:52
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The Greek God Apollo and His Mystical Powers
... over a range of different aspects, including prophecy, music and healing. Apollo was a Greek god, and one of the ... over a range of different aspects, including prophecy , music and healing. As a major Greek god, there are many myths ... god Apollo ( Ruslan Gilmanshin / Adobe Stock) The God of Music and Love It is clear that Apollo was a powerful god ...
dhwty - 10/12/2019 - 02:03
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Ferocious Beast-Head Masks, Heavy Robes & Swirling Colors: What are the Unspoken Messages in Ancient Chinese Opera?
... centuries. Female musicians performing Chinese classical music. ( Public Domain ) Chinese opera is one of the three ...
MartiniF - 10/07/2017 - 15:39
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Saint Hildegard of Bingen – Visionary, Mystic, Writer, and Composer
... is She Associated with St Valentine? 1,000-Year-Old Lost Music Reconstructed from Ancient Manuscript Musical Monk: Guido of Arezzo and His Impact on the History of Music Hildegard of Bingen’s manuscript the Scivias is known ... be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music and her musical compositions have been much recorded ...
dhwty - 16/02/2020 - 14:02
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Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered: Letters in Trunk Reveal Scandals and Intrigues of 17th Century Lives
... lives and times. Rebekah Ahrendt, assistant professor of music at Yale University, part of the international team of ...
lizleafloor - 10/11/2015 - 00:50
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A Bull-Headed Lyre: Reconstructing the Sound and Style of Ancient Mesopotamia
... Monk: Guido of Arezzo and His Impact on the History of Music Band Posters of the Renaissance: How Medieval Music Fans Showed off Their Taste The Hurdy Gurdy Was ...
dhwty - 30/06/2018 - 01:59
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The Navratnas: Nine Jewels of Emperor Akbar’s Mughal Court
... six years old, Tansen showed an extraordinary prowess for music. Thus, his father took Tansen to Swami Haridas, who was ... creating many ragas, a melodic feature in classical Indian music, he is remembered for making many contributions to the field of music and as a member of the Navratnas. There are many tales ...
Khadija Tauseef - 22/07/2021 - 19:12