Show WRITTEN MUSIC IS NOT newl NEW custom of preserving melodies iq ini tangible form was wa first observed by th the greeks greek there were a great many steps ln la the development of the present foral of writing music the custom of writing melodies rather than trusting to the uncertain help of memory for their preservation was first observed by the greeks indeed at one time the prep pre serving of music in a tangible visible form was deemed so necessary as to be the subject of a special papal bull the writing out of music was accomplished complis hed by the use ot of many different sets of signs and symbols in the various countries nothing really definite and lasting g though was done in this direction until the fifteenth century when the first real printing of 0 melodies and harmonies was accomplished in germany this was made possible by the invention of the movable metal types the prints thus produced were remarkably mar kably clear and neat at first but they later became gradually more and more imperfect which degeneration finally led to the invention of copperplate printing in 1532 by simon ve an aa italian new york globe |