The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MUSIC.

A GENEROUS PROPOSAL BY A GENTLEMAN
OF NEW YoRK-THE COLLEGE TO BE I'm
BOWED AND DEDICATED TO THE DAUoH-
TIERS OF AMERICA.
The New York Times of the 18th inst.
gives the following announcement, which is
of great interest to all lovers Of music: 1t is
announced that a gentleman of New York
has signified his intention to establish
and endow in his lifetime an Amer
lean college of music, to be dedicated
to the daughters of America. It is
proposed to erect in New York an edifice of
great architectural beauty and grand pro-
portions, with all the appliances necessary
for the purposes of both school OF music
and the rendering OF the works of great mas
tiers, for public entertainments and lnstruc-
ton. The entertainments are to include
oratorio, symphony, chamber and grand
concerts, and a new style of musical moral
drama. The object of the institution is two
fold: First, to protect and assist those who
are fitted by nature to acquire
musical education, whether rich
or poor, by afiording them fscili-
ties such as can not be obtained in
any part ofthe world; second, 70 give high
order of public musical entertainments that
will amuse, instruct, and delight the people,
and by which the instruction can be made
not only selfsustaining, but will afford
liberal LIE pidu pEOpOSSu Gull
ductiDg the institution is to employ the
very best talent that can be obtained in the
world for instructing pupils from the nrst
rudimeDts in music to thorough and COM
plete education, which will also embrace
sucn languages as are necessary to
FIRST CLASS MUSICAL EDUCATION.
Another great object of the college is to
foster and develop the present and future
musical talent of America, under such
management as will afford instructions in
composition and in the theory and higher
| branches OF music. While the college will
be dedicated to the daughters of America, it
F, is not intended to exclude male students
| from participating in the advantages of the
teachings of the institution upon advan-
tageous terms, for it is evident that no
dramatic or other musical entertain
ment could be completed without all
the parts in the music being per-
formed. Not only the cultivation, de-
| velopment, and training of the voice of both
sexes, but instrumental music will be
taught; students will also have the great
advantage of being present at the operate,
orchestral and all other rehearsalS OF the
performers, from which they will learn many
| valuable lessons in fine music that can not
be obtained in any other way. In addition
to these, lessons will be given in harmony,
reading at sight, lectures on musical
history and literature, and other sub
| jects necessary for the general
information and highest culture of students.
There Will be permanent chorus and or
chestra composed OF advanced students, and
daily rehearsals will be had of the grandest
choral works of the great masters-oratorio,
passion music, cantatas, masses, choral,
symphonic works, etc. Encouragement will
be held out for the composition of such
works by judicious system of prizes.
Classes will also be formed for the study and
practice of smaller choral work, such as
madrisals, part songs, tor male and mixed
voices, motets, etc. There will be a regular
| faculty ofthe college, composed of professors
of music and professors of medicine. The
SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
will receive the most thorough attention,
and will be under the direction of the ply
sicians of the faculty. The science and art of
elocution will also be taught by the best
teachers to be found. The degree of Doctor
of Music will be established and conferred
upon students who may be qualified 20 re-
ceive it, and no pupil will be allowed to
graduate without passing through
regular and thorough course of
education. The terms and conditions of ad-
hitting students to the college will be wholly
on a new basis; no fee will be required from
any pupil, rich or poor, who Is willing to de-
vote when qualified) portion of his or her
time in teaching, or in assisting in public
entertainments. This arrangement will DO
alike beneficial to both the student and the
college. The only exception 10 this rule of adj
hitting students win be in these cases where
they may choose to pay the cash for their edu-
cation instead of services. In either case the
| plan is to make the institution self-sustain-
ing. For the college it is proposed to erect
an elegant fire proof building on a well To-
Gated site, the front of which will be embel-
lished with the life size statue of the founder.
This building is to be about 300 feet long
and 200 feet wide, with magnificent tower,
the first story TO be used for business pur-
poses, and the second will contain the thea
ter, concert hall and class rooms. The fore
going is taken from a pamphlet of some fif-
| teen pages, received from DIR. w. Elmer, of
/ No. 206 Fifth avenue, in which the views of
the gentleman who proposes to establish and
endow the proposed college are set forth at
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