Echoes of Ancient Egyptian Music

In ancient Egyptian belief, music was linked to power. The male god Thoth’s song was said to have conjured eight primordial deities, called the Ogdoad. Hathor, goddess of music and dance, was often depicted with a sistrum, a percussion instrument. And among the numerous treasures found in the tomb of Tutankhamun were two trumpets—some of the world’s oldest intact musical instruments. An ancient Egyptian system for musical notation has yet to be discovered...