Imperfect though this essay may be it will probably have convinced the reader that a reference to the history of the music of different nations elucidates many facts illustrative of our own musical instruments, which to the unprepared observer must appear misty and impenetrable. In truth, it is with this study as with any other scientific pursuit. The unassisted eye sees only faint nebulæ where with the aid of the telescope bright stars are revealed. INDEX. Al-Farabi, a great performer on the lute, 57 American Indian instruments, 59, 77 " value of inquiry, 59 " trumpets, 67 " theories as to origin from musical instruments, 80 Arab instruments very numerous, 56 Archlute, 109, 115 Ashantee trumpet, 2 Asor explained, 19 Assyrian instruments, 16 “Aulos,” 32 Bagpipe, Hebrew, 23 " Greek, 31 " Celtic, 119 Barbiton, 31, 34 Bells, Hebrew, 25 " Peruvian, 75 " and ringing, 121-123 Blasius, Saint, the manuscript, 86 Bones, traditions about them, 47 " made into flutes, 64 Bottles, as musical instruments, 71 Bow, see Violin Bruce, his discovery of harps on frescoes, 11 Capistrum, 35 Carillon, 121, 124 Catgut, how made, 1 Chanterelle, 114 Chelys, 30 Chinese instruments, 38 " bells, 40 " drum, 44 " flutes, 45 " board of music, 80 Chorus, 99 Cimbal, or dulcimer, 5 Cithara, 86 " Anglican, 92 Cittern, 113 Clarion, 113 Cornu, 36 Crowd, 94 Crwth, 34, 93 Cymbals, Hebrew, 25 " or cymbalum, 105 " 113 David’s (King) private band, 19 " his favourite instrument, 20 Diaulos, 32 Drum, Hebrew, 24 " Greek, 32 " Chinese, 44 " Mexican, 71, 73 Dulcimer, 5 " Assyrian, 17 " Hebrew, 19 " Persian prototype, 54 Egyptian (ancient) musical instruments, 10 Egyptian harps, 11 " flutes, 12 Etruscan instruments, 33 " flutes, 33 " trumpet, 33 Fiddle, originally a poor contrivance, 50 Fiddle, Anglo-saxon, 95 " early German, 95 Fistula, 36 Flute, Greek, 32 " Persian, 56 " Mexican, 63 " Peruvian, 63 " mediæval, 100 “Free reed,” whence imported, 5 Gerbert, abbot, 86 Greek instruments, 27 " music, whence derived, 27 Hallelujah, compared with Peruvian song, 82 Harmonicon, Chinese, 42 Harp, Egyptian, 11 " Assyrian, 16 " Hebrew, 19 " Greek, 28 " Anglo-saxon, 89 " Irish, 90 Hebrew instruments, 19, 26 " pipe, 22 " drum, 24 " cymbals, 25 " words among Indians, 83 Hindu instruments, 46-48 Hurdy-gurdy, 107 Hydraulos, hydraulic organ, 33 Instruments, curious shapes, 2 " value and use of collections, 4, 5, 7 Instruments, Assyrian and Babylonian, 18 Jubal, 26 Juruparis, its sacred character, 68 Kinnor, 20