#1
|
|||
|
|||
This is the oldest surviving melody dating back to 1400 BC
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/...y-dating-back/
The Oldest known musical melody performed by the very talented Michael Levy on the Lyre. This ancient musical fragment dates back to 1400 B.C.E. and was discovered in the 1950's in Ugarit, Syria. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Oldest melody
Didn't Molly Hatchet do a cover of that?
__________________
1995 Taylor 412 1995 Taylor 612C Custom, Spruce over Flamed Maple 1997 Taylor 710 1968 Aria 6815 12 String, bought new |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Dang! Gibson was making guitars in 1400BC???
|
#4
|
||||
|
||||
It's got a good beat, easy to dance to ... I'll give it an 8.
It's actually a very nice melody.
__________________
Bob DeVellis |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Thought about that but didn't want to betray my age.
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Well, that's the Sumerian *Loar*
|
#7
|
||||
|
||||
This was pre V bracing correct? It doesn't seem as articulate as the new V bracing does.
__________________
https://www.mcmakinmusic.com |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Every time me and my teenage sister listened to that, our parents shouted "turn that crap down" from the other pyramid.
|
#9
|
|||
|
|||
And the influence continues...
|
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Assuming an accurate performance, it's surprising how many of the fundamentals of plucked string technique were already in place 3500 years ago...
__________________
"Mistaking silence for weakness and contempt for fear is the final, fatal error of a fool" - Sicilian proverb (paraphrased) |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
It may be the oldest known written melody . My guess is that there may be a few older that which simply were never scribed or written .
I do find it pleasing . |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Ask Keef and Mick...
__________________
"Mistaking silence for weakness and contempt for fear is the final, fatal error of a fool" - Sicilian proverb (paraphrased) |
#13
|
||||
|
||||
They're playin' it wrong.......
__________________
Fazool "The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter" Taylor GC7, GA3-12, SB2-C, SB2-Cp...... Ibanez AVC-11MHx , AC-240 |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
|