Word: humana
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lyric beauty of the soprano, the sombre resignation of the contralto, the passion of the tenor, the expansiveness of the baritone, to that epitome of Slavdom, the resonance of a Russian bass--all were perfection in every register; a complete organ in themselves, though composed only of the vox humana...
...telephoned Professor Reiner-a Jew-that he would be murdered if he attempted to resume his lectures at Bucharest University. They also threatened Jewish students that they would die if they tried to attend the University. Another report says 40,000 students have been enrolled in the Faszia Nationala Humana to join in the "life or death struggle against the Jews...
...work of Satan and that Satan was in it. In more recent years mechanical reproductions of the human throat have been attempted, but some of the vowel sounds could not be made to sound truly. For a long time organ manufacturers have tried to fashion a genuine " vox humana," a mechanical singing voice. It is said that the new device will bring the ideal of speaking dolls...
With the "revival of learning" again comes a revival of interest in shot guns, rifles, revolvers, automatics, alarm clocks, tin horns, and noise makers of every variety, including the ancient Chaldean instrument, the vox humana, to disturb the night air at about...