The Washington times., 1894-12-24
A Theme That Inspired the GTea
Composers of the World
SUBLIMEST MUSIC KNOWN
Much OF the Best Heard in Washing
ton Churches To-morrOW.
And Some of the Sweetest Voices in the Land
Will Interpret It-At Early Masses in the
Catholic Churches and in All other Places
Of Worship Throughout the Day Voices
and Organ Will Harmoniously Blend.

AS Christmas is observed as festival in
nearly all of the churches OF Christenuom. the
services tomorrow will be appropriately in
keeping with the great Joy of the event-the
birth OF the eSayioGr-intended to be signal
out exception viii be based on that & and
event and will teach the lessons of the good
ness of God in providing Redeemer for the
world and the manner in which redemption
from sin may be obtained. The emblems of
the day will be OF festal nature, and while
there will be nothing of special significance
In the outward character OF the services the
expression 10 TO the glad tidings announced
10 the world nearly nineteen hundred years
ago from the historic land oi Palestine.
A glance at the list of Sc ections for to-
morrow's services will show that the music
hRs been made up OF the mo Joyous and
exultant strains. Thus it is that they have
chosen ''Te Deum Laudamus. "Venlte, Ex-
uitemas Domino, 1.-The Prince of Peace,
Tribute, ''Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
''Thy Light Is Come ~ while the Stars Are
Cleaning Bright" Behold. 1 Bring You
GOOD Tidings. Sing. Heavens" most of
these being common to ali the churches.
In the Catholic churches there will he music
be at the usual hours. The churches will be
crowded at every service morning, afternoon,
and night. but The religions feature of the
season will not be then concluded. There are
Sunday-sehool celebrations and Christmas
tree iestiyas, receptions. etc., which Will be
held on convenient days and at convenient
hours
UP TO NEW YEARS DAY.
Most people know that the finest efforts of
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composition of themes, harmonies. and melo-
dies. to give voice to the motives of tie Chris
tian religion. The profound sorrow OF the
crucifixion, the glad and glorious emotions
on rhe birth of Christ, the triumph Of the
resurrection are the principal themes around
which has been constructed music of the
sweetest, saddest and mos. exultant quality.
The gems OF tie composers are, as SAID, the
| common property OF the services in Christian
churches, and will be found appropriated by
! Epise3palian. Lutheran. Catholic, Presby
terian. Baptist, and Methodist alike.
In the Episcopal services are 10 be noted
compositions by the following COMPOSERS:
| Saves. Beethoven, Gourod. Mendeissohn,
| DanSs, Haydn. Decani, Spohr, Gregory,
! Knight, MiiIard, Wagner, Chadwick. etc
| In the Catholic churches are found HAYDN,
Giorza. Mozart. Beethoven, Gounod, Novello,
| La Hache, Weber. Millard, Wagner. Cimo-
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churches the composers noted are Miliard,
| Gregorian chants, Gounod. Guilmont. Danks,
Fahi. and Sc fet. On the programme OF the
| Methodist Church appear the names OF Han
del, Verdi, Giardine, Danks, Gounod, Mozart,
! etc.
On the programmes for the Presbyterian
| chuaches will be noted Berthold Tours. No
vello. Weigand, Millard, Gounod, Mozart
! banks. Be lini, etc.
4 At the Baptist churches there will te music
/ by Mozart. Shelley, Gounod. and Haydn.
| COMPOSERS OF LATER GENERATIONS.
Apart from these classical contributors fail
| use has been made of the musicians and
writers OF later generations, Max Yogrieh.
| Klein, Carr. Rosewig, Norris. SyJenham
Simper, and host of others. The classic
| composers, those whose names are linked in
separably with tine genius of interpreting the
| highest. best. and purest emotions, are the
| fayorites everywhere. To interpret the songs
OF joy of tomorrow there have been selected
| some of the sweetest singers in Washington.
The chances are that there VIII be bright
! weather tomorrow, which is not always The
condition at this season, when it is most te
be desired. In the gray dawn of tomorrow
there Will be throngs OF people in the streets
going to the Catholic churches, and at IL a.
m., which is about the usual hour for the
morning service In all the churches, the
crowds will be immense.
Aside from tine glad spirit OF Christina;
the festival is also invested with deep re-
ligious spirit speaking o. duty among al
| Christians to attend divine worship. Its ma
| terial blessings aud joys will be all the more
enjoyable after a pilgrimage to some shrine
to hear preached the word of the GiS or of al
good gifts.