Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-26
A Chapter on Music and Musicians

- hse1 arc NOT snuobllus 10 the soul Music
is the king Of the hearts deep mysteries. IL
Possesses the open sesame TO the isolated
chambers Of the most isolated soul And
while u psnsirates the sanctum sanctorum Of
our nature. IL carries bsla FOR sorrow. and
Lifts ~ gently by Is magic spells To serenity
and bope. But 10 greatest power is in taking
upour feelings When language fails. and trans
porting them into the blissful regions Of seng
Emotions, which our opulent mother tongue
cannot express. are expanded, reproduced
and multiplied by the sweet vsgaries Of sound
Ports have drunk in isspiraticn from music.
when reeling under the power Of unutierable
thought. Hear what one Of them Gays:
AT last, the feed FOR which he painted,
Port Of che pen encbsnted.
The wild sa4s which 81. anguish wantef,
Have gn.hed Ia .oue from thee -
Aeshink- can see tesore rue now, the blind
old fsrd Milton, atiuning his misd 10 immortal
verse. BY eommuniuy. a. Vas his wont. with
the organ in a solitary eburch--strikiDg list
lessly the chords. thst he might thereby awake
The key note Of his inspired soul.
When once young artistic. like Mis-. New
by for instance. yield. to the sweet influences
OF song. she ushers in new life for herself =
She plonge- rspturously into the crystalline
depths Of melody, aud bathes ia those swell
ing waves which have buoyed up The souls Of
the great measfros Of old
She finds herself akin to imor atty. and ia
unison with the eternal diapason OF the uni.
verse. She finds music thrilling everywhers
Old ocean chants, in surging monotonss, to
her ear. A. 10 The rink-lipped sea shells lean
ing en- his breast. Her very being il poised
IN music II il suspended, like Mshomet's
eofiin. between earth and heaven: and though
its oscillations are mulIiform, il never again
touches this hum drum, mAusr.of. fact old
"r'h. Music ard petsy. like mir and water.
sFe clements. An artistic out Of his element.
-hke fish out Of hi-. There j. no existence
cut 81 the Tulsaic rnrrfnurings Of It's own
sweet airs. j, dies when dragged out of the
stherial element in which il luxuriat.s-
Therefore, | envy these aitstes Their armo-
nious exisieneeS. ! envy those. to whom ns
ture speaks, with her holy meanings eloquent
ly. i envy them the mysterious consultations
OF their 'rt. / envy Mrininger, VIII, when
friend dies. can 60 TO his piano and unburden
his soul--Who watts The departed ,pirit TO
heaven. on Ascending scales. like crystal lad
ders. which lean against the diamond points
81 stars. | envy Dsethover. who died cotnpo
eng his own Requiem. Let ne die in nlu
etc. sali Mozart. The Heavens are chant,
ing. come cried Malabrau. and expired -
j envy tho-s. who can clsave the winds, and
lay the impulslvc outlines 81 their thoughts
upon an air. | envy them the sweet reveal.
'ng- Of their art-the sylph.likc tones whick
obey them. aud run their crraajs. clad in
sweet breashiag shapes--thc easy anluence Of
feeling sooaldcd hy brosth--,hc ecstatic
reach Of their sPirit'shaping notes.-the swirl
wingings of their Illuminated utieraneees l
ru'y them their careless wanderings. with the
w'teh'ug vagrant Of song, where e'er he calls
,hsm.
presume my readers are aware. that music
like love. rules the camp. the court. the grove
Prince Albert. Victora's illuslrious rrinc /.
coasort, - a composer. Another Of the SAKE
Cobargs has produced some viilsinous med.
leys. called operas. that are not worth men
mentioning. The great Verdi has inaugura
ted n new opera In Paris. with a. much pomp
aud circumstance, ss we Republicans
gurs,e President In short. mrsic il flourish
ing abroad. a. well AZ in Terrc Hsate.
Bs, nov 10 my theme. The reader j. aware
that the foregoing is only sort Of gus,atori
um 10 the musical feast Of Friday evening -
That in order TO approach my subject proper
ly, | had to strew the way with roses-which
having done. proceed to pay my respects to
the graceful girls. Who lent their voices to the
poor. purposcly omit all that. about large
and apprseiaiise audience. and the program.
me. and encores. which has been said over aud
over again. by wiser heads than mine. Mis-.
Newly effective rendition Of "with Nerdure
Clad" from Hayden = sublime Oratorio 81 the
Creation, was her eA,f d'oarrs. (will my read
ers pardon me. for rcmarking ga pssssRf. that
il j. Hayden whom Madame de Stasl poflrays,
in the life OF the charming lmprovisasriee Co.
rinne) Miss Nswby's voice poured forth
,hssc sublime modslations an strains OF crys
cal. Not break-not a isr--disiurbed the
harmeay OF that divine conception. I need
rot say that one Sevss Vocalist, fosmod over
those eraad projections Of Haydens genius.
like .trse artistic. who>e soal follows in Ihc
wake of her voice.
The audience va. well pleased with that
sociable little trio. the calipt Of Bagdsd. per
formed by Prof NsiaIngcr. and his two
charming pupils. ,.,ssss Ross aud Collest,
which. no doubt recalled To many. their old
school days. when the Caliph was considered
. most formidable affair. ] eoald but s.oile 10
think Of What Mozart used 10 do. when has
great long hands. were unequal to the service
required Of them. Mozart had the longest
nose. then cxisnt. and he used 20 strike the
extra notes with IL. io eusrgrney until, final
~, his proboseis got into such favor with as
singular owner. that he opposed several dif
feult pieces with nose accompaniment -
The Mandalina Polka, performed by Mise
Madison, and Prof Meininger was brilliantly
executed. The duetto from Ii Trsvatore ~
Miss Newly and Prof. Meininger, with piano
accompaniment by Miss Madison was charm.
inslv and effectively reniersd-also Robert
Toi qai Jaime - by Miss Newly. The
atoms upon the popular air Of Home. is de
ric,ous eomposition-Prof Mesning~r exhibit
ing his sisixht Of hand 10 coed effect in It's
execution. Does the reader remember Thsek
arey's account ~ the variations upon popu-
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