Note 2 — THE STANDARD CANTATAS.

It is noteworthy that in this volume occur for the first time the musical terms “adagio,” “piu adagio,” “affetuoso,” “presto,” and “allegro.” In the “Cantate da Camera a voce sola,” published at Bologna (1677) by Gio. Bat. Mazzaferrata, the terms “vivace,” “largo,” and “ardito” are also found for the first time.