Music in ancient times, iconography in music. Ancient Chinese music and Imperial Office of Music. The Hurrian Hymn to Nikal in the ancient Hurrian language. Ancient Hebrew music, Greek music, Western Music. Styles and tendencies of 20th century music.
Music History Contents Music in Ancient Times 3 Ancient Chinese Music 3 The Hurrian Hymn to Nikal 4 Ancient Hebrew Music 4 Ancient Greek Music 5 Western Music 6 Literature 11 Music in Ancient Times Our knowledge of musical practice before 200 A.D. is extremely limited because few attempts were made by ancient cultures to preserve music using notation systems. Iconography in music is the study of graphical representations of musical activities. Archaeologists have discovered artefacts and drawings dating to prehistoric times which depict musicians performing on various instruments. Early musical instruments have also been discovered. For example, a recent dig in the Ukraine uncovered musical instruments made from the bones of a woolly mammoth dating back to 18,000 B.C. It is likely that music evolved as a communications medium for early humans in hunter-gatherer groups. Drums and primitive horns made from shells and animal parts are used by primitive peoples even today to communicate over great distances. It i
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