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... air upon it , not even one of those which they were in the habit of singing . He saw several who were fond of amusing themselves with the instrument , and who would sit for hours together , beside the embers of their cabin fire ...
... air upon it , not even one of those which they were in the habit of singing . He saw several who were fond of amusing themselves with the instrument , and who would sit for hours together , beside the embers of their cabin fire ...
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... air , a species of lament , over the corpses of the dead . - Some of the aboriginal inhabitants of the South * See MARINER's Tonga Islands ; vol . xiii . of Constable's Miscellany , page 123-4 . American continent had instruments of the ...
... air , a species of lament , over the corpses of the dead . - Some of the aboriginal inhabitants of the South * See MARINER's Tonga Islands ; vol . xiii . of Constable's Miscellany , page 123-4 . American continent had instruments of the ...
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... air in their music ; though a certain cadence is now and then perceptible . † Mr Burchell , who visited this tribe in 1812 , supposes , that they never heard European airs before he had some performed to them on the violin ; and several ...
... air in their music ; though a certain cadence is now and then perceptible . † Mr Burchell , who visited this tribe in 1812 , supposes , that they never heard European airs before he had some performed to them on the violin ; and several ...
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... airs and melodies , if , in- deed , they deserve the name , are of the rudest kind . We shall not , however , dwell any longer upon this part of our subject , but proceed to the main object of the present work . 11 CHAPTER II ...
... airs and melodies , if , in- deed , they deserve the name , are of the rudest kind . We shall not , however , dwell any longer upon this part of our subject , but proceed to the main object of the present work . 11 CHAPTER II ...
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... airs commonly used in the temple . " + Besides the flute , the trigonum , or triangular harp , an instrument said to be of Phrygian invention , and the psaltery , were subsequently used in the worship of Apis . Another very ancient ...
... airs commonly used in the temple . " + Besides the flute , the trigonum , or triangular harp , an instrument said to be of Phrygian invention , and the psaltery , were subsequently used in the worship of Apis . Another very ancient ...
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Seite 78 - And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Seite 137 - Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders...
Seite 30 - Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
Seite 31 - Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace...
Seite 75 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Seite 31 - To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up.
Seite 296 - ... for the comforting of such that delight in music, it may be permitted that in the beginning or in the end of common prayers, either at morning or evening, there may be sung an hymn or such - like song to the praise of Almighty God, in the best sort of melody and music that may be conveniently devised, having respect that the sentence of the hymn may be understanded and perceived.
Seite 76 - And David and all the house- of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fit wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
Seite 100 - The sun was reflected, with a glare scarcely more supportable than the heat, from the massy gold ornaments, which glistened in every direction. More than a hundred bands burst at once on our arrival, with the peculiar airs of their several chiefs ; the horns flourished their defiances, with the beating of innumerable drums and metal instruments, and then yielded, for a while, to the soft breathings of their long flutes, which were truly harmonious; and a pleasing instrument, like a bagpipe without...
Seite 77 - I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.