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\A .Y(tv Tuningofibe Lyra Vi-vi ; by S. Sal-■vetti.' «. 87.t- 5--L4.

V. S. Saheiti, r.bour 4 Years ago-Invented a Nerv Tuning of the AnckntLyrd Viel with the usual 1 3 Stringi ; by meant of which Tuning it is render-ed wholly Berfcct, so that you may exprefs upon « all Concordi , Difcerdi, andalso the hnperfeel Concordi, as Scvcntki, Sixtbs, &c. as well as upon any Virgi-nal that hath the Quarten of Kotes upon it. Tis true,’tis only for Melanchollyand Paflionate matter, and not for Division , as is the proper Nature of theLyra. I (hall only add, that with the aboVe said Tuning the Ascer.ds in Altas high as <i-fo!-re-ut ; and Descends as lerw as Double C-fa, ut ■ and -can malteev'ery where the tarne Corcordt as above.

Thestruxgr E/- VI, i, I take it for granted that much of the 'Reports concerning the greatKiSSTttU#*' Mustek. in farmer Times beyond wliat is to bc found in Lauer Agej,merTimci, Ex- is highly Hjpcrlolical and next Door to Fabuious ; And therefore great Abate-amiueei ; by Dr. merits m ust be allowed to the Elogies of their Musicis^297* * 245 ' 2.. We must confider, That Mustek ( to any tolerable Degree) was then

( if not a New, ?.t least ) a Rare Thing, which the Rjtßickj, on whom it isreported to have had such Ejfdh , had never heard before : and on such alittic Mustek, will do great Fcats ; As we hnd at thls Day, a FiJle or a Bag-pipc,at a Country Merke Dunec.

3. ’We ate to confider, that their Mustek. ( even after it catne to körne good

Degree of Perfection) was much more Plain and Simple than ours now-a-days.They bad not Consorti of two, three, four or more Parts or Voices But cncSingle Voice or single Instrument a part; which to a rüde Ear, is much raöretaking than more Compounded Mustek} . For that is at a Pitch not above theirCapacity ; whereas this other confounds it, with a great Noiic, but nothingDistinguifhable to their Capacity. >

4. \Vc are to confider, that Mustek, with the Ancients was of a larger(.extent than what we call Mustek. now a-days~: For Poctry and Danciug ( otcomely Motion} were then accounted parts of Mustek, when Mustckamvcd toCme Perfection. Now we know that Verse of it ß 1 f, if in good Meafures andAffectionate Language, and this ftt to a M ustcal Tune, and Sung by a decentVoice, and accompanied but with. Soft Instrumental Mustek, if any, such as notto Drown or obscure the Empbatick. Exprellions (Kke what we call pecitative-Mufick. ) will work strangely upon the Ear, and Move all Affections luitableto the Tune and Ditty j ( whether Brisk and Piealant, or Soft and ’Fitiful, or:Fierce and Angry, or Moderate and Sedate ) especially if attended witha Gcßurc and AHion suitable. For ’tis well known, that suitable Atlhtg ona Stage gives great Life to the Words. Now all this together (whichwere all Ingredients in what they called Mustek. ) must needs operate stronglyon rhe Fancies and Affections of ordinary People, unacquamted with suchkind of Treatments. For, if the deliberate Reading of a somatice ( whenwell penn’d ) will produce Mirth, Tears, Joy, Griet, Pity, Wrath, or In-dignation, suitable to the refpective Intents of it, much more would it so do,if accompanied with all those Attendants.

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