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The Philosophy of Music; Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, in February and March 1877

The Philosophy of Music; Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, in February and March 1877

Pole, William

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ISBN10: 1231236884
ISBN13: 9781231236888
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.19 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...the difficulties of imperfect intonation arise; with the voice arid the violin tribe there are no such difficulties, and hence well-trained singers or good violin players would, when guided by their ears, naturally keep their harmonies in tune. To prevent them from doing this, and to try to make them conform fo the imperfect scale of the equal temperament, is an offence against musical perception unworthy of a true musician. Whatever may be said in favour of the utility of the equal duodecimal division of the scale, no one with any knowledge of harmony can fail to perceive that the toosharp third is musically unnatural and untrue, and it ought never to be tolerated in sustained tones, if the natural and true effect can be got. It is the possibility of getting this which gives such an inexpressible charm to stringed and vocal harmony, when unaccompanied by the intractable keyed instruments; and, in the true interests of sweet music, this kind of perfection ought to be encouraged by every means in our power. In keyed instruments it is no doubt difficult to get true intonation consistently with reasonable simplicity of construction. It has, however, been shown to be possible to make organs or harmoniums of limited size, which shall fulfil this condition; and even with larger instruments certain palliatives may be applied. In church organs, for example, a mode of temperament (said to have been introduced, or at least approved, by Handel) was formerly in use which put the most useful keys well in tune; but unfortunately, by the perverse fancy of players, it has within the last fifteen or twenty years become disused.1 Possibly something might be done to improve the in 1 The modern practice of tuning might be interrupted by a wolf all organs to equal t...

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