. A compendium: or, introduction to practical music. In five parts. ... By Christopher Sympson . s I told you, and have(he wed J that a Dijallowance is common-ly generated by both Parts moving the fame way ;you muft know, that all PafTages of that fort, arenot Dijai/o-wances ; for, you will hardly find a Dif-alkviance where the Ivebk moves but one Degree ^except that which I fhewed in the firfl Inflance ofthe late Example, where the Trehle falls by a De-I gree, from a 6th to an %th, or Cperhaps) wherethe Bafs Ihall make an extravagant Leap (as itwere fet on purpofe) to meet the Treble in a 5^/
. A compendium: or, introduction to practical music. In five parts. ... By Christopher Sympson . s I told you, and have(he wed J that a Dijallowance is common-ly generated by both Parts moving the fame way ;you muft know, that all PafTages of that fort, arenot Dijai/o-wances ; for, you will hardly find a Dif-alkviance where the Ivebk moves but one Degree ^except that which I fhewed in the firfl Inflance ofthe late Example, where the Trehle falls by a De-I gree, from a 6th to an %th, or Cperhaps) wherethe Bafs Ihall make an extravagant Leap (as itwere fet on purpofe) to meet the Treble in a 5^/?,or ^tk In any other way, I do not fee how aDifalJoivance can occur, whilft the Treble removesbut one Degree, though both Parts rife or failtogether. But if the Tieble or upper Part doskip, whilft the Bafs removes but one Degree (thefame way) you may conclude it a DifaHowance, I will give you Examples of both thefe Ways,that you may compare them by your Eye andEar ; and fo you will better perceive what is,and what is not allowed. EXAMPLE. Paffages into the 8th. Pajfages into the 5 th. Goad*. Bad Good. Bad. Good, Bad. Good. Bad. -e- cj8 a Compendium ofMvsic, IF you try the Sound of thefe two Ways withan Inftrument, you will perceive that thofe Paf-fages wherein the Treble removes but one Degree,are fmooth and natural ; but in the other wherethe Ti-ebk doth Leap, the Paffage is not fo plea-fmg to the Ear. T n E Reafon whereof (as I conceive) is, becaufe Leaps are the proper Movements of the Bafs.^-and Degrees more natural to the Trelpie part, as Iformerly deliverd in Plain Counterpoint: And there-fore, fo long as both Parts proceed in their naturalMovements (the Bafs by Leaps and the Ivebk byDegre-s) the Confecution is not fo preceptible, be-caufe it gives no Offence to the Ear ; for thatwhich is proper and natnral cannot be difpleafing :But if you diforder this natural Movement, bymaking the Bafs to move by a Degree, and theTrf-lie to Leap the fame way into a FQrkdConcord, theC
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