Dumbrill in Iraq, lecturing about Babylonian scale systems
Born
1947 (age 75–76)
Epernay
Nationality
British
Known for
Study of the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East
Academic work
Discipline
Musicology
Sub-discipline
Archaeomusicology
Institutions
University of London
Notable works
Semitic Music Theory
Dumbrill has studied the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East, especially the interpretation of cuneiform texts of Music Theory written in Sumerian, Babylonian and Hurrian.
Dumbrill's interpretation of music theory is based on his knowledge of Middle-Oriental Musicology. He rejects (Pythagorean) ditonism and heptatonism, and particularly rejects the hypothesis of dichords in the Musicology of the Ancient Near East
Dumbrill translated the oldest song ever written, which was found in northwest Syria at the site of Ugarit. He reconstructed the Silver lyre of Ur (at the British Museum), from Woolley's notes, with Myriam Marcetteau. Dumbrill also reconstructed the Elamite harp of the battle of Ulai, with Margaux Bousquet. Dumbrill donated one of his harps to the Ministry of Culture in Iraq
The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East, second edition. Published thesis. Victoria, Canada.(2005) ISBN1-4120-5538-5[4]
Idiophones of the Ancient Near East in the Collections of the British Museum 121 pages, Publisher: Gorgias Pr Llc (12 Jun. 2011) Language: English ISBN1611439566ISBN978-1611439564
The Silver Lyre of Ur Copyright Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Published 28 May 2015 ISBN9781326289010
Musical scenes on Seals and Seal Impressions of the Ancient Near EastRichard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON 2015 ISBN9781326289324
The Truth about Babylonian Music Near Eastern Musicology Online 4 6 |2017-08| p. 91–121.
Hurrian Song H6, score, transcribed from the original Cuneiform text. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
Elegiac Poem to Ishtar, score, Composed by Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
An Old Babylonian Lullaby. Score. Set to music by Richard Dumbrill for the BBC. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
Ashurbanipal Wisdom Song. Score. This song was reconstructed by Richard Dumbrill after an original Wisdom poem dating from the first millennium BC. It was specially composed for the Great Ashurbanipal exhibition at the British Museum in November 2018. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON.
Song of Amun Re. Score. Composed by Richard Dumbrill on request from the Smithsonian Institution. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
Reviews
Co-editor of NEMO-Online with Amine Beyhom
Editor of ICONEA with Irving Finkel (2008)
Co-editor with Bryan Carr of the Ernest McClain Memorial Volume, forthcoming
Editor of Musical Traditions in the Middle-East. Proceedings of the International Conference held at Leiden University, 10–12 December 2009. Forthcoming.
Articles
The Truth About Babylonian Music
Middle East article, Music Prehistory to 1250
New evidence for Neo-Babylonian Enneatonism in Music Theory
Four mathematical texts from the Temple Library of Nippur
Earliest Evidence of Heptatonism
Goetterzahlen and scale Structure The Uruk Lute Elements of Metrology, The Morphology of the Babylonian Scale
Is the heptagram in CBS 1766 a Dial
Commentary on the new incised scapula from Tel Kinrot
Entretiens de Musique Ancienne en Sorbonne
References
^"The Truth About Babylonian Music". [Dumbrill quoted Curt Sachs at the beginning of his paper, The Truth About Babylonian Music, addressing occidentalism in musicology:] ‘In describing non-western music, be it oriental or primitive, one must strictly refrain from misusing incongruous concepts of western music. The terminology that has been learned in music school applies to the harmonic structure of music and is inappropriate, indeed misleading and distorting in descriptions of non-harmonic, non-western music.’
^"ICONEA | INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MIDDLE EASTERN ARCHAEOMUSICOLOGY".
^"Richard Dumbrill | Royal Holloway, University of London - Academia.edu". royalholloway.academia.edu.
^Dumbrill, Richard. "The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
External links
Babylonian Musicology
This short video lists the texts included in the series and gives the link to Dumbrill's book: A concise Treatise on Sumerian and Babylonian Music Theory
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: H6, Richard Dumbrill explains his interpretation of cuneiform text H6
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: CBS 1766, Richard Dumbrill explains the metabolisation of the linear enneatonic system into the cyclical heptatonic system.
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: YBC 11381, Richard Dumbrill explains the survival of enneatonism in a late first millennium cuneiform text.
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: N 4782, Richard Dumbrill explains the theory in cuneiform text N 4782
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: U 7 80 left column, Dumbrill explains the construction of the right column of cuneiform text U. 7 80
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: U 7 80, Richard Dumbrill's explanation of the theory in cuneiform text U.7/80, right column
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: CBS 10996, Richard Dumbrill explains the function of cuneiform text CBS 10996
Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill: Nabnitu xxxii / U. 3011, Babylonian Musicology. Understanding enneatonism by Richard Dumbrill
CBS 10996 Richard Dumbrill comments in Kilmer's interpretation, Richard Dumbrill explains the misinterpretations of cuneiform text CBS 10996 and gives his own interpretation.
