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The Deiign apply cd to the Organ and
Harpfechord.
I come next to the Organ 3 Harpfe-
chord,. and Virginals, which, befides,
the fore-mennon'd Difficulties, com-
mon to ail other infcruments, have (b
many proper tothemielves, that I have
known an hundred learn, and not
three by Book 5 io troublefom was it
always efteemed to attain. Where-
fore in Holland they have found out an
idle Tableture ofFjgures, which was
invented to reiteve the memory of
their Women, who after a lying in,
or the like, were wont to forget all
their Leffons, and mull begin a new >
and indeed, marriage hath been ever
thought very fatal to this without-
book Mufick.
Now, that I may further fatisfie and
perfwade my rVeader, I (ha 1 a little
explain the trouble, and (hew how ea-
fily it may be remedi'd 5 whereas we
play upon other Inftruments but by
oneCliffata time 5 here the perplexi-
ty is doubled, and we always ufe two
different together. We (hould divide
our foul, and employ one part tocon-
E 4 fider
The Deiign apply cd to the Organ and
Harpfechord.
I come next to the Organ 3 Harpfe-
chord,. and Virginals, which, befides,
the fore-mennon'd Difficulties, com-
mon to ail other infcruments, have (b
many proper tothemielves, that I have
known an hundred learn, and not
three by Book 5 io troublefom was it
always efteemed to attain. Where-
fore in Holland they have found out an
idle Tableture ofFjgures, which was
invented to reiteve the memory of
their Women, who after a lying in,
or the like, were wont to forget all
their Leffons, and mull begin a new >
and indeed, marriage hath been ever
thought very fatal to this without-
book Mufick.
Now, that I may further fatisfie and
perfwade my rVeader, I (ha 1 a little
explain the trouble, and (hew how ea-
fily it may be remedi'd 5 whereas we
play upon other Inftruments but by
oneCliffata time 5 here the perplexi-
ty is doubled, and we always ufe two
different together. We (hould divide
our foul, and employ one part tocon-
E 4 fider
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed text > Essay to the advancement of musick > (87) Page 55 |
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| Description | The design allyed to the organ and harpsechord. |
| 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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