The oldest known song is Syrian, about 1400 BC. Scholars claim no polyphonic music was written before the middle ages, but they are clearly incorrect, and recent discoveries of cuniform tablets, demonstrating a suprising melodic sense, inspire musicians worldwide.A wonderful website on these discoveries can be found here http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/hurrian.htm
My studies of ancient melody have inspired me to write a series of musical pieces based on this archeological findings.
More later.
That’s it for now. Thomas Schoenberger