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Listen To The World's Oldest-Known Melody (1400 BC)
Fox News Science - Newser ^
| 9-27-2016
| Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
Posted on 09/27/2016 10:12:31 AM PDT by blam
Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
September 27, 2016
In 1950, a collection of 29 tablets was discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, an ancient city in the northern region of present-day Syria, but only one had survived the intervening centuries well enough to be deciphered.
Known as H6, the 3,500-year-old clay tablet revealed a simple hymn specifying the use of nine lyre strings and the intervals between them, much like an "ancient guitar tab," reports ClassicFM, which has recently picked up the story.
The resulting melody, it says, isn't just the oldest discovered in the world, but "utterly enchanting." Musician and composer Michael Levy plays it in this YouTube video.
The so-called Hurrian Hymn is dedicated to Nikkal, the goddess of orchards, explains New Historian.
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:12:32 AM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
I think Led Zeppelin ripped this off and used it for the intro to “The Immigrant Song”
To: blam
99 Bottles of beer?................
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:16:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
To: blam
Send 9.95 for record, or $12.95 for 8-track or cassette to:
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Hurry, this is a Limited Time Offer!!!
To: Buckeye McFrog
S/B Valley of The Kings, Egypt.................
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:22:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
To: blam
Fascinating, and very beautiful.
Thank you for posting this!!
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:22:14 AM PDT
by
Radagast the Fool
(At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
To: bigdaddy45
No, Stairway To Heaven!................
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:22:42 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
To: Red Badger
Surprised this is on YouTube.
Disney probably still holds the copyright.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:25:26 AM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: Red Badger
Y’all is the crazee!
Led used the oldy Ugarit stuff for D’yer Mak’er. I mean, it’s like obvious and stuff.
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:28:09 AM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: Red Badger
nah, 99 pottery bowls of apple cider.
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:28:25 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: blam
To: blam
I prefer their earlier hits.
To: blam
"Oh Mr. Clark, it has a groovy beat you can dance to and it really rocks out at the end."
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:30:42 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Bill and Hillary for ADX Supermax!)
To: blam
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:30:51 AM PDT
by
luvbach1
(We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
To: bigdaddy45
Led Zeppelin ripped this off Ha! Statute of limitations, baby.
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:32:37 AM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: Buckeye McFrog
Operators are standing by...
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:33:14 AM PDT
by
C210N
To: blam
I give it an 80, Dick. It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.
To: C210N
And there you have it, the #1 song in Assyria as rated by Billboard Magazine for the week ending January 21, 1326 B.C. This is Casey Kasem saying keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
To: blam
The first rock music.
The guy that wrote it was probably stoned.
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posted on
09/27/2016 10:37:47 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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