Chapter XIX: Delsarte's Last Years (6)

Abdominal centre, the, life, Accent, Accord of nine, the, Actors, bad, Adjective, the, Adverb, the, Æsthetic division, chart of, Æsthetic fact of first rank, Æsthetics, course of, applied, lay of, Alto voice, the, Anatomy, Angelo, Michael, Angels, the, Anger, Animals do not laugh, Ankylosed limbs, Apollo, the, Appoggiatura, Aquinas, St. Thomas, Archimedean lever, Architecture, application of the law to, Aristocrats lie, Aristotle, Arms, movements of the, five million movements of the agents of the, division of, three centres in the, Art, the true aim of, all, has the same principle, definition of, how Delsarte considered, religious sentiment in, the death of, elements of, the plastic, the grand, the supreme, dramatic, lyric and oratorical, best conditions for a work of, object of, sources of fine, not imitation of nature, Article, the, Articulate language, weakness of, origin and organic apparatus of, elements of, Articulation, in the service of thought, Articulations, the, Artificial breath, Artistic personages, classification of, Artist, the proclivities necessary to an, Art-writings of the Greeks, Attraction, Attractive centres, Attribute, the, Attributes of reason, the, Audience, an, different from an individual--the greater the numbers the less the intelligence,

B.

Bacchus, the, Balzac, Bambini, Father, Barbier, Barbot, Mme., Bass voice, the, Baudelaire, Charles, Baxile, M., Beautiful, the, Beauty exists only in fragments, moral and intellectual, Belot, Adolphe, Béranger, Berlioz, Bizet, George, Blanchecotte, Mme., Blangini, Body, the, divisions of the, retroactive movement of, Boileau, Bonnat, Breathing Brohan, Madeleine, Brucker, Raymond, Buccal (cheek) zone, the, machinery (articulate speech), the language of the mind,

C.

Calculation and artifice, if detected, quicksands to the orator, Canova, Captain Renard, fable of, Captivating an audience, secret of, Caress, the, Carvalho, Mme., Charts classifying celestial spirits, Charts list of, Chastity, concave, Chaudesaigues, Mlle., Chest, the, the three attitudes of, divisions of, Chest, a passive agent Chest-voice, the the expression of the sensitive life should be little used the eccentric voice Chevé, M. and Mme. Children, why are they graceful? Chopin Chorography Chorre, Mother Cicero Circle, the, for exalting and caressing Colin Colors, symbolism of the primitive the three that symbolize the life, soul and mind Color charts, the Concentric state, the Conjunction, the the soul of the discourse Consonants, musical are gestures the initial variation in the value of beat time for the pronunciation of every first, is strong two things to be observed in Contemplation and retroaction Corneille Costal breathing Courier, Paul Louis Cousin, Victor Cries Cros, Antoine Czartoriska, Princess

D.

Dailly, Dr.
Darcier
Davout, Marshal
Death, the sign language of
De Bammeville, July
De Blocqueville, Mme.
De Chimay, Princess
Degrees, theory of
D'Haussonville, Countess
Déjazet
De Lamartine, Mme.
De la Madelène, Jules
Delaunay, Charles
Delivery, a hasty
De Leomenil, Mme. Laure
Delsarte, biographical sketch of
criterion of
method of
took much time in educating a pupil
was he a philosopher?
lectures of
teachings of
the press on
the discoverer of the law
can never be reproduced
birth, death, name, early history of
how he learned music
enters the conservatory
theatre and school of
becomes a teacher of singing and elocution
history of the voice of
dramatic career of
recitations of
sings at the Court
marriage and family of
religion of
friends of
the "Talma of music"
anecdotes of
scholars of
"Stanzas to Eternity" of
"dear and last pupil" of
musical compositions of
an instance of the singing of
shapeless coat of
imitating defects
singing during lessons
inventions of
Berlioz's treatment of
before the Philotechnic Association
and the four professors
last years of
a concert of
character and merit of
"Episodes of a Revelator" of
America's offer to
return to Paris of
last letter to the King of Hanover of
struggles with his teachers
visit to the dissecting room
a pensioner of the conservatory
mystical or religious musings of
the way of making his discovery
is grateful because he had not written
his book not spontaneous
on trueness in singing
Delsarte, Mme., maiden name of
beauty and talent of
Delsarte, Gustave
De Meyendorf, Mme.
Demosthenes
De Musset, Alfred
De Riancey, Henry
Desbarolles
Descartes
Deshayes, M.
De Staël, Mme.
Devotion
Diaphragmatic breathing
Dictation exercises
Discovery, dawn of Delsarte's
Dissecting room, Delsarte's visit to the
Divine Majesty, reflection of the
Divine reason
Donoso-Cortes, M.
Donot
Dramatic singing
Dugrand, Delsarte's struggles with papa
Dupré
Duprez
Dynamic apparatus, its composition
harmony
wealth

E.

