A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke (1597) - Page 8

Phi. Farewell, for I sit upon thorns till I be gone: therefore I will make haste. But if I be not deceived, I see him whom I seek sitting at yonder door, out of doubt it is he. And it should seem he studieth upon some point of Music; But I will drive him out of his dump. Good morrow Sir.

Master. And you also, good master Philomathes, I am glad to see you, seeing it is so long ago since I saw you, that I thought you had either been dead, or then had vowed perpetually to keep your chamber and book, to which you were so much addicted.

Phi. Indeed I have been well affected to my book. But how have you done since I saw you?

Ma. My health, since you saw me, hath been so bad, as if it had been the pleasure of him who may all things, to have taken me out of the world, I should have been very well contented: and have wished it more than once. But what business hath driven you to this end of the town?

Phi. My errand is to you, to make myself your scholar. And seeing I have found you at such convenient leisure, I am determined not to depart till I have one lesson in Music.

Ma. You tell me a wonder: for I have heard you so much speak against that art, as to term it a corrupter of good manners, and an allurement to vices, for which many of your companions termed you a Stoic.

Phi. It is true: But I am so far changed, as of a Stoic I would willingly make a Pythagorean. And for that I am impatient of delay, I pray you begin even now.

Ma. With a good will. But have you learned nothing at all in Music before?

Phi. Nothing. Therefore I pray begin at the very beginning, and teach me as though I were a child.

Ma. I will do so, and therefore behold, here is the Scale of Music, which we term the Gam.

Classification	Keys	Solmization (Left)	Deduction / Label	Solmization (Right)	Symbols	Note Count
A vertical brace spanning ee to aa Double or Treble keys.	ee	la		la		1 note.
	dd	la sol		sol la		2 notes.
	cc	sol fa		fa sol		2 notes.
	bb	fa mi		mi fa		2 notes, 2 clefs.
	aa	la mi re		re mi la		3 notes.
A vertical brace spanning g to a Mean keys.	g	sol re ut	The seventh is as the first.	ut re sol	G-clef symbol	3 notes.
	f	fa ut	The sixth is as the third.	ut fa		2 notes.
	e	la mi		mi la		2 notes.
	d	la sol re		re sol la		3 notes.
	c	sol fa ut	The fifth is as the second.	ut fa sol	C-clef symbol	3 notes.
	b	fa mi		mi fa		2 notes, 2 clefs.
	a	la mi re		re mi la		3 notes.
A vertical brace spanning G to Γ Grave or Bass keys.	G	sol re ut	The fourth is as the first.	ut re sol		3 notes.
	F	fa ut	Third deduction.	ut fa		2 notes.
	E	la mi		mi la		2 notes.
	D	sol re		re sol		2 notes.
	C	fa ut	Second deduction.	ut fa		2 notes.
	B	mi		mi		1 note.
	A	re		re		1 note.
	Γ	ut	The first deduction of six notes.	ut		1 note.