FAMILY Wreon/J/r. 



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 we resort to a demonstration of the form 

 by means of syllables, the best that can be done is this: 



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: 



44 Can't you see it 's best to sing and work like me 1" 

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