Excerpt from The Correct Order of Fundamental Harmonies: A Treatise on Fundamental Basses, and Their Inversions and SubstitutesTim extensive patronage which is extended to the Musical Art by the American Public, and which has encouraged so many to apply themselves to the noble study of Musical Composition, may be pleaded as an apology for the appearance of a new treatise on Harmony.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.