在攻读神学著作的同时,他还有一项爱好,就是想把在教堂音乐和通奏低音记谱法方面的粗浅技巧发展起来,能达到相当准确地按谱合乐参加合唱的水平。
As a hobby , auxiliary to his readings in Divinity , he developed his slight skill in church-music and thorough-bass , till he could join in part-singing from notation with some accuracy .