Daily Life-Music and Dance
Jaya Winemiller
Festivals
- Some festivals that had music and dancing were the crowning of the Pharaoh, public festivals, private festivals, religious festivals, and royal occasions.
- The crowning of the Pharaoh had a lot of dancing and music to honor the new Pharaoh.
- Public and Private festivals were celebrations either with a family or with a large group of people.
- Religious festivals were celebrations of the people’s religious beliefs.
- Royal occasions were something having to do with the king, queen, or his family.
Music
- The types of instruments the Egyptians play are Percussion, Wood, and String instruments.
- Examples of instruments the Egyptians play are the Harp, Lyre, Lute, Flute, Oboes, Tambourines, Rattles, and Drums.
- Mostly women play instruments. Instead of reading the music, they memorized it by listening to the sound of the music.
- Musicians perform in festivals of all kinds, both public and private.
Dancing
- Dancers started to dance when they were really young, almost a toddler! They were taught to dance at festivals to honor the Pharaoh.
- Dancers performed to the music played at all of the festivals by the musicians.
- At private festivals dancers performed in front of wealthy people.
Other performers at festivals
- Other performers at festivals were acrobats and magicians.
- They are like the dancers and musicians but they are not always at every festival.
- Acrobats were similar to dancers. They both did a form of dance. Acrobats did flexible movements in dancing, while dancers danced normally.
- Magicians also performed alongside the other performers. They sometimes entertained royalty and sometimes entertained wealthy people that hired them.
Citations
(Image). http://www.utahloy.com/m6egypttech/muu2.htm.9/16/15.Web
(Image). http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-dance.html.9/16/15.Web
Website: Dollinger, André.Aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/index.html.9/15/15.Web
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