During the second summer school on music archaeology of the Berliner Antike-Kolleg on August 14 and 15, highly regarded experts will give an introduction to the study of ancient music.
The second summer school of the Berliner Antike-Kolleg on music archaeology will deal with musical instruments and music making from the Stone Age to late antiquity. A particular focus this year will be placed on music in cultic/religious contexts, and on individual instruments such as the lyre and the double whistle. In addition, the oldest musical instruments in human history will be featured. Nicholas Conard from the University of Tübingen, who is one of the world’s preeminent experts in the field of music in the Stone Age, will be giving a presentation on them. ...