Duchesne Record | 1917-11-17 | Page 3 | Written Music is Not New

WRITTEN MUSIC IS NOT NE NEW 1 Custom of Preserving Melodies ii Tangible Form Was First Observed Ob- Ob served by the tha Greeks There were a great grent many steps In Inthe Inthe inthe the development o of the present form of ot writing music The custom of ot writIng writIng writ- writ Ing lug melodies rather than trusting to the uncertain help of memory for tor their preservation was first observed by the Greeks Indeed at nt one time the preserving preserving preserving pre pre- serving of music In a 11 tangible visible form torm was deemed so necessary as os to tobe tobe tobe be the subject of at a n special papal bull The writing out of ot music was ac no- accomplished by the use of or many differ different ent eat sets seta of at signs and symbols In tho the various countries Nothing really reany definite and lasting thou though h was vas done In this direction until the fifteenth century century century cen cen- cen- cen tury when the first real printing of melodies and harmonIes harmonica was accomplished pUshed plashed In Germany This was made possible by the Invention of ot the movable movable movable able metal types The prints thus pro produced were remarkably remarkably re re- clear and neat at first but they later Inter became gradually more and more Imperfect which degeneration finally led to tho Invention of ot copperplate copper copper- copperplate plate printing In 1532 by Simon Yes Ye- rovio an Ita Italian New 11 0 New n.-New New York Globe