This lowering tendency towards the low church pitch, and the final adoption of the latter as a general mean pitch throughout the 18th century, was no doubt influenced by the introduction of the violin, which would not bear the high tension to which the lutes and viols had been strained. [Please select]
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The red blood should become the rich red burgundy; the sound of trumpets and kettledrums should give way to the melody of lutes and viols. [Please select]
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Violoncellos, or bass-viols, as they were universally called, were almost the first musical instruments that were allowed in the New England churches. [Please select]
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Also, it is stated by some, the finer strings for viols were made from the cat. [Please select]
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Many a minister said openly that he would like to walk out of his pulpit when the obnoxious and hated flutes, violins, bass-viols, and bassoons were played upon in the singing gallery. [Please select]
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