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Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most diff

Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin. – Marcus V. Pollio

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