The Evolution of the Art of MusicD. Appleton, 1906 - 342 pagini |
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Pagina 5
... manner , and nervous gestures , and facial distortions are infectious ; and very sensitive and sympathetic people are particularly liable to imitate uninten- tional grimaces and fidgets . But sounds which are uttered with genuine ...
... manner , and nervous gestures , and facial distortions are infectious ; and very sensitive and sympathetic people are particularly liable to imitate uninten- tional grimaces and fidgets . But sounds which are uttered with genuine ...
Pagina 12
... manner in which they are applied in the highest works of absolute music , such as symphonies and sonatas , will hereafter come under consideration . In the earliest stage of musical evolution these respective principles show themselves ...
... manner in which they are applied in the highest works of absolute music , such as symphonies and sonatas , will hereafter come under consideration . In the earliest stage of musical evolution these respective principles show themselves ...
Pagina 18
... manner exactly contrary to ours . To take one con- sideration out of many as an illustration . The leading note of modern music always tends upwards ; in other words , the note which lies nearest to the most essential note of the scale ...
... manner exactly contrary to ours . To take one con- sideration out of many as an illustration . The leading note of modern music always tends upwards ; in other words , the note which lies nearest to the most essential note of the scale ...
Pagina 23
... manner of their confession would seem to imply that they were very impressionable , but had not arrived at any high degree of artistic intelligence or perception . The Greeks , moreover , were much nearer the beginning of musical things ...
... manner of their confession would seem to imply that they were very impressionable , but had not arrived at any high degree of artistic intelligence or perception . The Greeks , moreover , were much nearer the beginning of musical things ...
Pagina 25
... when attempts were made to revive the Greek system . In this manner a series of the notes which were supposed to be fit for human beings to sing were mapped out into dis- tinct and well - defined positions . But one of SCALES 25.
... when attempts were made to revive the Greek system . In this manner a series of the notes which were supposed to be fit for human beings to sing were mapped out into dis- tinct and well - defined positions . But one of SCALES 25.
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Pagina 218 - My idea was that the overture ought to indicate the subject and prepare the spectators for the character of the piece they are about to see; that the instruments ought to be introduced in proportion to the degree of interest and passion in the words...
Pagina i - Heredity." $1.50. 42. ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. A Record of Observations of the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., FRS, DCL, LL.
Pagina 7 - The rhythmic music is then defined only by the pulses, and has no change of pitch ; while purely melodic music has change of pitch, but no definition or regularity of impulse. The latter is frequently met with among savage races, and even as near the homes of highest art as the outof-the-way corners of the British Isles. Pure, unalloyed rhythmic music is found in most parts of the uncivilised globe; and the degree of excitement to which it can give rise, when the mere beating of a drum or tom-tom...
Pagina 244 - Parisian one into the shade in every respect. The general quality of the musical thoughts is finer, richer, and more interesting; while the purely orchestral effects, especially in the slow movement, are among the most successful things of the kind he ever achieved. And finally the three great symphonies which he wrote in Vienna in 1788 represent the highest level in idea and style and in every distinguished quality of art he ever attained to. They are the crown of his life's work; for in them he...