Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-01-29
Music.

part of school Education among us 1t is known to
the reader that the system of making Music occupy part
the time and attention of the German schoolboy and girl and
that they regularly initiated into the music the school
roon has obtained wide celebrity and universal encomium
from all whose opinions based upon experience entities
them respect The system has obtained the sanction
of the Prusan government and in the major portion Oh the
public schools of that empire music is taught branch Of
education In of the New England States this
system has obtained place. and is gradually widening its cir
Gle and have doubt that its influence is felt and
the present generation passes away with their peudces and
putanica motions, Music will assume its riohtf proynce
from which II now stands excluded by of cultivated
and appeciave taste, aswe for the Real as the IDEAL
The slight effort of Mr.. Kemmerer proves beyond cavi
that little Children and particularly girls catch the idea of
harmony that all pervading element in the Universe--wh
knowledge that not only seems ntuitive In the morn
ing OF Lie, there deicacya sensveness in grhood A.
Dove and beyond the expression and any one who
studies their may find between them and the imapn
gs OF the poets "spitand" many connecting links osi
Multitude as to fancy, least real relationship This SEN
sVeness capable of being reached trained and control
ed tor love OF the Beautiful and Grand the physical or the
Ideal world that surprised attention not given
to It, and less the fashionable the coupg and deestabe
tivoites of the day. Music exercises over most children
singular influence susceptible of wonderful improv-
ment and have with instances in which seemed to
aselnate hem This indicates peculiar organization but
over the whole human it has its power and at some one
hour in lives strikes within us responsive chord which
gives back to nature tones deep and solemn
full of meaning to the instructed 1t is this of its va
red forms which, at times opens up the way that Dream
land through whose fields all journey less 1t is
this which nstructs that whatever care toll or pain
there is world beyond in which the great symphonies of the
heart OF find chords that vbrae its every pulse Mu
sic Is the link between the souls Of the living and that nnumer
able host OF unearhed spirits who circle ending har
mony OF sweet sounds which fills the vault of heaven and
sweeps with soft caences around the throne great Heart
OF Song Music soens the HEARTH aids in subdung the Wis
clous PASSIONS In ang against danger and either the
mailed warrior upon the field of boodto the gentle maiden
Ill the bower OF ovco the souls of those no suspended
between the two worlds by dseaseto the tong missionary
amid the wids of naure-aye to ALL it has language and
power, whose potency may be felt but described Who
has not ielt and bowed before its nuence An old song
broken strain of music stealing from attced window
moss covered bower has carried back the memory
one to long past Yes have read of those who
from having heard song that learned the nursery
at the maternal knee in distant land moved to tears
to have met at the festive board years
III this State young Of promise of exuberan sr-
ats and highly strung physical and mental ganzation He
the soul OF such unions ready with song or
Jest song cal,d to which cOmDaratjye STRANGER rn-
sponded The voice of The singer full but deeply sonor-
GUS and under admirable command The young man rose
from his seat before the first half sung-he paced
the apartment with irregular step for few moments and
then passed from the door with hurried aeated STEP The
was such that when once heard likely be orgoten-
day two subsequently, learned the of the young
mans sudden and abrupt departure The song the favor
lite of voite sister, who that hour corster in the
OF Heaven No doubt that song snatched from the drum
kards one who the last heard Of was filling the mis-
sion OF preacher.
We pay little real practical attention to the cultivation Of
Music. 1t is taught rather accomplishment with US
asin car system OF education embe shmen-amost sngy
So There no effort made to impress upon the child the
high and Ideal element OF the songs of Naure-how
when perfected in the mechanical capacity of combining the
various tones in harmony, the soul becomes gradually enar-
ored ana eventually music, ike all that is spiritually beau
n Fills up the place commonly occupied by gross and
sensual SUBJECTS Nothing OF this is taught and the worldly
idea that music adds the value of young lady, as blood
does to horse in the market obsnatey and pcrnacious-
y pressed upon lhGr young minds This is hateful and ours
ed, too. 1t has made i.ts-more icy hearts, and cor
upcd more soucared more misery welded life than
almost any neglect properly cargeable parents Love
show love Of or for Music The true child of song is
Giident, retiring child. There dclicacy about ,hem We
little what Tie intercourse with the rough and uncoutl
may have been which nsnctively turns from vice We sec
parents aying freely upon the education of the ect-that
duncagwho refuse spending dollar towards strengthening
the hamonies of the heart elevaing the yrlpaics and ed
Hcating that spiritual nature which is within all.
The travellers among the mountains of Switzerland tell
that hundreds of and children go and sing naona
songs native Melodies until they hear their fathers broth
the shores he Adratic the wives of the fishermen 90 dor
to the beach, the and sing of their melodies
They sing the first verse then listen time then they sing
second and on till they hear the from their hus
bands, who join them i'll the chorus, and thus guided
shore through the darkness and gloom of the night.
was our fortune years ago reside the highway
which passed the immense tide of foreign emigants who have
peoped the extreme Western States and reared in the wild
erness temples which the High is worshiped We have
seen bands of from five and hundred passing West
ward and the shades OF gathering around then
they would break forth in of their National melodies,
which ALL old and young, would join is impossible de
scribe the effect that these produced upon those witt
wholly ignorant of the language in which they
The solemn grandeur of such must be be appe
cinted heard be M for the poverty of language descrb
feelings that lie deep for tears is known only to hos
who have made the attempt Just think five six hundre'
men and women, land of strangers joining in Jubian
song National praise of the land which they have bid fare
IS we'll of hem forever Is there nothing in this calcuat
ed to arrest the attention of the thoughess and tn
sympahies of all listeners But the evening hymns of tn
German or Swzer are favorites. The German music
generally meodous and repee with harmonious combine
TONS and when sung by those who have been familiar with it
strains from early childhood there given ndescba
bic pathos With wha pomp and grandeur does their voice
swell through the vault of Heaven, they breathe forth
tones full of touching power and their evening benz
diction We have many time stood spebound by thes
songs and as the deep melody of their many voices rolled
into the blue ARCH like swelling pillows of pure sounds the sol
and mellow of womens notes blended in the NOR
deep and soorous tones of the until seemed that
echo was vocal with the spirit of harmony and of song
This is the music of childhood and prepared to
that no people who are educated not only sing, but
cultivate and love MUSIC for itsechersh Of the helE