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This is an improvisation on the original melody of Psalm 114,"When Israel Went Forth From Egypt",played on the "Nevel",(an ancient lyre/harp with a soundboard of animal hide),as played in the Temple of Jersusalem,over 2000 years ago...

A studio quality version of this piece can be heard on my new album, "The Ancient Biblical Lyre" - available from iTunes: http://bit.ly/9hTDje

The "Nevel" was more likely a LYRE rather than a harp (ie the strings are stretched over a bridge PARALLEL to the soundboard in a lyre, whereas in a harp, there is no bridge; the strings rise vertically from the resonator itself).

The words "Nevel" & "Kinnor" are commonly translated from the Hebrew as "Harp" & "Lyre" - wheras in reality, both these ancient Biblcial instruments were in fact just different types of LYRE. The Nevel simply had more strings than the Kinnor (about 12, compared with the 10 strings of the Kinnor), and it MAY have had a osundboard of taut hide instead of wood...

The problem here, is the lack of contemporary illustrations of the Nevel. On the other hand, there are several clear depictions of the Kinnor, so there is less mystery about exactly what the Kinnor looked/sounded like, compared with the ambiguous Biblical Nevel...

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6)"Ancient Times -- Music of The Ancient World":
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