Ancient Egyptian Music and Entertainment: Jenacee and Robyn

Music and Entertainment: Jenacee and Tiyah
All the major categories of musical instruments (percussion, wind, stringed) were represented in pharaonic Egypt.The ancient Egyptians did not notate their music before the Graeco-Roman period, so attempts to reconstruct pharaonic music remain speculative.

http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/MIRE/Introduction/AncientEgypt/AncientEgypt.html 7.10.14

http://www.experience-ancient-egypt.com/ancient-egyptian-music.html 14.10.14

Although dancing and playing music was usually done by professionals, some nobles and royalty took them up as hobbies to pass the time. They would not put on performances for guests, but they would just learn and use them at home.

Egyptian Music's Popularity in the 19th Century
During the 19th century and the height of Egyptomania, a musical movement known as pseudo orientalism spread like a fashion craze among Europe.Unfortunately, there is but little record of how ancient Egyptian music must have sounded like. Ancient Egyptians did not devise a musical notation system, so we don’t know any particular tune from that epoch.

http://all-about-egypt.com/ancient-egypt-music/ 21.10.14