An Introduction to the Skill of Musick (Betts, Edward)

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Movements/Sections	I. The Grounds and Principles of Musick, according to the Gamut; after an easy Method, for Young Beginners. II. A Table shewing the Names, Numbers, Measures and Proportions, of the Notes. III. All the Cliffs in Use, and how to find your Me. IV. What Flats and Sharps belongs to every Key now us'd. V. The different Movements of Time that are now us'd. VI. Of the Tying Notes, and other Marks and Characters us'd in Musick. VII. Several short Tunes, by Way of Solfaing; and how to run a Division, for the Improvement of Young Practitioners. VIII. A Rule how to make a Shake, upon the Whole and Half Note. IX. Several Duo's by way of Solfaing; and a Canon Four in One to a Gloria Patria, by Dr. Blow. X. Several Chants in Four Parts, for Choir Musick. XI. A Rule how to Express the Words in a soft easie Manner, with excellant Anthems, Compos'd by very famous Authors. 10 Anthems, 2 Hymns, 2 Psalm-Tunes, in Several Parts.
First Publication	1724
Genre Categories	Music theory; Writings; Methods; Anthems; Religious works; Psalms; Sacred hymns; Hymns; Chants; For voices; Scores featuring the voice; For unaccompanied voices; For 4 voices; For voices, organ; Scores featuring the organ; For voices with keyboard; English language

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London: William Pearson, 1724.

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Rather a volume of anthems than of music instruction.

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Work Title	An Introduction to the Skill of Musick
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Composer	Betts, Edward
Movements/Sections	I. The Grounds and Principles of Musick, according to the Gamut; after an easy Method, for Young Beginners. II. A Table shewing the Names, Numbers, Measures and Proportions, of the Notes. III. All the Cliffs in Use, and how to find your Me. IV. What Flats and Sharps belongs to every Key now us'd. V. The different Movements of Time that are now us'd. VI. Of the Tying Notes, and other Marks and Characters us'd in Musick. VII. Several short Tunes, by Way of Solfaing; and how to run a Division, for the Improvement of Young Practitioners. VIII. A Rule how to make a Shake, upon the Whole and Half Note. IX. Several Duo's by way of Solfaing; and a Canon Four in One to a Gloria Patria, by Dr. Blow. X. Several Chants in Four Parts, for Choir Musick. XI. A Rule how to Express the Words in a soft easie Manner, with excellant Anthems, Compos'd by very famous Authors. 10 Anthems, 2 Hymns, 2 Psalm-Tunes, in Several Parts.
First Publication	1724
Language	English
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	voices, organ, instruments (some instrumental passages)