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as one, and with one bow. Dots placed over notes, in this man
ner, or , signify that they should be played
very short and darting. This style of playing notes is called
[s]taccato. There is another called of staccato called slur staccato,
thus: , which is performed with one bow,
generally with an up bow, from the upper end to the middle.
This is done solely with the wrist, making a kind of short rest
between each note. This mark, , is called a Pause, and when
placed over or under a note, thus, , signifies that it should
be held at the pleasure of the performer, to make any embellish-
ment as he pleases; but the pause over a rest, thus, , only length-
ens the rest at the pleasure of the performer. The Double Bar,
, marks the end of a strain, and is used at the end of every
piece of music; and when dotted, thus, , signifies a repetition
of the same piece; but when dotted on both sides, thus, , sig-
nifies that the preceding and following parts are to be repeated.
A pause over a double bar, thus, , signifies the same as the
word Fine, (the end.) This mark, , which has the same
meaning as D. C., (Da Capo,) or Dal Segno, signifies to begin
the strain again and to end at the pause, or word fine, over the
double bar. Triplets are three notes joined together, with the
figure 3 over them, thus: , and are played in the time of
two of the same name. Sextoles are six notes played in the
time of four, with the figure 6 over them, thus: . The
figures 1 and 2 frequently occur at the end of a strain which is
repeated, , and signify that, the first
time, the notes under figure 1 are played and those under figure 2
omitted; and the second time, No. 1 is omitted and No. 2 is
played. The word Biss is sometimes used, and signifies that
the music over which it is placed, between the dotted lines, is to
[be] repeated. Example:

On Syncopation.

If two notes are at sundry times successively tied, of which
each time the first is unaccented and the second accented, they
are called Syncopes; thus.

Abbreviations of Notes.

Written.

Played.

Written.

Played.

Of Intervals.

An Interval is the distance from one note to another; and the
number of degrees or notes which it includes, determines its
name. Example: Unision. 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8, &c. But as these notes can be
raised or lowered, they cause a variety of intervals distinguished
by the terms major, minor, sharp, and diminished. The follow
ing intervals are the most commonly used:-