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... effect on man , its power to produce joy or sadness , to inspire heroic valor , or to induce effem- inate languor . It is true that the ethical in music belongs to philosophy rather than to poetry . In Milton's case , however , the dog ...
... effect on man , its power to produce joy or sadness , to inspire heroic valor , or to induce effem- inate languor . It is true that the ethical in music belongs to philosophy rather than to poetry . In Milton's case , however , the dog ...
Page 87
... effect of such a word on Milton is easily traceable . A good example is the term " noise . " In a strictly musi- cal sense it means an instrumental or vocal band , or its music , with the added connotation of a certain amount of ...
... effect of such a word on Milton is easily traceable . A good example is the term " noise . " In a strictly musi- cal sense it means an instrumental or vocal band , or its music , with the added connotation of a certain amount of ...
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... effects . Now it is impossible that such prodigious movements should pass in silence ; and nature teaches that the sounds ... effect seven sounds , differing in their modulations , which number is the connecting prin- ciple of almost all ...
... effects . Now it is impossible that such prodigious movements should pass in silence ; and nature teaches that the sounds ... effect seven sounds , differing in their modulations , which number is the connecting prin- ciple of almost all ...
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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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