It is much the best way... to lay the emphasis on the first part of the bar in triple time, and on the first and third parts of the bar in common time.
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The best general rule I know of, is, to set the tune on the letter the author has set it, unless he has given directions to the contrary.
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In the first place, you must pay great attention to the key note.
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