378 Mr. A. J. Ellis. Tonometrical Observations on [Nov. 20, 



Second or Pelog Scales. 



Obs. Vibration*. 



Oimbang *283 



311 



365 



* Out of tune. 

 391 



416 



448 



r>32 



lionang 278 302 861 290 417 448 626 666 



Riron 279 302 360 887 414 447 624 668 



Adopted 279 302 361 389 415 448 626 658 



From adopted I 137 II 809 III 129 IV 112 V 188 VI 278 VII 102 I' 



Sunn 137 446 675 687 820 1098 1200 



Tempered vib 279 304 362 395 418 443 627 568 



From fib I 150 II 300 III 150 IV 100 V 100 VI 300 VII 100 I' 



bums 150 460 600 700 800 1100 1200 



After giving the three sets of vibrations observed I give that 

 adopted, which is the mean of the second and third set, as the 

 Gambang -was evidently rather out of tune, and then the scale of all 

 the seven notes answering to the chromatic scale of our pianos. 

 Then follow the names of the scales really used, formed by selecting 

 five notes from these. Pelog and Dantsoe (pronounce Dutch oe as 

 our oe in shoe) are given only from our own observations. In Bern 

 and Barang, Dr. Loman's observations made with the monochord in 

 1879 on another set of instruments are added in a reduced form. 

 These four scales are certain. Miring and Henjoera (pronounce 

 Dutch joe like the English word you) are conjectural restorations 

 from imperfect indications communicated to me by Professor Land. 

 Finally, I have added a rather hazardous tempering, and shown by 

 calculating the vibrations from it, that it does not materially mis- 

 represent the observed. In these scales the Fourth, IV 575 cents, is 

 nearly the tempered Tritone 600 cents, and the Fifth, V 687 cents, 

 is flatter even than the tempered Fifth 700 cents. This is exactly 

 contrary to the Salendro scale. Yet I observed one of the players 

 selecting the right bar for his scale by holding it up and tapping 

 it with his finger, showing that the pitch was quite familiar to him. 



VIII. CHINA. 



Without entering upon any discussion on the very vexed question 

 of Chinese music, I confine myself to giving the scales which (by 

 the kind permission of Mr. J. D. Campbell, one of the Commis- 

 sioners of Chinese customs representing China at the International 

 Health Exhibition this year, and with the assistance of the secretary, 

 Mr. Neumann), we were able to have played to us by the Chinese 



