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THE
PUBLISHER
TO THE
READER-
Courrrous Reader,
THcre is not any Art
which at this day is
more Rude, TJnpo-
lijb'd, and Imperfect,
in the Writings of mofl of the An-
cient and Modern Authors, than
Mnficl^ i fcr the Elementary part
thereof, is little better than an
indigefted Mafs , and confufed
Chaos of impertinent Characters,
and infignificant Signs.
It is intricate and difficult to be
underftood }, it afflicts the memory,
A 3 and
PUBLISHER
TO THE
READER-
Courrrous Reader,
THcre is not any Art
which at this day is
more Rude, TJnpo-
lijb'd, and Imperfect,
in the Writings of mofl of the An-
cient and Modern Authors, than
Mnficl^ i fcr the Elementary part
thereof, is little better than an
indigefted Mafs , and confufed
Chaos of impertinent Characters,
and infignificant Signs.
It is intricate and difficult to be
underftood }, it afflicts the memory,
A 3 and
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Description | Address to the reader |
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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