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The Witch of Prague
F Marion Crawford
The Witch of Prague
F Marion Crawford
Book Excerpt: ...a single pedal note burst from the organ upon the breathing silence, long drawn out, rich, voluminous, and imposing. Presently, upon the massive bass, great chords grew up, succeeding each other in a simple modulation, rising then with the blare of trumpets and the simultaneous crash of mixtures, fifteenths and coupled pedals to a deafening peal, then subsiding quickly again and terminating in one long sustained common chord. And now, as the celebrant bowed at the lowest step before the high altar, the voices of the innumerable congregation joined the harmony of the organ, ringing up to the groined roof in an ancient Slavonic melody, melancholy and beautiful, and rendered yet more unlike all other music by the undefinable character of the Bohemian language, in which tones softer than those of the softest southern tongue alternate so oddly with rough gutturals and strident sibilants. The Wanderer stood in the midst of the throng, erect, taller than the men near him, holding his head high...
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 19, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798577047788 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 346 |
Dimensions | 216 × 280 × 18 mm · 802 g |
Language | English |
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