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An Introduction to
A Brief Difcourfe of the Italian manner of
Singing; rvhefein is fet down , the Vfe of
thofe Graces in Singing, as the Trill and
Gruppo , itfed in Italy, and now in Eng-
land : Written fome years fince by an Englilh
. Gentleman, who had lived long in Italy, and
being returned, Taught the fame here.
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The Proem tothefaid Difiowfe is to this effett.
Hitherto I have not put forth to the view of
the "World thofe Fruits of my Mufic Studies
employed about that Noble manner of Sing-
ling, which I learnt of my Matter the famous Scipone
del Pa/la in Italy; nor my Compoiluons of Ayres
Compofedby me, which I faw frequently prattifed
by the molt faMiobs Singers in Italy , both Men and
Women : But feeing many of them go about maimed
arid fpoyl'd, and that thofe long winding Points
were ill performed', I therefore devifedto avoid
that old manner of running Divifion which has been
hitherto uled, being indeed more proper for Wind
and Stringed Inftruments than for the Voice : And
feeing that there is made now adays an indifferent
and confufed ufe of thofe excellent Graces and Or-
naments to the good & true manner ofSinging,which
we call Trills, and Gnqys, Exclamations of Imnafwg
and