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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... which we probably derive our ideas of loud and soft , as this machinery may have effect in ex- tinguishing loud sounds and keeping up weak ones . labyrinth of the ear . This certainly may be one 13 CHAPTER Page On the Faculties of the Ear.
... which we probably derive our ideas of loud and soft , as this machinery may have effect in ex- tinguishing loud sounds and keeping up weak ones . labyrinth of the ear . This certainly may be one 13 CHAPTER Page On the Faculties of the Ear.
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... idea they form notions of character that often lead them into erroneous conclusions . By practice , the discriminating powers of the ear may be carried to the highest degree of perfection . The success of thieves and gamblers depends ...
... idea they form notions of character that often lead them into erroneous conclusions . By practice , the discriminating powers of the ear may be carried to the highest degree of perfection . The success of thieves and gamblers depends ...
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... ideas of light and sound ? To those who have never heard , what a blank the creation must appear ! -all in motion , yet silent as death ! The horrors of such a scene cannot be described ; and we may say with Hartley , when we compare ...
... ideas of light and sound ? To those who have never heard , what a blank the creation must appear ! -all in motion , yet silent as death ! The horrors of such a scene cannot be described ; and we may say with Hartley , when we compare ...
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... deep . Depth of voice fills the mind with an idea of an enormous being ; and children in their frolics frighten each other by imitating these voices , highest order there appears scarcely more than one first - E 33 THE VOICE . 33.
... deep . Depth of voice fills the mind with an idea of an enormous being ; and children in their frolics frighten each other by imitating these voices , highest order there appears scarcely more than one first - E 33 THE VOICE . 33.
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... idea , which would lead to the joining of two sounds to- gether . As these combinations increased , the ne- cessity of recording them would soon appear , and symbols or letters would be resorted to as the means of retaining them . The ...
... idea , which would lead to the joining of two sounds to- gether . As these combinations increased , the ne- cessity of recording them would soon appear , and symbols or letters would be resorted to as the means of retaining them . The ...
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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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