The Music of Hindostan c17.5
The Music of Hindostan c17.5
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c17.5
1. First that melody, both time and tune, is in a mode; that is, that it must be homogeneous, and that nothing can be allowed in it which would destroy that homogeneity. We also recognize this in our tunes, though it would not in every case be easy to say how or why. We realize that a melody is good in proportion as everything in it is in keeping; we at least feel that something is wrong if we patch two melodies together, thus: