Word: tone
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...prophet is four-fold; literary, political, moral and religious. As a literary man he contributed in addition to his own addresses, articles to contemporary history. In a political point of view the prophet was distinctly a statesman, as he interpreted for another and lead public opinion. The moral tone of the prophet was of the highest order and his religious work had a strong tendency to put down the worship of many gods. The spirit of the prophet's work was an unselfish, sympathetic and uncompromising one, truly courageous and hopeful...
...value of the prophets to us is considerable; from a literary point of view their writings are unequaled and in many cases are real gems. Their tone is lofty and ethical; their spirit healthful...
With an appeal to his hearers to follow out this hopeful and victorious tone of the prophets, Professor Lyon concluded an instructive, and entertaining address...
...here close our discussion of the auditory Psychology of Music to take up in the last lecture the question of the power of textures of tone over the feelings and the imagination...
...programme of the Symphony Concert last night in Sanders Theatre was heavier than most of those that have been heard in Cambridge this winter. The first piece was Cherubini's severe and tragical overture, Anacreon, which gave the stringed instruments a particularly good chance to display their purity of tone and their finished style of playing. Although Cherubini wrote this overture many years ago, he uses the trombones and other instruments in quite modern style, and introduces several grand climaxes. The second piece was a concerto for piano in C minor, by St. Saens. Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler played...