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The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra and Early Records of the Precursors of the Violin Family, in Two Volumes, Vol. I- Modern Orchestral Instruments, 1910
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1CONTENTS.
3Chapter XV.—The Tubas. The Euphonium … … … … 58
4Chapter XVI.—The Bass Tuba or Bombardon. The Helicon. The Wagner Tenor and Tenor Bass Tubas … … … … 65
5Chapter XVII.—The Trombone (Sackbut) … … … … 74
6Chapter XVIII.—The Trumpet … … … … … 83
7Chapter XIX.—The Ophicleide. The Doublophone … … … 89
8Chapter XX.—The Cornet … … … … … 93
10SECTION II. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.
12Chapter XXI.—The Violin or Fiddle and the Bow … … … 99
13Chapter XXII.—The Viola … … … … … 110
14Chapter XXIII.—The Violoncello … … … … … 112
15Chapter XXIV.—The Double Bass … … … … … 116
16Chapter XXV.—The Grand Pianoforte … … … … … 121
17Chapter XXVI.—The Harp … … … … … 138
18Chapter XXVII.—Two New Harps. By Messrs. Lyon and Healy and Messrs. Pleyel, Wolff and Co. General remarks … … 148
19Chapter XXVIII.—The Chromatic Harp and the Lyon and Healy Harp … … … … … … … … 150
21SECTION III. INSTRUMENTS OF PERCUSSION.
23Instruments of Percussion … … … … … … 157 one of two readings
24Instruments of Percussion … … … … … … … 157 one of two readings
25Chapter XXIX.—The Kettledrum … … … … … 158
26Chapter XXX. Potter's Kettledrum with Instantaneous System of Tuning. (G. Potter and Co., Aldershot) … … … … 163
27Chapter XXXI.—Orchestral Bells, Glockenspiel, Harmonica, Xylophone … … … … … … … … 167
28Chapter XXXII.—The Bells. Gongs, Tubes, Dr. Mottl's Bell Instrument, Peal of Hemispherical Bells … … … … 171
29Chapter XXXIII.—Instruments of Indefinite Musical Pitch, the Bass or Big Drum, the Side or Snare Drum, the Triangle, the Cymbals and Ancient Cymbals, Pavillon Chinois … … … 176
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