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 WorldLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849 - 505 páginas |
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... expressions . With these facts before him , he has taken a philosophical view of the science , and en- deavored to explain the true principles of musical taste and expression ; but not confining himself to this enquiry , he has ventured ...
... expressions . With these facts before him , he has taken a philosophical view of the science , and en- deavored to explain the true principles of musical taste and expression ; but not confining himself to this enquiry , he has ventured ...
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... expression . The effect of these voices is strikingly shown in contrast by those persons who are called ventriloquists . The celebrated Alexander imitates the conversation of three persons so completely , as to deceive the most ...
... expression . The effect of these voices is strikingly shown in contrast by those persons who are called ventriloquists . The celebrated Alexander imitates the conversation of three persons so completely , as to deceive the most ...
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... expression . The chin has an important office to perform which is , to operate upon the hinge that opens and shuts the mouth ; for upon its activity we either disclose a polite or vulgar pronunciation . Every one must have noticed , in ...
... expression . The chin has an important office to perform which is , to operate upon the hinge that opens and shuts the mouth ; for upon its activity we either disclose a polite or vulgar pronunciation . Every one must have noticed , in ...
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... expressing every emo- tion . Children have no difficulty in expressing their wants , their pleasures , or pains , long before they can speak , or understand the meaning of a word . In the dawn of society , ages may have passed away with ...
... expressing every emo- tion . Children have no difficulty in expressing their wants , their pleasures , or pains , long before they can speak , or understand the meaning of a word . In the dawn of society , ages may have passed away with ...
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... expression . The limited number of these sounds would at first lead men to describe many things with different degrees of force ; and these varieties , added to an animated gesture , would render the primitive language a sort of musical ...
... expression . The limited number of these sounds would at first lead men to describe many things with different degrees of force ; and these varieties , added to an animated gesture , would render the primitive language a sort of musical ...
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The Music of Nature: Or, An Attempt to Prove that what is Passionate and ... William Gardiner Visualização integral - 1849 |
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accent Adagio admiration Anacreon ancient animals appeared ballad bass bassoon beauty Beethoven bells Bird Braham breath called CHAPTER character charm chord clarionet composer composition concert delight diphthong distance Don Giovanni double bass effect English excellence execution expression extraordinary feelings flute force formed grace Handel harmony Haydn hear heard heart human voice instance Italian language letter listen loud Madame Madame de Staël manner melody ment mind mouth Mozart musical expression musician natural never noise oboe octave Opera oratorio orchestra organs passage passion peculiar performance persons petto piano-forte play pleasure produced render Rossini scarcely scene singer singing soft song soul speaking stage strain string stringed instruments style sublime sung sweet syllables taste theatre thee tion tone tongue tune uttered violin violoncello vocal vocalists vowel wind instruments words writer yes yes
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