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The story of the violin, 1904
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1Contents
3PROLOGUE ……………………………………………. xxiii
5PART I.
7CHAPTER I.
8ORIGIN OF THE VIOLIN.
9Origin of the Violin still a puzzle—Gradual development—A European growth or an Eastern importation—Greeks and Romans—An insight into a highly ingenious system of music—Egyptian and Chaldean records—A vain search for a prehistoric fiddle—The Old Testament—A misleading translation ……………………………………………. 1
11CHAPTER II.
12TRADITION AND THE SCHOLAR (AN INTERLUDE).
13Tradition repeats a story and adds further variations—The ravan-astron ……………………………………………. 6
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