The Evolution of the Art of MusicD. Appleton, 1906 - 342 pagini |
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Pagina 3
... seems the very essence and first necessity of existence , and though in music it is less easily understood by the uninitiated than in other arts , it is in reality of vital importance . Music indeed cannot exist till the definiteness of ...
... seems the very essence and first necessity of existence , and though in music it is less easily understood by the uninitiated than in other arts , it is in reality of vital importance . Music indeed cannot exist till the definiteness of ...
Pagina 4
... seems to have no obviously useful application . Painting naturally appears to the average mind to be an imitative art ; and , drawing a conclusion from two premises which are both equally false some people have gone on to suppose that ...
... seems to have no obviously useful application . Painting naturally appears to the average mind to be an imitative art ; and , drawing a conclusion from two premises which are both equally false some people have gone on to suppose that ...
Pagina 9
... polka to symphony ; and , paradoxical as it may seem , the fascination which some modern sensuous dance - tunes exercise is derived from a distinctly canta bile treatment of the tune , which appeals to the PRELIMINARIES 9.
... polka to symphony ; and , paradoxical as it may seem , the fascination which some modern sensuous dance - tunes exercise is derived from a distinctly canta bile treatment of the tune , which appeals to the PRELIMINARIES 9.
Pagina 17
... seem obviously certain to have been the alternatives in the choice of a nucleus . As has been pointed out , sixths , thirds ... seems as hard to hit as thirds and sixths , and is even more inconclusive and unsatisfying to our ears . But ...
... seem obviously certain to have been the alternatives in the choice of a nucleus . As has been pointed out , sixths , thirds ... seems as hard to hit as thirds and sixths , and is even more inconclusive and unsatisfying to our ears . But ...
Pagina 20
... seems to become the tonic , and C the note of secondary importance - a state of things which is only con- ceivable if we think of the scale as tending downwards instead of upwards . But it is not to be denied that some races seem to ...
... seems to become the tonic , and C the note of secondary importance - a state of things which is only con- ceivable if we think of the scale as tending downwards instead of upwards . But it is not to be denied that some races seem to ...
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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...