. Musical instruments . l-i(. 57. — i>Amoki. ICiii^ tury. L. ?j-;[ in. No. ist- NiciHiia aiul Allierl ..Ill Illi. Ill., v. Dill Ill Ia--, Willi Uiiw. Kiiiiwii .IS •Tin (,. I .; 111., W ).• ill. I ?;-?;.•. \i(iiiria .Hill .Mill II .Mii-i uiii. 1 ;ih tmiiiry. POST-MEDLTiVAL. 117 public in London during the year 1715, when it was heardbetween the acts of an opera. It was known in Scotlandin the middle of the centur}, and a taste for it was probablyencouraged l)y the performance of Passerini, an Italianresident in Edinburgh, in th
. Musical instruments . l-i(. 57. — i>Amoki. ICiii^ tury. L. ?j-;[ in. No. ist- NiciHiia aiul Allierl ..Ill Illi. Ill., v. Dill Ill Ia--, Willi Uiiw. Kiiiiwii .IS •Tin (,. I .; 111., W ).• ill. I ?;-?;.•. \i(iiiria .Hill .Mill II .Mii-i uiii. 1 ;ih tmiiiry. POST-MEDLTiVAL. 117 public in London during the year 1715, when it was heardbetween the acts of an opera. It was known in Scotlandin the middle of the centur}, and a taste for it was probablyencouraged l)y the performance of Passerini, an Italianresident in Edinburgh, in the \-ear 1752, when it was saidto be a new instrument called violc damour. Passerini wasmanager of the Gentlemans and St. Cecilia Concert, wherehe and his wife had a permanent engagement as skilledmusicians. He played solos and accompanied singing withthe instrument. Perhaps the viole damour underwentseveral modifications, as its name was changed to psaltery,in the belief of its being the ancient instrument so denominated,wliich is quite different according to most authorititS, notbelonging to the lidicinal tribe. In 1754 a concert for the
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