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Music and the Hackness Home Invasion: Hoby vs Eure in the Star Chamber
[Item 15, single membrane (Interrogatories on behalf of Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby)] dyd not the defendantes duringe the time that the plaintifes famely were soe att praiers as aforesaid stampe and trample with theire feete and thereby make an extraordinary noise over their heades and did they not therewithall make very extraordinary…
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Too Many Cooks? John Wallis on the Palate, the Passions, and the Music of the ‘Ancients’
Dr. John Wallis discusses the diminished effects of music compared to ancient times, attributing this to hyperbole and changing musical contexts.
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Like to an Almaine flute: La Primaudaye on Voice and Speach
The text explores the nature and significance of speech, emphasizing the tongue’s role as a vital instrument for communication and expression.
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A Good Voice to Beg Bacon: Two Centuries of Musings on Music and Sound
The text explores the nature of sounds, music theory, and their effects on human perception, emphasizing harmony, discord, and the physics of sound propagation.
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