Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-23
FREE MUSIC.
They DO These Things Better lu Eu-
roPe-Hew the Eneae AristOeraeies
Of the Deeaying Old world
Provide Amusement for
h People.

The project of establishing free CON
certs in the city has its foundation IN
great philanthropy and true philosophy.
There is q necessity for public music IL
order to attain the acme of commonly
difused civilization. The people who
cannot enjoy a social piano by reason O
limited incomes, and who have not the
time to cultivate IN accordion, still may
have eaTs ezquisitely formed for the re
ceptiOn of waves of delicious music. We
have concerts only once in a while;
opera Is rare in the city, and when they
do come, only one in ten or twenty can
afford to paw the entrance fee. Those
thousands of workess who lay the foun-
dation of cities, and build up all their
wealth, "hard-fisted IONS of toll, u as
they have been called, have a right to
demand from the communities they
make wealthy and happy some returns
for their labOrs in contributing to all the
comfort and luxuries of the rich. The
more Christian, civilized and unselfsh a
community becomes, the more readily
will this truth be acknowledged. The
attractions of elegant houses, nicely
kept lawns, parterres of flowers, splen-
did and majestic stretches of streets, are
not confined to the rich. The poorest
have their share in the enjoyment. The
heaven pointing spiresand gilded domes
Of Christian temples are for the poor
as well as the rich. These are things
in the pleasures of which all share
alike. Besides these, the charms
of music must also be diffused. The ar
istOcratic
RULERS OF THE OLD WORLD
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Their imposing armies, which we regard
as vampires, not only contribute TO the
public welfare in time of war, but are
also made to minister to the public
pleasure il time of peace. In every
town where regiments are located, pub
lie parades and exhibitions of the ma
toms strength take place. The people
look on with wonder and admiration.
Reviews are got up for the delight OF the
public, who pay the taxes, and the we'll
trained musicians who accompany each
regiment take up q position on some
public place-a square, a park, an es-
planade, the ramparts Of a fort, or such
other convenient spot on a summers
evening, and delight the public ear with
martial and patriotic airs. In the Eng
lish service the officers of a corps, who
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band themselves by monthly subscrip-
tons, provide for it the best instruction,
the finest instruments and the most
snowy uniforms. These bands play for
the gentlemen heroes while they dine
and afterward perform for the public.
The princely patrons of such musical
institutions gather their lady friends and
and other relations around them, and on
fine evenings they promenade and enjoy
sweet converse, while the ruder crowds
of the lower world enjoy the music.
Thus the higher pleasures that are
loved by the rich are also shared by the
poor. Were it not that the pinches of
hunger and the want of clothing pro-
duce sharp pangs periodically, and con-
slant apprehension the condition of the
lower classes, free as it is from all care,
would be far happier than the state of
those occupying high II stations.
MUsIC's CHARMS.
Every sense of the body has capacity
for pleasure, some higher than others,
beginning with touch, the order of this
goes up through taste, smell,
sight, hearing. Against the usual class
ification which places eye-sight at the
top of the scale, we arrange them so
that hearing shall occupy the highest
place. One scriptural reason seems to
be sufficient. st. Paul says: "Faith
eometh by hearing" As faith is the
gift of God to man, the organ by
it enters the soul must be the
most dignified. Perhaps all that knowl-
which more intimately affects the
sense passes through the ear. Certainly
is no sensation which can be pro
iuced by that which passes in at the eye
No deeply affecting, so moving, so last
ng, a. those which pass by way of the
EAR. All teachers seek the intellect
through this organ. In making prOvis-
for the instruction of the people and
he higher sort of pleasure, it is the part
If wisdom to consider the ear. No
means of gratifying the people can, for
his reason, be so effective as music.
Originally the faculties of man, by the
all of Adam, were tangled out of tune.
he primal harmony. Beautiful OBJ
# their harmony of lines and cOlOTs,
md no sounds delight the ear when ar
anged in harmonious groups or waves.
The organs or faculties of the body lie
long the organs or faculties of the soul, "
md the nearer they coincide the greater I
he accord between the inner man and
he outer world. The thrill of music
ntering the ear sets a number of organs :
motion in such manner that they {
hen more nearly coincide with the soul ;
rgans, and hence the delightful sensa- :
ion. The screech of an owl or the hiss :
f an adder are, perhaps, the most dis {
ordant, because they give a thrill to 7
no organs meDtiODpd which lars rather :
han comedies with the corresponding .
of the soul. This is the recent a
leory of psychologists, and may be.the +
Tie one. .
Out door concerts, which shall be free I
and a help to the progress of the ,
Ight to be encouraged by all.