William Smith. EaS-'' Instructor. .. Part If.

Thts copy is possibly incomplete (64. pp.J and definitely mcorporates at least two intrusive fragments from other songbooks. The engraved title page is_ printed on tht· same laid paper af~ pp.[l ]-6-+. Between tht:· t.p. and page 1 are two leaves of wove paper bearing an obliterated name inscribed on lr \Vith engraved "Lessons in the Eight ?\otes" on 1 Y. 2r bears a typeset index of tunes that does correspond to the actual contents of the book and indicates no page number higher than Ci4. 2'.< bears an iHhertisement to the reader. dated at Hope\vell near Trenton. 1803. Page 1-J

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LESSONS in the EIGHT NOTES.

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INDEX. TuN'I:s: P.AcEs.' TuNEs. ' 1'uNts: ~

'Amanda. '; 22 Gre_enwich. 1- Plymouth.:

Archdale. sr Golphinton. Repentance.' :Bangor. 4 Huntington.

:I St. Martins. ' Brifl:ol. ~s Judgmen\• Sinai .. t

:Benham: ~~ LiibonJ Saint's Repofe.

Gharlemont. ~- Livonia. 44 Stratfield. 33 Con-trition. ~9 Lubintia.

.. 6o Symphony. 46

Denmark. ;. 12 Montville. 17 Sheffield. , 47 Dominion. l~ x6 Mol'tality. 22 Suffering Saviour. - so Dooms-day.

l 21 M;endbam. ·28 ' Submiffion. -~ 52

D epravity- ~~ 27 Mortality. 36 Sutten. ... s6

Dauphin. 'J

29 ~ajefly. 40 Springvalley. 58 Dover. i 43

orpheus. ' 48 Ulfler. ,_ 64 Eafl:ford .. 8 Macedonia. 55 Victory.

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Ed om. 26 Morgan. 6r Whitellown. I 1 Exhortation.

~i Newburgh. 15 vVe!tmin!ter.

Floril!a. f, I Naples. ,41 W ethersfiel_d; . -F riendfhip. Old zooth. 5 Waterford. Fairfield. h ,_ 89th. 6 vVefl:-End. ,.. Funeral Hym!i. 1- 119th. 53 Windham.

· Fne11d01ip. 57 -40th. s 61 vVil~e 1 ham. Garden. 7 I Oak-Creek. 4 5 ~ ~ ~/ I G't~fto.n ' ·'·u 'lO Olivet. ss -

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c' EXPLANATIO N.

The G cliff lo l-'lared on the {econJ line In trehle,o urL tee, aPd tenor; which gives it

.-the n11n•e uf G . . I he C clift, when ufed, is

placed on the third line in co•mter; h gi ves i• the name G

T t e F cliff is f::l11c~d , n the •ourth line in bafs; and gives it the name of F.

The feven firft letters d t he al phabet are called the mufical lette rs .1hey reprefent t he lines and {paces whereon m11fi.c is written; aJ ,J indicate fo many

A • a -Jaw-_ diftinct founds, one_ above ano __ 1 -G-bhff~t ~ ~--fe-1- ther : and are •I fed Hl finJir•.~ rrn1

: j ~C fay.r the maiter note, by be ;5inni1.g at , c Bart ~R---fiH· the firft line,namm~ both hr.es " ~ --" :_,_, - ga- ~- hw and fpaces, by' the letters upward. 1

::.>: F £J;fr. J.~F &~ Ihe fcale fhows how t be four 1 p!Ht~>. of muf1c are conne,ted. · t . G,t he fou rth fp11ce in bafs, fe _

- b (onJ line in tenor, and firrt fpace i Cl'llnter, unite 111 C tt the nc ht hand: conl'equently they are one foc Jlld; & .e a11 eightt. abo ,e G t ne firft"'l ine in b ·ifs . t; the lecond I me in treble,and t: !Jfth In ..co11nter,ar a nniion,and area fifteenth above G t hefirft line in fs ~-- V\len t 1:e G cliff i' uf~ in cc)Uitter, its conr>ection with the other rts '~ the hiT'e ilS the teno r.

