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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2015
    31 July 2014
    ISBN:
    9780511694806
    9781108002134
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511694806
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.68kg, 544 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Music, Music: General Interest, Music Criticism
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Music
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    Subjects:
    Music, Music: General Interest, Music Criticism
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Music
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    The English composer and concert producer William Gardiner (1770–1853) published this work in 1832 in order to explain the 'true principles of musical taste and expression' by listening to the 'germs of melody' in nature. Here he musically notates the sounds of oxen, a Newfoundland dog, a blackbird, a cooing dove and even an angry child in an attempt to combine natural history, personal observation and historical anecdotes with his passion for music. Notable for introducing Beethoven's music to Britain, Gardiner sets out his general beliefs about the adaptability of the human ear, the differences between noise and sound, singing and oratory, and the musicality of ordinary language. He also discusses many noted singers of his day and delves into the different techniques used by singers and instrumentalists to elicit emotion in their audiences.

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