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Excerpt from The Cecilian Series of Study and Song, Vol. 2: For Soprano and Alto Voices; Part I. Reparatory Studies
In the first book the impressions made upon the minds of the singers were those arising from successive tones, easily fixed in the memory and requiring no especial musical capacity for their comprehension. Although the most suggestive, these single melodies gave little harmonic coloring to the tones. In this, the next stage of the work, music for two parts or voices is provided, and there will be felt all the contrasts of concord and discord, of brightness and somberness. These are best perceived in music unaccompanied by words. The musical impressions must be established first, and then the words can be added. Contrary to the usual idea, music does not need to be interpreted in words, and the latter are generally impediments in musical expression. The musical interest is increased when secondary parts or voices are added; for then will come the adjustment of tones in the great variety of the combinations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.