So, What Instruments Did Egyptians Play?



This is a double clarinet, one of the many
Egyptian instruments


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Yeah, ancient Egyptians TOTALLY had electric guitars-not. Egyptians had ivory clappers, harps, flutes, tambourines, etc. Actually, most of these are the same type of instruments we have here! Basically, there are 4 different groups of instruments; Idiophones, Membranophones, aerophones, and cordophones. Idiophones included clappers, sistra, cymbals and bells. The membranophone group include tamboruines and drums. One of the earliest Egyptian aerophone type of instrument was the flute. Notice how there's a LOT of the same instruments that are in the United States and also in Egypt. Anyways, back on track. The double clarinets, oboes, and trumpets (called bugles in Egypt) belonged to the aerophone group as well.