Note 418 — Chapter I · CONSTANTINOPLE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY[3] (continued 2)
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Const. Porph., i, 68, et seq. This open-air hymn-singing was an early feature in Byzantine life; Socrates, vii, 23; Jn. Lydus, De Magistr., iii, 76. Later, at least, each Deme used an organ as well; Const. Porph., loc. cit.