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4000 BCE
Harps and Flutes in Egpyt
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3500 BCE
Lyres and Double Clarinets played in Egypt
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3000 BCE
The Chinese court musician cuts first bamboo pipe
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2500 BCE
Chinese music moves to a five tone scale
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2000 BCE
Trumpets are reportedly played in Denmark
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2000 BCE
Percussion instruments added to Egyptian orchestral music
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1500 BCE
Hittites use guitar, lyre, trumpet, tamborine to make music
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1500 BCE
Harps used to accompany dances in Egypt
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1500 BCE
Professional musicians provide background for religous ceremonies in Israel