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Siphonia

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Symfonia

According to Podnos, mentioned "in the Book of Daniel (iii:5) […], although believed by some writers to be a dulcimer, [it] was regarded by others as a bagpipe", referring to Cocks (in »Grove’s dictionary of music and musicians« (1954)) as his source.


Sources

Marcuse, Sibyl: Musical instruments: a comprehensive dictionary. New York, 1975, p.501 (➺ Symphonia).

Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974, p.46 (»Cocks (Grove)).