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a success that the pope accepted him and
gave him full powers to 60 on and recast
and remodel as he chose.
The mass of Pope Marcellus is mag
nifcent work. 1t was given at the recent
plenary council at Baltimore. This
style of music is that which forms the
basis of that made known by the Cecilian
society, which is now widely spread over
the United States, with the intent Of
encouraging good classical church music.
This Palestrina music is the style used
in the Sistine chapel, where the pope
celebrates Easter. The celebrated Mis-
ereres, for which the Sistine chapel is
famous in holy week, composed by
Baini, Mustapha and others, are sung in
that music, and to hear them during holy
week, people flock to the chapel from all
parts of the wsrld.
The grandest musical achievements of
the masters of the past century have been
oven, Meyerbeer, Haydn, Handel, Mo-
zart, Mendelssohn, and later, Rossini and
Gounod, are attached to numerous So
called themes. Gounod has composed a
beautiful save Maria" Mercadante has
composed number of beautiful masses.
The masses most popular in Rome to-
day are those of Mercadante, Tirziana
and De Pietro, Jesuit.
Rossini's "Stabat Mater" is always a
favorite in Rome. OF Palestrina's music
1T should be understood that 1t was never
written by him, but taught, and is ira
dltional.
No less person than the illustrous,
Charlemagne is the reputed author of the
"Veni Creator Spiritus." This hymn is
more than one thousand years old.
The 30 Salutaris Hostia" is a hymn
sung before benediction, at the moment
when the tabernacle is opened in order
that Che cousecrated host may be re-
moved and placed in the monstrance pre-
pared for its solemn exposition. The
custom of introducing this hymn at high
mass is at least as old as the ffteenth
century, while the hymn itself is prob
ably much older. This theme has been
treated by many musical composers.
The "MagniAcat" has been used as the
| vesper canticle of the church from
time immemorial, and the evening
Office has also been constructed to lead
up to it as it's chief point of interest.
The text of the "Magniacat" has been
grandly illustrated by Bach, Mendelssohn
and active composers of the modern
school in the oratoric style, with full
orchestral accompaniment
King Robert II of France, who suo-
naedad tn tho throne of his fathar, Hugh
Capet, in 997, is credited with the author
ship of the "Veni Sancte Splritus," a
hymn which is regarded as the grandest of
all the hymns in the whole circle of Latin
sacred poetry. The king was poet and
musician, and his ability to compose
this great hymn is not improbable.
3 The "Stabat Mater" is a Good Friday
hymn. It's author, Jacobus sde Beue-
dictus, was born at Todi, of of the noble
house Of Benedette, and rose to distinc-
ton as jurist. About 1868 he lost his
wife, and broken hearted, renowned the
world to join the order of st. Francis.
Therere are several English TRANSACTIONS
Of this great hymn. Following is the
opening stanza of the translation used
in the Catholic church: ,s
plunged in grief the mother stood, "
Weeping where the crimson'd wood w
Held on high her dying son." ri
FRANCIS CRossoN. .
Santa Fe, Dec. "a, '94.