2nd millennium BC in music
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3rd millennium BC in music - 2nd millennium BC in music - 1st millennium BC in music
Events
- 1400 BC - the Hurrian song is engraved on a clay tablet.
- 1500 BC - Guitar, lyre, trumpet, and tambourine are used by the Hittites.
- 1500 BC - Harps are played in Egypt.
- 2000 BC - The trumpet is played in Denmark.[citation needed]
- 2000 BC - Percussion instruments are added to Egyptian orchestras.