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had hastened to commit to it deeds and passions for the
benefit of future ages.” People began to act as though
immortality were inherent in the magic repeatability and
extensions of print.
Another significant aspect of the uniformity and
repeatability of the printed page was the pressure it exerted
toward “correct” spelling, syntax, and pronunciation. Even more
notable were the effects of print in separating poetry from
song, and prose from oratory, and popular from educated
speech. In the matter of poetry it turned out that, as poetry
could be read without being heard, musical instruments could
also be played without accompanying any verses. Music veered
from the spoken word, to converge again with Bartók and
Schoenberg.