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... concord and discord laid down by the Greeks . Of the various kinds of " symphony mentioned above he names only one , the octave or diapason . He applies this term most fittingly , as the 99 perfect concord , " to the harmony which ...
... concord and discord laid down by the Greeks . Of the various kinds of " symphony mentioned above he names only one , the octave or diapason . He applies this term most fittingly , as the 99 perfect concord , " to the harmony which ...
Page 64
... concord . The second passage occurs in the description of the celestial music in the Nativity Hymn , when the spheres are commanded to " ring out " in honor of the Savior's birth , And with your nine - fold harmony : Make up full ...
... concord . The second passage occurs in the description of the celestial music in the Nativity Hymn , when the spheres are commanded to " ring out " in honor of the Savior's birth , And with your nine - fold harmony : Make up full ...
Page 172
... Concord : S. M. 26 ; P. W. 3. 476 . Tuneable , adj . Musical : P. L. 5. 151 ; P. R. 1. 480 . Tuneful , adj . a . Melodious : S. 13. 1 . b . Producing melody : P. R. 2. 290 . Tuning , v . n . Concord : P. L. 172 Milton's Knowledge of Music.
... Concord : S. M. 26 ; P. W. 3. 476 . Tuneable , adj . Musical : P. L. 5. 151 ; P. R. 1. 480 . Tuneful , adj . a . Melodious : S. 13. 1 . b . Producing melody : P. R. 2. 290 . Tuning , v . n . Concord : P. L. 172 Milton's Knowledge of Music.
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English Music in the Seventeenth Century | 1 |
The Life of Milton as a Musician | 12 |
Milton and the Art of Music 28 | 57 |
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