E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Dul’cimer (Italian dolcimello),
according to Bishop (Musical Dictionary, p. 45), is “a triangular chest strung with wires, which are struck with a little rod held in each hand;” but the word “symphonia,” translated dulcimer in Daniel iii. 5, was a species of bagpipe. Fürst deduces it from the Hebrew smpn (a pipe).
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“The sound of cornet, flute, harp, sackbut psaltery, [symphony] or dulcimer, and all kinds of music.”—Dan. iii. 5.
