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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... similar to that of a drum . By some writers , the tympanum * is described as a strained membrane in the chamber of the ear ; not the sole instrument upon which the sounds are formed , but simply a guard to prevent extraneous bodies ...
... similar to that of a drum . By some writers , the tympanum * is described as a strained membrane in the chamber of the ear ; not the sole instrument upon which the sounds are formed , but simply a guard to prevent extraneous bodies ...
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... similar to that of light upon the eye ; the know- ledge we obtain of surrounding bodies depends up- on the practice and use we make of these organs , and it may be justly said that we learn both to see and hear . Infants , apparently ...
... similar to that of light upon the eye ; the know- ledge we obtain of surrounding bodies depends up- on the practice and use we make of these organs , and it may be justly said that we learn both to see and hear . Infants , apparently ...
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... similar statement is given in the ingenious work upon insects , by Kirby and Spence , who say , ' I know of no other ' insect , the tread of which is accompanied by sound , except indeed the flea , whose steps a lady assured ' me she ...
... similar statement is given in the ingenious work upon insects , by Kirby and Spence , who say , ' I know of no other ' insect , the tread of which is accompanied by sound , except indeed the flea , whose steps a lady assured ' me she ...
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... similar stratagem was used by the French when they first crossed the Rhine . The general assembled all the bands of the adjacent regiments upon the bank opposite to the enemy's posts ; and as these bands were heard by the Austrians to ...
... similar stratagem was used by the French when they first crossed the Rhine . The general assembled all the bands of the adjacent regiments upon the bank opposite to the enemy's posts ; and as these bands were heard by the Austrians to ...
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... similar effects by human means , we may mention the ever - memorable battle of Waterloo , where a hun- dred thousand combatants were furiously engaged for eight hours , with all the implements of war ! Language falls short of the power ...
... similar effects by human means , we may mention the ever - memorable battle of Waterloo , where a hun- dred thousand combatants were furiously engaged for eight hours , with all the implements of war ! Language falls short of the power ...
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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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