The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-04

since the DAYS when the Leves stood al che ai+I OF
brass AZ the dedication OF soomons Temple aud with
them ian hundred and twenty priests sounding trum-
ets ana they lifted up their voices with the rumpe's
and eymbals and instruments OF music END praised the
Lord music has been considered asths most per-
feet expression OF mans dependence on the Creator Of
hs gratitude 70 the benencen Givr all things and OF
his MANY desires and wants. In tho grand concert Of
The universe all creation sings The praises OF Jehovah;
earth Is His music stand and the elements and their
creatures His instruments and choir. The hum Of the
industrious Doe, wantoning from flower 10 flower, the
sruins Of thousand tuners throats the grove, the
evening oroeze passing Eoan like over the face of the
earth the deep diapacn Of the thunder the loud
Of me Storm the fearful Of the restless ocean, the
murmurng stream, the mountain torrent-all sing
together an unceasng hymn Of praise TO God and har
,nsnze with the millions Of archangels who
touch their heaven-strang Tyres before His dread
throne. From the earlieet days Of the Christian
Church the prayers OF the faithful have found
the most lifting expression IN music Hence the origin
church music aud its wonderful progress under some
Of the greatest minds that the world saw Pal
ssrina and Orlando d Lasso in the sixteenth century
tho first that gave the rude chaotic elements OF
church music form and life Since then 1t has steadily
progressed. and succeeding composers, scaratt Bach
Handel Mozart Beethoven, Haydn. cherabni and
standard that the human mind conceive. Modern
composers, Asios, Mercadanu, Psci0 General, Mini,
Mandanici Barbier, &c, have adapted their works to
modern ideas snd the Improvements which have been
made ia the organ and orchestral arrangements OF the
present day Unhappisy, in this city in particular
ssxaniss and choir directors lose sight OF the grand old
works Of Psiestrna the Homer Of Church music, and
his immediate successors and or the meritorious
their eagerness for the display OF their powers and
that OF the artists they engage VI course there arc
honorable exceptions but how often are masses
o,es and the like made up OF mere operate selections
and ford meretr;cous movements devoid OF the slight
At religious sentiment not necessary for music tc
bsgave and stupid in order be sacred although some
congregations would hold their hands horror at
sAnk quicker Than cid Hundred Dundee. There
moro accordance with the sentiments Of the beautiful
poem y illustrates than the Dies lrG Of Cherubini's
Eedas and yet h Is rapid i|ss'q Ss movement
Church music has made extraordinary progress
THIS CIV during tho last dozen years, but there
are sun sAins abuses which, for the sske Of the
an and relhpn itself, be weeded out before y
mans . ss 0 c4es. "0 Music II CSuros
should renecs feeling, whether IL be Joy, sad
e ss ps, Of an sssn
ss tscAsstq.s OF anos stock Of ksriuri and caAen.
s aM,.aa os such With the roles Of Mserco
Don Giovanni and hescyneies is sssilsss and "a 10
sam y ,s sno ~ Les Opssa.,
shoirs interpret o.y the ious Sentiments -, sppsopr
ste for the partico.sr sesS, thu day. Let organnt
ssr TASK and = 9 epIss s1a,
IN Singing out the works okhe src.a masters in
reach standard equal to thai M so o' cath,
arAla =
We are hapyy TO STATE shat efforts y n ,.r, mad
BY some Of leading crganisss and oss
Gymen 10 introduce nothing but music oit, hssS !,
order the services OF sheir respective Src
works q Roseinis Stabat Mater cleveft.ss., ~
b., should share the fste OF the mere opSSs. rnsi
and be oonsigasd to the stage or concert NJ a.
single instance OF this works unsuitableneAo -
church and tho sublime poem 1t is supposed TO ~ .or
We may cate tho Cvjus Aminsam-.-the goal NNh,s
every ambitious toncr aims to reach. Imagine IN
row stricken mother at the OF the cross, chsS
her grief In q Emils movement TO the Druids, cry
Coronation march. When the proper kind OF must
selected the nest consideration Is TO have material st
Gent TO give IL due effect In a large church III
should DO a double quartet, and a chorus beside,
render any work Of magnitude properly Among I
Of the city at present, We may note the fu'o'
favorable specimens Of the different kinds Of CHI ~
muic IN midst