The Music of Nature

Or, An Attempt to Prove that What Is Passionate and Pleasing in the Art of Singing, Speaking and Performing upon Musical Instruments, Is Derived from the Sounds of the Animated World

By:

William Gardiner

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Paperback / softback

Series:

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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Release date Australia

July 31st, 2014

Author

William Gardiner

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

Pages

544

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Dimensions

140x216x31

ISBN-13

9781108002134

Product ID

3339231

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