, 1874-12-06

| Heut. out !h's 1ccble houe was speedily
qusnchcd, and wo Teut On from that timo in un.
complaining dreariness to the end. Near tho
piano sat an elderly and learned Professor. witb
| genial manners aud kindly eyes His wo-dis-
Slpllncd features and martial bearing expressed
hetolc endurance: Behind him sat IN old gen
tleman OF tino. Bon-Franklin cast Of countc.
nance, who shot towards the performer glancoa
Or growing indignation. Eleven pages, twelve,
thirteen: fifteen, sixtceu-yes, it was tho
last; Iho r room shock With applause. The
peril" filled the air. Tho Professor WAS re-
replying to tho lady on his right, "Ah! Two no
doubt. But I have no musical training what
ever. Would sou believe it:-tho wholo Of that
IS as unlntorcsting to mo as a line Of Sarscrit
would be to you" Tho ol1 gentleman behind
him was saying, in 3 ve1y boyjsa voice, and with
pcrccpt:blo accession OF cuioc:
j WELL. OF ALL TIE TIN PANS"
! 4 young 1auy then came forward. and sang, in
! very snbdued tones. in which sAo carefully re-
| pressed any iuclina:on towards freeuom or
melody. song which q few lines in tho pro-
| gEamme explained 20 us Us the feelings Of
maiden wlloEe lover had wandered oil 70 the
Arctic regions and died there. Tho notes
! we're intended to depict the waste OF enow md
ice, the colozlcss SKY and dreary solitudcs, to-
gc.hcr with the state Of mind III harmony with
this nnd with he- buried hopes. Certainly these
impressions we'e we'll conveyed. Wo woro
chilled through by the time she wns douo.
saw the old gentleman pass l,is hand furttvey
a:ross his eur, rs If he expected to find it frost
bittea
The remaining numbers OF tho programme
wero OF u character similar to these. Durir.
the interval between Part. I. aid IL, the old
gentleman was in earnest conversation with tho
Conductor, who finally bcckopcd bright faced
yo1nS WOMAN. aittlns among tue Society. At
the beginning OF Part H.. iaA1ead Ct
the performer sot down upon tho pro-
The piano preludod note or TWO.
and then voice. fresh, joyous and as full Of
certain delightful abandonment as lnrA's, burst
into tho old ballad Of "Youns Lochinyar."
What life there Was in this ya:co !-wh2r
SWEETNESS, FEE5ASEss, AND sroETASEoUs1Es5i
Quo could feel the swell Of the Solnny. smell tho
scawced Of ths FIRTH, and the perfnmed heather
Of Cannoblo Leo. Sic ostabshsd electric COM
1nun:cation with each OF us. Tho Professors
glowing f&ce reflected inward satisfaction; this
music did not dcmaud q special ca1cation. Tho
society were little cEagilncd bJ tho onth1:si-
asua which greeted this nong. The Conductor
said to them, a2ofogctioalfy. at the close Of tho
concert that como concessions must be mado to
those incapable Of understanding All. thing h, ,ghc-
than ..mrlc ballad. lilo best muG!c could net
beeomo Immediately popular ii. so new commit
nifty. Thu old gentleman overheard him, and
lifted his head like n war-horao ,iupationt for
battlc He walked out with tie musical critic OF
the utopian, i'll whom lo recognized I'll &C
qnain;ance Of his GaaSh.cc, and. dropping Into
the Office, ho sat eo"a III tho bi5gces a1I.-c4a!r
aud freed his mind.
- OF all tile u.onatrous forms OF slavery" Lo
said, 4this whcl; IL fsstcni,,f. upoa ua in tho
rlepe Of music is tho nost intol:rab:. ncca:5o
tho ids al classical music, ideally performed r1cy
ba the highest fort, ct art, Lcca it f. ilcw that
suci, performance AZ thai to-.uya: is anythiug
bEl tAa
EEYE1T cHfrs AND sAwoUsr
to q genuine Iocc1 OF melody: Ec.auso the
epic Is tho highest form ol POETRY. aud boca!,so
/ grant Hon.ors Had tho preference over
sapphos lyrics mnst prefer Jones Jcrc1niatl
to al exquisite Iovc-anas2 Because q g,eat
soul onco outpourod in uru.io its PASSION, it,
lohgirGs eud dc5uaic, It's heroic str;lgglas wl:l1
cruel fate, lis sublime Victory aud outlook to-
wards tho inGAlt5: ara because thcso utter
nuccs are far s;andor s:lan anJ opera or balad
that has yeI been Wrlttcu,-usust endure tho
vaporiuss Of Eouoyatd 4 luungor lncdi,n:1rg 81 !!
evening Oyer the vanity Of e1.a:cEce; aal d, I
show i higher taste or ct!!:ure BY rrcfc-ring
them to tho genuine life dad feeling; CT bonnie
Dundee or tho Land O the Leal': Sir. its
all . 1nonssrous rrcten.e. Tinotllcus made
Alexander ready to laugh, %oep. fight; bnt
tonight? I looked aron;t;!, and nobody looacu
sad, Slad,-not cvan mad, d,-but Io:cd, incz9rcsu-
IDLY bored. Toll mo that tnat is high at which
Producer such M effect tho cudest multitude!
Yet thcy all vent fclic:utiug themselves and
the city on our advance toNerdR higher tasto in
music, and nohudy dared say vIa: his countc-
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