The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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... played without skill and all therefore implied instruction . Very soon those who played them formed loose corporations ; perhaps skill in such things was always the mark of certain clans or family groups . The sons of Asaph were ...
... played without skill and all therefore implied instruction . Very soon those who played them formed loose corporations ; perhaps skill in such things was always the mark of certain clans or family groups . The sons of Asaph were ...
Page 210
... played by itself , as violin and piano are now played , but always together with singing or dancing . Yet there was a practice which might easily have grown into solo instrumental performance . Between stanzas , or at other breaks in ...
... played by itself , as violin and piano are now played , but always together with singing or dancing . Yet there was a practice which might easily have grown into solo instrumental performance . Between stanzas , or at other breaks in ...
Page 211
... played in harmony - a style of music we call polypho- nic . Nothing of the kind took place in ancient times . Instruments often played together but they played in unison . A modern orchestra would have been un- thinkable and , certainly ...
... played in harmony - a style of music we call polypho- nic . Nothing of the kind took place in ancient times . Instruments often played together but they played in unison . A modern orchestra would have been un- thinkable and , certainly ...
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