Orthophony, Or, The Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice" and the System of Vocal Culture Introduced by Mr. James Murdoch : Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist"William D. Ticknor, 1848 - 300 páginas |
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... intense exertion of the vocal organs is perpetually required , destined to sink under the effects of over - exertion ; but , having seasonably turned his attention to the systematic practice of vocal gymnastics , he recovered his tone ...
... intense exertion of the vocal organs is perpetually required , destined to sink under the effects of over - exertion ; but , having seasonably turned his attention to the systematic practice of vocal gymnastics , he recovered his tone ...
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... intense compression of the lips , which prevents the possibility of any audible sound , till the forci- ble " aspirated , " or whispering , explosion , following the maximum of the pressure , is heard , accompanied by the same " vocule ...
... intense compression of the lips , which prevents the possibility of any audible sound , till the forci- ble " aspirated , " or whispering , explosion , following the maximum of the pressure , is heard , accompanied by the same " vocule ...
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... intense . The " subtonic , " v , is articulated by the sound of the voice being modified by bringing the upper fore - teeth close upon the ridge of the under lip , and , at the same time , slightly raising the upper lip , so as to ...
... intense . The " subtonic , " v , is articulated by the sound of the voice being modified by bringing the upper fore - teeth close upon the ridge of the under lip , and , at the same time , slightly raising the upper lip , so as to ...
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... intense force , the tip of the tongue against the interior gum , immediately over the fore - teeth . Through the extremely small aperture thus formed , aided by the horizontal parting of the lips , and the cutting effect of the edges of ...
... intense force , the tip of the tongue against the interior gum , immediately over the fore - teeth . Through the extremely small aperture thus formed , aided by the horizontal parting of the lips , and the cutting effect of the edges of ...
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... intense earnestness . The exercise now prescribed , therefore , is of immense advantage , as a preparatory discipline to the organs of speech , as well as a process of training for full - toned and energetic use of the voice ...
... intense earnestness . The exercise now prescribed , therefore , is of immense advantage , as a preparatory discipline to the organs of speech , as well as a process of training for full - toned and energetic use of the voice ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
accent ah ah appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest CORIOLANUS deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion emphasis enunciation error exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch Median stress melody Metre Middle pitch mode Moderate monotone mouth movement muscles musical scale natural notes o'er octave orotund quality orthophony passion pauses pharynx phrases practice prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reading render rhythm scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic syllables termed thee thou tion tonic trachea unimpassioned upward slide utterance vanishing stress verse vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice wave whispering words
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Página 257 - Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet,...
Página 198 - Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace ; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed ; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham ; who is the father of us all...
Página 136 - Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The live-long day with patient expectation To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome...
Página 116 - It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man...
Página 266 - If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? revenge : If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example ? why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute ; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.
Página 284 - There is a just God, who presides over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Página 244 - Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again; And, lost each human trace, surrendering up Thine individual being, shalt thou go To mix forever with the elements, To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon.
Página 269 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Página 275 - Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies, streaming in their original lustre, not a stripe erased or polluted, nor a single star obscured, — bearing for its motto no such miserable interrogatory as 'What is all this worth?
Página 267 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight ! let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with ! Lady M.