The Lyre Ensemble, OI Video Podcast, Part 1 | Recreating the Gold Lyre of Ur
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- What might ancient Mesopotamian music sound like?
Inspired by both this question and the 2003 looting at the Baghdad Museum, harpist Andy Lowings set out to recreate a playable replica of the iconic Gold Lyre of Ur. Andy, along with his friend Jennifer Sturdy, enlisted the help of academics, students, artisans, and musicians to faithfully reconstruct the ancient instrument. Their journey resulted in a series of recordings, concerts, and radio broadcasts, all featuring the haunting sounds of the ancient lyre.
With part 1 of the Lyre Ensemble podcast, we start our Contemporary Artist/Ancient Voices series, a set of conversations with artists who draw inspiration from the ancient Middle East.
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Music: They Lyre ensemble
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There was something wonderful about the Mesopotamian society it is something that was lost and never regained.
He really worked hard in this area, and so did the people who worked at the Iraqi Museum. It is interesting to see what kind of motivation and love an English fan had an ancient lyre from the city of Ur and was able to recreate this musical instrument after thousands of years with his effort and love. It's really amazing.
Fantastic and inspiring work
i love the lyre from Ur, such a beautiful looking instrument!
Brilliant! Thank you.
Thank you
wonderful story. Thanks
Absolutely riveting. Thank you!
Most likely there were several tunings for the instrument...each tuning allows melodies in several modes. This is the current practice on the santur in Iran. The kanun has a lever system under each triad of strings fot each note(the mandals). The lever system allows micro tuning and the playing of different modes without stopping for tuning the instrument for yet another mode different from.the mode(s)possible in the previous tuning. The santur of Iran has no lever system so a player keeps several instruments each in a different tuning for a family of modes/ dastgah. The lyres must have a tuning system that allows tuning to several different tunings because the music there was modal music.
Peter Pringle has some re created instruments from the area. He has clips on UA-cam. He could help in some ways.
I am wondering if there is any possible clue in the physical analysis of the materials and wear patterns etc., which would indicate the actual tuning of the strings on the golden lyre.
A tuning was recuperated in Greece from pipes that have the bored holes. The wood was deformed but calculations for the original distances were made....length of pipe and hole distances. The " temperament" was found and afterwards different papyri with theory were practically studied...papyri with scores were also found. Music lives long so scales and melodies are still in the area.
APOLLO S LYRE gives a study on Ancient Greek music and ancient instruments that were found. Theory is also explained and its sources are given by professor Matthiesen.
Please see::: The Sumerian Silver Lyre in order to contact Peter Pringle
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It would be best for the persons attempting to re-construct ancient eastern music to become familiar with the maqam system of Iraq...because there the maqam modal system is different from that of Syria and Egypt. That maqams in Iraq are the development of the ancient system un the area....as was the case with Coptic music and Byzantine music, both being inheritors of the Ancient systems. I am rejoicing to learn of your preoccupation to save historical instruments and to work in restoring ancient music. Such efforts were undertaken in Greece.
It's a lot bigger than I thought.
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I understand how you play it -do you love that instrument?
operation plank ;))