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A popular history of music, musical instruments, ballet, and opera, from St. Ambrose to Mozart, 1888
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1Sacred Harmonic Society, 255; its library, 99.
2Sacred music, corruptions of, 75.
3St. Gall, its MS. of Gregory's Antiphonarium, 5; facsimile of a portion of, 6.
4Saint-Huberty, Madame (1756—1812), singer, 302.
5Salaries of singers in time of Handel, 233.
6Salieri, Antonio (1750—1825), 287.
7Sallé, Mademoiselle, dancer, 302.
8Sally in our alley, song by Henry Carey, 250.
9"Salmon and Lock" controversy, 197.
10Salmon, Jacques (living 1582), 125.
11Sambuca, 28.
12Sammartini, G. B. (about 1700[?]—living in 1770), 188, 192.
13Samson, Handel's oratorio, 246, 247.
14Samson, opera by Rameau, 268.
15Saul, oratorio by Handel, 243.
16Scarlatti, Alessandro (1659—1725), 109, 180.
17Scarlatti, Domenico (1683—1757), 119, 177.
18Scenica Progymnasmata of Reuchlin, 168.
19Scheibe, J. A. (1708—1776), his Kritischer Musicus, 183.
20Schmidt, Bernard ("Father Smith") (1630[?]—1709), 212.
21Schools, choir-, established by St. Gregory, 5.
22Schütz, Heinrich (Sagittarius) (1585—1672), 168.
23Scipio, opera by Handel, 232, 236.
24Scotto, Girolamo (—1573), music-printer, 68.
25Senesino (Francesco Bernardi) (1680—1750), singer, 230, 231, 233, 236, 237, 238.
26Senfl, Ludwig (1490[?]—1555), 80.
27Serva Padrona, La, opera by Pergolesi, 110, 273, 278, 280, 289.
28Sesostrate, opera by Hasse, 180.
29Shawm, 44.
30Shepherds' trumpets, 43.
31Sheppard, John (16th century), 87.
32Sheridan, R. B., 253.
33Shield, William (1748—1829), 253.
34Shophar, 42.
35Siege of Belgrade, opera by Storace, 253.
36Siena, ancient bell at, 32.
37Silver Swan, madrigal by Orlando Gibbons, 93.
38Simpson, Christopher (1640[?]— ), Chelys; or, The Division Violist, 218; Compendium of Practical Musick, 217.
39Siroe, opera by Handel, 234.
40Sistine Chapel, performance of the Missa Papae Marcelli in, 76; Palestrina appointed composer to, ib.; excellence of unaccompanied vocal music in, 77; music in Holy Week, ib.
41Sistrum, the, 27, 30.
42Sixtus IV., Pope, 65.
43Slide-trumpet, 44.
44Smith, J. Stafford (1746[?]—1836), 259.
45Soissons, Count of, 17.
46Solomon, Handel's oratorio, 247.
47"Sonata," the word first used by G. Gabrieli, 118.
48Sonatas, Purcell's, 209.
49Songs of Sundrie Natures, some of Gravitie and others of Myrth, by W. Byrd, 90.
50Sourdéac, Marquis de, joins Perrin, Cambert, and Champeron in founding the French Opera, 132.
51South Kensington Museum, C. Engel's catalogue of musical instruments at, 27.
52Spartaro, G. (1460[?]—1541), 80.
53Spinet, 52.
54Spofforth, Reginald (1768—1827), 259.
55Stabat Mater by Astorga, 254; by Pergolesi, 110.
56Stadt-pfeiffer, or town-musicians in Germany, 151.
57Staff, musical, development of, 10.
58Steffani, Abbate (1655—1730), 177.
59Sternhold and Hopkins' Psalms, 100.
60Stevens, R. J. S. (1753—1837), 98, 259.
61Storace, Anna S., singer (1765[?]—1817), 253.
62Storace, Stephen (1763—1796), 253.
63Strada, Anna, singer, 236, 237, 241.
64Straduarius, Antonius, 59.
65Stringed instruments, 45.
66Suard, J. B. A. (1734—1817), 285.
67Suite de Pièces pour le Clavecin, by Handel, 230.
68Sumer is icumen in, round, 86.
69Supplément au Roman Comique of Jean Monnet, 273.
70Susanna, Handel's oratorio, 247.
71Sweelinck, J. P. (1540[?]—1621), 165.
72Sweet bird, air from Handel's L'Allegro, 243.
73Syntagma Musicum of Michael Praetorius, 85.
74Syrinx or Pan's pipes, 34.
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