Music Archaeology
Vikings: Making Brass from Wood - Part 1
Part 1 of 3 Despite their reputation for rape and pillage and the signs of their presence over much of Europe, the evidence for the Viking horns or trumpets comes from their heartland in the western Baltic.
Music Archaeology: the Early Days
Music Archaeology: the Early Days Music archaeology didn’t burst upon the scene.
Early Music Archaeology in Ireland and the UK
Early Music Archaeology in Ireland and the UK The modern story of the Irish Horns started in 1726 with a second edition of Gerard Boate’s book.
Music Archaeology in Scandinavia and the Baltic
Early Music Archaeology in Scandinavia and the Baltic Region The reported modern story of the bronze lurs begins in Brudevaelte, Denmark in 1797 when a letter dated June 19th 1797, was penned to accompany the first find of lurs on their journey to the Royal Exchequer.
Music Archaeology of the Palaeolithic/Mesolithic/Neolithic
Sounds from Silence: Music Archaeology of the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic
Music Archaeology of the Mediterranean and Middle East
Music Emerging from the Texts While musical archaeology studies in the Mediterranean area and the Middle East have examined the physical evidence and iconography, written sources have always also played a key role.
Music Archaeology up to the 1960s
Music Archaeology up to the 1960s Brass instruments underwent monumental changes in the mid nineteenth century with the adoption of valves and one of the workers in the field at the time was Victor-Charles Mahillon, a Belgian musician, instrument builder and writer on musical topics.
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