xv. Rules for Interpretation. ‘The Guide, At the end of ach stave line i sign called the Guide indicating in advance the fiat nate onthe folowing stave. This sign is also sed in the course of the Saime line when the extended range of the meted’ regutes for its writing on the Stave a change in te place ofthe Clef,” Here the guide shows, in relation tothe previous notation, the actual pitch ofthe Hrs note after the change In this example the Dok folowing the change is sung atthe same pitch a8 the Dok of the Guldes thre fs change of Cet only, not'a change of pitch. See Aioh Gor ppropinanaret p84, fm which ange nthe potion of the ‘The Fiat. In the Vatican Editon the Flt holds good: a) for a whole word; &) a9 far as the fst bar line — even quarter-bar — which occurs after it) The Ta {etura to ite natral state witha new word, after any bar-ine and, of course, ‘whenever a natural (fs placed before Ht na few pieces the Flat placed tsa the Clef on each section ofthe stave; it then makes at every Te or Bin the ps snlans contradicted by 8 tara. Il, — The Modes, the Choice of Piteh, Bar-Lin For the benefit of thse accustomod to modern music only, and inorder to avoid ‘any misunderstanding inthe reading of Plaiaoong, afew remarks may here be tnade onthe blods, the choice of Puech, and Bar lines. The Modes. In ern music thre ae ly two Mode Sein gna fe Major Scale built upon Doh, and the Minor Scale built spon Lat as the key nate, "The varius Keys in which these two Seales can be played or sung, sect Guy the pitch of te notes; they remain the sae Scales, nly at a dilrent pitch, A Eursory glance at Ue Plsinsong. melodies, wheter {a the old or in We modern poston oie cay the iar at they ae i the Seal of Dh Indexd they are read and treated se eich by the ordinary singers But th 6 ‘oly an optical or auricuarilusion which a further ance at the tonic, or the ‘haracteritic intervals woukl dispel While tis tru to say that the wloies ‘se only the material ofthe diatonic Seale of Doh, (withthe fportant exception { B), we must not therefore canelade that they are neceasrily oreven frequent {the Scale or Mode of Doh The nutseral placa a he begioning of exh pest ‘Would tell us olberwise. Apart altogether (rom the queaton of transposon, ach note in this simple material of the scale of Doh, can become in ta turn & ‘Boda! toni, provisional of nal, regardless of where tne seston falls. Hence fee also mention the diference of range and the mogulations —a varity in mode or scale of which crea the malieral theory of eight Modes gives 8a LEmperfect idea, ‘In this respect the esourcetsines tnd variety of Pitiong far ‘outrip modern music. ‘The fallowing exampie in which each lie formula ‘Bakes us bear diferent modal tonic and gives the impression of a dierent