Daily Republican., 1881-02-09
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versal among tho people. Bnt to "a!
there is more harmony, or Ia. snt, @
natural ability now than Ci yore, tx ~
Isnmng more than can BE- pTOVsd. The
great thought that makes the aCuI o.
hnmsn perfection are ever prve ent, nd
ha7s been through all time, but some
agency has taught mans sensc1 10 pes
eeiVa them now more clearly than here
!ofors, This 10 the condition Of pro.
gress, for as the mind is act frse by
knowledge, the perceptions awake, that
these may acquaiut il with wha ever
natures hold to teach.
Thus it has happened that society
has been made alive to circle of su.
joyment larger than has ever known
before. for the spread OF knowledge has
made the blind to See, and the deaf 10
hear, and the dumb to speak, showing
her kindred to the grsa: spirit OF be
neyOlence, that worked Cp earth 20
many ages past.
This very fact will shcw The tallacy
Of supposing that chosen few alone
possess the power and enjoyment of
harmony. 10 each Auraan mind is
contained the seeds of everything in
human nature of uss and beauty, cspa-
ole, more or less, OF progressive devel-
opudent, and music 10 concluded il this
category.
Sound ia the effect Of clashiug to.
gether Of bodies in the air, through
which this effect is conveyed to the
ear; and it is by distinction between
these sounds, that our ears are of use
to u5 to bring knowledge to the brain,
tor could person eXlat who had no
power Of knowing one sound from
another, he may as well be deaf.
Every ear has the power of discover
| ing the harmOnies or discords which
strike the air, for certain sounds uni
versslly give pain. Nobody likes to
hea; the angry cry Of child, for half
the annoyance which spoiled or rill-tem
pered children give arises from the con-
slant jar of sound they occasion; they
are libel upon Nature, and the ex-
preston Of their life can be no hing
bat dieaOrd, tor in every turn OF being,
"0ut Of the fuIlnes5 of the heart the
mouth speaketh." As We walk along
the road Of cool evening, enjoying the
sounds Of music which rise from every
twig and spray, the sudden jaring OF
cart, wheel against the rough stones
calls forth the exclamation: "Oh,
what a disagreeable noise!" The bak-
cr's rssp ''set9 our teeth on edge" aud
whom friend With a severe cold ASKS
US "How do you do?" we feel an invol-
untary incliuatiOn to clear our own
throsts, as If the action would smooth
the hoarSeness of mis- dsordsred voice
Now these ere all !oanl 10 affect the
lsgsGf harmony a. t4ey exist in nG,
| tine; while such as agree with these
laws give delight.
The heart grows buoy0ut when the
merry trill of laughter rings caorus-
like from a group OF happy faces, And
the cheer OF joy that rises united from
e hundred throats strikes on the soul
with real grandeur. For harmony is
everywhe.e thesRme.
Oneness OF spirit and purl ose pro
mote oneness OF expression; he very
tone and note of rapture rises the IN,
from every kindred heart.
The spontaneous emotion gives
forth the same expressive "Oh!" AMI
"Ah" from every lip from Indus 10 the
Pole.
And this is Why the heartfelt shout
Of joy is harmony. Wherever there is
unity OF mind in this 81 eat brotherhood
OF humanity, this harmony arises,
which ia the soul Of Music.
We have heard merry band CT chill
dren send up united swell OF native,
thrilling melody, and never has music
seemed more heart-inspiriDg. But
thus it was. This little company had
not been picked from among the gifted,
yet they sang in harmony.
They had learned the music from
the teachers lips, with minds uncloud-
I'd by the worlds wise LOTIONS. Dream.
ing nothing about effect and show,
knowing nothing Of capacity for ap-
preciatlng "diV!ua harmony" they
learned and sang for love of what to
them was pleasant, for JOY that they
nad found means to express the out
springs Tor happiness, too pure for
words, and when joined together, as 10
one thought of perfect bliss, out it flow
ed in a brssth-the spontaneous Ian
guage of their joy.
Thus may every young person, at
least, be instructed to the pleasures Of
music; sweet sound is delightful to all,
and the constant repetition Of it will
render it familiar, will teach the ear to
distinguish, and the heart to love; aud
since all harmonies 60 together, 1t will
prompt the actions to stir nothing that
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