Below are purchase links on Amazon, to titles of some invaluable books relating to music in the ancient world:
Richard J. Dumbrill, "The Archeomusicology of The Ancient Near East" (Trafford Publishing, 2005)
LINKS REGARDING ANCIENT BIBLICAL MUSIC
Egypt and the Semites Part II: The Second Intermediate Period
Jews and Music - The Legacy of Jubal
ANCIENT MUSIC STUDY GROUPS
An International Study Group on all matters of Archaeomusicology, Paleo-Organology & Music Prehistory.
Apollo's Muses: Group for the Study of the Ancient Music, Theory & Practice - Facebook Group
Group for musicologists, performers, and other historians interested in working on music from the Ancient world up to the Carolingian Renaissance, as well as any music employing principles of Ancient Music and Ancient Music Theory, and who want to share ideas and keep in touch with others with similar interests.
A fascinating Facebook Group, started by Lyre Luthier, Michael J King, this is an open forum for the discussion of anything & everything to do with lyres & lyre making.
A blog about everything ancient Greek...
Michalis Georgiou of Cyprus has been steeped in that island’s ancient, always visible history, and over twenty years ago stepped in the world of instrument reconstruction. Already a lifelong musician, Georgiou took to his workshop and recreated a large number of ancient Greek instruments; most interestingly for this paper, he has built over 23 different types of stringed instruments, many of which can be classified as lyres. He formed a large award-winning student-based orchestra to perform reconstructions of ancient music on these instruments, leading to:
“…the creation of Terpandros, (named after the great musician of antiquity), founded officially in November 2000. It is a non-profit institution with specific aims, namely the reconstruction of ancient Greek musical instruments, the study, revival and projection of ancient Greek music, and finally research on subjects that are related to Greek civilization. I have personally undertaken the reconstruction of the ancient instruments, the activities of Terpandros. Other members of the research team are working on Greek philosophy, ancient Greek discourse and its pronunciation, mathematics and their relationship with discourse and music, performance of ancient Greek music, and the writing of a book for the teaching of ancient Greek music. The holding of seminars, concerts and other events is also one of the main activities of Terpandros.”
LIST OF REPLICA ANCIENT INSTRUMENT MAKERS
Luthieros Ancient and Modern Music Instruments
Luthieros are specialist luthiers based in Thessaloniki, Greece, who have a wonderful range of hand-made chelys-style ancient Greek lyres.
Hand-made Davidic Harp makers of outstanding quality! I personally recommend the Marini Made Davidic Harp, for anyone with a passion for either spiritual or ancient music.
Mid East Ethnic Instruments manufactures an incredibly affordable range of Biblical lyres, including the Kinnor & Nevel - ideal for the beginner!
Nikolaos Brass, a Greek-based musical instrument maker, specializes in making amazing replica ancient Greek Kitharas & Lyras...
Corwen Broch is a unique luthier, specializing in recreating the North European lyres of the Dark Ages...
Michael specialises in recreating replica Northern European Lyres of the Dark Ages, based upon the unique remains of the Anglo Saxon lyre discovered at Sutton Hoo...
Jrv Luthier is a Spanish based craftsman, specializing in the construction of beautiful quality lyres, harps, lutes, psalteries and other string instruments...
Thomas Handwerker is a luthier, specialising in making beautifully ornate replica Trossingen Lyres - the Germanic Lyre of the Dark Ages.
Benjamin Simao is a French based craftsman, specializing in making early music strings & wind instruments. He has constructed some finely crafted replica Anglo Saxon lyres & Kithara-style lyres...
The amazingly archaic Ugandan Adungu arched harp can be ordered from this site - the Adungu is virtually identical to the arched harps once played in ancient Egypt, since the Old Kingdom, some 4500 years ago...
The Adungu features in my EP album, "The Ancient Egyptian Harp"
A unique instructional book by Martin Klabunde, on how to play the traditional style Adungu (the instrument features in my album "The Ancient Egyptian Harp") - the incredibly archaic 9 string arched harp with a skin soundboard, is virtually identical to the ancient Egyptian Shoulder Harp of the New Kingdom, last played some 3500 years ago...
Marino Gutierrez is a maker of Biblical Lyres, based in Spain...
The Harrari's are makers of Biblical lyres & harps, based in Jerusalem...
Makers of Biblical Lyres, based in the USA...
Jubilee Harps are makers of Biblical lyres, based in the USA...
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iTunes - All of my albums are available from iTunes Stores around the world, as well as streaming on Apple Music.
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Beginner Guitar HQ:
Here is a really interesting online article published on the gutarist's uses of The Phrygian Mode
Panagiotis Tsandaris
Panagiotis Tsandaris directed, filmed and edited the video shoots in ancient Europos of my performances on a wide range of the beautiful replica ancient Greek lyres made by Luthieros:
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