Ear, the most delicate sense Eccentric state, the E flat Elbow, the thermometer of the relative life sign of humility, pride, etc. Ellipsis Eloquence holds first rank among the arts to be taught and learned is composed of three languages does not always accompany intellect Emotions, tender, expressed by high notes Emphasis, example of E mute before a consonant before a vowel Epic, the Epicondyle, the eye of the arm Epigastric centre, the, soul Epiglottis, contracting the Epilogue Episodes of a Revelator Episode I Episode II Episode III Episode IV Episode V Episode VI Episode VII Equilibrium, the laws of Error must rest upon some truth Etruscans, the Evolutions, passional Expiration, the sign of Exclamations Expression, very difficult the whole secret of Expressive centres Eye, the tolerance of Eyes, the the nine expressions of parallelism between the voice and the chart of the Eyebrow, the the thermometer of the mind

F.

Fables, recitation of Face, divided into three zones Fact, the value of a Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Fingers, the Florentine Force and interest consist in suspension Form, the vestment of substance definition of Fourier, Charles Free-thinkers, blindness of French prosody French versification Fright Frontal (forehead) zone, the

G.

Galen
Garrick
Gautier, Théophile
Genal (chin) zone, the
Géraldon
Gesture, in general
is for sentiments
its services to humanity
reveals the inner man
the direct agent of the heart
the interpreter of speech
the interpreter of emotion
an elliptical language
division of
harmony and dissonance of
origin and oratorical value of
superior to the other languages
is magnetic
the laws of
must always precede speech
retroaction
joy and fright require backward movement
equilibrium the great law of
the hirmonic law of
parallelism of
numbers of
lack of intelligence indicated by many
duration of
the rhythm of
importance of the laws of
the semeiotic or reason of
the types that characterize
its modifying apparatus
the inflections of
delineation of
spheroidal form of
the sense of the heart
the spirit of
the inflection of the deaf
a series of, for exercises
the static the life of
the semeiotic the spirit and rationale of
the series of, applied to the sentiments oftenest expressed
the, of interpellation
the, of thanks, affectionate and ceremonious
the, of attraction
the, of surprise and assurance
the, of devotion
the, of interrogative surprise
the, of reiterated interrogation
the, of anger
the, of menace
the, of an order for leaving
the, of reiteration
the, of fright
three important rules for
how produced
dilatory
difficulty in
object of
definition of
without a motive
Giraudet, Alfred
report of Delsarte's lecture
Gluck
God, the spirit of, in all things
how He reveals things
a pretext for every Utopia
the archetype
Good, the
Gospel, the, directs investigation
Gounod
Grace
Great movements for exaltation of sentiment
Greeks, the, had no school of æsthetics
Groans
Guéroult, Adolphe
Guide-accord, the, of Delsarte
Gymnastics, the grand law of organic
the practice of

H.

Habit
Halévy
Hand, the, another expression of the face
expressions of the
its three presentations
criterion of the
chart of
the digital face
the back and the palmar face
the three rhythmic actions
the, in natural surprise
the, in death
attitudes of the
in affirmation
the nine physiognomies of
Handel
Harmony
Harmony, born of contrasts
is in opposition
Head, the, movements of
the occipital, parietal and temporal zones
the primary agent of movement
action of, in surprise
which side is for the soul and which for the senses?
attitudes of
Head voice, the
how produced
interprets mental phenomena
the concentric voice
Heart, when to carry the hand to the
Hegel
Hervet
High head, small brain
Hippias
Hoffman
Horace
Hugo
Humanity is crippled
Human reason
Human science, the alpha and omega of
Human triplicity, the
Human word composed of three languages

I.

Ideal, the Imitation, the melody of the eye uselessness of Immanences, the Impressionalism Impressions and sensations Individual type, how formed Infant, the, has neither speech nor gesture Infinitesimal quantities Inflection, a modification of sound their importance illustrations of rules of must not be multiplied special life revealed through four millions of the melody of the ear the gesture of the blind differentiating the high life of speech medallion of Ingres Inspiration, when allowable the sign of Interjection, the Interpellation Interrogative surprise Intonations, caressing Italian, no two equal sounds in

J.

Jacob, Mlle. Jacotot Jesus of Nazareth Joncières Joy, the greatest in sorrow Joys, keen

K.

Kant King of Hanover Delsarte's last letter to the King Louis Philippe Kreutzer

L.

