...evidence of the antiquity of organs among the Anglo-Saxons has occurred to my observation in the works of Bede, a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm. The...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and also a most sweet melody."'" HE also describes the drum, cymbals, and harp : — " The DRUM is a tense...

...evidence of the antiquity of organs among the AngloSaxons has occurred to my observation in the works of Bede, a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm ;...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and also a most sweet sound." — Hist. Anglo-Saxons, vol. iii. p. 495. z And, brandishing his crooked...

...evidence of the antiquity of organs among the AngloSaxons has occurred to my observation in the works of Bede, a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm. The...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and also a most sweet melody."' He also describes the drum, cymbals, and harp : " The DRUM is a tense leather,...

...evidence of the antiquity of organs among the AngloSaxons has occurred to my observation in the works of Bede, a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm. The...is express, and also shows how they were made: " An prganura is a kind of tower made with various pipes, from which, by the blowing of bellows, a most...

...gleaned chiefly from the works of S. Augustine. "The organ," he writes, "is like a tower made of stiff pipes, from which, by the blowing of bellows, a most copious sound is secured, and in order that a suitable modulation may regulate the sounds, it is constructed with certain...

...among the Anglo-Saxons has occurred to my observation in the works of BEDE, a contemporary and surviver of Aldhelm. The passage is express, and also shows...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and also a most sweet melody." 10 Dunstan, great in all the knowlege of his day, as well as in his ambition,...

...among the Anglo-Saxons has occurred to my observation in the works of BEDE, a contemporary and surviver of Aldhelm. The passage is express, and also shows...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and also a most sweet melody." 10 Dunstan, great in all the knowlege of his day, as well as in his ambition,...

...evidence of the antiquity of organs among the Anglo-Saxons has occurred to my observation in the works of BEDE, a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm. The...which, by the blowing of bellows, a most copious sound 8 Murat. de Art. Ital. ii. p. 357. 9 13 Max. Bib. Pat. 3. Dr. Lingard, after liberally mentioning that...

...a contemporary and survivor of Aldhelm, describes more minutely how the organ was mn.de. He says : "An organum is a kind of tower made with various pipes,...part, which the master's fingers skilfully repressing, prodace a grand and most sweet melody." He also describes the drum, cymbals, and harp in the following...

...minuteness of the appearance, method -of playing, and the musical effect of the organ of his day : — " An organum is a kind of tower made with various pipes,...fingers skilfully repressing, produce a grand and most sweet melody." Dr. Lingard supposes that organs were first introduced into England by Theodore,...