. Annals of Philosophy. 1814.] and the Mimical Division of Sound. 255 Reasons. 1. The accompanying figure. No. I., is Newton's measurement of tlie spectrum divided into 12; No. II., the minor series of sound exemplified by the blank chromatic divisions 5 No. III., the major series exhibited in a similar manner. No. No. II.—The Minor Series. ? 1 U 2 3 4 5 6 7 No. III.—The Major Series. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It may be readily seen by comparison of measurement, that if yellow be considered a third to the key, that the key is minor; for, if we choose a great third, we must adopt the commencement of gr
. Annals of Philosophy. 1814.] and the Mimical Division of Sound. 255 Reasons. 1. The accompanying figure. No. I., is Newton's measurement of tlie spectrum divided into 12; No. II., the minor series of sound exemplified by the blank chromatic divisions 5 No. III., the major series exhibited in a similar manner. No. No. II.—The Minor Series. ? 1 U 2 3 4 5 6 7 No. III.—The Major Series. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It may be readily seen by comparison of measurement, that if yellow be considered a third to the key, that the key is minor; for, if we choose a great third, we must adopt the commencement of green. And here it may be necessary to insist on what must be known to every person latently, though seldom, I believe, promi- nently considered—namely, that every sound except the one we set from is only an announcement of distance from that one (as a cine!; informs us of the number of hours which are past), and not a signification of any quantity between two points, but merely a very point itself. A contrary notion is apt to be imbibed by those in the practice of using keyed instruments. It is worthy of remark that persons who have little opportunity of hearing artificial music almost always adopt the minor mode when they attempt to sing: the wild chanting of a country boy is inva- riably minor, and, which is still more singular, su arc nearly all the celebrated London Crit .. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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