TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Section 1. Solid, sonorous instruments: 



Gongs 2 



Bells 7 



Cymbals— 10 



Castanets 11 



Rattles ' 12 



Vibrating bars 18 



Vibrating tongues 20 



Section 2. Wind instruments: 



Whistles 22 



Flutes- 

 Primitive and oriental 23 



Direct flutes and flageolets 27 



Transverse flutes 28 



Reed instruments — 



Single reeds 30 



Double reeds ,__ : 3S 



Wind revolving reed 41 



Bagpipe 41 



Hand organ 43 



Horns — 



Primitive horns 44 



Simple horns . 46 



Horns with slide, finger holes, keys, and valves 4T 



Section 3. Drums and other vibrating membranes : 



Drums 51 



Kettledrums 55 



Drums with one head 59 



Drums with two heads 64 



Drums with jingles 68 



Tambourines 68 



Onion flutes 70 



Throat horns 70 



Basket used as a drum 70 



Section 4. Stringed instruments : 



Instruments with open strings, picked 71 



Instruments with stopped strings, picked 78 



Instruments with open strings, hammered 91 



Instruments with strings, bowed 93 



Instruments with keys 102 



Hurdy-gurdy 103 



Solophone 104 



Instruments with keyboard 104 



Clavichord 104 



Spinet and virginal 105 



Harpsichord 100 



Pianoforte 107 



Bibliography 110 



Index US 



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