Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-17
Resolutions for 1872.

Everybody at the beginning of new year
makes good resolutions. George P. Upton sug-
gests in the Song Messenger the following as
suitable for musicians:
My idea is TO propose a few resolutions for
musicians, which it would be well for them TO
break this year have no idea that they would
keep any, not even accidentally. Those which
1 offer may be broken with perfect impunity,
and every one will rise up and call them blessed
Those for whose benefit propose these resolu-
tiOns to be broken are sopranos, altos, tenors,
baSsos, organists, pianists, bass-drummers,
trombonists. hornists, Query: homsts, horuers,
or hOrnites p hand-orgaDists and audiences. The
ladies and gentlemen belonging to these classes
will please step up, take their resolutions and
commence breaking them Immediately from
January l, 1872, TO January 1, 1873:
FOR THE SOPRANOS.
81 will this year constantly imagine that
am as capable of singing with Verdure Clad, ,
'Casta Diva,' and other arias of like descrip-
ton, as the great prlma donnas who have spent
years in learning how to sing them, aud further
more, | will not fail TO perform them when
ever opportunity offers. | will not sing at any
concert where any other soprano sings. / will
not take part in any programme in which
my name Is printed in letters smaller than
large plea. will, as usual, hold that person
in unlriendly regard who tells me | have
faults"
FOR THE ALTOS.
Il Will be jealous this year of the sopranos
in the matter OF solos. l will 90 and sit down
stairs if my salary ia not as large as the sopra.
nos | will create trouble with the basso if he
does not sing piano will insist upon it that
| can sing better than Alboni, if | am not so
large as She"
FOR THE TENoRs.
81 will scream at high G until get if. If |
get it, will scream it every chance have.
will have TWO solos every Sunday | viii insist
a ,,15o
tesoro twice as often, and al gueNa pird when
ever wish il for nv high e. | will frown upon
the alto for fifty -one Sundays this year, and on
the tifty-second elope with the soprano"
FOR THE BASSos.
being the thoroughly wretched man of the
choir and the butt OF the congregation, will
eat onions Sunday morning. l will drown the
rest of the choir at concerts. | Will sing Rfelice
and THE Last Man. with the old Sexton and
Down Among the Dead Men for encores. My
part being the fundamental part Of music, | am
the fundamental part of tie choir, and win,
Therefore, come late to meeting and spoil the
opening piece. During the sermon / VIII play
penny ante with The blower behind the or
gan"
FOR THE oRGANIsTs
81 will play the Wedding March and 'Tann-
hauser March Tor opening and closing pieces
AS The congregation comes to hear me aud my
organ thew shall have the whole of it, indepen-
dent of the choir. If the minister don't like it,
let him play it himself. The choir can make
the music and will make the noise. For re-
sponses, 4. For Jubllate, PIP. Tremolo and
YoX humana for ever AS the people down
stairs don't know anything about organs and
the music committee still less, one combin alton
will do the year round.'
FOR THE PIANIsTs
81 will herald the praises of the piano which
pays best. will be profoundly jealous OF every
other pianist, Rubmstein included ii he comes
over to this country. | will keep three stock
pieces of my own arrangement Tor every occa.
sion. will never play accompaniments-L List
doesn't. | will be fatigued at the end of my
third piece. will consume five minutes in re-
moving my gloves, five minutes in rubbing my
hngers five minutes in running arpe~gios, and
one minute i'll arranging stool, and Scowl at the
leat-turner at every mistake make. | will not
play except my best trowsers."
FOR THE HoRNIsT.
Having neither opportunity, power or lungs
Will dc my best to make up for these dedcien-
cies by playing false.''
FOR THE HAND-oRGANIsT.
Mankind having no rights which am bound
TO respect, shall play on the same corner all
next summer. Ii can find hospital conven-
iently located shall play nights for the editica
tion of the patients. Esteeming myself Il uni
yersal blessing, shall do all in my power and
crank to aid in the development of music.
will start out month earlier, and stay a month
later than usual, this year.
FOR AUDIENCES
Il VIII come late TO concerts. will disturb
those who wish to listen by loud talk and laugh
ter. will persist in encoring everything on the
programme twice. | will 90 out as noislly as
possible during the last piece"
Now, ladies and gentlemen, here are your res
oluuons. Take them and break them, and you
VIII do much for the cause Of music.