, 1881-03-19

A MUSICAL TYRANT,

A MUSICAL TYRANT.
The Career of the Emperor Who F1d.
died While Rome Was burning.
Studio and Musieai Rfrieir.
In his own pers0n Scru gave tho world proof
that love for tho divine art uf music can live in
tho bluckest soul. When he nsctnte.l tho thrOno
he Eufnlnoncd Tcrpuos, tho abess Of tho cfthar-
udf. to his court nt,d .lecunle bis Industrious
Ail1 stuiluus pupil lu singing, nGylecttnH
mono Of tho mrAsurea which wcre praetlcrd
by tho Greek MustCIuns Of that day for the
preservation nnd DEVELOPMENT OF tho voice.
Ills hattono v0ice WIS naturally weak, little
rough nnd hourse, and only by 1neuns OF inccs.
sunt practice, BY tho grentest cure in vocll and
instrumental delivery, did ho succeed IN nc-
cutnpishtnx anything In music. During bis
whole lIfe lie was lilled with the conviction that
he sas the first vrtuozo Of hls time, u.id he died
with the worts, 80 What an artist pcrishes with
1sppr,rtos Of Huul. Julius rindcx, t.sse nEanut
hin. nothInH pnined she Emperor .'eeper taan
ne nf aai ~ ~ ns tns cas u rur
plnyer:" Desiring tu .shne ns. tragic Singer
as well as eltaAra player a;ld poet: hs h. itl.n,. .
or tho t;rcck Festivals ,-,.
IN tho yenr 6s hg established the tnyeGalls
Ss " Tecf a IL psa he :Rs
i1.Iun.,e trluads: Under ,he s. nnlnc% Neron!e
Olympic gnulus. great eositcsts which were g ba
nrld ut Intervals Of !ve ytars: In them
1 sy,nt,astse, ind squestrlan. at ibis time be lad
not yet entered personally into the contests. II
was n .ns yeMr y that he a. came @ before th thS
clllar,,. "Valniy lid IN carthlsiakt sIale mo
nT this appearance; "he did nut ce,lse unLlt
ho had csinipLeted his hy1nn. immediately
hItf ff,G1ftf ks1r
thersafter he sa,,E In Saplea.". For these oeca-
a!'ns ho selected yurnx knights md more
pic. divided the,a in,u groups. md bad taem
drilled tl in9 vu11us methods nl applause , "c
cns to i, th9 Alsnaarian Bhs 1er, ,nnia,,s sea -
siormlly with holowed hnnds, mud clnpp.ng With
fiat hands. 50 that they sniuht SUPPORT htIn
was rlnyni,iccilily drossed aud remuucr,!ict
II prlrcs'y nanner. suetnns1s tt is.u snss taat
Firmly. bo determined 10 exhibit hls art Iefors
the cunnolsscurs md tho public OF Hume,
air, ibis happengd n tho scGnn1 spring
Persecution uf tho ChrstiHns. An THO worl! bud
desired 10 l,cnr hIs divine voice." but Nero
e ss ns s ass1s sy nn.sa II IT, sSf :So .es n%aS
lions With .rhose ot tho people. be prom.
issd e. take tho ,p.l,1, pnn,I1io stuge ~, a"d sem
singers aud ctthasa players. iio drew lot
with tho uthor, contestants, and when h!s turR
,,,mtna Tha nr1pfnotJ ur11,fprkl carried btt
stsa. ~, At'er 1rc ID h 1as 5 cs as pnsS us aaS %
,,n,i,Icr tint he wonjt sing "NnGe," and he sans
~ m INN hr e Nsvnrti,"rss ho nosiponcd tns
,.nnt"st fnr thn nrIrcinui priEc and tho Otbej
numbers Of tic psoara,s, i'll thu next year,i
order IL havo III opportunity to l1 heard ofteuer:
MY anv Us IN n.n"arI reu.ateiy in uub!tc lie
iii ~ scr,,nit, rnn fnssylntu with the uctorp
w ~ ~ H., 1ri.ts th,tS" mi np" nntsrnrisinn
net'asst; ens Sa eisn ouo ''eS ay far M Ssi i
s.s'crSe; ~ .!,S.,; Hsss " Il. nrt linn To his
t," ~ "n, .,uvornue nrsl.ti ,.rll" fasittes fhc
I;hy 'u s..s ha arntr n,t,ntur ri trauu pnrts
e. ,,s,.smt Vim iuspersunutn1 nsrUc. anG
~ ,.ts nv ,..., n,nsk na tn rt,sstGto t,s own
Es,us E w VIII ti, - .nn % 'na.ss ~ +n hcrin"s nnJ
'ina, W. n,,,,i,I ttn i"mi ur,.a nr thn wtmnti of
h, ~ ~; t,t ~ r., III" ,,r" 10 h mnst fund
xnnur otier t re. u actp tho paris uf O,xsies.
stItm, III s.It.%sa hefore the ltptnan public
soi uts r. 7uss ~ ss,nn,nr ,,art bv Inti,atjnn
IvG.Gu ~ INV ~ ,tstr t1n aIIiinn al tht, Crnrks
irn,nsd a NC, soUie3iaa. ' lis ionxed for ,he aI,-
49,, ~ tau ts r,u,v h,w n, iissn 10 hm md
ony Mieh wnp n''eM n,,nn mum nii.h.nts rn,smr.i
ap!"semn'c n >, n HMo ,t'nr III ~ set nut imam
~. ~ .rts,,u ,,n,r ,hrn,uh GREECE In Cussjppu.
~ enu " ~ !u.1'GM, M ~ ss H. s,nrot ~ III M,
Casyaus: .,1 asr ,%, ,ns Whit. wsra sana
rae ~ long Interval " a aS an enaa 8,.r . ~ ~
trasy y, ~ 1nsto' nu u, y os 6tt
tsst ~ 1.:.A1,t @ a.a ~ @"iin II iicinhi hs tunk
aFh.p!Ayer Anu WnRi"m, ,st - ~ st th, nv,hi.,,
pnr. ~ ,., thu ,s ~, NJ rru,,, 0r.,c". tnNnnias
| tiinr. hn uutrrui tho city shrul,xh u breach
| tul.ls in tho walls, bchIilll u tenn OF whlto
hnrscs, ns Wlls tho custom Ut Victories In tho
t,.un similar r4tH Into