Ancient Egyptian Music - Nenchefka's Orchestra
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2011
- From New England comes Douglas Irvine, a composer, sound artist and instrument maker, the sounds that he creates are inspired on the musical traditions of ancient Middle Eastern cultures, like ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This record have a great aura, with different sensations, its ritualistic, relaxed, deep, dark, ethereal and mystic. This are some of the old instruments that you could ear on this great record that e real advice: bass lyre, bells and miscellaneous percussions, shoulder harp, clappers, pan pipes, double Oboe etc. Ambient Egypt is a varied collection of musical soundscapes inspired by ancient Egyptian traditions.
Although music existed in prehistoric Egypt, the evidence for it becomes secure only in the historical (or "dynastic" or "pharaonic") period--after 3100 BCE. Music formed an important part of Egyptian life, and musicians occupied a variety of positions in Egyptian society. Music found its way into many contexts in Egypt: temples, palaces, workshops, farms, battlefields and the tomb. Music was an integral part of religious worship in ancient Egypt, so it is not surprising that there were gods specifically associated with music, such as Hathor and Bes (both were also associated with dance, fertility and childbirth).
All the major categories of musical instruments (percussion, wind, stringed) were represented in pharaonic Egypt. Percussion instruments included hand-held drums, rattles, castanets, bells, and the sistrum--a highly important rattle used in religious worship. Hand clapping too was used as a rhythmic accompaniment. Wind instruments included flutes (double and single, with reeds and without) and trumpets. Stringed instruments included harps, lyres, and lutes--plucked rather than bowed. Instruments were frequently inscribed with the name of the owner and decorated with representations of the goddess (Hathor) or god (Bes) of music. Both male and female voices were also frequently used in Egyptian music.
Professional musicians existed on a number of social levels in ancient Egypt. Perhaps the highest status belonged to temple musicians; the office of "musician" (shemayet) to a particular god or goddess was a position of high status frequently held by women. Musicians connected with the royal household were held in high esteem, as were certain gifted singers and harp players. Somewhat lower on the social scale were musicians who acted as entertainers for parties and festivals, frequently accompanied by dancers. Informal singing is suggested by scenes of workers in action; captions to many of these pictures have been interpreted as words of songs. Otherwise there is little evidence for the amateur musician in pharaonic Egypt, and it is unlikely that musical achievement was seen as a desirable goal for individuals who were not professionals.
The ancient Egyptians did not notate their music before the Graeco-Roman period, so attempts to reconstruct pharaonic music remain speculative. Representational evidence can give a general idea of the sound of Egyptian music. Ritual temple music was largely a matter of the rattling of the sistrum, accompanied by voice, sometimes with harp and/or percussion. Party/festival scenes show ensembles of instruments (lyres, lutes, double and single reed flutes, clappers, drums) and the presence (or absence) of singers in a variety of situations. - เพลง
Brings back fond memories of a trip down the nile, practically had the boat to ourselves. drifting slowly downstream during the night, i got up to take a look, nothing but the sounds of gentle waves and crickets, the moon reflecting off the river and casting an ethereal silver sheen on the palm forests either side of the river, a spectacular starry night above. I felt in that instant transported back to the land of the pharaohs. You could really feel the ancientness of the place.
Well put. I hope one day to experience it.
Amazing how strong that VIBRATION is and always has been , I feel it Everyday and Im on my way back to the home land, the pure land, so we may reclaim and Preserve The Egypt name and Stop the Obamanation of Bad humans that are trying to destroy wha is left of the Ancient Teaching and blessings
That is truly an impressive experience. Thanks for sharing.
The mystique of the great Nile im sure had a big influence on the emergence of the enchanting Egyptian mythology
Vessel Page 'Obamanation'...lol! Obama is one of the few bright spots of America these days!
Cant wait to visit there, I am hispanic but somewhere a time ago in my family tree I am related to there...Egypt calls me..
Same
O Egito sempre me atraiu 𓂀 ▲△🔺 👁️⃤
have you visited?
