Medieval Music in Ancient Egypt

Everyone knows from History class that during the Medieval Period not much education or music was happening in Europe. However this was not the case everywhere. In ancient Egypt music was very much alive. Egyptians played stringed instruments such as harps, lyres, and lutes. They also played different percussion instruments like the drums, rattles and cymbals. Wind instruments included trumpets, flutes and oboes. Harps were triangle or arc shaped and were played at parties, social gatherings, and ceremonial events and were often played with other instruments such as double pipes and rattles. Lutes consisted of a small oblong sounding box which was flat on both sides with six or eight holes, and a long neck ,often decorated with ribbons, from which four strings were strung.
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