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Condición: Good. EDITORIAL REVIEWS h sounds of the ancient world through replicated instruments built and performed by the composer, Douglas Irvine. Blending timeworn elements with the pulse of c ontemporary world music, Ambient Egypt explores sparse, haunting and percussive soundscapes composed solely from traditional acoustic sources. The CD debuted in 1998 as the soundtrack to the Seattle Art Museum exhibition, Egypt, Gift of the Nile. Ambient Egypt's popularity continues in major museum exhibitions and doc umentary films internationally. and instrument maker, lives and works in New England. His extensive research an d scholarship regarding musical traditions of ancient Middle Eastern cultures ha s been featured internationally through exhibits, lectures, performances and pub lic radio appearances. Irvine's work with ancient instruments continues on a fol low-up CD to Ambient Egypt scheduled for release in 2005.…