R E A D I N G S .on.the..O
R I G I N S. of..M
U S I C
By Robert Fink
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This book is a compendium of writings
on the origin of music spanning a period of research & publication
from the ‘5o's to the present (2oo3). The three
sections below combine a number of printed works, each
section retaining its own page numbers, along
with updates designed to integrate all the
material into one unified whole. Information
on websites that continue the discussion and debate
can be found in Section II, p. 36.
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SECTION I: Overview
of Music Origins
The Origin of Music (1980 essay -- based on an earlier 1958
book)........................1
What is the do re mi scale; Evolution
of the scale; The several arts of music;
The oldest
known song; Harmony; Parallels in the music of R.
Strauss (2oo1)
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On the Origin of Music (letter to an internet musicology list, Oct.,
1998)..............10a
Many participants, including archaeologists, ethnomusicologists, paleontologists,
flautists; including Prof. Trehub ("babies study") and Prof.
Bonnie Blackwell, collaborator with Ivan Turk who found Neanderthal flute
("Divje Babe" bone). Discussion continued on internet www.greenwych.ca/fl3debat.htm
with more letters from around the world.
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Media reports on Neanderthal Flute Essay......................................................27-30
Scientific-American; Science magazine; Globe & Mail; Times of
London, &etc.
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Natural Forces (influencing formation of pentatonic & diatonic
scales)...................31
Simple Home Experiment ("Nature vs. Nurture") ................................................32
Oldest Known Song(deciphered by Kilmer et al ); Evidence of
early harmony)......33
Reprinted from Archaeologia Musicalis Feb., 1988
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Update Notes March, 1998 (On Turk information from Slovenia).........................35
List of Webpages; Comments & "About the author".............................................36
Ancient Chinese Flutes Crosscurrents (XC) Issue: #188, 1999 ...............Facing
p. 36
Oldest Known Still-Playable Flute -- 9,000 years old.
Was the Neanderthal flute
made by chance bites of animals?
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Reply Letter to Antiquity Journal -- "A Bone to Pick"..........................................37
Article in Science News and reply letter..............................................................38
