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 Introduced by Mr. James E. Murdoch. Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist."W.D. Ticknor, 1847 - 300 pages |
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... pectoral gruffness , guttural suffocation , nasal twang , or oral thinness of quality ; and among proficients in the art , whatever personal peculiarity of voice is suffered to exist , is such only as keeps within the limits of perfect ...
... pectoral gruffness , guttural suffocation , nasal twang , or oral thinness of quality ; and among proficients in the art , whatever personal peculiarity of voice is suffered to exist , is such only as keeps within the limits of perfect ...
Page 49
... pectoral murmur , arising from an imperfect habit of breathing , in consequence of which , the lungs are not furnished with a sufficient supply of air , to pro- duce full and clear tone . Another cause of this fault in utterance ...
... pectoral murmur , arising from an imperfect habit of breathing , in consequence of which , the lungs are not furnished with a sufficient supply of air , to pro- duce full and clear tone . Another cause of this fault in utterance ...
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... pectoral tone is blended with the other two , causing the extreme of impure tone , in all its bad properties . The effect of this species of voice , is a grunting utterance , resem- bling that of the inferior animals , instead of the ...
... pectoral tone is blended with the other two , causing the extreme of impure tone , in all its bad properties . The effect of this species of voice , is a grunting utterance , resem- bling that of the inferior animals , instead of the ...
Page 52
... pectoral , " " guttural , " or " nasal " tone . ' True utterance and " pure tone , " on the contrary , employ the whole apparatus of voice , in one consentaneous act , combining in one perfect sphere of sound , if it may be so expressed ...
... pectoral , " " guttural , " or " nasal " tone . ' True utterance and " pure tone , " on the contrary , employ the whole apparatus of voice , in one consentaneous act , combining in one perfect sphere of sound , if it may be so expressed ...
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... pectoral voice , which merely murmurs in the chest , without coming forth impressively to the ear . The deep effect of solemnity , or the sepulchral tone of horror , is , in this way , sometimes produced instead of the moderate ...
... pectoral voice , which merely murmurs in the chest , without coming forth impressively to the ear . The deep effect of solemnity , or the sepulchral tone of horror , is , in this way , sometimes produced instead of the moderate ...
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accent action ah ah appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest CORIOLANUS deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion emphasis enunciation error exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch marked Median stress melody Metre Middle pitch Moderate monotone mouth movement muscles musical scale natural notes o'er octave orotund quality orthophony passion pauses pharynx phrases practice prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reading render rhythm scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic syllables termed thee thou tion tonic trachea unimpassioned vanishing stress verse vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice wave whispering words
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Page 244 - Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee to shudder and grow sick at heart; — Go forth, under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings, while from all around — Earth and her waters, and the depths of air — Comes a still voice — Yet a few days, and thee The all-beholding sun shall see no more...
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