43(5 Reply to Remarks on musical Temperament, 



duce a sensible effect in melody, will produce a very sensible 

 effect in harmony, I congratulate Mr. M. upon a power 

 which I never had the felicity or seeing exercised by any one 

 person. 



Never having heard of such a writer as Eximeno, I re- 

 ferred to Dr. Burney's History of Music, and there learn 

 that Eximeno was possessed of eloquence, fire, and a lively 

 imagination ; but that his book has been called, in Italy, 

 *' a whimsical romance upon the art of music, in which he 

 discovered a rage for pulling down, without the power of 

 rebuilding. " 



I have annexed, in compliance with Mr. M.'s request, the 

 beats of mean tone temperament in one second. I need 

 not add that, by taking the first decimal, the beats will be 

 obtained for ten seconds, which I would recommend. I 

 have also subjoined the beats of Mr. Marsh's System ; and 

 wish to be informed by that gentleman if he has had an 

 organ tuned according to this system. 



Persons unacquainted with the theory of the beatings of 

 imperfect (that is, tempered) consonances, may object to a 

 table of beats, that so large a number as 80 or 50 in ten 

 seconds cannot be counted. For the information of these 

 gentlemen, I add, that no one can count these beats : in 

 fact, they rather howl than beat; but they necessarily result 

 from the temperament of the slowly beating consonance! 

 by which the temperament is laid. 



I remain, Mr. Editor, 

 Yours, &c. 



Norwich, Dec. 5, 1810. (J. J. SMYTH. 



P. S. — Please to correct an erratum in my paper, p. 250, 

 second line from the bottom, for polichy read policy. 



Mean Tone Temperament. 



Beats in one Secund. 



C 



B 

 Bb 

 A 



I 

 X 



lb 



D 



VI. 



6-967* 

 6-6893 

 6-2470 



40-9832 

 5-5310 



45 5768 

 4-9870 

 4-6704 

 4-4735 

 4- J 880 



34-0761 

 3-7314 



Mr. Marsh's 



