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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... notice that there is an omission of two pages following p . 186 , and of four pages following each p . 292 and 408. In the original , the first omission was supplied with the plate now fronting the title page ; the other two omissions ...
... notice that there is an omission of two pages following p . 186 , and of four pages following each p . 292 and 408. In the original , the first omission was supplied with the plate now fronting the title page ; the other two omissions ...
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... notice a string of horses upon travel , you will find that the first horse points his ear forward , and the last behind him , keeping watch ; but the intermediate ones , who seem not to be called upon to do this duty , appear careless ...
... notice a string of horses upon travel , you will find that the first horse points his ear forward , and the last behind him , keeping watch ; but the intermediate ones , who seem not to be called upon to do this duty , appear careless ...
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... notice the position of the organs , so that we may be enabled to repeat a tone of the same quality at pleasure . Considerable assistance may be obtained , as regards the opening of the mouth , by practising before a mirror . In the ...
... notice the position of the organs , so that we may be enabled to repeat a tone of the same quality at pleasure . Considerable assistance may be obtained , as regards the opening of the mouth , by practising before a mirror . In the ...
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... notice a vulgarity in the performance of educated persons , * No one ever knew better how to adapt language to the peculiari- ties of music than Metastasio ; by rejecting words unfitted for singing , by frequently adopting elisions ...
... notice a vulgarity in the performance of educated persons , * No one ever knew better how to adapt language to the peculiari- ties of music than Metastasio ; by rejecting words unfitted for singing , by frequently adopting elisions ...
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... notice , commenced the air of Rule Britannia . ' Had a voice from the great deep spoken , the effect could not have been more in- stantaneous and sublime . The sailors , not knowing whom they were rowing , were so astonished and ...
... notice , commenced the air of Rule Britannia . ' Had a voice from the great deep spoken , the effect could not have been more in- stantaneous and sublime . The sailors , not knowing whom they were rowing , were so astonished and ...
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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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