. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . acrifice for tlie support of ourorchestra. In ]5laying this remarkable instrument,the performer scats himself, brings the quillto his mouth, and steadies himself by rest-ing his elbows on his knees, and putting theright forefinger into the corresponding ear,and the left forefinger into his wide good performer uses much exertion inorder to bring out the tones properly, and itis a curious
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . acrifice for tlie support of ourorchestra. In ]5laying this remarkable instrument,the performer scats himself, brings the quillto his mouth, and steadies himself by rest-ing his elbows on his knees, and putting theright forefinger into the corresponding ear,and the left forefinger into his wide good performer uses much exertion inorder to bring out the tones properly, and itis a curious fact, that an accomplished player THE JOUM-JOUM. 265 contrives to produce octaves b) blowingwith increased strength, just as is done withthe fiute, an instrument on wliicli tlio soundof the goura can be toleraljly represented. t ANDANTE. ^ ^^ .m^ ^ ^ S-t^-,—?—a—v-A *~u—*-t--^-»——»—r- are stretched three strings, made of thetwisted intestines of animals. The stringsare attached to pegs, by which tliey can betightened or loosened so as to produce the -»-«.•#•* s. ^ ^ :^^^ :fe=E-^:i I- —b^—I—~^-\ *- *- m- A- * A A _* * ^ ^ ?•? ?*? m -^ a T- ^ ?*? 71 :t. S=SeS The same traveller contrived to writedown the air which was jilayed by a cele-brated performer, and found that he alwaysrepeated the same movement. The timeoccupied in playing it through was seventyseconds. When a woman plays the goura, it chan-j^es its name merely because she changes themanner of playing it, and it is then trans-formed into a joum-joum. Seated on theground, she places it perpendicularly beforeher, in the same manner as a harp is held inEurope. She keeps it tirm in its position byputting her foot between the bow and thestring, taking care not to touch the the right hand she grasps the bow inthe middle, and while she blows with hermouth in the quill, she strikes the string inseveral places with a small stick five or sixinche. in length, which she holds in theother hand
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