Singing for schools and congregations: a course of instruction in vocal music [ed. by J. Curwen].1848 |
Common terms and phrases
absolute pitch accent aliquot Bass beautiful BINFIELD HEATH called CHANT character chord chromatic clef Common Mode congregation consonance dissonant distinguish DOH¹ exercises expression f₁ f₁ m₁ FAH and LAH FAH KEY figure give given GREGORIAN CHANT half a tone Hallelujah harmony hymn Id¹ illustrations interval It₁ KEY A.
M. KEY B flat key note learner Lord loud lower m₁ mark measure melody mental effect method metronome mind minor thirds Miss Glover's modulator musical effect notice octave Old Notation part-tone pattern pendulum phrase pitch placed practice produce Psalmody Psalms pulse pupil reciting note replicate require rhythm S₁ scale School Music SCHOOL SONGS SENARY sharp sing singer soft sound staff subdominant sung syllables t₁ teacher teaching Tenor tetrachords tion Tonic tonule transition tu₁ VALLIS VALE voice words
Popular passages
Page xv - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Page xvi - What brought them to that world above, That heaven so bright and fair, Where all is peace and joy and love ? How came those children there...
Page 55 - God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, And shall be evermore.
Page 114 - God as in singing his praises : our congregation excelled all that ever I knew in the external part of the duty before, the men generally carrying regularly and well three parts of music, and the women a part by themselves : but now they were evidently wont to sing with unusual elevation of heart and voice, which made the duty pleasant indeed.
Page xv - GOD might have bade the earth bring forth Enough for great and small, The oak tree, and the cedar tree, Without a flower at all.
Page 54 - You are old, Father William," the young man cried, "And life must be hastening away; You are cheerful and love to converse upon death: Now tell me the reason, I pray.
Page xv - THEN THE LORD CALLED SAMUEL, AND SAMUEL SAID, SPEAK, FOR THY SERVANT HEARETH" HEN little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker's voice, At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice ! O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind...
Page xvi - JESUS, who lived above the sky, Came down to be a man and die ; And in the Bible we may see How very good He used to be.
Page 114 - Our public praises were then greatly enlivened. God was then served in our psalmody, in some measure, in the beauty of holiness. It has been observable, that there has been scarce any part of divine worship, wherein good men amongst us have had grace so drawn forth, and their hearts so lifted up in the ways of God, as in singing his praises. Our congregation excelled all that ever I knew...
Page xv - THE dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink ; I heard a voice; it said, "Drink, pretty creature, drink!' And, looking o'er the hedge, before me I espied A snow-white mountain lamb with a maiden at its side.