The Hurrian Pieces, ca. 1350 BCE: Part One—Notation and Analysis
The least conjectural components of the earliest known system of musical notation (ca. 1850-500 BCE) are 14 names for pairs of strings. Each of these names designates a pair of numbered strings on a Mesopotamian harp or lyre. These numbered string-pairs provide a basis for analyzing the earliest mus...
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Analytical Approaches to World Music
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Analytical Approaches to World Music |
| Online Access: | http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2011a/Rahn_AAWM_Vol_1_1.pdf |