The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-20
MUSICAL NOTES.
Tho Fourth Lecture on Church Music
Features uf saturdays Lecture.

DR. John Cornelius Griggs is eNerting
strong influence upon the interest in
church music I'M this city this winter,
not only by his able conduct of two
large choirs, but especially in the series
of illustrated lectures on the subject,
the fourth Of which was enjoyed by a
large audience at the university music
hail Saturday afternoon. These lee
lures, which are under the auspices of
the Divinity school, are primarily for
the benefit of students of the school,
but have attracted large interest on
the part of all music lovers. DR..
Griggs took up in, the present lecture
the subject of forms OF worship de-
veloping historically the principles I'M
DERIVING the distinction between litur-
gical and non-liturgical churches in
their range 1f worship music and bring
ing out interesting facts concerning
the early Puritans, who suspected that
anti-Christ lurked between the leaves
of the song book that was furnished
with printed notes. The Importance of
the subject in the eyes of our fore
fathers appears in the fact that the
! fint printed book in Ameica was the
old Boy Psalm book. The church in
its support of the Singing school, was
! for a long time the only patron OF music
4 in America. The minister of to-day
must leave questions of technique gen.
orally to the musician, but must re-
serve to himself the duty of choosing
music appropriate both to worship in
general and to- the theme treated in any
particular service. The speaker sug-
gested in closing that whatever changes
are ito be made in service of long
/ standing, should be made with the ut
most care and as gradually as possi-
Bile, since very slight change, even in
the pronunciation Of Amen Is no.
| ticeable and offends the sensitive.
The lecture, in itself a musical treat
was supplemented most happily by se-
lections Of music rendered by the chorus
choir of the First Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn. This chorus choir, number
ing without the soloists twenty-four
voices, is one of the most experienced
ehoins in the country and has been
brought ITO very high point of excel
lence under the present chorister and
organist, Mr.. r. Huntington Woodman.
The solos We're rendered by Mr.. w. S.
! Moyle, the fayorite tenor OF the Cen
tier church, perhaps the best-fltted singer
i'm the city to represent New Haven as
q soloist. The singing of the chorus
was very unusual. Much of 1t was
| performed without accompaniment,
with the most exact and unified obedi-
ence to the leader. Especially to be
noted in this unaccompanied work. all
of which was remarkable was the
/ beautiful rendition of the Seyen-fold
Amen Of Stainer that little gem so ex-
Icellently adapted to test the power of
a choir. The remarkable volume of the
chorus was seen IN, the selection. sBy
Baby.or's Wave" from Golnod. which
called forth Spontaneous applause from
4 the audience. One cannot help longing
to know the secret of the beautiful
w5rk of the choir throughout. It is
said that to the pastor. DIR. Hall, is
due in large measure their successful
work; that he appears in person at
their rehearsals and infuses a devout
personal spirit into all that they do.
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4 school they were given a. lunch. which
proyed TO be q. very pleasant feature Of
Ifheir STAY. They returned to BROOKLYN
| ch n,.tIt a ffn,, he lecture (yljosyc