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The story of the violin, 1904
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1A Wandering
3spised and suppressed them, we are hardly so much indebted to her for their manifold improvements and their ultimate appearance in Western Europe as to two other ancient nations: the Persians and the Arabs. The Persians, it seems, were a brother race of the old Aryans or Hindoos, both living amicably together west of the Indus, until for some reason or other (probably overpopulation) they separated—one nation, the Hindoos, going east and south; the other, the Persians—and probably most of the present European nations—going west or staying (Persians) where they were. The Persians, then, related to the Hindoos by blood and language, features and white skin, although they subsequently conquered and oppressed their old allies, must have loved music with a similar great fondness.
5While India was like a shy, beautiful maiden, who liked to hide her beauty and her blushes before strangers and stay at home—and her music with her, Persia was a strong young eagle, a warrior who went abroad and got into fights with other nations, and was as often beaten as he emerged conqueror. But he carried music along with the sword, and music benefited in the change and turmoil of the camp. It is to Persia, therefore, that most of the improvements and the spreading of music in ancient times are due, and some little share of this Persian care for music and musical instruments fell doubtless also to bowed instruments.
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