Organs and Organ Building: A Treatise on the History and Construction of the Organ, from Its Origin to the Present Day, with Important Specifications"The Bazaar" Office, 1881 - 248 pages |
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Page 172
... temperament that is now almost universally adopted , are so manifest , that it seems difficult to realise the great battles that were fought as each step forced itself into being . But the war is only just over , and even now we know of ...
... temperament that is now almost universally adopted , are so manifest , that it seems difficult to realise the great battles that were fought as each step forced itself into being . But the war is only just over , and even now we know of ...
Page 174
... temperament . ” In the fifteenth century a Spaniard , named Ramis , urged the introduc- tion of the tempered scale ... equal " temperament was gradually forced into use , by the necessity of the practical bearings of the case . The ...
... temperament . ” In the fifteenth century a Spaniard , named Ramis , urged the introduc- tion of the tempered scale ... equal " temperament was gradually forced into use , by the necessity of the practical bearings of the case . The ...
Page 175
... equal tempera- ment , are so well known that we need only recapitulate them ... temperament , that although some keys were unused , yet those that were in ... temperament when remote or unrecognised scales are called into play , is called ...
... equal tempera- ment , are so well known that we need only recapitulate them ... temperament , that although some keys were unused , yet those that were in ... temperament when remote or unrecognised scales are called into play , is called ...
Page 198
... equal temperament , a Gedact of 16ft . tone added to the Choir , a Double Trumpet to the Swell , as also a Clarion ... even remove the old soundboards , so fragile from age and constant alteration had they become . The touch , also , was ...
... equal temperament , a Gedact of 16ft . tone added to the Choir , a Double Trumpet to the Swell , as also a Clarion ... even remove the old soundboards , so fragile from age and constant alteration had they become . The touch , also , was ...
Page 229
... equal with us , or up to our standard either in workmanship or voicing . We would draw attention to an introduction ... temperament to which the organ is tuned is practically settled , and there is not likely to occur any further serious ...
... equal with us , or up to our standard either in workmanship or voicing . We would draw attention to an introduction ... temperament to which the organ is tuned is practically settled , and there is not likely to occur any further serious ...
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