Egyptian Musical Instruments

<p>This book consists of five chapters:<br><br>Chapter 1: The Wealth of Instruments will cover the general characteristics of Egyptian instruments as well the major components of the musical orchestra<br><br>Chapter 2: Stringed Instruments will cover various Ancient Egyptian stringed instruments such as lyres tri-gonon (zither) Harps including playing techniques: Harps-Playing Techniques; The All-Encompassing Capacities of Ancient; string instruments with neck-such as short-neck Lute; the long-neck Egyptian guitars; and Bowed Instruments [Kamanga Rababa].<br><br>Chapter 3: Wind Instruments will cover The end blown flute; transverse flute; pan flute; single reed pipe (clarinet); double Pipe; double clarinet; double oboe; arghool; others (bagpipe and organ); and horns/trumpets.<br><br>Chapter 4: Percussion Instruments will cover the membrano-phone instruments such as drums and tambourines; and the non-membrano-phone (idiophone) instruments such as percussion sticks clappers sistrums/sistra cymbals castanets bells (chimes) xylophone and glockenspiel and human parts (hands fingers thighs feet etc.).<br><br>Chapter 5: The Musical Performance will cover the significance and roles of the fingers and their knuckles in producing and directing musical performances; as well as the varied methods for maintaining the rhythmic timing/tempo-including the use of syllables.</p>