Tuesday, July 8, 2014

oldest known music


http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d7aa8764c8464aa89b262f1963a21623?convert_to_webp=true Guess that rhythm.  It was written 3,400 years ago on clay tablets in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit using cuneiform signs in the hurrian language.   

Via Open Culture - listen here.
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