First principles of music
By: by F. J. Read
Publisher: Edward Arnold & Co.
Published: 1919
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Instruction and study; Music; Music in universities and colleges
Notes: "The arrangement of the subjects in this book, and the manner of explaining them, are in accordance with the course adopted in the classes at the Royal College of Music"--Pref.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Notation ; Keys and scales ; Time ; Intervals ; Transposition ; Musical Terms ; Signs and abbreviations ; Ornaments ; Specimen examination questions on Chapters I-VIII; title: Pt. 2. Triads ; Cadences ; Ancient modes ; Sound ; The pianoforte and its predecessors ; Orchestral instruments ; Musical form ; Glossary of musical terms ; Specimen examination questions on Chapters IX-XVI.