Orthophony; Or, The Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and the System of Vocal Culture |
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Page 52
... marked by the prevalence of the expressive tones of pathos , solemnity , and tranquillity , as here exemplified . The following exercises should be practised with the closest attention to the perfect purity of vocal sound , as ...
... marked by the prevalence of the expressive tones of pathos , solemnity , and tranquillity , as here exemplified . The following exercises should be practised with the closest attention to the perfect purity of vocal sound , as ...
Page 54
... marked " " piano " in music , and has been exemplified in the preced- ing exercises , but , likewise , to that degree of force which may be termed moderate , in contradistinction to the energetic style of decla- mation , the bold tones ...
... marked " " piano " in music , and has been exemplified in the preced- ing exercises , but , likewise , to that degree of force which may be termed moderate , in contradistinction to the energetic style of decla- mation , the bold tones ...
Page 55
... marked by " effusive " or " subdued " force , but on the contrary , assumes something of the " expul sive " tone of firmness and authority , although in a gentle and moderate style . The " grave " style differs farther from the " solemn ...
... marked by " effusive " or " subdued " force , but on the contrary , assumes something of the " expul sive " tone of firmness and authority , although in a gentle and moderate style . The " grave " style differs farther from the " solemn ...
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... marked character of the merely " serious . " The purity of tone , in this style , is usually marred by the same cause as in the preceding instance of the " grave " utterance . The beauty and gentleness of the tone of serious feeling ...
... marked character of the merely " serious . " The purity of tone , in this style , is usually marred by the same cause as in the preceding instance of the " grave " utterance . The beauty and gentleness of the tone of serious feeling ...
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... marked . Hence these properties of voice , which would , in the expression of other emotions , be mere organic faults , now become requisites to effect , and are , therefore , comparative excellences . They require , accordingly ...
... marked . Hence these properties of voice , which would , in the expression of other emotions , be mere organic faults , now become requisites to effect , and are , therefore , comparative excellences . They require , accordingly ...
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abrupt accent action animated appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality atonic becomes BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest command Coriolanus deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution Elocutionist emotion enunciation error exact exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light lips Low pitch Median stress melody Middle Pitch Moderate mouth movement muscles musical scale nasal natural notes o'er orotund quality passion pauses peculiar pharynx phrases practice prolonged pronunciation prosodial pure tone purity of tone radical stress reader or speaker reading render Rush scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic swell syllables termed thee thou tion tongue tonic trachea unimpassioned vanishing stress vivid vocal sound voice wave whispering words