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the SkiU of MufuL. if.
tohich is from Soho Mljx. your firft Tuning found
)by degree? all three -Notes, as Sol La M', then at
llecond Tuning leave out La the middle Note,
and fo you will Tune from Sol to Mi, \.
Ibird. This Rule ferves for the rifing of Fourth
or Fifths, &c. as your third Plain Song in rhe
next Page dire&s.
; Obferve, that in the Tuning your Voice you
ftrive to have it elear.
, Alio in the exprefftng your Voice, or tuning of
Notes, let the Sound conle clear from your throat,.
and not through the teeth, by fucking in your
breath, for that is a great obftru&ion to the clear
utterance of the Voice.
Laftly, obferve that in tuning your firft Note
of your Plain Song, you equal it To to the pitch of
jour Voice, that when you come to .your higheft
•Note, you may reach it witliout iqueaking, Q and
.your loweft Note without grumbling.
the Three ufual' "Plain S 6 N G S for tuning
the VOICE, -with the proper Letters of
the Names of the Notes.
firft. A .
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kecond .
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6 *Hir(
tohich is from Soho Mljx. your firft Tuning found
)by degree? all three -Notes, as Sol La M', then at
llecond Tuning leave out La the middle Note,
and fo you will Tune from Sol to Mi, \.
Ibird. This Rule ferves for the rifing of Fourth
or Fifths, &c. as your third Plain Song in rhe
next Page dire&s.
; Obferve, that in the Tuning your Voice you
ftrive to have it elear.
, Alio in the exprefftng your Voice, or tuning of
Notes, let the Sound conle clear from your throat,.
and not through the teeth, by fucking in your
breath, for that is a great obftru&ion to the clear
utterance of the Voice.
Laftly, obferve that in tuning your firft Note
of your Plain Song, you equal it To to the pitch of
jour Voice, that when you come to .your higheft
•Note, you may reach it witliout iqueaking, Q and
.your loweft Note without grumbling.
the Three ufual' "Plain S 6 N G S for tuning
the VOICE, -with the proper Letters of
the Names of the Notes.
firft. A .
S L M F S L F % % iL $ F mYs~L S
kecond .
S M h F MS F U I F~S M 'f hjk $"£ S"
6 *Hir(
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| Description | The first contains the grounds and rules of musick, according to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof. The second, instructions and lessons both for the bass-viol and treble-violin. The third, the art of descant, or composing musick in parts: in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published. By John Playford. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.6 |
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| Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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