A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music (1796) - Page 3

⚠The manuscript is extremely faded and stained, making the light pencil or ink script difficult to read in many areas. Transcription relies on visible fragments and standard music theory context of the period.

In the key of C major, 1st position position: likely referring to the hand placement on a stringed instrument, such as the violin, or a foundational keyboard exercise: E and F are the 3rd and 4th degrees; B and C are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of G major, 1st position: B and C are the 3rd and 4th degrees; F# original: F#; the "sharp" symbol indicates the note is raised by a semitone and G are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of D major, 1st position: F# and G are the 3rd and 4th degrees; C# and D are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of A major, 1st position: C# and D are the 3rd and 4th degrees; G# and A are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of E major, 1st position: G# and A are the 3rd and 4th degrees; D# and E are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of B major, 1st position: D# and E are the 3rd and 4th degrees; A# and B are the 7th and 8th degrees.

In the key of F# major, 1st position: A# and B are the 3rd and 4th degrees; E# E-sharp: enharmonically the same as F natural, used here to maintain the sequence of the F# major scale and F# are the 7th and 8th degrees?.

In all Major Scales, the semitones?

are found? from the third to the fourth degree, and from the?
seventh to the eighth, whether ascending or descending?. semitone: the smallest distance between two notes in Western music; on a piano, the distance between two adjacent keys

In all minor Scales?, the semitones are?

from the second to the third and the seventh?
to the eighth when ascending; and when?
descending, they are from the? sixth to the fifth and
the third to the second?. This describes the Melodic Minor scale, where the intervals change depending on whether the scale is played going up or coming down.