{"product_id":"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-paperback-9781108002134","title":"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 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108002134","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Music of Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, 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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 'germs of melody' in nature illuminate the 'true principles of musical taste and expression' in this 1832 work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Gardiner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108002134, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. On the faculties of the ear\u003cbr\u003e 2. Noise and sound\u003cbr\u003e 3. The voice\u003cbr\u003e 4. Speaking\u003cbr\u003e 5. Language\u003cbr\u003e 6. Oratory\u003cbr\u003e 7. Singing\u003cbr\u003e 8. Air, ballad, bravura and recitative\u003cbr\u003e 9. Vocal performers\u003cbr\u003e 10. Graces\u003cbr\u003e 11. The violin\u003cbr\u003e 12. Birds\u003cbr\u003e 13. Pianoforte\u003cbr\u003e 14. Insects\u003cbr\u003e 15. Violoncello\u003cbr\u003e 16. Bells\u003cbr\u003e 17. Oboe\u003cbr\u003e 18. Singing out of tune\u003cbr\u003e 19. Psalmody\u003cbr\u003e 20. Singing at sight\u003cbr\u003e 21. Echoes\u003cbr\u003e 22. The flute\u003cbr\u003e 23. London cries\u003cbr\u003e 24. The horn\u003cbr\u003e 25. The harp\u003cbr\u003e 26. The organ\u003cbr\u003e 27. The clarionet\u003cbr\u003e 28. The orchestra\u003cbr\u003e 29. The trombone\u003cbr\u003e 30. Loud and soft\u003cbr\u003e 31. The trumpet\u003cbr\u003e 32. Accompaniment\u003cbr\u003e 33. The bassoon\u003cbr\u003e 34. Drums\u003cbr\u003e 35. Roar of storms\u003cbr\u003e 36. Ominous sounds\u003cbr\u003e 37. Harmony and melody\u003cbr\u003e 38. Thorough bass\u003cbr\u003e 39. Modulation\u003cbr\u003e 40. Composition\u003cbr\u003e 41. Phraseology\u003cbr\u003e 42. On the different keys\u003cbr\u003e 43. Rhythm\u003cbr\u003e 44. Dance\u003cbr\u003e 45. Tuning\u003cbr\u003e 46. National song\u003cbr\u003e 47. Singing conducive to health\u003cbr\u003e 48. Analysis of the utterance\u003cbr\u003e 49. Analysis of the alphabet\u003cbr\u003e 50. Rhythm in language\u003cbr\u003e 51. 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