Ancient Sacred Music
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Achaemenid and Sassanian Royal Ceremonial Music in Persia (c. 550 BCE–651 CE)
550 BCE - 651
Ancient Egyptian Temple Music at Karnak (New Kingdom, c. 1550–1069 BCE)
1550 BCE - 1069 BCE
Ancient Israelite Temple Music in the First Temple Period (c. 10th–6th centuries BCE)
957 BCE - 538 BCE
Andean Pre-Columbian Ritual Music in the Tiwanaku and Wari Cultures (c. 500–1000 CE)
500 - 1000
Avesta Recitation and Zoroastrian Liturgical Music in Sasanian Persia (3rd–7th centuries CE)
224 - 800
Byzantine Chant in the Middle Byzantine Period (9th–15th centuries)
850 - 1458
Development and Ritual Use of the Egyptian Sistrum (Old Kingdom–Roman Egypt, c. 2686 BCE–4th century CE)
2323 BCE - 500
Epic Recitation of Gilgamesh in Mesopotamia (2nd–1st millennium BCE)
2112 BCE - 1872
Gregorian Chant and the Carolingian Reform (8th–10th centuries)
754 - 960
Homeric Performance Tradition at Panhellenic Festivals (8th–4th centuries BCE)
750 BCE - 330 BCE
Imperial Chinese Court Music (Yayue) in the Zhou–Han Period (c. 1046 BCE–220 CE)
1046 BCE - 220
Mauryan and Gupta Court Ritual Music in Ancient India (c. 3rd century BCE–6th century CE)
258 BCE - 450
Mesopotamian New Year (Akitu) Ritual Music and Ceremonies (2nd–1st millennium BCE)
6500 BCE - 400 BCE
Old Norse Skaldic and Eddic Performance Traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia (8th–11th centuries)
650 - 1350
Samaveda Melodic Schools and Udgātṛ Performance Tradition (c. 800–200 BCE)
1000 BCE - 200 BCE