Not to be missed: From Egyptian Harp Ensemble, Ahmed Ali El-Haggar to Mummies, Al Kit-Kat. Ahram Online, Tuesday 24 Jan 2023.

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small Northwest Iowa County Museum in 1980 was a collection of rare and historic musical instruments.

The harp has, for millennia, stood as one of the most highly respected instruments in history. ... The oldest depictions of harps appear in Egyptian hieroglyphics around 5,000 years ago.

The earliest evidence of the harp is found in Ancient Egypt around 2500 BC. Back then, the instrument was shaped like a bow and had very few strings. Without the column seen on modern harps, they ...

ANCIENT Egypt was home to many prolific instrumentalists who mastered the art of music about 5,000 years ago, ... Among the surviving instruments are Egyptian harps, flutes and clarinets.

ANCHOR INTRO: The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad is sponsored by NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando checked out the new exhibit on harps that ...

Mohamad explained that the Ancient Egyptian harp evolved from the hunting bow during the Old Kingdom's fourth dynasty. "It evolved from a four stringed instrument, to tens strings, to 21 strings." She ...

Not to be missed: From Egyptian Harp Ensemble, Ahmed Ali El-Haggar to Mummies, Al Kit-Kat. Ahram Online, Tuesday 24 Jan 2023. ... hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, ...