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Orthopony; Or the Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution
Orthopony Or the Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution Author:William Russell Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: which, ? although it is unavoidably analyzed by the voice, in the utterance of singing, to a greater extent than in that of reading, ? should never be dissected,... more » in the unnatural style which has just been mentioned. We have omitted, ? as will have been observed, ? that part of Dr. Rush's analysis which presents the " tonic" elements a, as in iwe, (identical with a, in all,) a in arm, and a in an, as diphthongal. Correct reading and appropriate singing, alike forbid the " vanish " of these sounds to be rendered apparent to the ear. It is one of the acknowledged improprieties of enunciation, which permits the word awe to terminate in any form approaching, ? even in the most distant degree, ? the negligent style of" awer." Let it be admitted that the " vanish," or final portion of the sound, in such elements, is but an unavoidable, accidental " vocule," inseparably attached to the " radical " or initial sound, when we utter it by itself; and it becomes, from its very nature, a thing which judgment and taste would alike require to be sunk out of notice to the ear, in the enunciation of syllables, or words. The preceding arrangement of the elementary sounds of the language, as presented by Dr. Rush, exhibits them in a manner very clear and distinct, as results of organic action, ? or as sounds formed by the voice. But to ascertain their character, with perfect accuracy of knowledge, for the purposes of vocal practice and culture, it becomes important to examine them closely, in connection with the exact position and movement of the organs, during the process of execution. Classified, in this light, the audible elements of our language may be conveniently designated by the terms in use previous to Dr. Rush's arrangement. We will commence with the VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. ...« less