Curiosities of Music - online book
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MUSIC OF EUROPE. 317 |
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the left fist was sometimes allowed to hold a tone (in the manner of an organ point), while the right played a succession of tones with the singers. The constant rejection of sixths and thirds aa impure intervals, must ever remain a mystery to us; yet the effect of even this harsh and uncouth singing was deep on those who heard it. History tells us that King Canute was deeply impressed on hearing the monks chant, while being rowed in his boat, near a monastery, and a lady upon hearing the music of the first organ erected in France, went raving mad, from excess of emotion.
"We will leave the rude harmonies of Hucbald, with a final example showing the succession of fourths used in his organum (or art of composing).
The letters T, and S, signify tone and semitone. |
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Sometimes four voices were thus written on a staff of fifteen lines. Although this system was so cumbrous, yet the right path had been attained, and the progress was continual; little inventions followed one upon the other, and many of the modern usages in music date their rise to this obscure age of Musical History.
The next great name, in the art, is that of Guido |
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