Dirk Campbell - MUSIC AND DANCE IN REMOTE ANTIQUITY
Composer and musician Dirk Campbell shows, with live demonstrations, how we can have a good idea of what music was like thousands of years ago by comparing instrumental designs, techniques and pitch systems that are still used today and are similar or identical to those of ancient times. Like the Inuit today, Cro-Magnon people wore animal hide furs, played drums and flutes, and danced and sang. Ancient representations of dance and musical performance are similar to isolated traditions that still survive, giving a fascinating insight into life in the remote past. Recorded at Truth, Mysteries and New Frontiers (Glastonbury Symposium), July 2017
Composer and musician Dirk Campbell shows, with live demonstrations, how we can have a good idea of what music was like thousands of years ago by comparing instrumental designs, techniques and pitch systems that are still used today and are similar or identical to those of ancient times. Like the Inuit today, Cro-Magnon people wore animal hide furs, played drums and flutes, and danced and sang. Ancient representations of dance and musical performance are similar to isolated traditions that still survive, giving a fascinating insight into life in the remote past. Recorded at Truth, Mysteries and New Frontiers (Glastonbury Symposium), July 2017