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... fhort , but in foon it is long . When two or three of the fimple vowels are joined together , and made to produce a mixed found , they are called diphthongs and and triphthongs , from the Greek words diphthongoi two founds MUSICK . 9.
... fhort , but in foon it is long . When two or three of the fimple vowels are joined together , and made to produce a mixed found , they are called diphthongs and and triphthongs , from the Greek words diphthongoi two founds MUSICK . 9.
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Anselm Bayly. and triphthongs , from the Greek words diphthongoi two founds , triphthongoi three founds . Inftances of diphthongs are ai in the word day ; cy in boy ; ua in quarry ; ei in eight , either , eye ; ue in queft , well ; cu in ...
Anselm Bayly. and triphthongs , from the Greek words diphthongoi two founds , triphthongoi three founds . Inftances of diphthongs are ai in the word day ; cy in boy ; ua in quarry ; ei in eight , either , eye ; ue in queft , well ; cu in ...
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... Greeks , Graiis ingenium , Graiis dedit ore rotundo Mufa loqui- Modulation and Harmony . Single founds , as being unconnected with any other , afford no fenfe in lan- guage , nor tune and delight in mufick : to effect this they must ...
... Greeks , Graiis ingenium , Graiis dedit ore rotundo Mufa loqui- Modulation and Harmony . Single founds , as being unconnected with any other , afford no fenfe in lan- guage , nor tune and delight in mufick : to effect this they must ...
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... Greek musicians with black spots , from the natural modula- tion of whole tones , which fcale or genus is named diatonic , or harmonic . The inflexions of the human voice in speech are wonderfully , mufically , and fig- nificantly ...
... Greek musicians with black spots , from the natural modula- tion of whole tones , which fcale or genus is named diatonic , or harmonic . The inflexions of the human voice in speech are wonderfully , mufically , and fig- nificantly ...
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... Greek modes or genera of mufick , by speaking in the plain language of common fenfe to thofe , who are un- fkilled in mufick : they who would wish to know them critically , may confult Simpfon , Part III . S. 8. Chambers's Dict . under ...
... Greek modes or genera of mufick , by speaking in the plain language of common fenfe to thofe , who are un- fkilled in mufick : they who would wish to know them critically , may confult Simpfon , Part III . S. 8. Chambers's Dict . under ...
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