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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... tion , or impresses our feelings more quickly , than a sound ; whether it be the tone of sorrow - the note of joy - the voices of a multitude - the roar of the winds or the waters - or the soft inflections of the breeze — we are equally ...
... tion , or impresses our feelings more quickly , than a sound ; whether it be the tone of sorrow - the note of joy - the voices of a multitude - the roar of the winds or the waters - or the soft inflections of the breeze — we are equally ...
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... tion of an ear , we may mention Mr. William Colt- man , of Leicester , who , blind from his birth , had so dull an ear when six years old , that he could not distinguish the tone of a violin from that of a flute ; at this period he was ...
... tion of an ear , we may mention Mr. William Colt- man , of Leicester , who , blind from his birth , had so dull an ear when six years old , that he could not distinguish the tone of a violin from that of a flute ; at this period he was ...
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... tion , as in the instance of vibrating a tuning - fork , to the stem of which is attached a packthread string ; on the other end being wrapt round the little finger , and placed in the chamber of the ear , the sound will be audibly ...
... tion , as in the instance of vibrating a tuning - fork , to the stem of which is attached a packthread string ; on the other end being wrapt round the little finger , and placed in the chamber of the ear , the sound will be audibly ...
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... tion seems to have fed upon the ruins of his sensitive organs . What must we say to his posthumous quartetts ? Who dare , at the present day , avow himself equal to the task of unravelling the hidden myste- ries they contain ? heard ...
... tion seems to have fed upon the ruins of his sensitive organs . What must we say to his posthumous quartetts ? Who dare , at the present day , avow himself equal to the task of unravelling the hidden myste- ries they contain ? heard ...
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... tion in its course . To do this , the head must be thrown a little back , while standing in an erect posture , opening the mouth so as to admit three fin- gers set edgewise between the teeth , then by gen- tly putting forth the voice ...
... tion in its course . To do this , the head must be thrown a little back , while standing in an erect posture , opening the mouth so as to admit three fin- gers set edgewise between the teeth , then by gen- tly putting forth the voice ...
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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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