Musical Backgrounds for English Literature, 1580-1650Greenwood Press, 1976 - 292 pages
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... Puritan . The early Christian disapproved in principle of all pagan religious prac- tices . The mysteries were utterly condemned , and , with al- most no exception , the musical instruments associated with them . A passage ( attributed ...
... Puritan . The early Christian disapproved in principle of all pagan religious prac- tices . The mysteries were utterly condemned , and , with al- most no exception , the musical instruments associated with them . A passage ( attributed ...
Page 69
... Puritan disparaged the practice of music outside of church or objected to its use as recreation , but his opinion of the " secret power " of music to elevate the soul was at variance with that of many other people . The Puritan's ...
... Puritan disparaged the practice of music outside of church or objected to its use as recreation , but his opinion of the " secret power " of music to elevate the soul was at variance with that of many other people . The Puritan's ...
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... Puritan . The evidence is that Puritans loved and practiced music as other people did . The difference in their attitude is marked chiefly in their evaluation of musical sound and of its effect on the soul . 43. Thomas Cartwright , A ...
... Puritan . The evidence is that Puritans loved and practiced music as other people did . The difference in their attitude is marked chiefly in their evaluation of musical sound and of its effect on the soul . 43. Thomas Cartwright , A ...
Contents
A World of Instruments | 1 |
A Book of Knowledge | 21 |
An AntiPythagorean Cross | 126 |
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