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the Skill of Mufich 3
and do Exceed' this Compafs , both in Vocal and
JnftmmemalMcLdck^ which ought not to be omitted - 7
ibr the Compafs of Mnfick is not confm'd : And
though there be but thtee SeptetfaTies of Notes in
the Example of the Cjatn-ut , which amount to the
Compafs of One and Twenty Notes or Sounds ?
yet in the Treble , or highefl Part , as occafioii
Requires , you may Afcend more Notes , for it is
(the fame over again, only eight Notes higher:
Or in your Bajfns or lowelt Part , you may De-
fcend the like Notes lower than (jam-at, as the
Coiripafs of Voice or Inftrument is able to extend,
which will be the fame", only Eights to thofe above.
And thefe Notes of Addition are ufually thus
^ftiflgtiiihed :
• Thofe above E hi in the Treble are called Notes
\vyzAlt , as F fa at in Alt , Cj fol rt m in Alt , &c .
and thofe below ^am-m in the 'Batfits are called
double Notes, as Doable F fa ui, Double Elami, &c.
is being Eights or Diapafons to thofe above (jam-nt.
I have therefore in the Table of the (jatn-ut in
, this Book , exprefled them with double Letters in
:|heir right places.
i The (jam-nt is drawn upon fourteen Rules and
:heir Spaces , and comprehends all Notes or Sounds
' ifual in Mufick,, either focal or Jvfirumental , yet
! vhen any of the Parts into which it is divided, ■viz..
.Treble, Mean or Tenor, and Bafs, fhall come to
>e prick'd out by it iclf in Songs or Lejfons , either
; or Voice or Infirxment, five Lines is Only ufual for
# Kie of thofe Parts , as being fufficient to contain
. he Compafs of Notei thereto belonging : And if
[here be any Notts' that extend higher or lower,
£ 2 if
and do Exceed' this Compafs , both in Vocal and
JnftmmemalMcLdck^ which ought not to be omitted - 7
ibr the Compafs of Mnfick is not confm'd : And
though there be but thtee SeptetfaTies of Notes in
the Example of the Cjatn-ut , which amount to the
Compafs of One and Twenty Notes or Sounds ?
yet in the Treble , or highefl Part , as occafioii
Requires , you may Afcend more Notes , for it is
(the fame over again, only eight Notes higher:
Or in your Bajfns or lowelt Part , you may De-
fcend the like Notes lower than (jam-at, as the
Coiripafs of Voice or Inftrument is able to extend,
which will be the fame", only Eights to thofe above.
And thefe Notes of Addition are ufually thus
^ftiflgtiiihed :
• Thofe above E hi in the Treble are called Notes
\vyzAlt , as F fa at in Alt , Cj fol rt m in Alt , &c .
and thofe below ^am-m in the 'Batfits are called
double Notes, as Doable F fa ui, Double Elami, &c.
is being Eights or Diapafons to thofe above (jam-nt.
I have therefore in the Table of the (jatn-ut in
, this Book , exprefled them with double Letters in
:|heir right places.
i The (jam-nt is drawn upon fourteen Rules and
:heir Spaces , and comprehends all Notes or Sounds
' ifual in Mufick,, either focal or Jvfirumental , yet
! vhen any of the Parts into which it is divided, ■viz..
.Treble, Mean or Tenor, and Bafs, fhall come to
>e prick'd out by it iclf in Songs or Lejfons , either
; or Voice or Infirxment, five Lines is Only ufual for
# Kie of thofe Parts , as being fufficient to contain
. he Compafs of Notei thereto belonging : And if
[here be any Notts' that extend higher or lower,
£ 2 if
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed text > Introduction to the skill of musick > (23) Page 3 |
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| Description | In three books the first contains the grounds and rules of musick, acording 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 of musick in parts, in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published By John Playford. |
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| Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries contained in about 100 volumes selected from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929). Also available are a manuscript, some treatises and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | Over 400 volumes from three internationally renowned special collections of printed music. The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent excellent archives of 18th-19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The Hopkinson Verdi Collection contains contemporary and later editions of the works of Verdi, collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson. |
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