Hurrian Hymn To Nikkal - h06 - New interpretation by Thomas Turine - 2020 - VERTIGO

Vertigo, by belgian composer Thomas Turine, is the first musical project based on all the 30 archeological clay tablets founded in Ugarit. These 1400 B.C. Cuneiform tablets are the oldest knowed musical notation traces. The tablet h06, the most complete of the ensemble, the Hymn to Nikkal, is famous to be the oldest knowed song. Here is a new interpretation of the original cuneiform writing. Vertigo is a time travel, and an exploration into the cuneiform and the language. Vertigo is a musical oratorio, The Hurrian Oratorio. Passing through all the 30 tablets, Vertigo revive all these antic songs traces. The oldest knowed songs. This Video, a short extract of Vertigo, give a new interpretation of the h06 score. Recorded Live at Le Senghor, Brussels, on 31 January 2020. Vertigo Concept, archeological interpretation, composition, direction: Thomas Turine Voices: Jean Fürst, Candy Saulnier, Sébastien Jacobs Piano: Sara Picavet Violin: Céline Bodson Bass Clarinet: Yann Lecollaire Sound: Fred Miclet Light Design: Jean-Jacques Deneumoustier Production Cosipie Records & Le Senghor Supported by La Semaine du Son www.thomasturine.com https://cosipie.bandcamp.com/