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Inflru&iQM for the Playing m the Cithren.
By this Example alfo is demonftrated the leveral Frets or Stofs made on the Neck of the
Cithren^ the Alphabetical Letters as they are aligned to each Fret or Stop, the Letters,
omitted, that being let where the String is ftruck open and not ftop'd, th^fe feveral Letters
in your Leffons you will find varioufly placed on the feveral Lines on which places and
Strings you are to ftrike ; the firft Prehdium otLeffon of rhis Book will lead your fingers to
the Afcending and Defcending of ufual Notes on the Cithren , and your next being the
Changes on the Bells y your Ear will guide your Hand , which by a little praaicewill per-
fect you therein. .
Secondly , That being underftood I proceed to the Tuning of the Cithren , which can-
not be eafier underftood then by the Umfon , which is to make two or more Strings to agree
in one Sound, the one ftop'd, the otji^r open.
Ex ample for Tutting the Cithren..
Trebles
Means.,
naffes.
'fSM/S
ftnifo*. Un'ifon.
^.1-^.^— 1— .^L—
U ifon. rfio.
CClOt c&o.
ifo.
i v ..
By this Example alfo is demonftrated the leveral Frets or Stofs made on the Neck of the
Cithren^ the Alphabetical Letters as they are aligned to each Fret or Stop, the Letters,
omitted, that being let where the String is ftruck open and not ftop'd, th^fe feveral Letters
in your Leffons you will find varioufly placed on the feveral Lines on which places and
Strings you are to ftrike ; the firft Prehdium otLeffon of rhis Book will lead your fingers to
the Afcending and Defcending of ufual Notes on the Cithren , and your next being the
Changes on the Bells y your Ear will guide your Hand , which by a little praaicewill per-
fect you therein. .
Secondly , That being underftood I proceed to the Tuning of the Cithren , which can-
not be eafier underftood then by the Umfon , which is to make two or more Strings to agree
in one Sound, the one ftop'd, the otji^r open.
Ex ample for Tutting the Cithren..
Trebles
Means.,
naffes.
'fSM/S
ftnifo*. Un'ifon.
^.1-^.^— 1— .^L—
U ifon. rfio.
CClOt c&o.
ifo.
i v ..
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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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