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... English practice ; yet scholarly opinion is not uniform . English composers , possibly influenced by the improvised singing , often used successions of chords in written compositions , some- times placing the melody in the middle or on ...
... English practice ; yet scholarly opinion is not uniform . English composers , possibly influenced by the improvised singing , often used successions of chords in written compositions , some- times placing the melody in the middle or on ...
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... English sovereign , rather than the pope , as head ( supreme governor ) of the English church . Ordained in 1542 , he as- sociated with the conservative supporters of the Reformation . He defended Catholic doc- trines against the ...
... English sovereign , rather than the pope , as head ( supreme governor ) of the English church . Ordained in 1542 , he as- sociated with the conservative supporters of the Reformation . He defended Catholic doc- trines against the ...
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... English Vowel Shift , a series of changes in the quality of English long vowels in stressed syllables that began in the early 15th century ; collectively , they comprise one of the chief differences between the sound sys- tem of Middle ...
... English Vowel Shift , a series of changes in the quality of English long vowels in stressed syllables that began in the early 15th century ; collectively , they comprise one of the chief differences between the sound sys- tem of Middle ...
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