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14. Have they songs for solo and chorus, or with the air 
for a single voice, and a burden (or refrain) for a 
number of voices ? | 
15. Describe the different kinds of songs which they have 
(such as sacred songs, war songs, love songs, nursery 
songs, &c.) with remarks of the poetry. 
16. Write down in the language of the country, and give 
at the same time, a /iteral English translation of, as 
many of the songs of all classes as you can collect. 
17. Write out, in a similar manner, the libretto of any 
operas, or plays accompanied by music, which they 
may have; and take particular care to mark the 
accent, rythm and metre. 
18. Write down in notation, the exact score of their songs, 
with the instrumental accompaniment, if any. 
19. Have they any books or manuscripts, on the art of 
singing, giving instructions in singing, or any collec- 
tions of songs, with or without music ? 
20. If there is anything noteworthy about their vocal 
music, which has not been noticed in the preceding 
questions, notice it. 
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 
1. What are their instruments of percussion (such as 
drums, castanets, rattles, cymbals, gongs, bells, &c.)? 
Have they instruments of percussion containing sonor- 
ous slabs of wood, glass, stone, metal, &c., upon 
which tunes can be played? Ifso, write down in 
notation, or in letters, the tones emitted by the slabs. 
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Note.—Complete collections of the musical instruments of the various 
Eastern countries, are of the greatest value, and these collections should in- 
clude the instruments, in their different artistic forms, as used by all classes. 
Photographs of musicians playing, both singly and in orchestras, and of 
dancers in every attitude, are also of value. 
Care should be taken to describe exactly the materials of which the differ- 
ent parts of the instruments are made, whether any particular value attaches 
to certain woods, etc.: “andthe botanical name of the wood, as well as the 
native name, should be given. Also whether any particular value is attached 
to certain forms of instrument, and whether there are any makers, of peculiar 
excellence in their craft. 
