The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-14
MUSIC AND SONG.
The Lovers of Sweet Concord Spend
an Evening I'm the Court House.

an Evening In the Court House.
Last Monday evening lovers Of music and
song assembled In the Court Room. The fol-
lowing program explains itself;
Male Quartette-"Day Slowly Declining
Messrs. Cochran, Keller, ]. A. Hill ana w. F..
song-"still as the Night" "Anchored'-
Mr.. A. Oscar Browne.
Either solo-Alpine Chimes-Mr. James A.
song-"Thou Art My Queen" Recitative
ole also Hath Redeem'd U.s." The Two
Grenadiers''-Mr. Browne.
Solo-.Don't"-Mr. David Keller.
Quintette -"Banlsh, o Maiden"-Messrs.
Browne, Cochran, Keller, j. A. Hill and w.
sons-"Palm Branches" The Journey is
Long" "My Lady Of Moods"-Mr. A. o.
SongC"Unanswered"-M Jas. Cochran.
Male Quartette-"My Native Land. Fare
well"-Messrs. Cochran, Keller, j. A. Hill
Baritone soo-"The Holy City"-Mr. A.
Oscar Browne.
The piano music was furnished by an artis.
| tic touch of the keys by Miss Leona Blake
whose skill In music is 30 we'll known to our
The Either music was by Mr.. James A. Hill.
whose love OF music is only equalled by bis
art of making 1t.
evening and the other gentlemen Joined in
| the chorus and acted their parts AS stars of
scarcely less magnitude than did their Illus
Having said this much in favor of the con-
cert. the Press and Banner, in behalf of a
patient and long suffering people, would pro.
test against the indlstinctness OF the enuncla-
tion by scientific singers, and would remark
on the lack of variety In The program last
Monday night. Music Is the concord OF sweet
sounds-a succession OF sounds 80 moduated
as to please and delight the ear. Monotony,
dullness Wear1ness, SamenesS, Is not the MUS
| in 0f the sDhereS.
While we presume any cultivated ear would
cheerfully accord to the rendition OF any one
OF the pieces music of the highest order,
vet to the lncultivated ear, as whole, the
program seemed monotonous, funeral
| fike-or possibly reminded one Of prayer
meeting conducted by long faced deacon.
animation, and variety. There was not sim
gle enlivening piece. With Two exception,
namely: HE Hath Redeemed U.s." and
the unsuitivnssd sed,sS ear had Just
know of no greater punishment than that Of
an uncultivRted ear being compelled TO listen
to a scientific French opera The enunclation
and the music in "He Hath Redeemed U.s."
was simply charming, and could not have
been excelled. The rendition OF Don't" was
superb. ,,u ,
some complaint has been heard that oil were
not silent during the exercises In behalf of
the yivacous young spirits VINO seemed bent
on making their own pleasure, we would
plead extenuating eircumstances; III Inc s music ,,u
tiaet IT that they did not fasten the attention of
inattentiye ears. II there had been more
spirit and more dlstinctness OF enumeration
have boiled over, and would not In self-de-
fence, Commenced fun on their own account.
We wish it 10 be distinctly understood that
the Press and Banner is not depreclaslng tne
excellence of the singing. We are remarkln
mon the inaptitude, or the lack of art IN
making the program fit the audience: The
great mass OF our people know very little OF
bat is moi moved by sweet music-music that
touches the heart. Then let singers not over
shoot their audiences.