Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ...tone of the scale. (See the above figure under Art. 306.) 311. Neither the tone g nor the tone a would fulfil these conditions, both having a large second next below them. Neither, therefore, can be considered as the first tone of the scale. 312. The tone $ has a small second immediately below it, and so far is entitled to be considered the first tone of the scale; but it does not fulfil the other condition, namely, it has not the small second on the third degree above it. 313. Thus we see, that there is only one tone in the above series, which can be regarded as the first tone of the scale, and that tone is_f. 314. Hence, the series of tones which thus makes f the first tone of the scale, that is the first tone of every set of seven tones which the scale contains, (Art. 250, 262 and 263), is called the scale of F, or, fully expressed, the Diatonic Major Scale of F. 315. In this case, it is customary to say, the scale is Transposed from c to f; and any piece or passage of music which is made up of tones belonging to thi scale, is said to be in the Key of F. 316. Thus, the second passage under Art. 294, p. 108, is made up of tones which belong to the scale of F, and hence is said to be in the Key of Ft to wit: The left hand part of the above figure represents three octaves of the scale of F. Those tones of the scale of /'which are used in the piece of music standing to the right are indicated by black notes, from which it will be seen that the tones employed in this case, are Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of one octave, and No. 7 of the next lower octave. 317. In like manner as above, every piece of music is made up of tones taken from some scale, and, consequently, an alteration of any of the tones of a passage by sharps or flats, is at the...
