Note (return) — XXI.—THE MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE HAWAIIANS
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In their regular concerts each man had a bamboo 308 which was of a different length and gave a different tone. These they beat against the ground, and each performer, assisted by the note given by this instrument, repeated the same note, accompanying it with words, by which means it was rendered sometimes short and sometimes long. In this manner they sang in chorus, and not only produced octaves to each other, according to their species of voice, but fell on concords such as were not disagreeable to the ear.