Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-04-27
VOL. 54. No. s,
4 HINT no cHoERss


In the new work oattIea !" Tito Rector q
S. Bardolph's." is The following graphic do
scription Of the mode q singing hymn III
fsgue Is prae,ised At 81 Bardslps's;
When yoa heard the brass rings ratsls
over the iron rod to which the red curtaia
was attached. shutting up tue choristers 10
the seeIusion Of their rerehed up loft, then
yoa might know that some grand exploits Of
o. yocalisn were to Gene "a The sexton.
who had been despatched IN good season to
the sac1is,y = to obtain from. the rector the
number Of the psalm and hymn. having 70.
turned with . small alp Of paper on which
they were indicted 10 pencil, great Whisper
iug and consultation having taken place, which
! resulted IN the selection ef tuaes Mr.. Tubin.
gen placed the music book on the rack. and
the bellows q: the little big organ we're pas
10 play. Never was more brilliant sparkle
and scintsllasien elected from the windy bsl-
lows Of biarksmith's forge. The head and
shoulders Of the organist swayed up and down
like those Of Chinese eater Of the narcotic
drug, in the accompaniment Of an improyeisa-
ton upon the keys, which made the whole
congregation involuntarily twist their neoks
and look aloft, and at last, with full choral
blast from tengr. bass. aud treble. the magi-
cal effect was complete.
!" There werc no doubt, many present who
came expressly TO hear the music" and the
knowledge Of this fact inspired the artists
with desire to do themselves justice. Itis
true some of the old people did not like the
concentration Of sounds. These. however.
we're considered behind the age. and tie opin.
ion of such as worthy Of small respect 10 tho
onward march Of Improvement" They
were swept away 10 their slender opposition
by the force Of public opiuion. IL not by
whirlwind Of sound At any rate. death was
fast removing them. one BY one, while their
deaf ears were becoming sealed to such annoy.
ance 1t was to the great surprise Of the roc-
tor that the choir one day struck upon the
| re Deum, which he had been hitherto &C.
customed to read, md through various turns.
and w;ndings and repciitions. they dscourscd
upon it for full bali hour. II was. however.
the last time that they so distinguished them
selves before the musical world There was
no piece Of cathedral composition which the
choir at st Bardoph's did not consider them.
selves competent to perform, and had they
been allowed their own way, would have sung
the sermon. and made more out Of the Amen
than any other part. Mr.. Hiyoz bid, in.
deed. composed something original out Of shs
theme If al 4iemea, fall fs,cca minutes long.
and we are sure that when il was finished no
bearer Of sound judgment but would have in
stinctively calculated with his whole heart.
Awmen! But the triumph Of all the yoices
was in some of the fugue tunes. in which
they ernulated to interrupt and outstrip each
other, az in the one hundred and thirty third
psalm:
" True love is like that precious oil
Which poured on Aarons head,
Ran down bis beard, and DER his robes
Its costly moisture shed"
| In the prodigous effort Of this perform.
ance, the ear splitting combination Of the sew
eral voice hardly bore resemblance to that
oily curraut poured on Aarons head. aud
which
Ran down his beard and DER his robes
J Ran down his beard------
--- - his robes
And Ger his robes -----
Ran down his beard---ran down his
-- DER his robes
His robes, his robes, ran down his beard
Ran down his --
49, 49, - DER his robes
| Ran down his beard
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