The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-21
express himself 10 warmly to Glendower'
in Shakespeare's Henry Nv, frst part.

express himself 30 warmly TO S1lenoow'i
| in Shakespeare's Henry Nv, first part.
GLxNDowER-"I can speak English lord
"For was trained up In tne
English court
aWhere. being but young,
framed TO the harp
"Many an English dltty'
lovely well,
"a virtue that was never
seen in you.
HorspuR-"Marry, and I'm glad of 1t with
ali my heart, ~
"I'd rather be kitten ana cry
Ethan one OF those same metre
ballad mongers."
We will view another phase OF the
subject. How uuseemly would 1t BE-
were the sections OF the different churches
Of the city to engage in newspaper war;
as to which one of them kept his church
IN the best order. / am here inter.
rupted at once by the cry OF, "Do yeu
compare US organists TO sextonsf, step,
gentlemen; not so fast am merely
asking the question, having certain end
in view, and will answer it myself: 1t
would seem very uncouth indeed.
We expect no particular show OF har-
monv from the former unobtrusive class
OF persons, but certainly discover more OF
It IN them than we can observe In Musl-
clans and Organists, generally speaking,
in whom We ought to see its ue7'y en6od1-
n,ent. Do not put on 30 many airs, gen.
tlemen about what you are pleased to
call musical dignity-for I sincerely aver,
and regret that it is so-don't be shocked
that the OrganIst and SEXTON are gen.
erslly classified together IN the financial
estimates of the church of which they
are both useful funetionaries; and gen
erslly the hero of the broom and brush
runs off with the lions share of the con-
tributional lucre! l merely mention
this to show you that the congregation Is
generally an unwieldy body-csres more
for comfortable sittings in the church than
it does tor your Ttitls, Turns, Sasper-
sions, Resolutions, DIMINISHED Seucnths,
Sharp Fourths, Minor Thirds, Conson-
anccs, D,ssonances, Transitions, Syaoo-
nations, Fuq,Hs and the like. Hoping
that you are in proper state O., mind to
take it, offer, unasked, yet much needed,
some friendly advice. Study ALBEcHTs.
BERGER and other standard authors on
Music more, and scribble about it less.
The more you study, the less inclination
will YOU have to give vent to your un-
digested, and immature ideas to public,
which has already been annoyed be-
yond endurance by your incoherencies.
Take a "rest" and give the public one,
and let 1t be a long one. Give us more
harmony and less diseord; then shall the
critical wolf dwell with the musical lamb;
the solo singing leopard shall lie down
with the violin playing kid, and the
melodious calf, and the harmonious
young lion, and the discordant failing;
and common sense shall lead theml
will add that much Of the above is not
likely to meet with much favor from
those for whom it is intended,
and may possibly provoke 70.
rly from some distinguished COMPOSER!
CoNrRAPUNTIsTll or their henchmen,
-be this as 1t may;-knowing my posi-
lions cannot be successfully controverted,
| shall rest the case with the public, as
sured that my general views, as stated in
this article, are but reflex of popular
opinion on the entire subject; in conse-
quence of which, it is not likely that L
shall be tempted to reply to any "lame
ducks" whom 1 may have punctured with
my fowling piece, | have endesvored to
aim accurately At the whole batch. my
object has been to blow to fragments the
transparent covering of PRETEScE;
armed as it usually is by labored tamll-
iarity with a few very teao, indeed
high sounding musical terms, which form
its general stock in trade, and which 1t
ever employs to throw a false glamor
over its own deformity.
Don CESAR Dr. BAzAN.