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The whole concept behind this group is honestly one of the coolest things I've ever heard. Basically, during the past few decades in the middle east there have been archeological discoveries that have uncovered ancient Babylonian texts which describe their musical notation, in addition to compositions written for it. The Greek texts and compositions for some reason have survived in greater numbers thus there is more Greek musical notation than anything else of this era. I'd recommend checking out their "Music of the Ancient Greeks" by the way.

The repertoire on this recording is taken from clay tablets and papyri and dates back from the 20th century BC to the third century AD. The best part of this recording in my opinion is that it inclues the musical instructions for "Lipit-Istar, King of Justice" (c. 1950 BC)", which is regarded as the world's oldest surviving example of music notation. Very, very cool.

The music here isn't very complex but concerning the age of these compositions you really can't hold that against it. This is a selection of some of the oldest examples of music put to notation that the world has to offer and I find it very intriguing that we are able to hear music the way it was heard by people well over 2,000 years ago. Keep that in mind while you are listening to this!

Erik Peterson aussi, bien que je ne comprenne pas en quoi il est impressionnant