. Musical instruments . finger-holes were covered ; the other three, by opening the finger-holes successively. From the character of the stone utensilsand weapons discovered with this pipe it is conjectured thatthe burying-place from which it was exhumed dates fromthe latest time of tlie stone age. Therefore, however old itmay be, it is a more recent contrivance than the reindeer-bone whistle from the cavern of the Dordogne. The Ancient Egyptians. The most ancient nations historically knt)\vn j)ossessedmusical instruments which, though in acoustic constructiongreatly inferior to our own, exhib
. Musical instruments . finger-holes were covered ; the other three, by opening the finger-holes successively. From the character of the stone utensilsand weapons discovered with this pipe it is conjectured thatthe burying-place from which it was exhumed dates fromthe latest time of tlie stone age. Therefore, however old itmay be, it is a more recent contrivance than the reindeer-bone whistle from the cavern of the Dordogne. The Ancient Egyptians. The most ancient nations historically knt)\vn j)ossessedmusical instruments which, though in acoustic constructiongreatly inferior to our own, exhibit a degree of perfectionwhich could luive been attained only after a long period ofcultivation. Many tribes of tlie present day have not yrtreached this stage of musical progress. As regards the instruments of the ancient Egyj^tians wenow possess perhaps more detailed information than of thoseappertaining to any other nation of antiquity. This informa-tion we owe especially to tlu- exactness with which the instru- «*. IKi Ki> 11*1(1. Aiicieiii E;; X\ 11 Itli Ivna-tv ( m5j). Miiseiiin. THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. ir ments are depicted in scul}:)tures and paintings*. Whoeverhas examined these interesting monuments with ewn ordinarycare cannot but be convinced that the rtjiresen tat ions whichthey exhibit are faithful transcrijits from life. Moreover, itthere remained any doubt respecting the accuracy of therepresentations of the musical instruments it miglit be dis-pelled by existing evidence. Several specimens have bet-ndiscovered in tombs, preserved in a more or less perfectcondition. The Egvptians possessed various kinds of harps, some ofwhich were elegantly shaped and tastefully largest were about 6J- feet high ; and the small onesfrequently had some sort of stand which enal)led the per-former to play upon the instrument while standing. Thename of the harp was bene. Its frame had no front pillar ;the tension of the strings
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