The Book of Musical Documents"[A]n anthology of documents pertaining to music history. It contains quotations from theoretical works, letters, memoirs, poems, archives, newspaper and magazine articles, etc, ."--Page [v]. |
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Page 19
... melodies discloses that they are constructed tetrachordally , and modally . Tetrachord- al : the melodies are enclosed in the span of a fourth , of which two combined , form the octave . It is striking that in the He- brew melodies the ...
... melodies discloses that they are constructed tetrachordally , and modally . Tetrachord- al : the melodies are enclosed in the span of a fourth , of which two combined , form the octave . It is striking that in the He- brew melodies the ...
Page 238
... Melody , and once again , melody , you Germans ! For melody is the language in which a mu- sician should express himself . And , indeed , the now prev- alent clear comprehension of passion on the stage will be greatly facilitated if it ...
... Melody , and once again , melody , you Germans ! For melody is the language in which a mu- sician should express himself . And , indeed , the now prev- alent clear comprehension of passion on the stage will be greatly facilitated if it ...
Page 359
... melodies need no suspensions or resolutions , nor do they have them . The leading tone thus becomes obsolete . The melody despite all loss of harmony and counterpoint , goes its own way , follow- ing the laws of pure melody , while the ...
... melodies need no suspensions or resolutions , nor do they have them . The leading tone thus becomes obsolete . The melody despite all loss of harmony and counterpoint , goes its own way , follow- ing the laws of pure melody , while the ...
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