The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-28

An UUKNoWH LAuoUAoH
An s..y delivered BY L.la Harris
Of Harriseon No. - commsnosment
Pilot Grove College June 8. 1881.
Like the sound Of bells ct night
breaking the silence only 10 Iced the
spirit into . deeper peace; like .
leaden cloud at morn, rising IN the
gray twilight to hang - golden MET
beiors the furnace Of the sun; like
sudden sunes from the open gates Ut
Paradiso" 80 ID the Unknown Ian
su.ee-Ausic.
Whes th0sghts, rising within 10.
produce sootiOns that words fail To
express. they 6sd sPoataDeoas utter.
ance in this language. that u imme-
diatsly ints'ligibls to every heart 1t
has truly been said, words are but
posr Interpreters IN the realms of
emotion. Where all words end,
music begins vhat they suggest,
music realizes. Music then, g the
expression Of our feelings, has its
foundation in the constitution Of our
nature.
This language has to be studied,
just - any other; and the day il
drawing near, when this will be .
recognized fact, and ,s will no longer
be considered u mere schoolgirls
accomplishment.
To the unmusisal, music may seem
only the pleasant mingling Of sounds !;
@t to the true musician it IL not
merely . luxurious psstims. but the
nsesus. above oil Others. for the
expression VI the SOULS emotions.
Music u called the Art u the
niseteenth century. 1t has sue
csssied painting, - painting succeeded
architecture, between which and
music there 10 such . sympathy, that
Madame DE Ssael very beautifully
eompares architecture to frOxen music.
The painter represents upon his can.
vas tho elmer life and energy. the
determinations and passions" j" the
soul, bat in this Ne are the observer.
We caunOs enter into il. The com
poser i no longer moved BY some
outer object, hut finds utterance fol
the ensoiious within. and through thu
''Gollism Art" wreaths them into i'm
mortal tone pOemsL The composer
world d the world 81 emotion.
Nearly two hundred years agt
Bach and Handel made known the ID
tent powers Of music, which culmin
stsd in Beethoven. who 10 the center
around which all music revolves
And Why - he. Who 10 called thu
Shakespeare. Or Raphael Of tone art
greater than all other musicians
Others wrote more learnesily ami ius'
- sweeily. Wherein does he excel
simply in this. he expresses h.s son
in music. just - Shakespeare ex
presses his in his plays. lie makes il
the medium for the expres sion Of feel
ing and imagination. Like u! great
geuiuses his soul is in his work.
j Ssccess in anything depends upon
our thoroughly understanding what
We undertake throwing our whole
hearts int" it-having a high ideal
and though G"d only - perfect, never
being content with less than perfec.
iion, for has He not sid, BE ye
slso perfect ?"
Il Mature has given % the rude i'm,
plemen's Of music. Nowhere do VI
lind Q cur bination OF harm...,is
sounds. She has furnished tho CON
poser only the elements. out Of which
rs mastery mind works the most
woudsrfr' melodiea The painter has hi.
scenes ressls-ly set before him each
day. He has only to copy nature.
Not % the musician. He has the
diauond IN the rough. which requires
the most diligsnl work and e''nseanl
polishing u bring out in ell It's bril-
lisncy.
Mankind has always I'D music. II
u ESSENTIAL to bic nature. Even The
little child. before it can speak . word,
s',gsa lullaby. The savage he's biz
rude Instruments Of music. which,
though ses.lirg sounds Of horror u
the civilized ear. Nd dosbs. make
sweet harmOnies ior hin
i Mythology tells - that Pandoss
brought her box Of evils to the world,
and, when seeing oil The misesy il
caused, gave music - . compensation
| Man must have something to soothl
bic troubles. to relieve k;s every t:y
routine, to refreeh the inner man and
renew his hopes. desires, and asPiTa
tions. Music does this. When Moody
had enchanted ~ rs eloquenee, il
va then that Sankey Vas called upou
70 sing . simple little hymn. in whisi
|, all that vast audience found vent fol
their psnt up feelings. II was .
humiliation Of the heart, . peneten
|, tial prayer, . desire fur something
brighter and better, . higher REALMS
tios Of the true. The good. the beauti
ful-a oommuni0a Of the soul Vitl
God.
Music u always pure. never other
wise, except when associated viii
words. The earlissl Christian writer
united il With Immortality. And We
, IL 70 day. unite with the one Who b
mid that il u Of The Essential naiur'
Of things. it, kingdoas Il not Of thi
!, world. it, spirit ike that Of ehristianity
10 love and il excitss within u. =
sOon % Ne are filed With il. the high
ct ecstasy Of the Consciousness Of il
J linisability." LULA HARRIS.
IL pOEoo00lO.
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