Andreas Ornithoparcus his Micrologus, or Introduction: containing the art of singing Digested into foure bookes. Not onely profitable, but also necessary for all that are studious of musicke. Also the dimension and perfect vse of the monochord, according to Guido Aretinus. By Iohn Douland lutenist, lute-player, and Bachelor of Musicke in both the Vniuersities. 1609.

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Title: Andreas Ornithoparcus his Micrologus, or Introduction: containing the art of singing Digested into foure bookes. Not onely profitable, but also necessary for all that are studious of musicke. Also the dimension and perfect vse of the monochord, according to Guido Aretinus. By Iohn Douland lutenist, lute-player, and Bachelor of Musicke in both the Vniuersities. 1609.
Author: Ornithoparchus, Andreas, 16th cent.
Publication: London :: Printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Thomas Adams, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the white Lion,; [1609]
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Of Diminution.

DIminution, which is more truely called syncopation, is the varying of Notes of the first quantity, as writeth Fran. li. 2. Pr. 14. Or it is a cer∣tain cutting off of the measure. For as in Grammer we say saecla for saecula, so in Musicke we do curtall the naturall and essentiall mea∣sure of the Notes by this syncopation. Therefore generally it shall be called syncopation, not Diminution, because it is a kind of syncopation.