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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... hear . Infants , apparently , have no knowledge of exter- nal objects , except those which emit or reflect the strongest lights ; as the window , the candle or the moon - all of which they apprehend to be within their reach , and spread ...
... hear . Infants , apparently , have no knowledge of exter- nal objects , except those which emit or reflect the strongest lights ; as the window , the candle or the moon - all of which they apprehend to be within their reach , and spread ...
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... hears when it passes over her night- ' cap , and that it clacks as if it was walking in ' pattens ! ' If we can suppose ... hear the movements of their prey at incredible distances , and that even in the midst of noise , which we should ...
... hears when it passes over her night- ' cap , and that it clacks as if it was walking in ' pattens ! ' If we can suppose ... hear the movements of their prey at incredible distances , and that even in the midst of noise , which we should ...
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... hear the musical instru- ments ; but the din of the multitude , which is over- powering in the place , can scarcely be heard , the noise dying upon the spot . To those who are conversant with the power of musical instruments , the ...
... hear the musical instru- ments ; but the din of the multitude , which is over- powering in the place , can scarcely be heard , the noise dying upon the spot . To those who are conversant with the power of musical instruments , the ...
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... hear the effect of his Cremona violin , which at this distance predominated greatly above all the other instruments ; though in the orchestra it was not perceptibly louder than any of the rest . † Dr. Young states , on the authority of ...
... hear the effect of his Cremona violin , which at this distance predominated greatly above all the other instruments ; though in the orchestra it was not perceptibly louder than any of the rest . † Dr. Young states , on the authority of ...
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... hear these intervals in speaking ; but they are so slightly glanced upon , and pass with such rapid- ity , that it requires a nice ear to detect them . The cries in the streets are invariably composed of these tones , and naturally ...
... hear these intervals in speaking ; but they are so slightly glanced upon , and pass with such rapid- ity , that it requires a nice ear to detect them . The cries in the streets are invariably composed of these tones , and naturally ...
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The Music of Nature: Or, An Attempt to Prove that what is Passionate and ... William Gardiner Visualização completa - 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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