Lablache Laboring men, the ways of Lachrymose tone disgusting Lacordaire La Fontaine La Harpe Lamaitre, Frederick Lamartine Lamentation Language Laocoon, the Larynx, the coloring of lowering the the thermometer of the sensitive life Larynxes, artificial Latin prosody Laugh, signification of the its composition Law, definition of application of the, to various arts Legouvé Legs, the, and their attitudes Leibnitz Leroux, Pierre Liars do not elevate their shoulders Life, the sensitive state principal elements of the phenomena of Light Lind, Jenny Literary remains of Delsarte Literature, the law applied to Littré's Dictionary Logic often in default Longus Louvre, false pictures in the Love gives more than it receives Lovers, the gaze of Loyson, Father Lucht, Auguste Lully Lungs, the Lyric art

M.

Malherbe Malibran Man the three phases of either painter, poet, scientist, or mystic three types in the object of art a triplicity of persons the agent of Æsthetics when a man shrinks unfamiliar to himself Marcello Marie, Franck Mars Martellato Massenet Materialism Measure in oratorical diction Medallion of inflection Mediocrity Medium voice, the expression of moral emotions the normal voice Melody Menace, the head and hand Mengs Mental or reflective state Mercié Mind, the intellectual state Mode simpliste Modest people turn out the elbow Mohere Monsabre, Father Moral or affective state Mother, the voice of the Mother vowel, the Motion, distinction and vulgarity of Mouth, the no contraction of back part openings of, for various vowels a vital thermometer Movements from various centres flexor, rotary, and abductory initial forms of Mucous membrane, transmitter of sound Muscular machinery (gesture), the language of emotion Music, the seven notes of a succession of sounds Musset

N.

Napoleon III Nasal cavities, the Naturalism Ninefold accord, the Normal state, the Nose, a complex and important agent nine divisions of Nose, a moral thermometer Notes, high, for tender emotions Nourrit, Adolph Number

O.

Occipital zone, the life
Ontology
Opposition of agents
Orator, the, should be a man of worth
Oratorical sessions
Oratory, definition of
the science of, not yet taught
the essentials
the fundamental laws of
the criterion of
the student of, should not be a servile copyist
three important rules for the student of
symbolism of colors applied to
perseverance and work necessary to the student of
Order for leaving, an
Organic chart

P.

Painter, how a, examines his work Painting, application of the law to Palate, the Pantomime, secrets of Parietal zone, the soul Particle, the Pasca, Mme. Passion of signs Passive attitude, the type of energetic natures Pasta, Mme. People, vulgar and uncultured Pergolesi Phenomena, natural, contain lessons Phidias Philotechnic Association Physiology Plato Poe, Edgar A. Poets are born, orators are made Poise lack of, in body Powers, the Praxiteles Preacher, a, must not be an actor Preposition, the Pricette, Father Principiants and principiates Processional relations, theory of reversal of Professors, Delsarte and the four Progressions Pronoun, the Pronunciation Proudhon Pythagoras

Q.

Quintilian

R.

R, cure of the faulty Rachel Racine Rainbow, the the colors of Rameau Random notes Raphael's picture of Moses, a fault in Ravignan Reaction Realism Reason a blind faculty an act of faith the attributes of Reber Reboul Recitative Reiterated interrogation Reiteration Respect, a sort of weakness Respiration suppressing the and silence three movements of multiplied to facilitate vocal, logical, passional Respiratory acts, their signification Retroaction Reverence, the sign of Reynaud, Jean Rhythmus Romagnesi Rossini Roulade Routine Royer, Mme., Clémence

S.

St. Augustine St. Saens St.-Simonism St. Thomas Salutation, the sign of Sand, George Schiller Science, bases of the and art Scientists, cause of the failure of Sculptor, aims of the Sculpture, application of the law to Semeiotics of the shoulder Senses, the Sensibility, thermometer of Sensitive nature betrayed by voice Sensitive or vital state Sensualism, convex Sensuality Sentiment Shades and inflections Shakespeare Shoulder, the thermometer of love the sensitive life the sign of passion action of, in surprise thermometer of emotions semeiotics of in the aristocratic world Sigh, the Signs of passion Silence, the father of speech the speech of God the rule of Simplisme Sincerity intolerable Singing Sob, the Societies, meeting of the learned Socrates Sontag, Mme. Soprano voice, the Sorbonne, the Soul, the moral state Souhe, Frederic Sound, the first language of man revelation of the sensitive life is painting should be homogeneous every sound is a song the sense of the life reflection of divine image Souvestre, Emile Speech the omnipotence of inferior to gesture anticipated by gesture the sense of the intelligence the three agents of oratorical value of soul of visible thought Spontini Standard, value of a Subject, the Subjectivity in Æsthetics Substantive, the Sue, Eugene Sully-Prudhomme Surprise and assurance System

T.

