Excerpt from A Treatise on Musical Form and General Composition Of Melody. Need of Genius. Rules may aid to evoke latent Genius. Difference in this respect between Melody and other branches of Musical Study. Melody must be in a definite Key. Gregorian Scales. Principle of Symmetry. Periods, Phrases, and Strains. Example of Symmetrical Melody analysed. Analysis of God save the Queen. Overlapping Periods. Analysis of a Double Chant. Prolongation of Periods by Interpolation. Combination of Melodies in succession. Irregular Rhythm. Analysis of Charmante Gabrielle. Melodic Modulation. Instrumental and Vocal Melody compared. General Cautions. Additional Rules. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.