Universal History of Music: Compiled from Divers Sources

accompanied according Africa airs Akrai Amir Khusru ancient appear Arabs Assyrians bagpipe Bengal Calcutta called Captain castanets celebrated century chants chiefly Chinese chorus Christian classes composed composition consists cubbadar cymbals dance dancers dervishes described diatonic diatonic scale drum Egypt Egyptians European flourished flute formed grama Greek guitar hands harp Heave Hebrew heptachord Hindu music horn hymns India instru intervals invented Játtrá Jews kind King Kissar Krishna Kuta Kuta Tanas large number London lyre Maharajah Mahomedan melody mentioned ments modern Murchchhanas musical instruments musicians native Negro notes opera pentatonic scale performance Persian piece pipes played player plectrum poetry popular present principal produced Rágas rattle Rebab reign religious remarks resembling Sanskrit singers singing sometimes songs sound specimen stanzas stringed instruments sung supposed Tamboura temple thou tion tones tribes trumpet tunes varieties violin vocal voice women words Yarradee