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Yakut (Sakha) Shamanic Song Traditions before Russian Contact (pre-17th century)

1200 - 1699

12 entries

Vedic Chanting and Śrauta Rituals in Ancient India (c. 1200 BCE–500 CE)

1500 BCE - 2008

13 entries

Samaveda Melodic Schools and Udgātṛ Performance Tradition (c. 800–200 BCE)

1000 BCE - 200 BCE

12 entries

Old Norse Skaldic and Eddic Performance Traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia (8th–11th centuries)

650 - 1350

12 entries

Mesopotamian New Year (Akitu) Ritual Music and Ceremonies (2nd–1st millennium BCE)

6500 BCE - 400 BCE

14 entries

Mauryan and Gupta Court Ritual Music in Ancient India (c. 3rd century BCE–6th century CE)

258 BCE - 450

12 entries

Imperial Chinese Court Music (Yayue) in the Zhou–Han Period (c. 1046 BCE–220 CE)

1046 BCE - 220

12 entries

Homeric Performance Tradition at Panhellenic Festivals (8th–4th centuries BCE)

750 BCE - 330 BCE

12 entries

Gregorian Chant and the Carolingian Reform (8th–10th centuries)

754 - 960

13 entries

Epic Recitation of Gilgamesh in Mesopotamia (2nd–1st millennium BCE)

2112 BCE - 1872

12 entries

Development and Ritual Use of the Egyptian Sistrum (Old Kingdom–Roman Egypt, c. 2686 BCE–4th century CE)

2323 BCE - 500

12 entries

Byzantine Chant in the Middle Byzantine Period (9th–15th centuries)

850 - 1458

13 entries
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