Eras
Antiquity
Historical context
- 40000 BCEMusicOldest known bone flute (Hohle Fels cave)
- 3000 BCEMusicLyres and harps develop in Sumer and Egypt
- 1500 BCEMusicVedic chant — India's oldest vocal tradition
- 500 BCEMusicPythagoras systematizes musical tuning theory
- 27 BCEWorldRoman Empire founded
Genres of this era
- Folk & WorldAustralian Aboriginal Music50000 BCEOceania
- Folk & WorldInuit Throat Singing (Katajjaq)2000 BCENorth America
- ClassicalDuduk Music1500 BCECentral Asia
- Folk & WorldNubian Music1500 BCENorth Africa
- SacredVedic Chanting1500 BCESouth Asia
- SacredZoroastrian Liturgical Music1200 BCEWest Asia
- Folk & WorldAka Pygmy Polyphony1000 BCECentral Africa
- Folk & WorldAmazigh (Berber) Music500 BCENorth Africa
- ClassicalGuqin500 BCEEast Asia
- SacredTheravada Pali Chanting250 BCESouth Asia