Tosefta for Arakhin 19:35
אין בין תקיעה לתרועה ולא כלום כמאן
You might have said: It may be in accord even with the Rabbis, and it is taught thus only to exclude the view of R'Johanan who said that if one heard nine sounds even in the course of nine hours during the day, he had fulfilled his duty,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That of hearing the sound of the shofar, v. R.H. 34b.');"><sup>24</sup></span>
Tosefta Arakhin
The flutes do not push away the Sabbath. Rabbi Yosei son of Rabbi Yehuda says, it does push it away (i.e., the flutes may be played on the Sabbath). [And] one would not play with two flutes [simultaneously] but rather with one flue. They would not conclude [the service] except with a reed [flute] because this concludes [the service] nicely (Arakh. 10a:3). Rabbi Shimon ben Gamaliel says, hydrolim were not used in the Temple because they confuse the voice and ruin the pleasantness. Who are those that play before the altar? They were servants of the priesthood, the words of Rabbi Meir (Arakh. 2:4, Sukkah 51a:1). Rabbi Yehuda says, servants of the Levites. Rabbi Yosei says, [they were] family members of the House of Happegarim [and family members of the] House of Tzipperaya, from [the city of] Emma'un, and they would marry [their daughters] to the priesthood. Rabbi Chananiah ben Antigonos says, I knew them and they were Levites.
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