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10 The Advantages of Muftck.
it may not unbecome the higheft ho-
nour or moft ferious gravity. I could
not but admire the Learning was Co
little frequented, and the exercife left,
but obferving how many in vain at-
tempted its dark and tedious princi-
ples 5 how many more were utterly
difcouraged by the ill fuccefs of fl-
iers 5 I found it wasthe difficulty lay
in the way, and hindred acceis to this,
as it does to all other brave accom-
plithments. Wherefore the defign of
thefe Papers is to take away the af-
frighting bug-bear terms, to reduccthe
confufed cliffs into one eftablifhed or-
der, and if there be any faith had to
reafon and experience, to (how a way
for the attainment of Mufick by Notes,
in much lefs then the ufual time re-
quired.
CHAP.
it may not unbecome the higheft ho-
nour or moft ferious gravity. I could
not but admire the Learning was Co
little frequented, and the exercife left,
but obferving how many in vain at-
tempted its dark and tedious princi-
ples 5 how many more were utterly
difcouraged by the ill fuccefs of fl-
iers 5 I found it wasthe difficulty lay
in the way, and hindred acceis to this,
as it does to all other brave accom-
plithments. Wherefore the defign of
thefe Papers is to take away the af-
frighting bug-bear terms, to reduccthe
confufed cliffs into one eftablifhed or-
der, and if there be any faith had to
reafon and experience, to (how a way
for the attainment of Mufick by Notes,
in much lefs then the ufual time re-
quired.
CHAP.
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed text > Essay to the advancement of musick > (36) Page 10 |
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| Description | By casting away the perplexity of different cliffs. And uniting all sorts of musick lute, viol, violin, organ, harpsechord, voice, &c. in one universal character. By Thomas Salmon, Master of Arts of Trinity College in Oxford.. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.8 |
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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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