2nd millennium BC in music

Updated on Dec 08, 2023

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Events

1400 BC - the Hurrian song is engraved on a clay tablet.

1500 BC - Guitar, lyre, trumpet, and tambourine are used by the Hittites.

1500 BC - Harps are played in Egypt.

2000 BC - The trumpet is played in Denmark.

2000 BC - Percussion instruments are added to Egyptian orchestras.

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