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Tears of Isis - Ancient Egyptian Music (#4 of 11)

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The ancient Egyptian goddess Isis wept for her beloved husband Osiris, who was murdered and betrayed by his own brother.
Her tears brought about the annual flood and inundation of the Nile. This music depicts the calling of Isis by the temple priests sounding the primordial conch shell. Then a soloist playing a 16 string lyre, here performed on the north African nyatiti, makes an offering to Isis that assures the joy of all the people in anticipation of the arrival of Isis in the guise of the Nile Star. Following this a group of wooden flute players, who have gathered by the banks of the lower Nile delta, play antiphonal melodies thought to be favored by Isis herself. Finally, when the watching priests see arrival of Isis and the rain begins to fall, they once again sound the conch shells in homage to Isis.

"Tears of Isis" is the fourth of a set of nine pieces by composer Jeffrey Goodman. The CD is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2011.

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  • Thanks for listening!

  • i like this song very much.

  • @3jessesc Thanks for listening and taking the time to share your kind response.

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  • Love to my Queen ISIS!

  • omg lol my eye of horus tattoo started to vibrate when i played this song either that or its my arm going numb lol.

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  • thanks for share this great music!!

  • have you any idea, if it's possible for me to use your music for my game?

  • seriously this is one of the very best new tracks i have heard so far this year and will be in my festive fifty

  • @sortoise Small boys wasn't on the table until the Jews took over.

  • actual authentic stuff, haunting and organic, like actually being in one of the temples surrounded by virgins, wine, grapes and small boys

  • love this so much

  • SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL , I LOVE IT !

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