How the Piano Came to Be

How the Piano Came to Be

How the Piano Came to BeFrom the dried sinews stretched[9] across the shell of a dead tortoise...
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Author: Glover, Ellye Howell,1868-
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How the Piano Came to Be

How the Piano Came to Be

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How the Piano Came to Be

Dhs. 49.43 Dhs. 24.70
Author: Glover, Ellye Howell,1868-
Format: eBook
Language: English

How the Piano Came to Be

From the dried sinews stretched[9] across the shell of a dead tortoise to the concert-grand piano of the present day is a far flight. Yet to this primitive source, it is said, may be traced the evolution of the stringed instrument which reached its culmination in the piano. The latter has been aptly called "the household orchestra," and in tracing its origin one must go far back into the annals of the past. If we accept the Bible as history, and it is the greatest of all histories, the stringed instrument is of very ancient date. It is recorded that the ambassadors[10] who came to the court of Saul played upon their nebels, and that David, the sweet singer of Israel, wooed the king from his sadness by singing to his harp. We must go back to the civilization of ancient Egypt, more than five hundred years before that morning nearly two thousand years ago when, it is written, the angelic choir chanted above the historic manger the glorious message, "Peace on earth, good will to men," and the morning stars sang together. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 29280
Author: Glover, Ellye Howell
Release Date: Jul 1, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English

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