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... major achievements : the sparkling Violin Con- certo in D Major , Opus 35 ( 1878 ) , and the popular Seren- ade for Strings in C Major , Opus 48 ( 1880 ) ; Capriccio italien , Opus 45 ( 1880 ) , and the 1812 Overture , Opus 49 ( 1880 ) ...
... major achievements : the sparkling Violin Con- certo in D Major , Opus 35 ( 1878 ) , and the popular Seren- ade for Strings in C Major , Opus 48 ( 1880 ) ; Capriccio italien , Opus 45 ( 1880 ) , and the 1812 Overture , Opus 49 ( 1880 ) ...
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... major thirds of the scale are made perfect ( i.e. , are tuned in the simple ratio 5 : 4 ) ; it results in an imperfec- tion in the tuning of fifths that is spread out evenly over the entire cycle . Specifically , the interval of two ...
... major thirds of the scale are made perfect ( i.e. , are tuned in the simple ratio 5 : 4 ) ; it results in an imperfec- tion in the tuning of fifths that is spread out evenly over the entire cycle . Specifically , the interval of two ...
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... major problem , which was solved by the use of forced air from water - powered fans and a horizontal diaphragm at mid- height , forming an exhaust duct at top of the tunnel . Mont Cenis was soon followed by other notable Alpine railroad ...
... major problem , which was solved by the use of forced air from water - powered fans and a horizontal diaphragm at mid- height , forming an exhaust duct at top of the tunnel . Mont Cenis was soon followed by other notable Alpine railroad ...
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