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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.
3Mondtrommel, Dutch . . . 172
4Monochord, of the ancients . . . 38
5 " mediæval . . . 105
6 " for tuning the harpsichord . . . 345
7Montezuma, his orchestra . . . 82
8Moon-guitar, Chinese . . . 179
9Moors, their musical instruments . . . 63
10Morrice dance . . . 130
11Mountain horn . . . 217
12Mukha, Hindu instrument . . . 168
13Mukhavinai, Hindu . . . 168
14Mundharpe, Danish . . . 172
15Mungiga, Swedish . . . 172
16Munjeera; Hindu . . . 171
17Murchang, Hindu . . . 172
18Musetta, Italian . . . 214
19Musette, French . . . 214, 231
20 " players on the . . . 234
21 " compositions for the . . . 234
22Musettes in the Special Exhibition . . . 374
23Musical festivals, ancient Peruvian . . . 83
25N.
27Nabla, Grecian . . . 34
28Nablum, mediæval . . . 92, 112
29Nadermann, harp maker . . . 251
30Nagarah, Hindu drum . . . 315
31Nagassaran, Hindu . . . 168
32Nagelclavier . . . 268
33Nagelgeige, nail-violin . . . 268, 343
34Nagel harmonika . . . 268, 344
35Nail-harmonica . . . 268, 344
36Nail-violin . . . 268, 343
37Nakákeer, kettle-drums . . . 145
38Nakkárah, drum . . . 63, 145
39Nakarzan, Egyptian . . . 145
40Nanga, Negro harp . . . 149
41Nareda, inventor of the Vina . . . 53, 54, 201
42National music . . . 4
43Nay, flute . . . 63, 159
44 " its embouchure . . . 212
45Neapolitan mandoline . . . 334
46Nebel, Hebrew . . . 27, 30, 162
47Nechiloth, Hebrew . . . 33
48Negro musical band . . . 137
49 " balafo . . . 154
50 " drums . . . 146
51 " harps . . . 149, 151
52 " marimba . . . 154
53Negro trumpets . . . 152
54 " various instruments . . . 141, 307
55 " instruments in the Special Exhibition . . . 379
56Nei ambánah, Persian bagpipe . . . 58, 214
57Nekeb, Hebrew . . . 30
58Neusiedler, Hans, lute maker . . . 244
59Nobut, Hindu . . . 135
60Nofre, ancient Egyptian . . . 17, 162
61Norman, Barak, instrument maker 361, 366
62North American Indians, their musical instruments . . . 89
63Nose flutes . . . 166, 379
64Nubian lyre . . . 148
65Nursingh, Nepaulese . . . 169
67O.
69Oboe, Arabian . . . 63
70 " ancient American . . . 69
71 " kind of, supposed to have been known to the ancient Egyptians . . . 17
72 " Grecian, ancient . . . 38
73 " Chinese . . . 184
74 " Hindu . . . 167
75 " Italian . . . 225
76 " Wallachian . . . 221
77Oboe d'amore . . . 225
78Oboe da caccia . . . 225, 373
79Oboe luongo . . . 225
80Oboe piccolo . . . 226
81Octavina, spinet . . . 270, 271
82Odin, Scandinavian deity . . . 54
83Olifaunt, mediæval . . . 228
84Oliphant, mediæval . . . 107, 227
85Ollivant . . . 228
86Olyfaunce . . . 228
87Ombi, Negro harp . . . 151
88Orchestra, Babylonian . . . 27
89 " Burmese . . . 133
90 " Hebrew . . . 27, 136
91 " Hindu . . . 135
92 " American, ancient . . . 82
93 " Italian, sixteenth century . . . 245
94 " Italian, seventeenth century . . . 246
95 " modern, monster . . . 136
96Organ . . . 108, 283
97 " supposed Hebrew . . . 30, 31
98 " hydraulic . . . 40, 108
99 " mediæval . . . 108
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