The Director [ed. by T.F. Dibdin]., Volume 2Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1807 |
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... kind ; and that she is ne- ver so truly in her element , as when she is soothing the passions , or elevating the religious feelings , of human beings . As an art of imitation , Music , undoubtedly , ranks very low . Her resemblances are ...
... kind ; and that she is ne- ver so truly in her element , as when she is soothing the passions , or elevating the religious feelings , of human beings . As an art of imitation , Music , undoubtedly , ranks very low . Her resemblances are ...
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... of a moral , and still more of a religious kind , may be produced by Mu- sic , is a proposition which I must ever support , as full of truth and utility . · THE very curious fragment of Philo- demus , the On the Moral Effects of Music . 5.
... of a moral , and still more of a religious kind , may be produced by Mu- sic , is a proposition which I must ever support , as full of truth and utility . · THE very curious fragment of Philo- demus , the On the Moral Effects of Music . 5.
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... kind of inspir- ation of courage , from the sounds of a march , or the notes of a patriotic air . On the other hand , the lover , in every climate , seeks its aid , as if by instinct . If facts of this sort , are too notorious to bear ...
... kind of inspir- ation of courage , from the sounds of a march , or the notes of a patriotic air . On the other hand , the lover , in every climate , seeks its aid , as if by instinct . If facts of this sort , are too notorious to bear ...
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... kind ; from the simplest ballad , to the most com- plicated bravura of the opera ; from the plain minuet or gavot , to the most beautiful extravagancies of the fanciful Haydn . I have heard , with delight , the sacred music of the old ...
... kind ; from the simplest ballad , to the most com- plicated bravura of the opera ; from the plain minuet or gavot , to the most beautiful extravagancies of the fanciful Haydn . I have heard , with delight , the sacred music of the old ...
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... kind , as the faculties of hu- man nature are capable of producing . Even the Overture * , which is not at all * The reader who wishes to see a professional ana- lysis of this oratorio , written with great musical skill , is referred to ...
... kind , as the faculties of hu- man nature are capable of producing . Even the Overture * , which is not at all * The reader who wishes to see a professional ana- lysis of this oratorio , written with great musical skill , is referred to ...
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