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Mauldin: The Last Musician of Ur

11/6/2012, 1 Track, 06:58

Featuring

  • Petr Vronský
  • Moravská filharmonie Olomouc
  • Michael Mauldin

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Instruments

The Gold Lyre of Ur, the earliest stringed instrument ever found, was damaged by looters at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in April 2003.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Michael Mauldin's composition, The Last Musician of Ur, crafts a flowing narrative following the last musician to play the historic instrument.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

The narrative of The Last Musician of Ur explores the conflict between inescapable destruction and the hope of timeless, international peace.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Composer Michael Mauldin was moved by the legacy of the Gold Lyre of Ur and the project's narrative possibilities, leading him to compose The Last Musician of Ur.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

In 2004, British harpist Andrew Lowings constructed an authentic and playable replica of the Gold Lyre of Ur.

Source: Booklet

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