Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Music and Sounds in Ancient Europe |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contributions from the European Music Archaeology Project |
| Editors | Stefano De Angeli, Arnd Adje Both, Stefan Hagel, Peter Holmes, Raquel Jiménez Pasalodos, Cajsa S. Lund |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Publisher | European Music Archaeology Project |
| Chapter | 1.2 |
| Pages | 16-21 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788890455537 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ARCHÆOMUSICA: The Sounds and Music of Ancient Europe - Ex Cartiera, Rome, Italy Duration: 11 Oct 2017 → 11 Dec 2017 http://www.emaproject.eu/exhibition/introduction.html |
Exhibition
| Exhibition | ARCHÆOMUSICA |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 11/10/17 → 11/12/17 |
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Music at the Dawn of Humanity. / Both, Arnd Adje.
Music and Sounds in Ancient Europe: Contributions from the European Music Archaeology Project. ed. / Stefano De Angeli; Arnd Adje Both; Stefan Hagel; Peter Holmes; Raquel Jiménez Pasalodos; Cajsa S. Lund. Rome : European Music Archaeology Project, 2018. p. 16-21.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Music at the Dawn of Humanity
AU - Both, Arnd Adje
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - We cannot know when our European ancestors first engaged in musical activities. Whenever such activities involve using only the body or the voice, they leave no material trace. To create an archaeological record, music-making needed to shape the environment – perhaps by leaving traces where ringing stones in the form of stalagmites were hit or by the creation of sound tools and musical instruments as such. However, most prehistoric tools would not survive for long as the materials from which they were made, such as wood, bark, hollow plant stems, animal skin, sinews or twisted gut, decay all too quickly. Only where the most durable materials were involved we are able to detect more or less unequivocal evidence of musical activity.
AB - We cannot know when our European ancestors first engaged in musical activities. Whenever such activities involve using only the body or the voice, they leave no material trace. To create an archaeological record, music-making needed to shape the environment – perhaps by leaving traces where ringing stones in the form of stalagmites were hit or by the creation of sound tools and musical instruments as such. However, most prehistoric tools would not survive for long as the materials from which they were made, such as wood, bark, hollow plant stems, animal skin, sinews or twisted gut, decay all too quickly. Only where the most durable materials were involved we are able to detect more or less unequivocal evidence of musical activity.
UR - http://www.emaproject.eu/
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9788890455537
SP - 16
EP - 21
BT - Music and Sounds in Ancient Europe
A2 - De Angeli, Stefano
A2 - Both, Arnd Adje
A2 - Hagel, Stefan
A2 - Holmes, Peter
A2 - Pasalodos, Raquel Jiménez
A2 - Lund, Cajsa S.
PB - European Music Archaeology Project
CY - Rome
ER -