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greater ease and precision, and as a natural consequence, tem- 

 pered intonation, and errors of tuning generally, rendered more 

 and more intolerable. 



While any composition is greatly enhanced in beauty, there 

 runs through all — even bits of melody, simple chords, or scales 

 — a restful, satisfying effect that could hardly be conceived 

 without the actual experience. 



It is the profound conviction of the writer that just intona- 

 tion in music is of the greatest importance. 



Persons listening to the best orchestras often imagine that 

 they are hearing it in its perfection. This is far from being 

 true. Temperament has leavened it also, as is capable of 

 abundant proof. 



As Helmholtz remarks — few modern musicians have ever 

 heard tone intonation, and consequently its superiority over 

 temperament is greatly underrated. 



Cincinnati, 0. 



