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payment, at every such entry, of an additional fee of two pounds ten shillings, provided that such fee be paid and notice of entry be given at least one calendar month before the commencement of the examination.

Candidates shall be examined in the following subjects: 2—

The phenomena of Sound in general, and the general nature of Aerial Sound-waves.

The special characteristics of Musical Sounds; the Physical Causes determining their pitch, loudness, and quality. Standards of Pitch.

The more elaborate phenomena of Compound Sounds.

The theoretical nature of the Sounds of Musical Instruments of various kinds, including the Human Voice. The principles of Stretched Strings.

The theoretical nature of Musical Intervals, and the Philosophical Modes of defining and representing them. The theoretical values of the various Intervals used in Music.

Musical Scales. The scales of various nations, and of the Greeks in particular. The theoretical construction of the modern Scales.

The theory of Temperament, and its various practical applications.

The Greek and the Church Modes, and their relation to Modern Tonality.

The history of Measured Music.

The principles of Melodial Progression.

The phenomena attending the combinations of Two Sounds. The various Theories proposed for the explanation of Consonance and Dissonance. Beats. Resultant or Combination Tones.

The history of Harmony and Counterpoint.

The theoretical nature of Chords generally, and in particular of the various Concords and Discords in ordinary use; also of Discords arising accidentally.

The theoretical principles governing Progressions in Harmony, especially those connected with Discords.

The theoretical principles determining the rules of Counterpoint.

The general distinction between Physical and Esthetical or Artistic principles, as bearing on musical forms and rules. The examination shall be conducted by means of printed papers, and shall extend over three days; in the morning from ten to one, and in the afternoon from three to six.

1 This rule will not apply to candidates who have paid a fee under the previous Regulations, until they shall have exhausted the number of entries without additional payment allowed by those Regulations; after which they will be treated on exactly the same footing as candidates appearing for the first time.

2 Candidates will not be required to treat these subjects mathematically; but may do so or not, at their own option.

Candidates shall not be approved by the Examiners unless they have shown a competent knowledge in each of the foregoing subjects.

On Saturday morning at nine o'clock in the week following the examination, the Examiners shall publish a list of the candidates who have passed, arranged in two divisions, each in alphabetical order. And a pass certificate signed by the Registrar shall be delivered to each candidate who shall apply for it, after the report of the Examiners shall have been approved by the Senate.

D.MUS. EXAMINATION.

The D. Mus. Examination shall take place once in each year, and shall commence on the third Monday in December.

No candidate shall be admitted to this examination unless he shall have obtained the degree of Bachelor of Music at least two years previously, and have passed the Intermediate D. Mus. Examination; nor unless he have given notice to the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the examination, and have furnished evidence of having attained the age of twenty-one years.

The fee for this examination shall be five pounds, and must be paid when the musical exercise required by the following regulation is transmitted to the Registrar. If, after payment of his fee, a candidate withdraws his name, or fails to present himself at the examination, or fails to pass it, the fee shall not be returned to him; but he shall be allowed to enter for any subsequent D. Mus. Examination upon payment, at every such entry, of an additional fee of two pounds ten shillings,' provided that such fee be paid and notice of entry be given at least two calendar months before the commencement of the examination.

Every candidate for this examination shall be required to transmit to the Registrar, at least two calendar months before the commencement of the examination, a musical exercise, clearly and legibly written in the proper clefs, of such length as to occupy from forty to sixty minutes in performance, and fulfilling the following conditions::

(a) It must be a Vocal Composition to any words the writer may select.

(b) It must contain real eight-part Vocal Harmony with good eight-part Fugal Counterpoint.

This rule will not apply to candidates who have paid a fee under the previous Regulations, until they shall have exhausted the number of entries without additional payment allowed by those Regulations; after which they will be treated on exactly the same footing as candidates appearing for the first time.

(c) It must also contain portions for one or more Solo

voices.

(d) It must have accompaniments for a full Orchestra, and must contain an instrumental Overture, or Interlude, in the form of the first movement of a Classical Symphony or Sonata.

The candidate will be required to make a solemn declaration that the exercise is entirely his own unaided composition.

If the exercise be approved by the Examiners, the qualifications of the candidate will be further tested by an examination in the following subjects :—

Practical Harmony of the more advanced character.

Counterpoint in eight real parts, with Canon, Fugue, &c.
Form in Composition.

The treatment of Voices in Composition.

Instrumentation for full Orchestra.

A general acquaintance with the Names and Epochs of the greatest Musical Composers, and with the character of their works.

A critical knowledge, in some detail, of the great standard Classical Compositions.

The candidate may also be examined, at the discretion of the Examiners, on points in his own exercise.

No reference to any musical instrument will be allowed during the examination, unless specially directed by the Examiners.

The examination shall be in part conducted by means of printed papers, and shall be in part vivâ voce; and shall extend over three days, as follows:

WEDNESDAY.

Commencing at 10 A. M. Viva voce Examination.

Candidates shall not be approved by the Examiners unless they have shown a competent knowledge in all the foregoing subjects.

Every candidate who has passed this examination shall be required to conduct a public performance of his exercise (at his own expense) in a manner satisfactory to the Examiners.1

Although technical skill in performance will constitute no part of the qualification for this degree, any candidate may offer to be examined in

The place and time of this performance shall be prescribed by the Authorities of the University; and its scale (as regards number of voices and instruments) shall be arranged between the Examiners and the candidate.

(a) Playing at sight from a full Orchestral Score.1

(8) Extempore Composition, in regular form, on a given subject.'

Any candidate otherwise approved shall obtain a distinguishing mark for merit in either or both of these particulars.

In the course of the following week the Examiners shall publish a list of the candidates who have passed, arranged in alphabetical order.

The musical exercise of each candidate who has passed shall be deposited in the Library of the University.

A certificate under the seal of the University and signed by the Chancellor shall be delivered at the public presentation for degrees to each candidate who has passed.

1 Candidates desiring to be examined in playing or extempore composition must give notice to the Examiners at the commencement of the written examination.

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A LIST OF DOCTORS AND BACHELORS IN MUSIC OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

DOCTORS IN MUSIC.

Marked a are also Bachelors of Oxford.
Marked are also Bachelors of Cambridge.

Abram, J., New College, Oxon.
Allison, H. C., Trin., Dublin."
Armes, P., New College, Oxon.
Arnold, G. B., New C., Oxon.
Bates, F., Trinity Coll., Dublin.
Belcher, W., Queen's, Oxon.

*L.Mus.T.C.L.