. Musical instruments . is distinctly shown. The finger-holes,probably four, are not indicated, although they undoubtedlyexisted on the instrument. ^ Furthermore, the Romans had two kinds of Pandean pipesviz., the syrinx and the fishdoi^Thc l)agpipe, /ibia u/ricularis,is said to have liecn a favourite instrument of the EmperorXero. The coniu was a large horn of bronze, curNcd. The \)vr-former held it under his arm with the broad end upwardsover his shoulder. It is represented in the engraving (Fig. 10), with the (ubaand the lituus. The tuba was astraight the cormt andthe Utl)ii we
. Musical instruments . is distinctly shown. The finger-holes,probably four, are not indicated, although they undoubtedlyexisted on the instrument. ^ Furthermore, the Romans had two kinds of Pandean pipesviz., the syrinx and the fishdoi^Thc l)agpipe, /ibia u/ricularis,is said to have liecn a favourite instrument of the EmperorXero. The coniu was a large horn of bronze, curNcd. The \)vr-former held it under his arm with the broad end upwardsover his shoulder. It is represented in the engraving (Fig. 10), with the (ubaand the lituus. The tuba was astraight the cormt andthe Utl)ii were eni-])loyc(l ill war to con-vey signals. Thesame was the casewith the bitccina,—originally perhaps aconch shell, andafterwards a simplehorn of an animal,— and the / was bent at the broad end but otherwise straight. Thetympanum resembled the tambourine, and was beaten likethe latter with the hands. Among the Roman instruments ofpercussion the scabcllum, which consisted of two ])lates com- l)B4-j. ^- -. l-iG. 10.—TiiiA CoRNL- and Lituus. 36 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. bined by means of a sort of hinge, deserves to be noticed;it was fastened under the foot and trodden in time, to producecertain rythmical effects in musical performances. Thecymhahim consisted of two metal plates similar to ourcymbals. The crotala and the crusmata were kinds of cas-tanets, the former being oblong and of a larger size than thelatter. The Romans had also a triangulum, which resembledthe triangle occasionally used in our orchestra. The sisiriimthey derived from Egypt with the introduction of the worshipof Isis. Metal bells, arranged according to a regular orderof intervals and placed in a frame, were called crepitaculum appears to have been a somewhat similarcontrivance on a hoop with a Through the Greeks and Romans we have the first well-authenticated proof of musical instruments having beenintroduced into Europe from Asia/ The Romans in theirconquests undoubte
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