Talma Teachers, ignorance of the Tears, accessory matters to be shed only at home Temporal region, the mind Tenderness Tenor voice, the Thanks, affectionate and ceremonious Thermometers, the three the articular arm centres called Thermometric system of the shoulder Theresa Thoracic centre, the mind Threatening with the shoulder Thumb, the thermometer of the will has much expression the sign of life the, in death living mimetics of the thermometer of life and death Thyrcis Tone, position of Tones, the lowest, best understood prologation of Torso, the, divisions of chart of "Treatise on Reason" Tremolo, the Trinitarians, the Trinity, the the holy, recovered in sound True, the Trueness in singing Truth, men are divided in regard to Types, the, in man Typical arrangements phrases

U.

Uchard, Mario Ugly, the Uprightness, perpendicular Uvula, raising the

V.

Values, the law of
resume of the degrees of
Verb, the
Verdi
Véron, Eugene
Vertebrae, three sorts of
Vice, hideousness of
Vicious arrangements
Violent emotion, in, the voice stifled
Virtues, the
Vision, three sorts of
Vital breath
Vocal cords, fatiguing the
Vocal music
Vocal organ, the
Vocal shades, law of
Vocal tube, the, must not vary for a loud tone
Voice, the charms of
organic apparatus of
a mysterious hand
the kinds of
the registers of
meaning of the high and deep
the language of the sensitive life
the chest, the medium, the head
the white
dimensions and intensity of
how to obtain a stronger
three modes of developing
method of diminishing
the less the emotion, the stronger the
how to gain resonance
a tearful, a defect
the tremulous, of the aged
the rhythm of its tones
must not be jerky
inflections of
great affinity between the arms and the
exercises for
the mixed
tenuity and acuteness of
shades of
definition of the
shading of the
pathetic effects in the
tearing of the
two kinds of loud
Voltaire
Volubility, too much
Vowels correspond to the moral state
length of the initial

W.

Wartel Weight "What I Propose" Will, the Winkelmann Wisdom Wolf and the lamb, the fable of the Words, the value of, in phrases dwelling on the final Worlds, three, presented Wrist, the thermometer of the physical life Writing, a dead letter

Z.

Zaccone, Pierre Zeuxis Zola, M.

Footnotes

[1] The sensitive is also called the vital, the mental, the reflective, and the moral the affective state. The vital sustains, the mental guides, the moral impels.--TRANSLATOR.

[2] The registers here given undoubtedly refer to the singing voice, as the range of notes in the speaking voice is very much more limited. Very frequently voices are found whose range in singing is very much greater than that which the author has given here; however, on the other hand, many are found with even a more limited range.--TRANSLATOR.

[3] The sounds here given are those of the French vowels.

_A_ has two sounds, heard in _mat_ and _far_.
_E_ with the acute accent (é) is like _a_ in _fate_,
_E_ with the grave accent (è) is like _e_ in _there_.
_I_ has two sounds--the first like _ee_ in _reed_, the second
like _ee_ in _feel_.
_O_ has a sound between that of _o_ in _rob_ and _robe_.
_O_ with the circumflex (ô) is sounded like _o_ in _no_.
The exact sound of _u_ is not found in English.
_Ou_ is sounded like _oo_ in _cool_.
The nasal sound _an_ is pronounced nearly like _an_ in _want_.
The nasal _in_ is pronounced somewhat like _an_ in _crank_.
The nasal _on_ is pronounced nearly like _on_ in _song_.
The nasal _un_is pronounced nearly like _un_ in _wrung_.

Consult some work on French pronunciation, or, as is far preferable, learn these sounds from the living voice of the teacher--Translator.

[4] From [Greek: geneiou], the chin.

[5] Many of these papers were entrusted by the family to a former pupil of Delsarte, who took them to America.

[6] Notes taken by his pupils, during the latter years of his lessons prove that the master touched upon this question. I do not copy them because, being somewhat confused, they might give rise to misunderstandings; neither do they in any way contradict anything that I have said above; they confirm, on the contrary, what remains in my memory of the interpretation of Delsarte, who never belied himself.

[7] The existence of the persons of the Trinity, the one in the other. These charts and diagrams are given in Part Fifth.

[8] For a fuller report of this lecture, see "Delsarte System of Expression," by Genevieve Stebbins, second edition, $2. Edgar S. Werner, Publisher, 48 University Place, New York.

[9] "Delsarte System of Oratory" and "Delsarte System of Expression."

[10] See page 549 for complete lesson.

[11] This extract shows that Delsarte was not unknown to Berlioz. Mme. Arnaud refers to the coldness with which Berlioz treated Delsarte. The article given here has been translated so as to preserve as nearly as possible the quaint, half sarcastic style of the author.--PUBLISHER.