Abstract
Joachim Braun's detailed descriptions of all available evidence-archaeological, textual, iconographic-elucidate his readers' understanding and appreciation of the rich and complex musical life that existed in ancient Israel/Palestine. Braun's careful and comprehensive account begins in the Stone Age and proceeds steadily and clearly to the Hellenistic-Roman periods; thus we accompany the author and his evidence on a very long journey that manages not to be a tedious one because of Braun's dedication to, experience with. and passion for his task. A perceptive review of past and present music-historical and music-archaeological research is presented at the outset, together with the identification of ancient and modern terminology and typology of instruments. Controversial opinions and interpretations are discussed, and the authors views are cogently argued. The book concludes with a thought-provoking summary of musical instruments as symbols of cult, state, and identity together with other symbolic objects typically associated with them.
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