The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-02-22
MusiC-P0pWlar and
Unpopular.

tativeA to listen to the music Of tire
of the most celebrated artists, now il
favor with the musical world-Oll
Bull, MAURICE SrRAxsocB and Sig
norma ADELrNA PArrl. The Hal
was brilliantly ilIuminated-the audi
ence was select and orderly, and ever,
thing propitious for fair hearing o.
every semi-demi-quaver that should be
made to enchsnt the multitude. II
front Of the speakers stand q temper.
airy platform was erected from which
the performers could be distinctly seen
as we'll a. heard by the whole audi
ence; and such an assemblage Of
beautiful faces, and varigated head
dresses, it has never before been our
pleasure to witness, in this outraged
and slandered city. We have no de-
sire to enter into an analysis Of the
merits Of either Of the performances,
separately; and may sum up our lik-
sin very few words. N. SrsAx-
oscH plays vigorously, OLE Bull
sweetly, aud the voice Of PATTI is
heavenly. Would that they, in com.
mon with others, would break through,
what, sickly morbid sentiment in
society. is pleased to pronounce fash
ionable music, and come out, in the
open day light, and sweet face Of
heaven, and give us, music-such as
10 founded in reason-such as appeal,
to the heart and stirs up the imugina-
tion-such as lifts us out Of our boots
and transports us to the unseen Must
clan; Who from His heavenly throne,
is ever chanting sweet music to NOR
tails. Is there any difference Of op;n-
ion ~ to what is music 7 Bah! say |
we, to tho maudlain sentiment-or lack
ofsentiment, which says "yea." There
is no difference. Orders in society,"
The elite and fashionable, with per-
fumed kids and patchcula scented
persons, may in languid hypocriticsl
yrins-the counterfeit honest smiling
'ay, they have no pleasure in the har-
nony and concord of sound--the SUBJ
ime and the beautiful, that the Great
jod above us, has spread out in his
'reation for the admiration Of uM his
Features. They may say they ike
lot this or that, because all can en-
oy alike; and they may set up stand
rds for their forced admiration, but
hey will totter and fall with the ephe- .
neral race that supports them whilst Z
ne fixed principals in nature will
'iumph over them. Efforts may be
'ade to monopolise the beautiful, but a
icy will all prove as abortive as the !
fort to hide the sunlight with y
|anket. Can anybody have the har- "a
hood to tell us they like what is cal g
d fashionable music ?" Hgh.fa- q q
item rattle trap stuff, without either - -
me or tune, or any other fundamental b
inciple ofharmonyl A bosom of o.
ty say we, for the self deluded NOR ..
], who vainly endeavors to make him, =,
herself believe, that he or she has FL
inciples in his or her nature, not m
mmon to the balance Of mankind. OF
In our own mind, we are fully sat- a.,
led that musicians" dislike the kind NJ
stuff they have to produce at con- N
IT'S to bring down applause from ca e:
! -glove-dom, and would such artists ~.
Ole Bull and Strakosch, break th
'ough the meshes in which they are ue
nnd, the hour would soon come
zen the present sickly sentiment, like
ying calf would give up the ghost
May we ask the people Of this age, ::