2nd millennium BC in music

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Events[]

  • 2000 BC - Percussion instruments are added to Egyptian orchestras.
  • 2000 BC - The trumpet is played in Denmark.[1]
  • 1500 BC - Harps are played in Egypt.
  • 1500 BC - Guitar, lyre, trumpet, and tambourine are used by the Hittites.
  • 1400 BC - the Hurrian song is engraved on a clay tablet.

See also[]

List of years in music

References[]

  1. ^ Museum, United States National (1891). Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum During the Year Ending June 30 ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
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