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... spirits . But in twelve days after he commenced the exercises , there was a radical change in his mental and physical condition : he had become very cheerful ; and , to use his own words , his appe- tite was ravenous . Nor is this a ...
... spirits . But in twelve days after he commenced the exercises , there was a radical change in his mental and physical condition : he had become very cheerful ; and , to use his own words , his appe- tite was ravenous . Nor is this a ...
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... spirit - in a quick and spirited manner . The rate of movement is not definitely marked by the terms Adagio , Largo , Larghetto , & c . ; it may , how- ever , be designated with precision by means of the METRONOME OF MAELZEL . This ...
... spirit - in a quick and spirited manner . The rate of movement is not definitely marked by the terms Adagio , Largo , Larghetto , & c . ; it may , how- ever , be designated with precision by means of the METRONOME OF MAELZEL . This ...
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... spirit of 45 the passage . If an object is simply pointed to in the hori - x- zon , the arm should be mode- rately extended ( Fig . 45 ) , and slightly bent at the shoulder , the elbow , and the wrist . If the object is highly ...
... spirit of 45 the passage . If an object is simply pointed to in the hori - x- zon , the arm should be mode- rately extended ( Fig . 45 ) , and slightly bent at the shoulder , the elbow , and the wrist . If the object is highly ...
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... spirit and authority of the gesture . 94 But it is not only in the use of the left hand that modern speakers differ from the ancients : they constantly violate another precept enjoined by Quintilian and his followers , viz . , that of ...
... spirit and authority of the gesture . 94 But it is not only in the use of the left hand that modern speakers differ from the ancients : they constantly violate another precept enjoined by Quintilian and his followers , viz . , that of ...
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... should the spirit of the composition admit such addition . In all discourses , the frequency of gesture will be determined , in general , by the number , the GESTURE . 123 The Frequency, Moderation, and Intermission of Gesture.
... should the spirit of the composition admit such addition . In all discourses , the frequency of gesture will be determined , in general , by the number , the GESTURE . 123 The Frequency, Moderation, and Intermission of Gesture.
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