Classical and Christian Ideas of World Harmony: Prolegomena to an Interpretation of the Word "Stimmung"

according Ambrose amor ancient appears Augustine beauty become birds body called century chord Christian complete concert concord concordia connection dance descort described diatesseron divine echo elements evidently example explains expression fact feeling final four French German given grace Greek human hymn idea language later Latin lute meaning medieval mentioned Middle Ages mind moral mystic nature night numbers offered opera organ original parallel passage pattern performance philosopher play poem poet poetry possible praise present Pythagorean quoted reason reference reflected religious Renaissance represented rhyme says seems seen semantic sense shows sing song soul sounds speaks spheres Stimmung strings suggest symbol temper theme things thought tones tradition translation tune understand universe voice whole word world harmony