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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... persons born blind and brought to sight , that all have shown a total ignorance of space or dis- tance . Cheseldine the anatomist * tells us , that the boy on whom he operated , on viewing the prospect , put out his hands to touch the ...
... persons born blind and brought to sight , that all have shown a total ignorance of space or dis- tance . Cheseldine the anatomist * tells us , that the boy on whom he operated , on viewing the prospect , put out his hands to touch the ...
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... person of the accents of speech , that through the voice he fancies he can see the soul . From this idea they form notions of character that often lead them into erroneous conclusions . By practice , the discriminating powers of the ear ...
... person of the accents of speech , that through the voice he fancies he can see the soul . From this idea they form notions of character that often lead them into erroneous conclusions . By practice , the discriminating powers of the ear ...
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... persons possess in distinguishing the smaller sounds , is very re- * Some very extraordinary telegraphic inventions are about to be exhibited , depending upon this principle . markable . A friend of the writer has declared he 18 18 ...
... persons possess in distinguishing the smaller sounds , is very re- * Some very extraordinary telegraphic inventions are about to be exhibited , depending upon this principle . markable . A friend of the writer has declared he 18 18 ...
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... persons than in others ; but most persons have experienced , that when they have been delighted with a new air , without any effort of their own , how it will haunt them for days . The faculties of the ear , then , are by no means fully ...
... persons than in others ; but most persons have experienced , that when they have been delighted with a new air , without any effort of their own , how it will haunt them for days . The faculties of the ear , then , are by no means fully ...
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... persons have a greater aptness for the vocal art than others , probably by a more suitable organization , but there is not a voice , however stubborn , but what may be rendered sufficiently pliant to perform with accuracy the notes of ...
... persons have a greater aptness for the vocal art than others , probably by a more suitable organization , but there is not a voice , however stubborn , but what may be rendered sufficiently pliant to perform with accuracy the notes of ...
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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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