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... measure as essential in music , because they give it objective reality and perman- ence . Without this mathematical foundation , music , as a science or even as a scientific art , could not exist . And since number and measure are ...
... measure as essential in music , because they give it objective reality and perman- ence . Without this mathematical foundation , music , as a science or even as a scientific art , could not exist . And since number and measure are ...
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... measure . " It is in this sense that Milton uses the word in Comus , when he introduces a heading , " The measure , " in the manner of a stage - direction . But Milton's general con- ception of measure is much broader than the mere idea ...
... measure . " It is in this sense that Milton uses the word in Comus , when he introduces a heading , " The measure , " in the manner of a stage - direction . But Milton's general con- ception of measure is much broader than the mere idea ...
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... Measure , n . 1. A solemn and sublime dance : P. R. 1. 170 . 2. Rhythm : P. L. 9. 846 ; P. W. 2. 418 ; 3. 135 . Measured , v . adj . Rhythmical : A. 71. See various - measured , well - measured , measure . Melesigenes , n . Homer ...
... Measure , n . 1. A solemn and sublime dance : P. R. 1. 170 . 2. Rhythm : P. L. 9. 846 ; P. W. 2. 418 ; 3. 135 . Measured , v . adj . Rhythmical : A. 71. See various - measured , well - measured , measure . Melesigenes , n . Homer ...
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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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