, 1859-04-30

lii heart warmed With tfuef Ers, AuuTefs
i!i,nsrlf to tnt.n.s and Tc Dcums Pursue hut, !
With closely observing eye until tile suus III !
more than half century had rlpencd his judy |
,aent and made lis heart to glow, and then VIZ |
ind linn drawing hi4 lhr<*'o from the Bible and
tic s,,r. from, the depths o! his own spiritual
consciousness. then VIC see |is Eeulns cn1hafnut-
in., in the sublitnitics o1 ".;auf' Il Israel in
ESypt," and the .'Mes,1h.' Step by step washc
I'D by his devotion io the frHt IN msssic; step
aY step in his e1urt. to have it ill anu exercise
its proper office until he reached ground, where
the u:r ANN vibrates} with Music from Hhott;es
world then he reared his temple. the ion1'ia'
ton aud walls Of Oratorias, the gates OF An
1Ilcms, anil tic dome aud splre vi Te Deums.
Thitlcr he brought and thcrehe left his i.:o'1-
les. and in TINT temple il the memory ui iia-
,,el emt.1,ncd. lie learned that tue chie!sst
power of music WAS in rendering in
-plred words, and that its highest SUP
Unity waS attained in thus un;;'n:
Il to things which were not Ut the world. He
thu, achieved tie work lie had undertaken. liz
4,te,nrzril the earthly rites If marriage between
nu-ic aud lave is developed IN auoras:on, ne
exhibited tllcr present. anu thus toresaado"ed
their hereafter relationship. t1epres:ntea them
Is toin- hand in hand down the vale ot time,
leaving us to foilow tEc,a in fancy, rs they
.,ould rcac!. the confines and leap the gulf aud
It'll hand in hand keep OH ''':ir way tpun
:uis foundation rests the f*;. ot Hantse!, ami
lis n,le COMES to us not -Asssciated Win Inc
lpcra but the UrdtorIo. uos!ssttl NC secular oui
the sucrel in crt.
The ift Of Handel WAS, rs mi, ,.M he supposed.
emotional rA.hrr tlau eTcutful. 1t wills esen1tu!.
i we may regard AS such, u career Of rapidly
following successes and reycrses We AaEe III
,is b;orruplHes the record Of his bi1th, III Low
# Sa1ouy, in los, the early development Of hi.
;.l1scal 1alrnr, s1c story Of the tniih spisit'.
,ulv touched By the child after midnight, and
:hen in some secluded corner Of the house, the
persistent following of lis father to tue court Of
tnr great Duke, the wonderful music whc!l
sxel!etl from the organ when the boy Handel
ne iut.rce>siun Of the uuEe Sarc WclsScultld
ii behalf Of his not to be rcpr.'ssed genius; the
'ustering care ut the old orYanl>t, Sackaa, WIN
It once appreciated the tascht whic!. wa>
budding under hi. ,llase; the triumph OF Hast-
lei at eleven years nf aye 0rcr two eminent
atiau ru,,,nusrys: his rtla,,ya Il, Hamburg ami
:.u won!er {lc excited by lis performances OF
he harpsclord; lis refusal to sacrifice his in-
,epcpdvlcy and enter ;l,' train Of IrlEcc las
on dc Medicj, ttsuush plnin@ h'r 'hv musical
air of Italy, and barred ou1 i'y his nwn poverty;
.i, removal IT length to Florence aud ll!eace I"
Venice where in few weeks the air rnn5
with "I.ony liyc the dear SAXON
Ilanders career in Italy 1:ta.h profes%cd'y
,I1ut oI u student WAS III reality the tour OF
.r%4t master. lie scattered his compositions
y.rrwhcrs and thrilled thu heart Of sAv people
.sih his Surprising execution Ut music. "f'v:.'
he beginning lie was darin:, eunnp"ser, cntrs-
rising, fluid u uGw ways, aii :goider ot beaten
racks." From The hcGi::nlag he WAS perf"rnI-
r. original and faithful 10 those laws ot stylf
rIcl4 his tSn sublime conceptions Gc1lIHn'ltd.