@dipaolo jews in Egypt were called Hyksos. Contrary to what torah and bibles say... far from slaves lol
@@TheRomanTribune Hyksos were a dynasty of regional Egyptian rulers, not ancient Hebrews. They were likely of Canaanite origin unlike the Hebrews which came from further east.
I deeply admire the ancient Egyptian culture.. sincerely, a descendant of the Aztecs
@Stained Glass Window are modern (Arabic) Egyptians related to the ancient ones?
@Stained Glass Window thanks I’ll look into it.
@@BlueSwampyCraft No, they are decedents of the ancient persians
I read this as 'desperately admire' - which in a way sums up how I feel, ha
We found this as part of an home school topic. My children like the different tempos and the unusual sounds in the music. Thank you for posting this music.
This is beautiful.
Would have loved to live in those times
I agree. The Egyptians are a unique people.
this music gives me an indescribable feeling
You were probably there long ago, living a life in that era.
@@SuburbanoidMisfit111no
lucky ur born today so u can enjoy the music of all the old times and generations and the music of today.......
Sounds so good inside my soul
Someday I'll visit Egypt and see all of the great sites. I love Ancient Egypt and to see the Temples, Pyramids and Sphinx in person would be amazing.
Very mystic sound....
The Coptic language still exists in our churches and quite a number of people can speak it fluently.
Can you speak Coptic?
@@pidgurusⲪⲱ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲛⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲟⲓⲛ, ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲥⲛⲏⲩ?
Finally found what I was looking for. Thank You. All the other version on youtube were arabic music claimed to be ancient Egyptian. This one sounds different.
amazing music with captivating and fascinating images! thank u for this chef d'oeuvre
it's so mystic!
sounds more authentic than the other audio.
Very peaceful sound, so relaxing! Thanks for uploading.
Thank you
Very compelling and evocative music. Thanks.
I really love this.
I remember watching this almost a decade ago with no ads. These ads are very much ruining the experience.
Memories of Age of Empires!
BEAUTIFUL!! :-)
ZoiM1992 Agreed
Mashallah Delicious music, bahibo Ketir !!
Sends me back in time
Sublime!
Wonderful 🤩🙏🏻🌞✨🌴🌴🌴🌞✨
wow good trance music!
This track concert my ancient life
Very good music . I like . Very good
Thank you.
This is so good
Ausgezeichnet!!!
ever since in my highschool days, i've really appreciate Egyptian civilization, they are the first human who are fully civilized
Look up the Dravidan Civilization.
Moreover, ancient Egyptian slavery were mostly prisoners of war, back then other cultures killed them. Egypt was never a slave-based economy but a peasant based economy.
lmao, I'm not a fucking representative of China just because I have a Chinese fucking name, you racist logical fallacy abuser.
They were pretty early but I would say that the Sumerians were earlier. They also boasted the first empire in history.
joe03 abaa remember.amenhotepthethird
long live for all my thelemite´s people
i love this music it is so pecful
beautiful created to the spirit. ho
this is great
great song
And by the way, Cleopatra was E Greek, her father being a general in Ptolemy's army. She was raised in Egypt only.
thank u
I used to dance to this album. Alone late at night, playing loudly and echoing through a wooded floor and vaulted ceiling living space. The moon would shine through the high windows.
It's the exact same thing for me!!!
your listening to it lol sound goes hand and hand with light
Love it
Émouvant
Bonsoir Jeremy Lacombe!
Merci pour tes posts, je regarderai plus tard.
Amicalement,
Etienne ☺
***** j'ai pas envie de parler politique, je veux penser à autre chose .
Ps :en espérant ne pas vous offensé.
Hollande est un con, ça oui!!!
Mais l'Etat islamique est une honte!!!
Élever des enfants de 8 ans et les éduquer à faire le djihad contre l'occident, lui apprendre à tirer à la kalachnikov à son âge au lieu de jouer au ballon, il y a d'autres jeux d'enfants, non?
*****
Forcément pas de civils à bombarder!!!
