History of Music in Egypt
Hathor, which is one of the gods of the ancient Egyptians, is credited by the Egyptians for the foundation of music, which was in turn use...
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Hathor,
which is one of the gods of the ancient Egyptians, is credited by the Egyptians
for the foundation of music, which was in turn used by Osiris as part of his
effort to civilize the world. The Egyptian music has been a significant part of
their culture since ancient periods, the earliest evident of material and representation
of Egyptian musical instruments has been traced back to the pre-dynastic era,
but the old kingdom attests for the high security of the evidence when harps,
flutes and double clarinets were played. The middle kingdom made an addition
drumming instruments, lyres and flutes to orchestras, the music and dance are
frequently followed by cymbals as much as they still do in Egypt today. Common
Egyptian music includes the customary Sufi dhikr rituals and is known as the
closest current music genre to ancient Egyptian music, having kept in existence
many of its features, rhythms and instruments.
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Recorders
and clarinets were also played by the Egyptians, in general, these indigenous
customs are blended with Turkish, Arabic and western elements by recent
Egyptian music. In the 7th century in Syria during the Umayyad
dynasty, Arabic music was said to have begun and early Arabic music was being
influenced by Byzantine, Indian and Persian forms, which themselves were
heavily influenced by the earlier Greek, Semitic and ancient Egyptian music. The Maqamat
defines the tonal structural form of Arabic music that is similar to Western
modes, while the governance of the rhythm of Arabic music is in the hands of
the awzan (wazin, sing), and is also formed by mixtures of accented and the unaccented
beats and rests. The traditional ancient Egyptian music is composed from the Phrygian
dominant scale, Phrygian scale, double harmonic scale (Arabic scale) or Lydian
scale. The Phrygian dominant scale might most times feature an altered note or
two in parts to make tension. For instance, the music can traditionally be in E
Phrygian dominant keys using the notes E, F, G sharp, A, B, C, D and then have
an A sharp, B, A sharp, G natural and E to create tension.