Turning his lack upon Italy cnlt after H. ilad
.:nprr,s.u upun the lsalian mind the Stamp &!
i, aL.y, Handel returned 10 tic sa:lle to il;'-
,er for Il nltllent in the loving t1nbrac.'
i: lis mother and the scarce iess a.
.:::c,io,,utc embrace Of his Old Instruct:
+. Sackau he proceeded tn L"nd"n.
,,ping tn dl.i in @.n@tn-Sa1on atmosphere I'll"
| .iclsra,s which wuls.d strengthen his genius;
.ri,ing,o find I'll English ground IN aupic tlc''-
| re ior its full Development. Neither ~. l''
| ..is.npiut-L. Tl:push beart bv difficulties 4!
vary Imaginable character thuusil his e1lprt-
=, render his own compositions ans thfsSe ":
,.4r great masters uv"lyed him III p"t:'f4iAr,
:s:4.trs though 1t slDic tlrI:Iy III Eng .!4:.
r4i,v,! a.ni,l4. Inn, ,etl there was 10 w:;:ioi;;1.-
.ula hin til award Of tsr' greatness, tn":.
rs 30 wavr;;,g as to tA' 1sii>sinu III Ml4ir ns
,aI .ise.. Aitu~>, t:.er,' MAS nu distressing I'll"
,owrr Wit. which ht wrou, TIT, II" ,oubt:n:, u;
.,r iiu;} i:sl,e Eor tit. Years the "r III kn.t
t ua MAS ,rral with t:'e nu; Icing s,,''1'i L.
lis busy b..:'u. i!:runsi. nood aud evil 1t4'o't
| axe, though .u itl,tn>l!,fe tn, ". rnulu'.d l.,
| ,,,,il,.,e or rsn>,i., lse tu!cl un ami III, aid
| ;itii honin:: u,l,irr ;he burden o: three sc"ss
| id tel he produced his swan sung U: ''JeptlA.
tuei:, whrn &lArkn">s settled upon hin, i:r ~:
!u,vn iuerxN IN lis titu,iucss ~ wait tr csn:u-
1.-THE grca: itreaise, light. Eut 1aas:I: his ii" &
ives we're SCARED, ltu HI. .tsu Tie r;..e~iss O.
Il .th..rcsrs. As Beethoven, ,'a'."';.; il fii'r.
,ll the .latl. .ltcrs OF music h,";:nt Low 1t III,
GET st, Il.:..i.l, in lis latest years. locked ua
It dar;srnt.d windows. Yet did hc receive d,s:
~. those years 1'It unanimous con'i''c1;-
,il;:on ii that people upon whom he Il"
/. ID So le.s ln..L:L ths asii>iic wealth us
ii. great ,:a.utt. Ills genius was now
n.irrrs:iis recognized. lis light had cl'1'r to E'~
.r:arteA 81. /. s,t.cun hv:ost it wEs t1s;'s-
.ui>Le Nav it is ho:. :i1I ncve: will t>c ts:'1'.
,ui.:.c III l.lS a:.a, ot t.!t c"n:!!r4- III Aittr.
c:l, in any f';lt ~: the World where 'rn are t.
1t found uho have snns susceptible ii l;o!,
.!,n,.ins,. Tl,c l.sl Ao;'e+>.u.c eAeilt II the ILL.,
/ II H~h'cl. Is lt'S s'til!! ~ ! l4~tsneF 10 far
xcr.:sian Of lis ''N' :sia''. Ht rrturnvs'
,sonr. IL" lnnYe rs u !'':ns n:an TO !ei*e II, aa'
anviner week fassei ei:l'n's a''ay. IN the An
"litcrsaTy .; tAr iirSs performance ~ thi>' liz
greatest II his productions. and on the ANIL
scrsurt III t:r death or l'i:! ~ "f'ose homer !?
