A Grammar of Elocution: Containing the Principles of the Arts of Reading and Speaking : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises and Examples : Adapted to Colleges, Schools, and Private Instruction, the Whole Arranged in the Order in which it is Taught in Harvard UniversityA.H. Maltby, 1832 - 346 pages |
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Page 63
... octave . The intervals rise from 1 to 2 , 1 to 3 , 1 to 4 and so on , and fall in the same reverse order . Though the first seven sɔunds make up what is called the scale , the ear requires , in order to form a satisfactory close , that ...
... octave . The intervals rise from 1 to 2 , 1 to 3 , 1 to 4 and so on , and fall in the same reverse order . Though the first seven sɔunds make up what is called the scale , the ear requires , in order to form a satisfactory close , that ...
Page 68
... interval of a second , third , fifth , and octave , or a semitone : and the slides through these inter- vals may be called notes of speech . Let the lines in this scale , and the spaces 68 GRAMMAR OF ELOCUTION . Of the slides of Speech,
... interval of a second , third , fifth , and octave , or a semitone : and the slides through these inter- vals may be called notes of speech . Let the lines in this scale , and the spaces 68 GRAMMAR OF ELOCUTION . Of the slides of Speech,
Page 69
... octave . The intervals here enumerated are the only ones ( with the exception of the semitones , ) re- quiring attention in the science of speech ; the slides of a fourth , sixth , and seventh , will therefore not be regard- ed in this ...
... octave . The intervals here enumerated are the only ones ( with the exception of the semitones , ) re- quiring attention in the science of speech ; the slides of a fourth , sixth , and seventh , will therefore not be regard- ed in this ...
Page 70
... asked with some surprise , and with strong emphasis on the ' I ' that syllable will have the rising slide of a fifth . " Did he say it was I ? " More intense slide of an octave . Let the emphasis 70 GRAMMAR OF ELOCUTION .
... asked with some surprise , and with strong emphasis on the ' I ' that syllable will have the rising slide of a fifth . " Did he say it was I ? " More intense slide of an octave . Let the emphasis 70 GRAMMAR OF ELOCUTION .
Page 71
... octave . Let the emphasis be rendered still stronger upon the ' I , ' and let the inter- rogation be rendered still more piercing and expressive of excessive surprise , and the slide will reach through the rising octave . Children and ...
... octave . Let the emphasis be rendered still stronger upon the ' I , ' and let the inter- rogation be rendered still more piercing and expressive of excessive surprise , and the slide will reach through the rising octave . Children and ...
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