An introduction to the study of national music1866 |
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... noticed in the Prussian army during the time of the French war . The beautiful National air " Holde Nacht " had , in the years 1813 and 1814 a considerable influence upon the Prussian soldiers : many who sang it were plunged into ...
... noticed in the Prussian army during the time of the French war . The beautiful National air " Holde Nacht " had , in the years 1813 and 1814 a considerable influence upon the Prussian soldiers : many who sang it were plunged into ...
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... noticed by travellers , or have been put down as accidental imperfections in the performance . There is also a difficulty in writing them down correctly in our notation , and new especial signs are sometimes required for this purpose ...
... noticed by travellers , or have been put down as accidental imperfections in the performance . There is also a difficulty in writing them down correctly in our notation , and new especial signs are sometimes required for this purpose ...
Page 54
... noticed , which resemble the natural notes of the horn and trumpet , have undoubtedly been derived from the Alphorn . This simple instrument , upon which the Swiss herdsmen produce those melodious strains which may be heard resounding ...
... noticed , which resemble the natural notes of the horn and trumpet , have undoubtedly been derived from the Alphorn . This simple instrument , upon which the Swiss herdsmen produce those melodious strains which may be heard resounding ...
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... noticed , there appears to be reason to conclude that the pentatonic scale must be the most natural as well as the most primitive . Still , a moment's consideration will probably convince the inquirer that other scales met with in ...
... noticed , there appears to be reason to conclude that the pentatonic scale must be the most natural as well as the most primitive . Still , a moment's consideration will probably convince the inquirer that other scales met with in ...
Page 69
... noticed , several other orders of intervals which composers undoubtedly might use with advantage , but which can scarcely be considered as scales peculiar to the nations with whom they occur , since they are traceable only in a ...
... noticed , several other orders of intervals which composers undoubtedly might use with advantage , but which can scarcely be considered as scales peculiar to the nations with whom they occur , since they are traceable only in a ...
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