 | 1808 - 1016 Seiten
...highlands of Scotland. To the sound or this very ancient instrument, two or three of them together dance я kind of reel, or if the tune be slow and solemn, the...same practice, and I am fully persuaded that their strong snapping of the fingers is in imitation of the sound of the Castanet. SPANISH ITINERARY. rT~1HK... | |
 | 1807 - 588 Seiten
...with ribbons, exactly similar to that used in the highlands of Scotland. To the sound of this rery ancient instrument, two or three of them together...head and keep time with their castanets. The Scottish highlar»ders observe exactly the same practice, and I am fully persuaded that their strong snapping... | |
 | Jehoshaphat Aspin - 1834 - 300 Seiten
...kind of reel ; or, if the tune be slow or solemn, the piper walks backwards and forwards as he plays amidst a silent and attentive crowd. In their lively...raise their hands above the head, and keep time with castenets. To the enterprising spirit of the Portuguese of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, we... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1836 - 588 Seiten
...the Highlands of Scotland. To the sound of this very instrument, two or three of them together danoe a kind of reel; or, if the tune be slow and solemn,...their lively dances, they raise their hands above their heads, and keep time with their castanets. The Scotch Highlanders observe exactly the same practice... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1838 - 590 Seiten
...with ribands, exactly similar to that used in the Highlands of Scotland. To the sound of this very instrument, two or three of them together dance a...their lively dances, they raise their hands above their heads, and keep time with their castanets. The Scotch Highlanders observe exactly the same practice... | |
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To the sound of this rery ancient instrument, two or three of them together dance a kind of reel, or if the tune be slow and solemn, the piper walks backward and forward amidst a silent and attentive crowd. In their lively dances they raise their hands... 