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Musik-Instrumente der Alten : Pfeifen, Klappern und Cymbeln
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Antiquities. X. Vol. IV. No. 61., MUSICAL INSTIRUMETS OF THE ANCIENTS. Pipes, Sistrums and Cymbals., The ancient Greeks and Romans had, as well as we, différent kinds of mufical Instruments which consisted partly of string-instruments, as Lyre?, Guitars, Pfalteries, partly of wind-instruments as Pipes, Flûtes, and Horns. The first served to accoinpany their tunes and longs at the divine iervice and facrifices; thc latter to which also Siftrums and Cymbals were added, were ufed in the feftival procefficns of Bacchus and Cybele, or with other warlike musick at the folemn publick entries of the triumphers. Tn the annexe! picture we are made acquainted with the différent pipes, fiftrums, and cvmbals., Fig. 1. 2. 3. Sistrums, Tabors and Bells., Fig. 1. A ring of iron-plate with feveral incitions, in which little round brass-plates were suspended and continually shaken., Fig. 2. A brass-ring on which fix-or more bells of harmonical tones were fastened in fuch a manner thaï they coüld ca. sily turn round. They were commonly ufed by the~daneers who moved them regularly according to the tune of their dance., Fig. 3. An iron-ring like Fig. 1. on its outfide füll of little brass-bells and covered on one fide with parchement. These were also ufed by the dancers who beat and fbook them according to the time of their musick., Fig. 4. Cymbals., They were made of brass and likewife ufed by the dancers who beat them one against the other., Fig. 11. The Sistrum, was of an oval form or a dilated femi-circle with brass-wires accross, which played in their holes., Fig. 12. The Triangle and, Fig. 13. The great Cymbal., both these instruments were beaten with drumfticks", Fig. 10. The Sambucca, was properly a Hals triangle strung with fii'ings iike a havp or pfaltery., Fig. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Simple and compounded pipes., Fig. 5. The simple pipe., Fig. 6. The double pipe., Fig. 7. The crooked pipe., Fig. 8. The double flute on which sometimes a hörn was put to strenghten and deepen its tone., Fig. 9. The Pan's-Pipe or Syrinx. This pipe consisted of seven reeds of différent length tieft in one row. The player pafled with his lips over th# upper opening» or holes, Many of these instruments are still used.
