Evolution of Music

From 40,000 BC to the 17th century AD. 0:00 Neanderthal Bone Flute - 40 000 BC 0:29 Prehistorical Flute - 14 000 BC 0:45 Gilgamesh, as sung by Peter Pringle - 2100 BC 1:16 Brahma Samhita - 1200 BC, as sung by Anant Nitai Das 1:29 Ancient Chinese Court Music - 1100 BC 1:49 The Iliad by Homer - 800 BC, as sung by Silvio Zinsstag 2:41 Ancient Celtic Music - 1000 BC 3:01 Hymn to Nemesis - 100 AD 3:20 Ancient Roman Music - 100 BC 3:45 Te Deum - 400 AD 4:07 Béowulf, as sung by Benjamin Bagby - 700 AD 4:52 O Aggelos Eboa - 1100 AD 5:15 Ja nus hons pris - 1192 AD, as sung by Luc Arbogast ; and then the Occitan version by the Ensemble Perceval 6:00 A l’entrada del temps clar - 1200 AD, as performed by Mont-Jòia 6:34 Chinggis Khan, as performed by Batzorig Vaanchig 6:57 Mirie it is While Sumer Ilast - 1200 AD, as sung by Ian Pittaway 7:44 Palastinalied - 1200 AD, as sung by Arany Zoltán 8:16 Greensleeves - 1580 AD, as performed by the Baltimore Consort 8:33 La Spagna, or Danza Alta - 1500 AD 8:54 Hon’nouji - 1600 AD, as performed by Jordi Savall