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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments, 1874
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1General Index.
3Botuto, of the American Indians . 74
4Boulou, Negro harp . 151
5Bourdon . 231, 266
6Bow, of the viola da Gamba . 337
7 " old-fashioned . 342
8 " of the violin . 261
9 " in the Special Exhibition . 366
10 " of the nail-violin . 344
11Brensius, lute maker . 377
12Breslano, viol maker . 377
13Brian Boiroimhe, his harp . 239
14British lute . 250
15Britton, Thomas, his instruments . 255
16Broadwood, Messrs., communication from, respecting Handel's harpsichord . 279
17Brummeisen, German . 172
18Buccina, ancient Roman . 45
19Bûche, French . 331
20Buchenberg, lute maker . 244
21Buddhists, their god of music . 53
22 " their sacred trumpet . 296
23Bueckenberg, lute maker . 244, 324
24Bugle horn . 371
25Bulgarian tamboura . 209
26Bulu-pârindu, Malaysian . 200
27Bulu-ribut, Malaysian . 200
28Buni, ancient Egyptian harp . 11
29Bunibulum, mediæval . 111
30Burmese bells . 300, 314
31 " drums . 175
32 " stringed instruments . 173, 295
33 " trumpets . 295
34 " violin . 313
35Burney, his account of the serpent . 320
36Búro, Negro trumpet . 153
37Busby on the dital harp . 327
39C.
41Cachua, Peruvian dance . 86
42Caix d'Herveloix, viola da gamba player . 262
43Calamus, ancient Roman . 43, 117, 226
44Cambodian, ancient sculptures of musical instruments . 53
45Campanile . 128
46Campion, François . 241
47Capitrum, ancient Roman . 43
48Capo-tasto . 328, 330
49Caribi Indians, their flutes . 305
50Carillon . 109, 131
51Carroccio . 128
52Casparini, organ builder . 284
53Castanets, ancient Egyptian . 20
54 " Grecian . 39
55 " Roman . 45
56 " Chinese . 190
57 " European . 252
58 " Hindu . 171
59Catgut strings . 1, 150
60Caucasian instruments . 202
61Cembalo, clavicembalo . 277
62Cembal d'Amour . 357
63Cetera, Italian . 257, 369, 377
64Chabbâbeh, Persian . 159
65Chalcophonos, sonorous stone . 48
66Chalil, Hebrew . 30
67Chalumeau . 226
68Chalumeaux, of the musette . 231
69Chamber organ . 283, 374
70Chang, Hindu harp . 56
71 " Persian harp . 58
72 " murchang . 172
73Chanrares, Peruvian bells . 80
74Chanter, of the bagpipe . 231
75Chanterelle of the lute . 321
76Cha-pan, Chinese . 190
77Charles II., king, harp stated to have belonged to him . 239
78 " flute stated to have belonged to him . 373
79Chatzozerah, Hebrew . 32
80Chaunk, Thibet . 134
81Chayna, ancient Mexican . 69
82Chê, Chinese . 53
83Chedeville, joueur de musette . 231, 235
84Cheeplayo, Indian . 171
85Chelys, ancient Grecian . 36, 41
86Cheng, ancient Chinese . 53
87 " modern . 5, 186
88Chhilchiles, ancient Peruvian . 79
89Chifonie, mediæval . 104
90Chihikong, Hindu . 314
91Chikarah, . 164, 314
92Chinese bells . 48, 300, 313
93 " castanets . 190
94 " cymbals . 194
95 " fiddle . 57, 178, 313
96 " instruments, ancient . 46
97 " modern . 178-194
98 " of stones . 46
99 " musical academy . 85
100 " myths . 46
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