, 1880-12-04

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| which SHE h the clief member Is n pro,td
afd wort!iy representative Of great,
patriotic, iliteIlEgent ard l'rospeFntls col,l-
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inertia of thls book. Tic autograph ,siEna.
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Issued. 1t might '.avc been more fuly. Illus
trnted-~a defect which Will br relnc!l!etl IN
tug other volumes. When completed tt will
l,russ" Vt tho city whose GJotlt birthday Is
celebrated BY jts publication.
Published Id BUston by J. K. osgood j.
Co.
WOMAN IN MUSIC.
Mr. George T.. Upton's ttcmc Is n novel
| one. III Itself 1t is mol of great Importance.
| treated tint 1t successfully assumes It.
! Writing OH subject with which ho Is thnr-
onehly familiar, Ills essay rims along
| smoothly aid gracefully, antl cannot fall to
| htInrl entertainment mid pleasure to any
| rratlcr. 1t Is 4 rather curious fact that
woman, with all liGr emotional nature, with
| her Keen artistic perceptions, her quick re-
| s1mnsivaness to Impressions, The high rank
s!lu has taken In romance. Imagination, tu,d
| poetic feeling should be utterly unable TO
herself express those qualities Iii Il created
form: white man, viii, Ills ro,glcr, coayscr
nature, ~ able to create aid express the
/ llDlIlest feelings, which arc often simulated
md fictitious. AS Il composer WOMAN has
never yet created nMyti,lng Of irst-clnss
merit. As m Interpreter she ranks With tho
| first.
Assuming it, then, as fact, tint woman
T.. Mt.
NJ, on,,r,,,g xnl,,n ,fr' 1;,,o,, cnns;,lers fir
~ .si,,ona ,s' ~ ~ Gar ,ntinnoo ~ on. ~.
TWO proposi.lohs: hlst, her sa15l'ence ~ i, e',
nu 1nu RTsa' IN tGo % s cr r
! finest wnrks: and secoud. lie relations of
. ,x",,',, tn, ~ .a @ 1mrforuanc, af vnri nnl IN.
Mon''a ~ 1o 111.' ~ 'ue' 49,. ,n,. ,.ut
strunental music: Under tue flrst brancli %
attachments of 1--we. the bo1lds Of friendship,
tl,r en]cnrmr,,ts of hn,nr. rul tho Iu,1uencrs
~ ~ son;atv haxe ,,,ar.n1 nn innnrtont nnrt in
| shipping the car arcers Of the grcat composers.
MID In giving colur, fors,, and direction to
their music. In hi these phases Of life.
Gonius hus NOR. than oncf ant mt tne feet Of
BEAUTY ana exee,tsd @ ler behests; t & ana @ more re-
than one Immortal work VI H'tlslc may bo
traced to the cal,,l, patient, stcal1ast love Of
woman In tho u,Iet duties ot hone-llfe."
This I is nil III undoubtedly trur,- and ps true Of
0tller professions rs 1t Is Of Tint Of music.
Tho artist paints Under the Inspiration
m assistant % If mt n nernss,,y war for tho mi de-
,.n,n,s,'n,,t ~ th,".,t,,. fr,o,,,,r f,o,,, tha
Se.ophle''t u thousnt' ,necaon !1".' tuo
petty nnlioyAnccs Of tic household ~ essen
Drai,:work: Ali these rcuuisits a rood wife,
Supplies ii,ati!rtlly. Dy her, rerfori.a.lcs Of
llsse dulles slLg CONVEYS 70 lsniitlo',: lier
themes, INSPIRES Me'ody, breeds tl,Uught,
srs es e. sS nsns e sl sx'st S st1f t H. s %o s
aIsolutely with thu originating Of the
thoughts expressed BY tn1ls!G-Qt nor thus
"insptrtng hla production ot the t'esf worl :"
Uptol's churning littlo work, will still and
probably always bs au open Question,
| Or nt least que larsely ni iilIelenGe: @
sSs ! y ~ soW aSs ~ 10 % avr Dse post,txe
ant direct, bu' III many others II Is lsFrly ly
co''}ecsural; possible and therefore probablG'
Emsourage,rs't and inspiration ofo hot Al"
Music IS defined 10 bo 1.-THE I!nteelr;preter a,!d
S atriy narFSw II au y lint aslt ! IL
EXPONENT of feeling, a'.d 1neaslres IT. y'!liic.
Sack u u tlio ei,twarsi cxpresso!i a,Nl then By
the quality alll cl!nrActcr OF the tnterprcln-
tioi,. This dcttnitiGn dues not seem to !ls
sufficiently eo1a@prgensy.e @ .s,l to milow t"r ahe
nble to give expression to l,er own Intense
feelings through thn medium e ',!l,stc a IS
well lis lnafl. Mr.. Upton himself sid!l!lsS thss
asis s q, arsely M's seasa s IL is % thu art Of
combining nl,i arranging sou,,,is ngrec-
ably. It is govsra,ml by rules. II y
III ono scnso IN Intricate lnnthetmlatica,! m T. !!