Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . as formed to assist in found-ing a College of Music in London, a project that wasonly stopped by the Restoration in 1660 ! Whoever was responsible, however, it is actuallytrue that from the middle of the 17th Century to thecorresponding part of the 19th Century there werevery few churches (other than cathedrals, collegiatechapels, etc.) wherein the instrumental part of themusic was provided by an organ (excluding barrel-organs from the category for the moment). Directevidence of this is furnished by the S
Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . as formed to assist in found-ing a College of Music in London, a project that wasonly stopped by the Restoration in 1660 ! Whoever was responsible, however, it is actuallytrue that from the middle of the 17th Century to thecorresponding part of the 19th Century there werevery few churches (other than cathedrals, collegiatechapels, etc.) wherein the instrumental part of themusic was provided by an organ (excluding barrel-organs from the category for the moment). Directevidence of this is furnished by the Selsey Collectionof Psalms, where the Preface, written in 1842, makesa reference to the suitability of the Organ for ChurchMusic, and concludes thus :—4 4 Its general adoptionis therefore strongly recommended and earnestlyto be hoped for. In the absence of organs the necessary accompani-ments were supplied by bands containing a varietyof instruments, of which in Sussex there were no lessthan eighteen different kinds employed in one placeor another. SUSSEX CHURCH MUSIC IN THE PAST. 17. Vamp horn at Ashurst. Unique amongst them was a Vamp-horn, still extant,formerly used in Ashurst Church. This curious instru-ment is made of tin, 3ft. in length by 7in. across theSnouth of the bell, painted green with an inscriptionIf yellow lettering:— Praise Him upon ye Strings|nd Pipe. 1770. Palmer fecit. Inside the bell,4bout 8|in. from the end, are stretched some inter-secting wires, the purpose of which it is impossible toJell. The instrument has no mouth-piece and can;jnly produce a sort of bellowing noise ; in all pro-bability it was employed to form a drone foundation B 18 SUSSEX CHURCH MUSIC IN THE PAST. for the band and choir, like the drones of a bagpipe 11,or the drone-strings of a hurdy-gurdy. There are in existence five other vamp-horns i •England (at Willoughton in Lincolnshire, East Leak11and Braybrooke in Nottinghamshire, Charing iitKent, and Harrington in Northants), all of
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