The Music of Nature: Or, An Attempt to Prove that what is Passionate and Pleasing in the Art of Singing, Speaking, and Performing Upon Musical Instruments, is Derived from the Sounds of the Animated WorldDitson, 1837 - 483 páginas |
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... heard , what a blank the creation must appear ! -all in motion , yet silent as death ! The horrors of such a scene cannot be described ; and we may say with Hartley , when we compare the imperfections of those who have never * For many ...
... heard , what a blank the creation must appear ! -all in motion , yet silent as death ! The horrors of such a scene cannot be described ; and we may say with Hartley , when we compare the imperfections of those who have never * For many ...
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... heard with those who have never seen , that the ear is of much more importance to us than the eyc . CHAPTER II . NOISE AND SOUND . THERE is a marked distinction between noise and musical sound . Noise is a confused mixture of sounds ...
... heard with those who have never seen , that the ear is of much more importance to us than the eyc . CHAPTER II . NOISE AND SOUND . THERE is a marked distinction between noise and musical sound . Noise is a confused mixture of sounds ...
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... heard . * Organs afford another proof of this observation ; for we often find those which are overpowering when near , fail to produce that solemn grandeur of note at a distance which is the test of their excel- lence . The voice of man ...
... heard . * Organs afford another proof of this observation ; for we often find those which are overpowering when near , fail to produce that solemn grandeur of note at a distance which is the test of their excel- lence . The voice of man ...
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... heard at the dis- tance of forty miles ! If we can speak of similar effects by human means , we may mention the ever - memorable battle of Waterloo , where a hun- dred thousand combatants were furiously engaged for eight hours , with ...
... heard at the dis- tance of forty miles ! If we can speak of similar effects by human means , we may mention the ever - memorable battle of Waterloo , where a hun- dred thousand combatants were furiously engaged for eight hours , with ...
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... heard , his middle tones were sweet , rich , and beautifully varied . When he elevated his voice to its highest pitch , the House was completely filled with the volume of sound . The effect was awful , except when he wished to cheer and ...
... heard , his middle tones were sweet , rich , and beautifully varied . When he elevated his voice to its highest pitch , the House was completely filled with the volume of sound . The effect was awful , except when he wished to cheer and ...
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