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The English composer and concert producer William Gardiner
published The Music of Nature in 1832 in order to explain the 'true
principles of musical taste and expression' by listening to the
'germs of melody' in nature. In this book, he musically notates the
sounds of oxen, a Newfoundland dog, a blackbird, a cooing dove and
even an angry child in an attempt to amalgamate natural history,
personal observation, and historical anecdotes with his passion for
music. Gardiner, who introduced Beethoven's music to Britain,
discusses his ideas in 51 chapters. The book sets out his general
beliefs about the adaptability of the human ear, the differences
between noise and sound, singing and oratory, and the musicality of
ordinary language. He also discusses many noted singers of his day
and delves into the different techniques used by singers and
instrumentalists to elicit emotion in their audiences.
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