Egyptian Musical Instruments

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This book presents the major Ancient Egyptian musical instruments, their ranges, and playing techniques. This book consists of five chapters: Chapter 1: The Wealth of Instruments w ill cover the general characteristics of Egyptian instruments as well the major components of the musical orchestra Chapter 2: Stringed Instruments will cover various Ancient Egyptian stringed instruments such as lyres, tri-gonon (zither), Harps including playing techniques: Harps-Playing Techniques; The All-Encompassing Capacities of Ancient; string instruments with neck-such as short-neck Lute; the long-neck Egyptian guitars; and Bowed Instruments [Kamanga, Rababa]. Chapter 3: Wind Instruments will cover The end blown flute; transverse flute; pan flute; single reed pipe (clarinet); double Pipe; double clarinet; double oboe; arghool; others (bagpipe and organ); and horns/trumpets. Chapter 4: Percussion Instruments will cover the membrano-phone instruments such as drums and tambourines; and the non-membrano-phone (idiophone) instruments such as percussion sticks, clappers, sistrums/sistra, cymbals, castanets, bells (chimes), xylophone and glockenspiel and human parts (hands, fingers, thighs, feet, etc.). Chapter 5: The Musical Performance will cover the significance and roles of the fingers and their knuckles in producing and directing musical performances; as well as the varied methods for maintaining the rhythmic timing/tempo-including the use of syllables. • Author: Moustafa Gadalla • Publisher: Tehuti Research foundation • Publication Date: Jun 23, 2017 • Number of Pages: 126 pages • Language: English • Binding: Paperback • ISBN-10: 1931446741 • ISBN-13: 9781931446747 Show more