Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2)Engel, Carl
History
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2)
Engel, Carl
Music -- History and criticism
[47] 'Two Thousand Miles' Ride through the Argentine Provinces,' by
William MacCann; London, 1853. Vol. I., p. 111.
[48] _Machi_ is evidently identical with _Manchi_.
[49] 'The Geographical, Natural, and Civic History of Chili,' by the
Abbe Don J. Ignatius Molina; London, 1809. Vol. II., p. 105.
[50] 'The Araucanians,' by E. R. Smith; London, 1855; p. 235.
[51] 'A Description of Patagonia and the adjoining parts of South
America,' by Thomas Faulkner; Hereford, 1774; p. 115.
[52] 'Journal of a Residence among the Negroes in the West Indies,' by
M. G. Lewis; London, 1845; p. 158.
[53] The word _Obeah_ is probably identical with _Piaie_, mentioned
above, page 89.
[54] 'History of Loango,' by the Abbe Proyard; Paris, 1776. 'A General
Collection of Voyages and Travels,' by John Pinkerton; London, 1808;
Vol. XIV., p. 572.
[55] 'Reisen in Sued-Africa,' von Ladislaus Magyar; Pest, 1859; Vol. I.,
p. 26.
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Aboriginal Language of South Australia.' By G. C. Teichelmann and C. W.
Schuermann. Adelaide, 1840; part II.
[58] 'An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and
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[59] 'Nineteen Years in Polynesia.' By the Rev. G. Turner. London, 1861.
[60] Dried dung, which constitutes the chief, and indeed in many places
the sole fuel in Tartary, is called _argols_.
[61] 'Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China, during the years 1844-46,'
by M. Huc; Vol. I., p. 76.
[62] 'Travels in South-eastern Asia,' by H. Malcom; Boston, 1839; Vol.
II., p. 197.
[63] 'Six Months in British Burmah,' by C. F. Winter; London, 1858; p.
161.
[64] 'Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung;' Leipzig, 1841, No. 17.
[65] 'Travels and Observations relating to Barbary,' by Thomas Shaw. 'A
General Collection of Voyages and Travels,' by J. Pinkerton; London,
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[66] 'A Voyage to Abyssinia, etc.' By Henry Salt. London, 1814; p. 33.
[Illustration]
POPULAR STORIES WITH MUSICAL TRADITIONS.
The intelligent reader need hardly be reminded that an insight into the
peculiar notions respecting the beauty and power of music current among
different nations may be of valuable assistance in the study of national
music, inasmuch as it tends to throw light upon questions which appear
obscure and inexplicable.
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