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29. 
OCCASIONAL NOTES. 
Are there military bands? And how are they con- 
stituted ? 
Is music employed to facilitate manual labour ? 
Are there songs, or mstrumental compositions apper- 
taining to particular occupations, or trades ? 
Have the people a national hymn, or an instrumental 
composition, which they perform in honour of their 
sovereign, or in commemoration of some political 
event ? 
Describe minutely the musical performances in re- 
ligious worship, if there are any. 
Have they sacred dances performed in religious cere- 
monies, at funerals, ete. ? 
Have they any war dances, dances of defiance, ete. ? 
Have they any dances, in which they imitate the 
peculiar movements and habits of certain animals, ete. ? 
Are their dances accompanied by musical instruments, 
by singing, or merely by rythmical sounds, such as 
clapping of hands, snapping of fingers, reiterated 
vociferation, «c. ? 
Give a list of all the dances. 
Endeavour to ascertain whether the rhythm of the 
music accompanying the dance is suggested by the 
steps of the dancers, or vice verst.. 
Give if possible ilustrations or photographs of the 
musicians performing on their instruments. 
Give full scores of their operas, theatrical representa- 
tions, religious music, etc. 
Give if possible, illustrations, or photographs of their 
dancers, in every attitude, and combination. 
If there is anything noteworthy about their perform- 
ances, which has not been alluded to in the preceding 
questions, notice it. 
