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*8 An Introduction to
the middle of fbme Songs or Tunes he will meef
with Quavers joyn'd together three by threejj
with a Figure of 5 marked over every threa
Quavers, or (it may be) only over the firfK
three: Thele muft be performed, each threa
Quavers to the value of one Crotchet, which ii|
Ccmmon-Time is the lame with Twelve to eight]
and in Trifla-Twe the feme with Nine to fix.
A Perfe&ion in thefe ieyeral Moods cannot bl
obtained without a diligent Pradice, which mafj
be done at any time when you do not Sing ol
Play , only telling one , two , three , four , 0*1
one, two, three, and Beating tok; (as I have be*:
fore obferved.) Alio the Young Pra&itionef
mult take care to Sing or Play with one that is
perfeft in it, and fhun thole which are not bettef
than himfelf.
CHAP. X,
Of the feverd Adjuncts and Chara&eri
ufed in MU S I C K.
%. A Direcl isudmWy put at the end of the Line.
JLJL and ferves to dired to the place of the firft
Note on the next Line, and are thus made :
2. Bi rs are of two forts, f v gle and double. Thjj
Gngk Bai s f ;rve to div ide the Time according to thl
Meai
the middle of fbme Songs or Tunes he will meef
with Quavers joyn'd together three by threejj
with a Figure of 5 marked over every threa
Quavers, or (it may be) only over the firfK
three: Thele muft be performed, each threa
Quavers to the value of one Crotchet, which ii|
Ccmmon-Time is the lame with Twelve to eight]
and in Trifla-Twe the feme with Nine to fix.
A Perfe&ion in thefe ieyeral Moods cannot bl
obtained without a diligent Pradice, which mafj
be done at any time when you do not Sing ol
Play , only telling one , two , three , four , 0*1
one, two, three, and Beating tok; (as I have be*:
fore obferved.) Alio the Young Pra&itionef
mult take care to Sing or Play with one that is
perfeft in it, and fhun thole which are not bettef
than himfelf.
CHAP. X,
Of the feverd Adjuncts and Chara&eri
ufed in MU S I C K.
%. A Direcl isudmWy put at the end of the Line.
JLJL and ferves to dired to the place of the firft
Note on the next Line, and are thus made :
2. Bi rs are of two forts, f v gle and double. Thjj
Gngk Bai s f ;rve to div ide the Time according to thl
Meai
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| Description | The first contains the grounds and rules of musick, according to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof. The second, instructions and lessons both for the bass-viol and treble-violin. The third, the art of descant, or composing musick in parts: in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published. By John Playford. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.6 |
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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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