A General History of Music: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Period (1789)

accompanied according ages allowed already ancient antiquity Apollo appears beginning called celebrated century chant characters church common composed compositions concerning consisted counterpoint dance early equal expressed Flute four French frequently furnished give given Greece Greek Guido hand harmony honour hymns idea instruments invention Italy John kind king known language Latin learned least letters likewise lines lyre manner means measure melody mentioned modes musicians natural never notes octave opinion organ original particular passage perfect performed perhaps period played Plutarch poetry poets present preserved probably produced reader remains respect Roman says scale seems singing song sounds speaking strings sung supposed syllables tells term thing third thought tones tract treatise verse voice whole writers written