The Music of the Sumerians
Author | : Francis W. Galpin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2011-02-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521180634 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521180635 |
Rating | : 4/5 (635 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Music of the Sumerians written by Francis W. Galpin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and carefully researched 1937 account of the music of the Sumerians and their immediate predecessors, the Babylonians and Assyrians. On its publication, this book was one of the few studies to concentrate on the music of the ancient civilisations of modern-day Iraq, and is still valued today.