Richard Dumbrill (musicologist)

Richard J. Dumbrill is a British archaeomusicologist who was born in France (Epernay 1947). He has devoted his academic career to the study of the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East, especially the interpretation of cuneiform texts of Music Theory written in Sumerian, Babylonian and Hurrian.

Richard Dumbrill
Dumbrill lecturing about Babylonian scale systems
Born1947 (age 72–73)
Epernay
NationalityBritish
Known forStudy of the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East
Academic work
DisciplineMusicology
Sub-disciplineArchaeomusicology
InstitutionsUniversity of London
Notable worksSemitic Music Theory

Career

His interpretation of theory is based on his profound knowledge of Middle-Oriental Musicology. He has rejected previous interpretations which were based on Western Theory and therefore inadequate. One of his greatest achievements was the translation of the oldest song ever written found in northwest Syria at the site of Ugarit. He made reconstructions of ancient instruments, notably the Silver lyre of Ur hosted at the British Museum, with Myriam Marcetteau and the Elamite harp of the battle of Ulai, with Margaux Bousquet. He is the founder, with Irving Finkel of the International Council of Near Eastern Archaeomusicology [1] (ICONEA) at the Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Studies, University of London,[2]. Richard Dumbrill has lectured at major world universities, including Harvard and Yale, but also Babylon, Beirut, Damascus, Leiden, Rotterdam, and Paris.

Works

Books
  • Semitic Music Theory
  • The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East, second edition. Published thesis. Victoria, Canada.(2005) ISBN 1-4120-5538-5[3]
  • Idiophones of the Ancient Near East in the Collections of the British Museum 121 pages, Publisher: Gorgias Pr Llc (12 Jun. 2011) Language: English ISBN 1611439566 ISBN 978-1611439564
  • The Silver Lyre of Ur Copyright Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON Published 28 May 2015 ISBN 9781326289010
  • Musical scenes on Seals and Seal Impressions of the Ancient Near EastRichard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS LONDON 2015 ISBN 9781326289324
  • The Truth about Babylonian Music Near Eastern Musicology Online 4 6 |2017-08| p. 91–121.
  • Hurrian Song H6, score, transcribed from the original Cuneiform text. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
  • Elegiac Poem to Ishtar, score, Composed by Richard Dumbrill ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
  • An Old Babylonian Lullaby. Score. Set to music by Richard Dumbrill for the BBC. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON
  • Ashurbanipal Wisdom Song. Score. This song was reconstructed by Richard Dumbrill after an original Wisdom poem dating from the first millennium BC. It was specially composed for the Great Ashurbanipal exhibition at the British Museum in November 2018. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON.
  • Song of Amun Re. Score. Composed by Richard Dumbrill on request from the Smithsonian Institution. ICONEA PUBLICATIONS - LONDON

Reviews
  • Co-editor of NEMO-Online with Amine Beyhom
  • Editor of ICONEA with Irving Finkel (2008)
  • Co-editor with Bryan Carr of the Ernest McClain Memorial Volume, forthcoming
  • Editor of Musical Traditions in the Middle-East. Proceedings of the International Conference held at Leiden University, 10-12 December 2009. Forthcoming.

Articles


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References
  1. "ICONEA | INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MIDDLE EASTERN ARCHAEOMUSICOLOGY".
  2. "Richard Dumbrill | Royal Holloway, University of London - Academia.edu". royalholloway.academia.edu.
  3. Dumbrill, Richard. "The Musicology and Organology of the Ancient Near East" – via www.academia.edu. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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