FAMILY Vireonid2. 
Now if we take ‘the trouble to look over the first few 
phrases of that lively old Sonata of Scarlatti, which I 
regret to say is not as popular as it deserves to be, we 
will find the ninth bar is as follows: 
a form almost identical with my interpretation of the 
Vireo’s song! But if it is difficult to catch the idea of 
the music from these notations, there is still an oppor- 
tunity of catching it by studying the mechanical 
rhythm; that may be represented by a series of nine or 
eleven even taps on the table with the pencil, accom- 
panied by an undulating whistle, not forgetting the 
overtone. Or, if weresort to a demonstration of the form 
by means of syllables, the best that can be done is this: 
too-te-terte 
too-te-ter 
te-ter 
To -too 
I have bound these syllables together with the tie sign 
of music, which, it seems unnecessary to add, is so im- 
portant that if unheeded it would not be possible to get 
at the true character of the music at all! 
It is necessary also to attach the greatest importance 
to the crescendo of this bird’s song; he begins perhaps 
moderately but he ends with emphasis, and certainly 
he is an artist in smooth execution! Watch him closely 
if opportunity affords, and you will find his music and 
business are inseparable; he is a busybody, occupying 
every moment, never stopping to sing, never idle; his 
refrain is: 
‘‘Can’t you see it’s best to sing and work like me?!” 
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— ES 
