Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-04-08
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par If the Kniekerbockers Ii, reviewing d
he eaIod :. The Rector of st. Bardolphs,n gives
';nc quotation from the book. 1t strikes
blo@,"sSo truthful. and SO good. that we cannot
bei E;ng it TO our readers. They will all real
~ ssnnrecIate the article.
Do w you heard the brass rings rattle over the
y NJ - which the red curtain was attached,
t'a m the cboristers in the secluson of their
3bng Vt " loft. then you might know that some
sheu III of vocalism were to come off The
I'D Rbo had been despatched in good season to
3d. ""r;stv." to obtain from the Rector the num-
's"a.oIm and hymn, having returned with a
fd F. If paper on which they were indicated in
5l"Prreat whispering and consultation having
Gb Lee which resulted in the selection of tuncs
9l gIiUocn placed the music book on the rack,
fellows of the little big organ were put in
D. WAS q more brilliant sparkle and scintilla-
"e.,ed from the windy bellows of a black
@ forgp. The head and shoulders of the organ
S,rod M and down like those of a Chinese cat.
'ee%o narcotic drug, in the accompaniment Of
..,ororisation upon the keys which made the
" .oncrecaton involuntarlly twist their necks
r,k aIoft, and al last, with Il full choral blast
Jo TENOR bass and treble, the magical effect
,,mnlpte There were no doubt many present
r came expressly to hear tie music. and the
.Iodce OF this fact inspired the artists with de-
nd0 themselves justice. 1t is true some ofthe
,rIc did not like the confederation of sounds
r however, were considered behind the age.
,Eo opinion of such worthy as Of small respect
10 onward " march of improvements They
u swept away in their slender opposition by the
.a public opinion, if not their deaf were
ming sealed to such an annoyance. 1t was to
,nrnrise Of the Rector that the choir one day
[. 81 nnon the TIE Deum, which he had been accus-
.i to read. and through various turns and wind
!, thew discoursed upon it for full half hour.
.ras however. the last time that they so distin-
taJ themselves before the musical world. There
(. ~ niece of cathedral composition which the
o. st. Bardolph's did not consider themselves
a. ..tont to perform, and had they been allowed
W avn wav. would have sung the sermon, and
Va more out of the Amen than any other part
y, =, u;voy had indeed composed something original
, f the theme of an awmen, full fifteen minutes
y, and we are sure that when 1t was finished, no
WOW If sound Judgment but would have instinct
'Ir calculated, with his whole heart, Awmen =
y the triumph of all the voices was in some of the
..,o tures in which they emuated to interrupt and
,trin each other, in the one hundred and .thir-
third psalm:
True love is like that precious oil
Which, poured on Aaron's head
Ran down his beard and DER his robes
It's costly moisture she'd"
the prodgous effort of this performance the
shifting combination of the several voices hard
.me a resemblance to that city current poured
,aron's head and which
Ran down his beard and DER his head
Ran down his beard
-- his robes
And DER his robes -
Ran down his bcard-ran down his
DER his robes
His robes, his robes ran down his beard
Ran down his -
--- DER his robes
Ran down his beard
-- HIS BEARD
I3 costly moist
Ran down his beard
-ure-beard-h beard-his-shcd
ran down his beard-his-down
his robes-its costly most-hs beard
ure shed-his-cOSt-his robcs-hi5 robes
are she'd
Its c-0-s-t-l-i-e mois-turc-shed."
twas this very composition, similarly performed
hat The late Bishop Seabury, on one of his vista.
ans was asked his opinion, and his reply was, that
ahd paid no attention to the music but that his
.npathics were so much excited for poor Aaron
bat he was afraid that he would not have a hail