Tout comme en occident où les terrorisme ne doit pas tuer des enfants dans le métro ou des immeubles comme le 11 septembre 2001.
Oui vaut mieux!
Mais Amérique ou Etat islamique, mon choix est fait même si je ne cautionne pas les conneries des US, loin de là!
World music sample pack alert!!!
멋진 음악 🎶
it sounds similar sa3di egyptian music, it’s so amazing how we preserved our music till this day 🥹
and the best part exploring the interior of the Pyramid
Féerique!
I absolutely love this music!
Always have been intrigued by this culture & their music. It has everything to do with their religions & the mysteries that surround this entire civilization for me.
Csodálatos zene. Ó titokzatos Egyiptom, úgy bejárnám termeid ahogyan azt Thoth a bölcsesség ura tette.
i love this this type of music is very soothing after a hard days work
Nice DJ that old egyptian chap.
I don't care who's black or white, this is great music.
well said.
This is the ancestor of maqam Saba of arabic music ...
+Samir Memic It is not possible to provide musical source for this , even if it was mentioned in egyptian papyri that they played a maqam 'saba' it would be impossible to know if it's the same maqam saba we have today . In fact this music is very similar to the modern maqam saba of arabic music . Not sure but it is very likely that the composer of this music was at least only inspired by the maqam saba . Maqams such as sikah , kurd , ajam and ... Have obvious non-semetic roots so i am guessing if the egyptians played music , it would more likely be in maqams such as hijaz or saba .
Considering the fact that maqams kurd , ajam , nawa and sikah , all have non semetic names .
P.S. By semetic i mean afro-asiatic .
+Samir Memic I know arabic maqams and i can tell you that parts of this performance (whatever it's name is) are in maqam saba . So i guess "personal knowledge" would be appropriate for an answer . However you can always check google and academia.edu for free answers for these kinds of questions . And if you are willing to pay to get an answer , i suggest jstor articles .
My final word is that we can never ever fully reconstruct the music of the past . E.g.The music of the baroque era is very hard to reconstruct precisely ...
Or for instance we know alot about the ancient greek music but no one can claim they ave reconstructed it exactly like how it was in it's own time .
@RektWeeaboo amazing how one can tell you're an asshole just by reading a couple of scentences...
The best
nile!!!!!!!!!! GREAT!!!!!!!
Just amazing
IM SO FUCKING INLOVE WITH THE BAND "NILE"! Thats the only fucking reason im listen to this
Mystic
FOREVER ANCIENT EGYPT!!!!!!
got the eye of ra on my back always and forever
pretty
6:16 is the best part...
The song at 4:09 sounds extraterrestrial to me... Somewhat eerie, yet very soothing!
a big and an old civilisation.
6:18 is the best part
A majestic journey through a time when the only God in existence was the principle behind every man and woman.
u welcome
Listening to this really gave me the feel for a couple of seconds of being back in a very old and different world, without the knowledge of anything more modern in the future existing yet like cars, modern buildings or clothes, etc. You'd have to imagine yourself not knowing what the future beyond that point will be, it's hard to do. Alot of people say that they wouldn't like being in an older time because they don't have such and such yet, but that's like carrying the mindset of going back to the older time while still knowing what you'd be missing from the future (today). But putting yourself in the mindset of being back there and temporarily forgetting everything that happened after that point in time, I'm sure many people don't quite know how to do that, it's not easy to do that. I've tried to just for the interest of it, not just with ancient Egypt, but for the Middle ages, the 19th century, the 1920s and 1930s. I can't quite do it yet for more than a few seconds, but it would be fascinating if I could
Alvex Ok at the end of their days ancient egyptians had the same dreams and aspirations we have today,having a wife,some children,a good work,food to eat,nothing has change since 5000 years,we are essentially the same humans being.
@Neofcon lol i'm just grateful someone did it ya?
I had previously thought that egyptians only drew heiroglyphics in profile. But at 00:49 we can see this is clearly not the case. Wow that is very interesting!
