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General Forum >> Recreating the sound of Tutankhamun's trumpets
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Recreating the sound of Tutankhamun's trumpets |
MikeAitch
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|  Posted 19-04-2011 at 18:53
Tutankhamun's trumpet was one of the rare artefacts stolen from the Cairo Museum during the recent uprising. The 3,000-year-old instrument is rarely played, but a 1939 BBC radio recording captured its haunting sound.
You can read the BBC article and listen to the trumpets here.
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cerrig
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| Posted 19-04-2011 at 19:03
Nice one Mike, well spotted.
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MikeAitch
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| Posted 19-04-2011 at 19:13
Thanks cerrig, more here on Radio 4's Ghost Music programme.
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