Tutankhamun's trumpets

[Abarbarian]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13092827

Among the "wonderful things" Howard Carter described as he peered by candlelight into the newly discovered tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 were two trumpets, one silver and one bronze.
For more than 3,000 years they had lain, muted, in the Valley of the Kings, close to the mummy of the boy king. Found in different parts of Tutankhamun's tomb, both were decorated with depictions of Egyptian gods identified with military campaigns.

Listening to the recording gave me goosebumps

 

[Quadophile]

I had goosebumps all over too!

 

[Taffycat]

They sound really amazing, don't they?

 

[Quadophile]

If you want to see the glory of that era check this out, this is hopefully as close to what it was like 3000 years ago.

1000 BC

 

[floppybootstomp]

Good stuff, Abarbs, I was reminded of Peter Sellers' 'Trumpet Volunteer'.

Quad: That was a bit over the top just for visiting Rome wernitt? Most people would have just taken a sherbert from the airport

(Sherbert = sherbert dab = cab)

You see that little black kid near Elizabeth Taylor in the entourage? That was Michael Jackson. Not a lot of people know that

It's also not widely known that Richard Burton was always steaming drunk on set which is why he turned in such a good performance.

Twas a bit risque for 1963 weren't it? (the dancing girl near the beginning) Good stuff.

I've never actually seen Cleopatra but I have seen Carry On Cleo

 

[nivrip]

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I've never actually seen Cleopatra but I have seen Carry On Cleo

Carry on Cleo was better than Cleopatra.

 

[Quadophile]

Flops,

Cleopatra is and will always be one of my favourite movies. The performance of all the artists was just fantastic. The soundtrack of the movie is also great as I remember my Dad had the vinyl and it sounded phenomenal.

Elizabeth Taylor received $1 million for her role in the film and back then it was the highest fee ever paid to a female in a leading role. Burton married Taylor after this movie. I watched this movie on a regular interval (few years apart) for decades.

Carry on Cleo was in my opinion the most hilarious carry on series film that I have seen.

 

[bootneck02]

My son is a trumpet/cornet player and also works for the BBC I wonder if he has heard the recording. He is comming down next Saturday for the day and I am going to play the recording to him. I was impressed that the trumpeter was able to get such a great tone from a 3000 year old instrument. It gave me goose bumps too.. Thanks for sharing that with us Abarbarian

 

[Abarbarian]

Those were the days