This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III, A Moorish Concert.--A Visit to a Jews Wedding,. the Dancing described.--The Swedish Consul and his Garden.--A Repast under an Arbour of Vines, with the Story of a Moor who had been to London.--The Interior of a Moor"s House, 8$c.. v.;.. At about seven o"clock in the evening vfk repaired, agreeably to the appointment which we had made the day before, to the house of Hadge AH Barrada, in whom we found a very jolly fellow. He had been many years in Erigland, and was therefore able to speak our language tolerably well. The rest of the company were", our friend Hadge Hadoud, the Ambassador who Had been to Spain, and two masters of music, the one an old, and the other a young man, esteeriied the most skilful in the empire. After the usual number of salams, We seated ourselves On mattrasses covered with sheets, that were placed on the floor, and cigars being brought us, We were regaled with a specimen of Moorish music: The old man played on a guitar with a quill; the younger one on a sort of two-stringed violin, which had a bow most beautifully inlaid "and ornamented with mother-of-pearl and ebony. They soon struck up a song, which was in a high key, and only varied about three notes either way; the instruments played the same notes as the voices, and the whole produced so melancholy a whine, that I would have given something considerable to have been able to quit the spot. We were compelled, however, from politeness, to appear pleased, and our musicians, observing our apparent gratification, worked themselves up into a sort of phrensy, and continued singing and playing the same half dozen notes over and over again for a whole hour, shutting their eyes, and rolling their heads about in seeming ecstasy. As to written music, they have no idea of it, b...