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The same with music; though in this case she had a love for it in the open air when a band was playing, and was possessed of a natural ear, and could read easy pieces and accompaniments at sight with some facility. But she would never try to learn anything difficult; would never do more than strum a popular air or two until swift boredom paralysed her nerves.
It begins with a broad sweep of the returning rhapsody, the prologue of the symphony, though without the former conclusion. Now it sings in a strong unison of the strings largamente ed appassionato, and with clang of chord in lower brass. The appealing middle phrase is all disguised in strum as of dance. The various strains sing freely in thirds, with sharp punctuating chords.
I strum on the piano as I strum on the violin." "Do you play the violin?" "I can't call it playing, I was never taught." "How did you learn, then? It is a most difficult instrument; I couldn't get on with it at all; I will get mine out if you will play something." "If you promise not to laugh, I will try, but I assure you I know nothing about it.
In a little while, I fear the slumber of ages will be at end the strum of the piano will succeed to the hum of the spinning-wheel; the trill of the Italian opera to the nasal quaver of Ichabod Crane; and the antiquarian visitor to the Hollow, in the petulance of his disappointment, may pronounce all that I have recorded of that once favored region a fable.
"You are still angry," said Kaya, "Don't be angry. If you don't want me to sing, I will lie here as you tell me and try to get stronger." She moved her head restlessly on the pillow, "Yes I will!" Ritter began to strum on the window-panes with his strong fingers: "The Doctor is here," he said, "ask him. I don't want you breaking down and spoiling the opera, that is all. The rest is nothing to me.
"I've been strumming on the organ, and Lady Errington has been good enough to listen to me." "You do not strum" said Thelma, with gentle reproach. "You play very beautifully." "Ah! a charming accomplishment!" observed Sir Francis, with his under-glance and covert smile, as they all three wended their way out of the library.
'Dites, la jeune belle, ou voulez-vous aller?" he carolled. "Well, now," he went on, opening the guitar- case, "there's another idea for you sing. Sing 'Dites, la jeune belle! It will compose your spirits, Elvira, I am sure." And without waiting an answer he began to strum the symphony. The first chords awoke a young man who was lying asleep upon a neighbouring bench.
There was included in its scenes a "Masque of the Marble Harp," in which the whole school was to be grouped about the fountain in the sunken garden. The marble figure of Harmony, or Poesy, or whatever it was supposed to represent, was to come to life in the picture and strum the strings of the lyre which it held. This was a trick picture and Mr.
A fugal revel of the comic phrase with the quick strum as counter-theme ends in a new carnival, here a dashing march, there a mad chase of strident harmonies. Now sings the full romance and passion of the melody through the whole gamut from pathos to rapture. It ends with poignant stress of the essence of the song, with sheerest grating of straining harmonies.
"I haven't got one of my own, and I'll have to strum it out for a bit before I get it into shape for the band." "It'll be a score off Ford," said Gregg, "if you succeed. But I don't expect you will." Inflexible determination is one of the qualities which the truly great leader of men shares with the domestic pig; though in the case of the pig it is generally spoken of as obstinacy.
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