An introduction to the study of national music1866 |
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... songs , translated into the Lettish language , and introduced into Courland by some gentlemen , a few became popular among the peasantry . † After the lapse of a certain number of years these songs exhibited a remarkable change ...
... songs , translated into the Lettish language , and introduced into Courland by some gentlemen , a few became popular among the peasantry . † After the lapse of a certain number of years these songs exhibited a remarkable change ...
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... songs so happily , that these pieces are very generally believed to be adoptions of genuine National tunes . There is , however , no evidence for the opinion that they are not Weber's own invention . * The same applies to the Tarantella ...
... songs so happily , that these pieces are very generally believed to be adoptions of genuine National tunes . There is , however , no evidence for the opinion that they are not Weber's own invention . * The same applies to the Tarantella ...
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... songs of those villagers , so renowned for their talent and love for this art . We are told that as a boy he for some time earned his livelihood by wandering from village to village , playing upon the violoncello and singing . * Nothing ...
... songs of those villagers , so renowned for their talent and love for this art . We are told that as a boy he for some time earned his livelihood by wandering from village to village , playing upon the violoncello and singing . * Nothing ...
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... songs are not unfrequently connected with remarkable national events , by which they were called forth , or which they promoted . Again , I hope to be able to show that an accurate know- ledge of national music may be of great use in ...
... songs are not unfrequently connected with remarkable national events , by which they were called forth , or which they promoted . Again , I hope to be able to show that an accurate know- ledge of national music may be of great use in ...
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... songs , with the assistance of a graduated mono- chord , and that , when he sang them from his notation , they were recognised and approved of by competent judges ; and further that the Maories themselves said they should soon make a ...
... songs , with the assistance of a graduated mono- chord , and that , when he sang them from his notation , they were recognised and approved of by competent judges ; and further that the Maories themselves said they should soon make a ...
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