Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-03-24

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1 Then hush thy piaintfye vail, o aching. .hcaftf
I Await Gods time, act wen thy given part.
Live well ths life that thou hh5there commenced,
And BY and BY thou shalt be rscouipe pense5-
For the Urbana Union
AU8LC-
THE experience and observation of
many years convinces me that a taste
for good music can be. cultivated not
only in children but in persons Of mas
turer age. A western merchant, ON q
visit 70 Birmingham to purchase hard-=
ware, ehanced to step into the musieha
there one evening. It was merely a
practice night, and they were rehears=.
ing some Of the lehorusses from Handel
Not being accustomed to hear that kind
Of music, tfor It was before music bad
made much pr5gres in the west he said
to himself 6 the singers of Louisville
can do better than thaED But during
his stay In the city he continued 20 visit
the hall, and before the leftbecanle cor
vineed that the music, was far bettsR
than any he had heard in Ii9uisyille5.
both as to merit in itself aiIi-as to.the
style Of performance.
Aletter from New York received bg,
friend Of mine some years ago says
fI I went to hear Madam Bishop last
night When she sung the. tiLast Rose
Of summer felt that I had tlle worth
of my money, but when she affeFward
sang q Home Sweet Home" TIel flX-
self greatly in her debt, And this
was the general feeling. / heanE her.
sing, On fhe banks Of eiadalqdivef
and the Gudience consisting .of tho
Of New York, were not sa
had sung it the third tinae
diers Tear, sung by Mrs. AUS
such8 favorite with the audienee
alle invai sung I'D thlee times ell-
ME Lind NEST popuiar ot
eaaroee
tafoUe Bye
Flarde lef oH were
q tiis
music epiiVotQf ane oftile
Mulch i.lls.l t.zt
manifest 81 lhe rendering
mel0JGes and tley alWag called
forth the most heartfelt and enfbu-
aiqsc applause. I'm these it is not
altogether the COMPASS IS sEeGtress of
the voice which gives them a peeuliaF
charm, butmueh depends OH the nett-
Cd; tile genius Of the singer being made
to appear in the articulation and pathosj
the eminent seeming TO Re an emapa-
tion from the heart OF the singer, and
thereby touching the heart of the audi
enoes
Handel in the Messiah and other Or
atorios, has uritieH t4e Eestqf his songs
in simple melody. His song Of songs
"Iknow that my Bedeamer liveth1 IS
OF the most simple character, consisting
lar Faie.l &c l9ieee
own
Moses
W
oe 6faa-I
ol
slol lllnl sex % t8at part
eh m Fer ailF WIN praise
lg none o lordi ~ the prayer. being in 7
tie rIaihtlVe ninor G and ths praise 6z
pra ed bT e sIaior. Someof The finest
pieces Of Instrumental music, are thel
variations by good composers, on such
naelodies. How many have Arranged !
Home Sweet b0hles for different instltl- I
nieats. Ib has also Become common in (
selioals, and Sabbath Schools, b set
aside the seed Cd church tunes and
substitute music of a,far iiiferior ehqfae..
ter, baoausa II IS something rev, and is (
thought to be more Attractive to chill
dren. But as the first fmpressioas of
music, as of other things are generally I
the most fixed in the nainda8d nlennory, /
we si7hllld he careful what kind Of tunes (
are IMPRESSED on their vouug minds, ri
think + NAV saw without fear ef contra.
elietion that bigh toned music. viii be
more ant TO cultivate Z fine taste than
that Of a lower grade. The idea tBatI
good music Is so tiifieplf is a mistaken
one. a few years aqo several f5ops,
and orphans. and Charity school chill.
dren sang together in ST. PdtI,s 5Y.on-
don, with the assistance Of about ninety /
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