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peared to me, nor have I heard it objected by others, to the 

 rapturous effects produced by the various and occasional tem- 

 peraments in the melody, or leaps from note to note, of their 

 respective parts, which accompHshed singers and viohn &c, 

 performers of slow music in concert * introduce, for the 

 purpose of producing all thtir chords perfect, that character 

 is wanting in these performances, so refined and superior 

 to any wherein common keyed instruments or those with 

 fixed tones are used. 



Mr. Maxwell has shown the principles, on which to con- 

 struct an organ capable of imitating or assisting these per- 

 fect performances, by avoiding all temperaments in the har- 

 mony; for temperaments, and those of a very varied kind, 

 there must be in the melody, to obtain perfect chords in con- 

 cert, or the performance of music in parts. I heartily wish 

 that earl Stanhope could be induced, to lend his talents and 

 powerful means to the perfecting of an instrument capable 

 of performing in Maxwell's complete diatonic scale, not 

 doubting but the greatest astonishment and delight would 

 be felt, from hearing performances upon such an instrument. 



In my letter vol. xxvi. p. 17 2, last line but four, I beg 

 to correct the error of " October" instead of Septcmler ; 

 and in p. 175, line ten from the bottom, of '^ four" instead 

 oi Jive. 



I am, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



John Farey. 



J2, Upper Crown-street, Westminster, 

 March 28, 1807. 



* As in the Glees occasionally to be heard at the King's concert, or at Har- 

 rison's concerts, &c. ; the sublime sinfonia of the heavenly host in the Mes- 

 fiah, &c. 



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