A Music from Ugarit - Echo from the past: Dumbrill explains his method
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Richard J Dumbrill Epernay 1947 is a British archaeomusicologist pianist composer and conductor Dumbrill is a relativist musicologist who opposes Universalism and Occicentrism theories in his field 1 Richard DumbrillDumbrill in Iraq lecturing about Babylonian scale systemsBorn1947 age 75 76 EpernayNationalityBritishKnown forStudy of the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near EastAcademic workDisciplineMusicologySub disciplineArchaeomusicologyInstitutionsUniversity of LondonNotable worksSemitic Music Theory Dumbrill has studied the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East especially the interpretation of cuneiform texts of Music Theory written in Sumerian Babylonian and Hurrian Contents 1 Career 2 Works 2 1 Books 2 2 Reviews 2 3 Articles 3 References 4 External links 4 1 Babylonian MusicologyCareer EditDumbrill s interpretation of music theory is based on his knowledge of Middle Oriental Musicology He rejects Pythagorean ditonism and heptatonism and particularly rejects the hypothesis of dichords in the Musicology of the Ancient Near EastDumbrill translated the oldest song ever written which was found in northwest Syria at the site of Ugarit He reconstructed the Silver lyre of Ur at the British Museum from Woolley s notes with Myriam Marcetteau Dumbrill also reconstructed the Elamite harp of the battle of Ulai with Margaux Bousquet Dumbrill donated one of his harps to the Ministry of Culture in IraqDrumbill is the founder with Irving Finkel of the International Council of Near Eastern Archaeomusicology 2 ICONEA at the Institute of Musical Research School of Advanced Studies University of London 3 Dumbrill has lectured at Harvard and Yale and in Iraq Beirut Damascus Leiden Rotterdam and Paris Works EditBooks Edit Semitic Music Theory 1 The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East second edition Published thesis Victoria Canada 2005 ISBN 1 4120 5538 5 4 Idiophones of the Ancient Near East in the Collections of the British Museum 121 pages Publisher Gorgias Pr Llc 12 Jun 2011 Language English ISBN 1611439566 ISBN 978 1611439564 The Silver Lyre of Ur Copyright Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Published 28 May 2015 ISBN 9781326289010 Musical scenes on Seals and Seal Impressions of the Ancient Near EastRichard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON 2015 ISBN 9781326289324 The Truth about Babylonian Music Near Eastern Musicology Online 4 6 2017 08 p 91 121 Hurrian Song H6 score transcribed from the original Cuneiform text ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Elegiac Poem to Ishtar score Composed by Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON An Old Babylonian Lullaby Score Set to music by Richard Dumbrill for the BBC ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Ashurbanipal Wisdom Song Score This song was reconstructed by Richard Dumbrill after an original Wisdom poem dating from the first millennium BC It was specially composed for the Great Ashurbanipal exhibition at the British Museum in November 2018 ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Song of Amun Re Score Composed by Richard Dumbrill on request from the Smithsonian Institution ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDONReviews Edit Co editor of NEMO Online with Amine Beyhom Editor of ICONEA with Irving Finkel 2008 Co editor with Bryan Carr of the Ernest McClain Memorial Volume forthcoming Editor of Musical Traditions in the Middle East Proceedings of the International Conference held at Leiden University 10 12 December 2009 Forthcoming Articles Edit The Truth About Babylonian Music Middle East article Music Prehistory to 1250 New evidence for Neo Babylonian Enneatonism in Music Theory Four mathematical texts from the Temple Library of Nippur Earliest Evidence of Heptatonism Goetterzahlen and scale Structure The Uruk Lute Elements of Metrology The Morphology of the Babylonian Scale Is the heptagram in CBS 1766 a Dial Commentary on the new incised scapula from Tel Kinrot Entretiens de Musique Ancienne en SorbonneReferences Edit The Truth About Babylonian Music Dumbrill quoted Curt Sachs at the beginning of his paper The Truth About Babylonian Music addressing occidentalism in musicology In describing non western music be it oriental or primitive one must strictly refrain from misusing incongruous concepts of western music The terminology that has been learned in music school applies to the harmonic structure of music and is inappropriate indeed misleading and distorting in descriptions of non harmonic non western music ICONEA INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MIDDLE EASTERN ARCHAEOMUSICOLOGY Richard Dumbrill Royal Holloway University of London Academia edu royalholloway academia edu Dumbrill Richard The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East via www academia edu a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links EditBabylonian Musicology Edit This short video lists the texts included in the series and gives the link to Dumbrill s book A concise Treatise on Sumerian and Babylonian Music Theory Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill H6 Richard Dumbrill explains his interpretation of cuneiform text H6 Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill CBS 1766 Richard Dumbrill explains the metabolisation of the linear enneatonic system into the cyclical heptatonic system Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill YBC 11381 Richard Dumbrill explains the survival of enneatonism in a late first millennium cuneiform text Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill N 4782 Richard Dumbrill explains the theory in cuneiform text N 4782 Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill U 7 80 left column Dumbrill explains the construction of the right column of cuneiform text U 7 80 Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill U 7 80 Richard Dumbrill s explanation of the theory in cuneiform text U 7 80 right column Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill CBS 10996 Richard Dumbrill explains the function of cuneiform text CBS 10996 Babylonian Musicology by Richard Dumbrill Nabnitu xxxii U 3011 Babylonian Musicology Understanding enneatonism by Richard Dumbrill CBS 10996 Richard Dumbrill comments in Kilmer s interpretation Richard Dumbrill explains the misinterpretations of cuneiform text CBS 10996 and gives his own interpretation A Music from Ugarit Echo from the past Dumbrill explains his method For the National Geographic Magazine with Singer Sevan Habib https www youtube com watch v 1j23oggrReM The Thin edge of the Wedge https www youtube com watch v GFbk8rHoq1Q Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Dumbrill musicologist amp oldid 1096493018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