Coptic liturgical music is probably the closest thing in the modern world that is descended from ancient Egyptian music
Centuries even thousands of years ago "Copt" might have just meant "Egyptian" but since the arrival of Christianity to Egypt and TODAY, "Coptic" refers specifically to Egyptian Christians
Actually, Nubian music is probably the closest.
Actually Nubian music is quite different and distinct since it's based on the African pentatonic scale.
فراعنه ونفتخر
Nobody knows what that says
@Neofcon What difference does colour make?
Another possible interpretation - :)
The English name Egypt derives from an ancient Egyptian name for Memphis, Hikuptah, which means "Home of the Soul of Ptah". This entered Ancient Greek as Αιγυπτος (Aiguptos), which entered Latin as Ægyptus, which developed into English as Egypt.
We are all human beings of color (unless born albino lol) who's average hues have changed over thousands of years given different temperatures, mountain ranges, and strength of winds. Now as for the other comment. "Go to any person's family tree, shake it long enough and a nigga will fall out" - Paul Mooney. Egyptians are some of the best looking people on the planet because of the mix and closeness to the rest of Asia. I hope one day everyone can look like modern Egyptians. It would end racism!
What is the instrument being used in the very beginning of the video and at 1:44 and 3:18? A very deep sounding pipe of some sort? I've been trying to figure out what instrument this is for months. Please help?
Human voices. You're talking about the sounds that have been steady throughout right? Human voice.
green eyed monster stikes back!
Thismusic.remember.amenhotepii
eqyptians are very inteligent,and make peaceful music
Boy, how confusing would that sentence sound to Plato had you had the opportunity to time-travel and discuss this with him.
Tropical? Hm. I wonder what Sumeria looked like then? I read somewhere there was evidence that the Sphinx has been around much longer due to water damage around the base.
what are the instruments at 2:08 6:15 and 8:25 ?
INSTRUMENT MAKER TO???????? DAMN
some of the images are kind of lame, but this is one of my favorite orchestras
What a great civilization..
It’s my history my country my proud
What is the instrument at 8:25 ?
1:14 anybody think of the halo theme song? out of place I know, but just reminds me...
What is that low sound, wind instrument in the very beginning of the video?
+Timothy Wood (EricJive90) it's human voice
It sounds like a flute
human voice. I don't know the style here but I think it's a sort of chant, tied to the sound and meaning of Ohm.
i dont get it ..are you people here to listen to this music or write some shitty comment . i agree with the dude. just enjoy the music geez
people get a kick on proving their ego above others and feel a sense of superiourity. Perhaps something to compromise
What are you talking about? I don't see anything negative.
I posted that about the music as a generic comment. I don't know why it posted under yours. :p
Someone please enlighten me if I'm wrong in any way, but why is it that most (if not all) the re-created ancient Egyptian music have an Arabic musical sounding influence? Ancient Egypt, at the time called KMT (Kemet) would not have an Arabic influence till much later...correct? So why the Arabic musical depiction on a pre-Arabic society and their music? I do not mean to offend or come off biased, I'm just wondering from the information I have put together. Thanks!
...or could it be that KMT (ancient egypt) were the originators of this sound, and other cultures later adopted it? hmmm
cnotenesmith Egyptian music would definitely have been an influence on Arabic traditions.
***** Wow, thanks for that information. That's very interesting!
so called Arabic music is copied from greek music.....Egypt was the cultural capital of Greek Empire so they had it from the greece already long before muslim-arabs copied it from greece and arab-greek christian and egyptian-greek christians....
Hey its a good question and i think the answer is simple. After 7 thousand years, the music was lost. We simply just do not know what their songs sounded like. We have an idea, but we just can't honestly say exactly what the music of ancient Egypt sounded like anymore. Thats why it sounds arabic, its the best we can do in terms of recreating the sound. The Arabs took a lot of influence from the Greeks, the Greeks took a lot of influence from the Egyptians, so their must be some resemblance of a kind. Surely?!
Remember the pharaoh Amenhotep 2