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Page 103
... trumpet implies merely a noisy , proclamatory style . It is significant , too , that Milton contrasts with Vida his own softer airs " and softer strings " ; cf. similar contrasts of gentle sounds with those of the trumpet , P. L. 11 ...
... trumpet implies merely a noisy , proclamatory style . It is significant , too , that Milton contrasts with Vida his own softer airs " and softer strings " ; cf. similar contrasts of gentle sounds with those of the trumpet , P. L. 11 ...
Page 157
... trumpet : H. 157 . 2. The noise of birds : P. L. 7. 422 ; 11. 835 . 17 . Clarion , n . A small , shrill trumpet : P. L. 1. 532 ; fig . , P. L. 7 . 443. See buccina , trumpet . Clash , v . 1. tr . Strike with a confused , loud , metallic ...
... trumpet : H. 157 . 2. The noise of birds : P. L. 7. 422 ; 11. 835 . 17 . Clarion , n . A small , shrill trumpet : P. L. 1. 532 ; fig . , P. L. 7 . 443. See buccina , trumpet . Clash , v . 1. tr . Strike with a confused , loud , metallic ...
Page 172
... trumpets , buccina , clarion , tuba . Trumpeter , n .: fig . , P. W. 1. 17 . Tuba , L. n . Trumpet ( q . v . ) : E. 3. 60 ; 4. 80 . Tune , 1. v . tr . a . Utter musically : P. L. 3. 40 ; 5. 41 ; 196 ; 7 . 436 ; 559 ; P. R. 1. 182 ; fig ...
... trumpets , buccina , clarion , tuba . Trumpeter , n .: fig . , P. W. 1. 17 . Tuba , L. n . Trumpet ( q . v . ) : E. 3. 60 ; 4. 80 . Tune , 1. v . tr . a . Utter musically : P. L. 3. 40 ; 5. 41 ; 196 ; 7 . 436 ; 559 ; P. R. 1. 182 ; fig ...
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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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