Scan 9

Violin Without A Master, 1853

25 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1MUSICAL INSTRUCTIONS.

3The Discords are 2, 4, and 7, in connection with 1. See Example.

5Qualities of the different KEYS.

7C major, or the Natural Key; warlike, and well adapted to martial music.

8G major, or 1 sharp; gay and sprightly, and will admit of a greater variety of subjects than any other key.

9D major, or 2 sharps; grand, solemn, melancholy.

10A major, or 3 sharps; plaintive, but lively.

11E major, or 4 sharps same as A major.

12F major, or 1 Flat; sober, thoughtful; better adapted for the Violin than any other key.

13B♭ major, or 2 Flats; same as F major, but more plaintive.

14E♭ major, or 3 Flats; similar to A major, but more soft and sweet.

16Example of the Scale in all the Keys, Major and Minor.

18Key of C, Major Mode. Key of A, Minor Mode.

20Key of G, Major Mode. Key of E, Minor Mode.

22Key of D, Major Mode. Key of B, Minor Mode.

24Key of A, Major Mode. Key of F♯, Minor Mode.

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