Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-11
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/ fComInenccmea essay 81 Ferna CocklinJ
Music is a kind Of universal language. ap-
/ pealng % the universal heart 81 mankind.
| the term music Il derived from the Latin
fnuSae a name designating the nine god-
desses u ancient mythology who presided
over literary. artistic and scientific matters.
The WORD originally represented music as
an inspiration from the gods.
A certain sort 81 music seems I'll nave ex-
/ islcd ia an countries and III al times Even
Instrumental music o. {. very early GATE.
It's history IS older than that IF civilization.
Although modern music may De said to nave
acertain relation to tnatof the aBcientS the
+ connection between the two Is So slight that
| 1t may be diSregarded
the pleasure that Is derived from music
! arises from the agreeable sensations and
emotions It raises Apart from words it e2-
presses sentiment auo passion and with
/ words It Is a beautiful expression Of the
language.
Some one has beautifully said. III greets
| our entrance into this world and solemnfzes
our departure. Its thrill pervades all ma
ture IN the mum of the.tiniest insect. in
the tops Of the wind-smitten pines ana in
the solemn diapason Of the ocean The III.
man soul ana masic are alone eternal
Hence music holds sovereign place in the
whole aesthetic realm. All nature is set to
music. we have illustrations Of this in the
songs Of birds the rustic Of leaves. the Zip
pie Of the water on the shore and the wall
of the wind
Pythagoras believed harmony and proper
ton to be the ground OF ali things and from
this conceived the idea Of the music Of the
spheres By listening to the harmonious
sound Of biacksmith's hammer ne was led
to the construction of the Tyre Poets also
have given to music a power over nature.
Shakespeare. fancifuny to be sure accounts
for the shooting stars BY the attraction OF
music when he says The rude sea grew
civil at her song. And stars shot matlv
from their spores TO hear the mermaTd s
music
II is saidsbv some that mnsic-came to IDS
full perfection during the life OF Beethoven.
The greatest musician who has ever lived
and probably ever will. but yet during the
last few years. music has made a great
many advances and some marvellous chang
Is probably due to improvements made in
the various INSTRUMENTS and the increased
interest taken i'm its study ana certainly
with he great number Of new composers
continually coming To the front in an parts
Of Europe There is little doubt that music.
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