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CHAP. II.
the Gamut Reformed.
THat which firft of all verifies a
beginner, is a long difcourfe of
Gibberifh, a Fardle of hard names and
fictious words called the Gamut, pre-
fentedto him perfectly to be learned
without book, till he can readily re-
peat it backwards and forwards , as
though a man muft be exact in the Art
of Conjuring before he might enter
upon Mufick. But I am certain if he
can fay G 9 A^ B, C 3 D, £, F, G, it will
do to all intents and purpofes as well.
For the plain truth is, there are but
(even Notes in all, only repeated over
and over again in a double and treble
proportion.
That an Octave is meerly a Note
doubled, any Mufitian will tell you,
and a man may eafily fatisfie himfelf,
if he will but (top with his finger in
the middle of a (bring 5 for he (hall
then find, that either of thofe two parts
will bean Octave to the firing open.
This alfo Krrcher in his MttfurgU^
proves by an ingenious experiment 5
take
CHAP. II.
the Gamut Reformed.
THat which firft of all verifies a
beginner, is a long difcourfe of
Gibberifh, a Fardle of hard names and
fictious words called the Gamut, pre-
fentedto him perfectly to be learned
without book, till he can readily re-
peat it backwards and forwards , as
though a man muft be exact in the Art
of Conjuring before he might enter
upon Mufick. But I am certain if he
can fay G 9 A^ B, C 3 D, £, F, G, it will
do to all intents and purpofes as well.
For the plain truth is, there are but
(even Notes in all, only repeated over
and over again in a double and treble
proportion.
That an Octave is meerly a Note
doubled, any Mufitian will tell you,
and a man may eafily fatisfie himfelf,
if he will but (top with his finger in
the middle of a (bring 5 for he (hall
then find, that either of thofe two parts
will bean Octave to the firing open.
This alfo Krrcher in his MttfurgU^
proves by an ingenious experiment 5
take
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Description | Chapter II. The gamut reformed. |
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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