sas conc=lHr'., and III Wll"se pralsc 1t Eas ans
4lways should bc Fer1nrned.
| The character tt H%ttri IS tCst observed III
:lse events Of his life and tile productions Of his
.,e.1iUs, Tllut lie had MANY and Erlerous !n!ir
.ua!i-s 1lo On. clu deny. bat lc. us n1r,Ie thc.s
in tl,c rry:l robe 1t lis greatness Though, Al
;;.p.s he was impatient Ut i:;.,Iry, violent III tr:
| per uud wrp,, In Iautua;.e, still WAS he lseya
without st;ut ii stranger 10 malice. quick to r..
pair an injury. full ot ardent <yn.pathirs ant
never 90 l.apry a> Wlien prodNciE-. happiness i;
others. Thau.|4 nut Il man Vi habits. lie WAS tt.
-ery creature Of determination. Though IN
lowed viii, 1:rt wit. lie WIS generally II
served, and 1t times even abseMs. Though laos'
and vague in religious sentiment during EARL
aud middle life, hc Eildca his old aye with tn
light ot true faith. ToHuote the language q
,;s tposs i.a,,attiat ti,.raprr: !" Let ue say. i!
. conclusion, that t;eaEge FIilttIc Handel h.:
done honor IL n,,sc. al least ns much by tho In
Lility VI lis character ~ bv the -ub;nty Q! hi
genius lie WAS ule If the too few artists win
1nhold the dignity of art tn the highest rossibl
, | standard lie va, the incarnation Ut lunc*1v
1t,,. uusweryiur rightly Of Ills conduct capt.
. | xafes ryen those wt,p 10 not take hin. for
mod,t'
ufthc ,rorfx IF Handel hare little time IN
: less nhi,;tv to snrak. They need ~ :1poloris
Thcr nrc ,,art of lie ort treasures Of tie world
. | ,nJ'i, u,,1,.,,c er:,ju, sparkle us gems Of III
! fir>t WATER We have t. rrusark in thr .,ros1a<
tim nf thes, work, a.,ou;slu. ,nwers III lubu,
a re1,ritr If eon1n,sitiuu and IN ,>r.-,iiut ira
, t,nr,,: ;. versatility almost ua,uuacd. iii III
!. ,iriu:. rialora,ion, and ccaruc~s aud natura
:, n,ss If r,ucru1ion and cxnrt,sion character
:, I iz;nt nil hi, musical creations haze aIreu&
, said flat ,hr ,;une Of Handel rests mainly u
, tbr t)ruorio- lie iS The Cor, rhte:ls oi this III
= nartmrut III musical art. and to him EpSln,.
= ave. il ,l,at this exo.ic l,as become indi,.cnrr
= fl En.E,.I, rrouud. The Saxon rave il to III
4n1t1'Saxpn AMI n. !, IL u,,r jr!,ary from III
= | Nn3i,nr t'nnn,ry lit ns wh,ln ". honnr II
y ,,,s,.,,rx It U,H,t,j un, nr-l,c, a, award II
h;,h..; ,.o1 If nrni:r r., thns. u-,rts in ,,h;c
! h., ,,o.t in,,r,d I1im,,lf and will which
). ch;rfIy honp1sd the lind of bis Adoption.
T., ';{,s,ry;Y,< f,,a, t,> ,,,:,,u,,;ai a,niyersa,
a.. 1s,ti, = l1n:i,t r,u ar tru. ul:k.. 10 Il
y, ,,cn'orr .',1 y,nr nwn ;nhcr;, an,e in inns mr.
,,; ~, =. ,t,'r;,, II H.. :" Vr.>;: i ri -
= w., ,t,',,tsr ,In,,.nt ~. any,, ,t,,,,
~ NJ c-;,;.;.,, m.,o, ,,;s master. rjccs Won III,
n.n.ed m;'lway in the u.rfor;u,nce If this ,Iul