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The spread of the lute (1)

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05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore



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lutes
music
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The lute first appeared in Mesopotamia towards the end of the third millennium, and before the middle of the second it spread, together with other west Semitic instruments, to the Hittite and Egyptian kingdoms.

Bibliography

West 1992, 79West, Martin L. Ancient Greek Music. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1992.

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Cf. Mesopotamia and the Greek music (1)
Cf. The spread of the harp (1)
Cf. The spread of the Linus-song (1)
Cf. The spread of pipes (1)
Cf. The stringing of the lyre (1)

Erik van Dongen


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