The Philosophy of the Human Voice: Embracing Its Physiological History; Together with a System of Principles, by which Criticism in the Art of Elocution May be Rendered Intelligible, and Instruction, Definite and Comprehensive. To which is Added A Brief Analysis of Song and RecitativeJ. Crissy, printer, 1845 - 499 páginas |
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... regards its foreign relationships , the ' Philosophy of the Human Voice ' has been obliged to come under that old interrogative con- demnation of " who reads an American book ? " To the scientific in two or three parts of Europe , it is ...
... regards its foreign relationships , the ' Philosophy of the Human Voice ' has been obliged to come under that old interrogative con- demnation of " who reads an American book ? " To the scientific in two or three parts of Europe , it is ...
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... regards , needs any improvement by science ; or indeed , that their art is any thing else than a mysterious light of genius , which each , in his various degree , possesses . One individual , but not till he had left the Stage , has ...
... regards , needs any improvement by science ; or indeed , that their art is any thing else than a mysterious light of genius , which each , in his various degree , possesses . One individual , but not till he had left the Stage , has ...
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... regard to its Pitch , they have not desig- nated by some known or invented scale , the modes and de- grees of such movements ; and thus furnished the required and definite detail in this department of speech . They have rather given ...
... regard to its Pitch , they have not desig- nated by some known or invented scale , the modes and de- grees of such movements ; and thus furnished the required and definite detail in this department of speech . They have rather given ...
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... the fine arts , without regard to the specific claims of each , have been set in wider opposition than is justified by a view of the grounds of their respective truths . The careless argument asserts that taste is a INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
... the fine arts , without regard to the specific claims of each , have been set in wider opposition than is justified by a view of the grounds of their respective truths . The careless argument asserts that taste is a INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
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... regard that quantity as either continuous sound , or imaginary space ; and to consider the effect of the transit of the voice from one degree of the scale to another as constituting an interval , whether the voice is concretely heard or ...
... regard that quantity as either continuous sound , or imaginary space ; and to consider the effect of the transit of the voice from one degree of the scale to another as constituting an interval , whether the voice is concretely heard or ...
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a-we abrupt accent analysis applied aspiration atonic cadence called character chromatic melody concrete movement concrete rise consists constituents continued crete current melody degree descending diatonic melody diatonic scale dignity diphthongal discourse discrete distinction downward concrete drift effect elocution emphasis emphatic employed English language equable concrete equal execution expression falling falsette faults fifth force fulness function give glottis heard human voice immutable syllables impulse indefinite interrogative inverted Julius Cæsar long quantity means ment minor third mode of intonation musical notation octave orotund passion pause peculiar perception phatic phrases plaintive principles produce prolongation pronunciation protracted purpose radical and vanishing radical pitch radical stress reader require rythmus scale semitone sentence sentiments short song sound speaker speaking speech subtonic succession tion tone tremor tremulous triad utterance uvula vanishing movement vanishing stress varied vocal wave whilst wider intervals words
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