This antiquarian volume contains a short elementary treatise on musical harmony. This concise yet comprehensive treatise contains a wealth of knowledge on the constitution of a musical harmony, and is intended for beginners, for the use in school, and for students in musical institutions who have to acquire in a short time a knowledge of the main facts of harmony. Written in clear, concise language and full of useful and practicable information, this text is ideal for the novice, and would make for a wonderful addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: Ear-Training in the Diatonic Major Scale, Primary Triads of the Major Key in Root Position, Primary Triads of the Minor Key in Root Position, IIA and VIA in the Major Key - Via in the Minor Key, First Inversions of Triads in the Major Key, et cetera. We are republishing this vintage text now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.