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Page 138
... Music in a State almost beneath Contempt , while that of inftru- mental Music advances daily towards Per- fection . But the farther Pursuit of this Subject would be foreign to my prefent Purpose ; which is to confider Poetry , fimply as ...
... Music in a State almost beneath Contempt , while that of inftru- mental Music advances daily towards Per- fection . But the farther Pursuit of this Subject would be foreign to my prefent Purpose ; which is to confider Poetry , fimply as ...
Page 152
... Music ; becaufe , as before observed , Timę is effential to mufical Harmony ; and the Expreffion fhould be made to coincide with it . But as it is by no means fo ef- fential to Speech , or poetical Harmony , no mechanical System , or ...
... Music ; becaufe , as before observed , Timę is effential to mufical Harmony ; and the Expreffion fhould be made to coincide with it . But as it is by no means fo ef- fential to Speech , or poetical Harmony , no mechanical System , or ...
Page 238
... Music , which is always " diftributed by Phrafes , Demi - Phrases , " and Measures . A Succeffion of Sounds , " without their proper Divifions and Compartments , would quickly tire the " Ear , or at least cease to afford it any ...
... Music , which is always " diftributed by Phrafes , Demi - Phrases , " and Measures . A Succeffion of Sounds , " without their proper Divifions and Compartments , would quickly tire the " Ear , or at least cease to afford it any ...
Contents
Obfervations on the Defects and Perfection | 1 |
The Analysis of SPEECH | 19 |
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