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Researches into the early history of the violin family, 1883
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1pany the voice. It is tuned in the interval of a fourth, thus—
3while, on the other hand, the accordatura of the kemangeh-agouz exhibits the interval of a fourth downwards, thus—
5Moreover, there are some other oriental instruments of the rebab family which, as they appear to be less old and less popular than those here mentioned, it is unnecessary to include in the present discussion.
7The following notation will convey to the reader an idea of the peculiar treatment of the rebab when used in accompanying the voice. The tune has been obtained from the Arabs in Egypt:—
9RECITATION.
11REBAB-ESH-SHA'ER.
13Ma-ká-lá-tu Kha-drà'an-da má.. kad te-fek-ke-ret, li-má.. kad ga-rà má beyn neg-a Hi-lál.
15I should not venture to maintain that some Arabic fiddle resting on a rod when played upon was not introduced into Western Europe by the Moors. All I desire to point out is that the usual opinion of our musical historians, according to which the rebec was derived from such an instrument, is unfounded, and would probably never have been asserted had the old Arabic instruments played with a bow been properly known to the historians.
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