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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... tone to all in proportion to their natural capacities . The student has not obtained that use of his voice which it is the object of the table to teach him , until every sound it contains can be uttered with the sudden- ness of the ...
... tone to all in proportion to their natural capacities . The student has not obtained that use of his voice which it is the object of the table to teach him , until every sound it contains can be uttered with the sudden- ness of the ...
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... tone , because one instrument differs from another in its pecu- liar power of modifying sound , owing to its physical properties as an instrument . The ancients employed a great number of terms to describe the quality of the voice ...
... tone , because one instrument differs from another in its pecu- liar power of modifying sound , owing to its physical properties as an instrument . The ancients employed a great number of terms to describe the quality of the voice ...
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... Tone and Semitone . Tone means a certain distance ( mathematically determined ) between the sounds ; Semitone means about half that distance . Musical instruments in general , such as the piano forte , organ and others , produce only ...
... Tone and Semitone . Tone means a certain distance ( mathematically determined ) between the sounds ; Semitone means about half that distance . Musical instruments in general , such as the piano forte , organ and others , produce only ...
Page 63
... tone , from 2 to 3 a tone , from 3 to 4 ( being about half the distance ) a semitone , from 4 to 5 , from 5 to 6 , and from 6 to 7 are tones , from 7 to 8 a semi- tone . The intervals are named numerically , that is , the interval from ...
... tone , from 2 to 3 a tone , from 3 to 4 ( being about half the distance ) a semitone , from 4 to 5 , from 5 to 6 , and from 6 to 7 are tones , from 7 to 8 a semi- tone . The intervals are named numerically , that is , the interval from ...
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... tone ? 20. What is a semitone ? 21. What are the different intervals of the scale called ? 22. What is the key note ? 23. What is the meaning of the term melody ? 24. What is concrete melody ? 25. What is discrete melody ? 26. What is ...
... tone ? 20. What is a semitone ? 21. What are the different intervals of the scale called ? 22. What is the key note ? 23. What is the meaning of the term melody ? 24. What is concrete melody ? 25. What is discrete melody ? 26. What is ...
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