The alliance of musick, poetry & oratoryJohn Stockdale, 1789 - 390 pages |
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... mean , and by e in men ; fo likewife between i ye and u woo , come the founds of in no , note , none , fon , fun , run , gun ; which laft found in none , fon , fun , run , gun , I would call the open u like the French e feminine in le ...
... mean , and by e in men ; fo likewife between i ye and u woo , come the founds of in no , note , none , fon , fun , run , gun ; which laft found in none , fon , fun , run , gun , I would call the open u like the French e feminine in le ...
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... fucceffion and union . The production and formation of agreeable Sounds . In order to know how fingle founds may be made agreeable to the ear , it is neceffary 19 1 to confider more particularly the manner and means by 12 MUSIC K.
... fucceffion and union . The production and formation of agreeable Sounds . In order to know how fingle founds may be made agreeable to the ear , it is neceffary 19 1 to confider more particularly the manner and means by 12 MUSIC K.
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Anselm Bayly. 1 to confider more particularly the manner and means by which they are produced . Inftrumental founds and tones are pro- pagated principally two ways , either by the vibration of strings and wires of dif- ferent dimenfions ...
Anselm Bayly. 1 to confider more particularly the manner and means by which they are produced . Inftrumental founds and tones are pro- pagated principally two ways , either by the vibration of strings and wires of dif- ferent dimenfions ...
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... by a skilful ear , and with mathematical precision by means of an inftrument conftructed of one string , therefore called a monochord . C4 Children ! Children and grown perfons untaught , fing naturally , MUSICK . 23.
... by a skilful ear , and with mathematical precision by means of an inftrument conftructed of one string , therefore called a monochord . C4 Children ! Children and grown perfons untaught , fing naturally , MUSICK . 23.
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... means of flats and sharps is intro- duced a ftyle or mode of mufick , com- monly called chromatic , becaufe diftin- guished by the ancient Greek musicians with black spots , from the natural modula- tion of whole tones , which fcale or ...
... means of flats and sharps is intro- duced a ftyle or mode of mufick , com- monly called chromatic , becaufe diftin- guished by the ancient Greek musicians with black spots , from the natural modula- tion of whole tones , which fcale or ...
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