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- The earliest known music—a melody in notation—was found on a clay tablet dating from between 1450 and 1250 BCE. It was discovered in modern-day Syria amongst the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.
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Anthropological and archaeological research suggest that music first arose when stone tools first began to be used by hominins. [citation needed] The noises produced by work, such as pounding seed and roots into a meal, are a likely source of rhythm created by early humans.
Sep 25, 2018 · Music instruments found by archaeologists dating from the Palaeolithic period (50,000 -10,000 BC), ten towards simple flutes or whistles carved from animal bones or wood. These are thought to be amongst the earliest examples of prehistoric instruments.
The oldest discovered musical instruments in the world (flutes made of bones and mammoth ivory) are over 40,000 years old. But instruments and song may be far, far older. In his book The Descent Of Man, Charles Darwin wondered whether our language abilities had started with singing, and if that was the reason for our pleasure in music.
Jun 20, 2017 · FULL STORY. How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use? Has music...
Oct 24, 2013 · This book brings together evidence from these fields, and more, in investigating the evolutionary origins of our musical abilities, the nature of music, and the earliest archaeological evidence for musical activities amongst our ancestors.
- Iain Morley
Feb 14, 2018 · In this article I have provided a partially speculative account of music’s ancient origins – an account in narrative form comprising first-order facts, plausible interpretations, and some guesswork.
Jun 19, 2017 · Here, our earliest manuscripts seem to be from the thirteenth century with Adam de la Halle and his contemporaries writing motets for singers, and with anonymous, usually monophonic, dance music. Early polyphony, music in more than one part, was normally based on a cantus firmus, or tenor, often derived from a church chant, around which other ...
