Essays about: "Ancient music"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Ancient music.
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1. Tuning the grave : Early auloi as grave goods
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The aulos was the most important wind instrument in the ancient Greek world. In this thesis, the eight pre-Hellenistic graves in which auloi have been found are investigated with the aim of understanding auloi as grave goods. READ MORE
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2. Searching for possibilities - Exploring the potentials of my Qanun performance.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : Over the course of many years of playing the qanun; a trapezoidal middle eastern zither-like stringed instrument, I have noticed how often the instrument has been played within its modal traditional framework, leading me to a perception that the qanun and myself are prevented from discovering more techniques and new potentials. I, hence, have been attempting to explore the traditional manners of treating the instrument with regard to timbre, playing techniques, and different harmonic orientations - while trying to maintain its true qualities and not losing sight of its traditional soul. READ MORE
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3. Music terminology in Ancient Egypt, a lexicographic study of verbal expressions concerning the playing of musical instruments.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/EgyptologiAbstract : The focus of this paper concerns different verbal expressions found within the ancient Egyptian historical and archaeological record that describes the act of playing different instruments. This paper sheds light on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic terminology by presenting the corresponding translations and transliterations from the Pharaonic Period. READ MORE
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4. Importance of teaching and practices of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in forest biodiversity conservation : implications for national conservation policy
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : In Ethiopia, natural forests and woodlands cover only 12.3 million hectares, of which the remaining closed natural forests are 4.12 million hectares or 3.37%. READ MORE
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5. Listening to classical music – experiences and attitudes.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : Why do we play music? Why do people listen to it? What does it do to us? This master thesis is an attempt to get a clear yet diverse picture of the effects that classical music has on a listener. It is a broad subject that has been discussed in philosophy and psychology for centuries. READ MORE
