Farms: Ancient Egyptian Music - Nenchefka's Orchestra
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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.
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I just post this exquisite masterpiece on my "Ancient Egyptian Ancient Greek and Arabic Euphonious Pleasing to the Ears Symphonious Patronymics From The Hoary Ruler Grey King Evangelio-Evaggelos"
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ever since in my highschool days, i've really appreciate Egyptian civilization, they are the first human who are fully civilized
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iae galera showdibola?
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6:18 is the best part
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The ancient Egyptian elite played ceremonial music and chants like this while in secret meditation in the pyramids to increase the size and amplitude of their pineal glands/third eye in the brain, making them smarter, more creative and more aware of other dimensions. The pyramids were designed to amplify the frequency of the sounds and chants they used. This was the most secret of knowledge and only passed down by the elite bloodlines, kept secret from the masses who were enslaved. any person can do the same with meditation and devout focus on opening and nourishing the third eye with cosmic and earthly energies.
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Very peaceful sound, so relaxing! Thanks for uploading.
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فراعنه ونفتخر
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What is that low sound, wind instrument in the very beginning of the video?
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Mashallah Delicious music, bahibo Ketir !!
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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
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some of the images are kind of lame, but this is one of my favorite orchestras
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Féerique!
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Sublime!
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umm i think they forgot africans are black...
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Very mystic sound....
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mes frères et soeurs croyaient au dieux d'Égypte je parle aux vrais âmes de ce monde, la civilisation la plus avancer la juste, le bien le mal n'existe pas les deux réunis vous detourne de votre réel but. croyez en vous en votre esprit en la vie, ne laisser personne vous influencer l'être humain n'est pas un animal et est considéré comme tel, les langues ( français anglais etc etc) ne permette pas d'exprimer notre ressenti en étant juste, le plan du mal est très bien construit il change le temps et l'histoire, n'oubliez jamais que la vie est plus fort que le temps. ne croyez rien regarder dans votre coeur et il n'y a pas besoin de parler ou de faire des débats comme tout ces corrompues, le mal est matériel, influençable il detourne les esprits pour empêcher l'évolution humaine, de plus en plus de personne se réveille petit à petit de ce cauchemar et réalise, soyez fort croyez en vous n'ayez pas peur, car la peur ne change rien à la vie il faut trouver son but et le réaliser, pour que l'équilibre de la vie revienne, n'oubliez pas que le mal ne peut triompher que si l'humain lui donne son âme. croyez en la vie la terre n'allait pas chercher dans l'espace tout ce qui ce passe est autour de nous, tout le monde oublie la vie, est ne croit plus en sois, personne n'apprend la vrai éducation que l'on devrait avoir la vie nous créé pour qu'on la protége, ils ont changer la vrai nature humaine, et le monde n'est plus aimer. mais j'ai une bonne nouvelle ceux qui pense nous contrôler n'ont pas ce potentiel ils n'ont aucun impact sur la vie ils doivent toujours construire et avancer avec le matériel, fermer les yeux, ouvrez votre esprit et croyez en la vie nous ne sommes pas destiné à ça, les vrais âmes qui comprendront ce message bien que ce soit en français est très dur à expliquer, je souhaite vous dire que nous ne sommes pas seul dans ce combat et qu'un homme qui ne croit plus en lui n'est plus un vrai homme, ceux qui souhaite obtenir beaucoup d'argent aussi, ceux qui depuis enfant souhaite comprendre et ne sont pas heureux même si ils obtenaient de l'argent je suis avec vous, j'ai 19 ans, je mintegre dans cette société pour pouvoir réaliser mon but,j'aurai pu faire comme tout le monde mais à quoi bon ? quand 99% des gens ne comprenne pas le but même de la vie est vont ce tourner sur l'argent, le secret c'est d'être plus fort que ces esprits corrompu qui vont parler avec les mêmes mots que leur amis famille et qui ne vont pas réfléchir par eux même, mais comme je vous dis la vie est plus forte que le temps où les chiffres, si vous avez une peine c'est que votre souhait ce réalisera ne souhaitez pas d'argent et croyez en vous, tout le monde ce déteste ojd moi je déteste personne, j'aime les vrais personne qui se reconnaîtront dans mes paroles mes frères et soeurs j'suis avec vous ont est tous liés et les temps vont changer.
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Ausgezeichnet!!!
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This is beautiful.