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An octave was called by the Greeks a diapason ; a 5th , diapente ; and a 4th , diatesseron . You probably know already , that sound , according to theory , and as far as we can judge by experience , is nothing more than a species of ...
An octave was called by the Greeks a diapason ; a 5th , diapente ; and a 4th , diatesseron . You probably know already , that sound , according to theory , and as far as we can judge by experience , is nothing more than a species of ...
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... these intervals from E to F and B to C , are called semitones major , or simply semitones ; the next ratio of increase is 1-9th , as from D to E and G to A , and these intervals are called minor tones ; the greatest ratio of ...
... these intervals from E to F and B to C , are called semitones major , or simply semitones ; the next ratio of increase is 1-9th , as from D to E and G to A , and these intervals are called minor tones ; the greatest ratio of ...
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two semitones in the natural scale , which are more properly called major semitones , others are formed by an artificial contrivance of later years ; that is , by dividing the five major and minor tones : this is done by interposing ...
two semitones in the natural scale , which are more properly called major semitones , others are formed by an artificial contrivance of later years ; that is , by dividing the five major and minor tones : this is done by interposing ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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| Title | North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 4 |
| Editors | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Publisher | University of Northern Iowa, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2020 |
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