ORIGIN OF MUSIC.
It may be a surprise to some people to learn that the piano traces its descent right back through the ages to the twanging of the bow-string. For this we have the authority of a doctor of music, lecturing at Manchester University. The early progenitors of our piano were the harp, the lyre, and ofher stringed instruments which were lineal descendants of the bow-string. It is rather a pity the instrument ever got beyond the bow-string stage. There is a good virile note in the twang of a bow which is not unpleasing, and it has the priceless merit of being inaudible outside the room. Unfortunately we have discovered how to make more noise since then. In this respect tlje piano is a great "improvement" on its predecessor the spinet, and if it keeps on improving it will have to cease altoto be a domesticated instrument, it cant get any bigger, and if it gets any louder no one could live in the same house. It is some comfort to reflect that we have probably heard the worst.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 24, 22 July 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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181ORIGIN OF MUSIC. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 24, 22 July 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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