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OCCASIONAL NOTES. 4.33 
CULTIVATION. 
Do the people easily learn a melody by ear? 
Have they a good musical memory ? 
Are the children taught music? And if so, how isit 
done ? 
Are there professional musicians ? 
Are there any performers who evince much talent ? 
Are there any minstrels, bards, or reciters of old 
ballads ? 
Are there any professional improvisators ? 
Are there professional musicians of different grades ? 
Who composes the music ? 
Do the musicians follow other professions besides music? 
Are the ministers of religion also musicians, and 
medical men ? 
Have the people some kind of musical notation ? 
Have they written signs for raising and lowering the 
voice in singing, for giving emphasis to certain words 
or phrases, or for similar purposes? If so, describe 
the signs. 
Do they possess treatises on the history, theory, 
etc. of music: instruction books for singing, and 
for playing musical instruments, &c.? If so, givea 
detailed account of their musical literature. 
Havethey musicalinstitutions ? Giveanaccount of them. 
How do the people appreciate their own music ? 
What impression does the music of (ees countries 
produce upon them ? 
Have any particular class (such as sailors) peculiar 
songs of their own? If so, describe them. 
If there is anything noteworthy about their music, 
which has not been alluded to in the preceding 
questions, notice it. 
Note.—A complete collection of the treatises on the music of Eastern 
countries, written by Oriental musicians, is much to be desired. 
