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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1feet long. Some of the longer pommers were furnished with a long brass crook which was curved in such a manner as to bring the keys within reach of the performer. The keys which were often applied to the instrument worked under a pierced cover of wood, only the heads extending above for accessibility to the fingers.
3A family consisted of contrabass in FF, bass in deep C, tenor in C, alto in F, treble in C and high treble in F.
5Po-Fu — Vibrating Membranes. China. This small drum rests upon a table a foot high and is prominent in religious ceremonies.
7Postilion's Horn — See hunting horn.
9Prillarhorn — See bukkehorn.
11Psaltery — Plucked Strings. Europe. An instrument first used by the Greeks. It has a sound-box like a dulcimer, but differs from it in that it is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. In the latter part of the Seventeenth Century it was considered second to no other instrument when played by a skilled hand. It is considered as the predecessor of keyboard instruments with plucked strings. It is still made. The psaltery was usually trapeze-shaped or triangular and was portable, being often carried by means of a ribbon about the neck of the performer and deposited upon a table when it was to be played. In its outlines Praetorius found a likeness to a pig's head, referring to it in his writings as "instrumento di porco." In German the name is Schweinskopf. It is mentioned by Chaucer and from several contemporary sculptures an idea of the original instrument may be found.
13Puloay — Vertical Flute. Burmah. A small flute often of wood and fitted with finger-holes.
15Qanon — See kanoon.
17Quinton or Par Dessus — Europe. A five-stringed treble viol of high pitch. It belongs to the Eighteenth Century. See viol.
19Rackett — See wurst fagott.
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