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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872. Excerpt: ... VIII. TRANSITION. ri iHE following exercises will be found useful in breaking up _L monotony of style, and in giving a ready command of the voice. The pupil should acquire facility in making the changes of intonation indicated at the margin. The exercise is not without use if practised merely mechanically; but the true way, in this case as in all others, is for the reader to throw himself in sympathy with the sentiment expressed, that he may spontaneously give the requisite variety of vocal effect independently of the specific directions. 1. Soft. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; Loud. But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar, 2. Slow. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line, too, labors, and the words move slow; Quick. Not 96, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn and skims along the 3. Loud. The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory or the grave! Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry! Soft. Ah! few shall part where many meet! The snow shall be their winding-sheet, And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. 4. Aspi-Lo, dim in the starlight their white tents appear! rated. Ride softly! ride slowly! the 6nset is near! More slowly! more softly! the sentry may hear! Loud. Now fall on the foe like a tempest of flame! Strike down the false banner whose triumph were shame! Strike, strike for the true flag, for freedom and fame! 5. Aspirated. Hush! hark! did stealing st£ps go by? Came not faint whispers near? Pure tone. No!--The wild wind hath many a sigh Amid the foliage sere. 6. Full tone. Her giant form. O'er wrathful surge, t...
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