Potomac landings . \ POTOMAC LANDINGS 181 Evening the Colonel is busy in transposing . His main studies are Law and Music, the latterof which appears to be his darling Amusement. . .The Colonel at Dinner gave Ben and I a Piece of Musicto prepare on our Flutes, in which he is to perform thethorough Bass. . Evening we played in oursmall Concert our old Sonata, & besides FeltonsGavott; supped at nine. . Evening at coffeethe Colonel shewd me a book of vocal Musick whichhe has just imported, it is a collection of psalm-Tunes,Hymns and Anthems set in four parts for the Voice; heseems to be m
Potomac landings . \ POTOMAC LANDINGS 181 Evening the Colonel is busy in transposing . His main studies are Law and Music, the latterof which appears to be his darling Amusement. . .The Colonel at Dinner gave Ben and I a Piece of Musicto prepare on our Flutes, in which he is to perform thethorough Bass. . Evening we played in oursmall Concert our old Sonata, & besides FeltonsGavott; supped at nine. . Evening at coffeethe Colonel shewd me a book of vocal Musick whichhe has just imported, it is a collection of psalm-Tunes,Hymns and Anthems set in four parts for the Voice; heseems to be much taken with it & says we must learnand perform some of them in their several parts withour voices & with instruments. The catalogue of thisgentlemans library included Malcolm on Music,Book of Italian Music, Handels Operas for Flute,2 vols, in addition to 17 volumes of Music, by variousAuthors. General Washington blew the flute whileNellie Custis tinkled the harpsichord. These two in-strum
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