The Music of Nature

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 Newfoundla...

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Main Author: Gardiner, William
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511694806
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9780511694806 2024-06-09T07:47:52+00:00 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 Gardiner, William 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511694806 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108002134 9780511694806 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511694806 2024-05-15T13:02:01Z 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. Book Newfoundland Cambridge University Press
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