TRANSPOSITION.

When neither flat nor fharp is fet at the beginning of at mi is in B, which iscalled It~ natural place. B t, If one flat be fet ,mi is in ',F . If one fharp he fet, mi is in If two, rri is in A. If two, mi is ~r1 lf three, m1 IS m D. If three, mi is in If four, m1 ~~ m G. If four, mi is in lf five, m1 1~ m C. If fi ve, m1 Is 10 If fix , mi Is m F. If fix , m1 ISm

Order of the tinging fy llal:les. Above mi j~ fav~,ful, law, f: fbl, law; and below mi,_law, {ol,faw, law, fol, fa:"; then comes "gCiin , either way .

but in this book,the names of the notes may be khQwn. 'a fi5ht, by thei? different form~: _ thu~, . · ·''\ :.

Law, c

Notes are marks of found. ( )ne lemibreve is equal in tim~ two minims, four C'r.otchets, eight quavers, fixteen · femiquavets1 <

4 8 · thrty-two d.emifemiquavcrs. ;t:' Refts are marks of hlence, equal iu time t ~ the notes aher .which . ·~ they are c

t'fkiF Lc I M E MOODS.

.contain < one pointed fen.ibeve, or it:; q11ant ity, .. ctweer. each fiM le ba r, and three be;:~t s, two rluwn and 0ne up, ::.':i:;::;:t=;:::;=::-;:R lthree fee on ~ ot tiu,e.

e i ii~ ore p c intPd minim,· and th "ee bea t ~, t.v o · f,c onch.

, , r t ~in< c11e poir tc-! c rvtdwt, and thref' heat~, or,P letLll:l. and a half.

COM POVN D MOODS.

co ntain< fi}< crotchet~ in each bar, and twu ·b ·•at ~· ,on f'

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WHITE'S TOWN. L. M.

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Wf~'ll cruud th~ 9ates with thankful fongs }High as the

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· -~~hl-~- E ~~==1t 9 . 1 !mrGi clll 1 ({ TO--_ .:. _ _ _ ll, How fweet&c _ A mortal palenefsmmycheektglorym~fo~&glory&c.

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blefsirtgs down To chearlpl~s helov.;He makes fgrafsfmountains crO\\Tn & corn in va]Jpys grow. He makes &c.

fends_

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-Y~s, with a cheerful zeal, We hafte to Zion's

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lr------Through ev'ry age,eternal God, Thou art our reft, our .fa£e a-bude.

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Awakeourfouls,away our fPars,Let ev'ry trPmbling thought be gone, Awake & run the heav'nly race, And . t'ut a cheerful courage on. ·

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SUFFERING SAVIOUR.

Save me 0 Goct, the fwelling-floods Break ;n upon my foul, I Gnk,& farrows o'er my .head , Like mighty Wdters roll .

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From vain def~res_ Turn off_

From vain delire~ &.c .

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IV' . The. God of glory fends . his fu~Jmo ns . forth, Call~ the fo~th rid t ions and aw~s the north, From edft to weit t he fov'reign urded

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~· I waited patient for thP Lord,He bow~ to hear my cry, ~ - ,..,

H~ faw me refting on his word,And br~ht falvation nigh. /"""; • • .. ...... ~1\· .... .. ••

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SUTTON. He fa w ,nc rd ting _

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• I'll praife my maker with my breath,

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Haft thou nut~givh thy word, Ahd_l_ can t~~ my Lor? To keep my mortal brf}a th.

To fave my fuul from death, .--... :s: ~ . • -~

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from on hign Thoucall mehome;Ibou_ I'll go- _*fill fwm on -r- • ..~~ .•

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With fangs & honors founding loud, Addrefs1 the Lord o~~igl1; Ov~ tht heav'ns he fpreads his cloud,And waters veil the fky. : ... ~,~ -~,. ... ...

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Bis life a ~ddow,light & vain,.Stil

. JUDGMENT ANTHEM • By Mor an . 6s

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Midst ten thaaand, :1~ ~~ ~~ saints &«. angels, See y crucified shine .

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