The Olive-branch: A Collection of Sacred Music : to which is Added Music for the Singing-school and Instruction for the Voice ...Thomas J. Cook, T. Edward Perkins |
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... half rest , and is equal in time to a half note . $ 13. Triple Measure . Let us take the words " Tripping so cheerily , singing so merrily , " and repeat them as before to tones alike in pitch and length . We readily see the accent ...
... half rest , and is equal in time to a half note . $ 13. Triple Measure . Let us take the words " Tripping so cheerily , singing so merrily , " and repeat them as before to tones alike in pitch and length . We readily see the accent ...
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... half second long , but a succession of tones may at one time be sung more rapidly than at another . NOTE . Many use the term BAR in place of measure , saying , perhaps , sing two bars . " It is well , sometimes , to beat each part of ...
... half second long , but a succession of tones may at one time be sung more rapidly than at another . NOTE . Many use the term BAR in place of measure , saying , perhaps , sing two bars . " It is well , sometimes , to beat each part of ...
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... half so rapid , and inserting the six additional tones , we get eight tones , forming an octave below our first one . In the same manner we extend the scale above and below . Observe now that the lowest tone of our first oc- tave is the ...
... half so rapid , and inserting the six additional tones , we get eight tones , forming an octave below our first one . In the same manner we extend the scale above and below . Observe now that the lowest tone of our first oc- tave is the ...
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... half . This is its corresponding rest We here see that a dotted note indicates a tone once and a half as long as that indicated by a note without a dot . 7 A rest may also be dotted . A whole note indicates a tone containing four parts ...
... half . This is its corresponding rest We here see that a dotted note indicates a tone once and a half as long as that indicated by a note without a dot . 7 A rest may also be dotted . A whole note indicates a tone containing four parts ...
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... HALF - STEPS . § 53. These steps and half - steps occur in the following order : be- tween one and two a step ; two and three a step ; three and four a half - step ; four and five a step ; five and six a step ; six and seven a step ...
... HALF - STEPS . § 53. These steps and half - steps occur in the following order : be- tween one and two a step ; two and three a step ; three and four a half - step ; four and five a step ; five and six a step ; six and seven a step ...
Common terms and phrases
ABSOLUTE PITCH Alto BASSINI'S VOCAL EXERCISES beat bless blest breath bright called cheerful Chorus CHROMATIC SCALE clef Cres DIATONIC SCALE Double dwell in thee earth eight ev-ery Falsetto Father fear flat for-ever four gently give you rest glory glottis grace hail half-step happy Hark hath hear my prayer heaven heavenly Ho-ly holy J. M. PELTON Jesus Joy and peace la la la Lamb Lamb of God larynx light Lord loud measure melody mercy merry MINOR SCALE Moderato night o'er octave OMIT peace shall dwell PERMISSION pharynx quarter note reign rejoice Saviour sca sca sca scale sharp sing singer SINGING-SCHOOL EXERCISES smiles Solo Songs of praise Soprano soul sound SPIRITED stayed on thee sung sweet syllable T. J. COOK Tenor thine thou thro throne thy love thy name thy praise Tis the heart Transposition tune voice word Zion
Popular passages
Page 125 - is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truths at night. Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal care shall seize my breast ; O, may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound.
Page 158 - sigh, And with him bear a part ! When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart. 1. How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord In one an-
Page 128 - 2. The dy - ing thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins a - way,
Page 169 - S. Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green'; So to the Jews old Ca-naan stood, While Jordan rolled
Page 105 - l. O come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King ! For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. i
Page 124 - ( They softly lie, and sweetly sleep, Low in the ground, Low in the ground. ) 2. The storm that sweeps the wintry sky No more disturbs their deep
Page 97 - my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, 0 keep me, King of kings, Be-neath the
Page 104 - Tis by the faith of joys to come, We walk thro' deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our]
Page 190 - г 3. He wept that we might weep. Each sin demands a tear; In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there, And there's no weeping