Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

them, however. could approach their IA
Tiers greatness and with a second gener-
alton after this great family representa-
tive the artistic power as well as the vital
force seems to have been entirely extln-
gushed
In 1928 he accepted the position of can
tor at St. Thomas school at Leipsic; His
duties among other things, included Civ
ing scientific instruction 70 one class, and
also teaching the alumni, who formed
the church choir of the town. Here ne
seven years. and. although the people
could not understand or appreciate him.
it was. perhaps, as favorable a location
as he could have chosen Dresden at TINS
time was thoroughly given over to Italian
influence and opera, and the gay ana DILL
liant Court would not have cared for his
organ music and sacred cantatas the
popularity of 81. Thomas choir furnished
him an interested audience. He took fire.
quent journeys to Dresden, where he had
an ever widening circle of friends. he
also went to Hamburg twice and rev
musicians came to Leipsic, then town OF
commercial importance. without paying
their respect to the master. His domestic
life was particularly happy at TINS time,
his second wife. Anna Magdaene Wilke,
being a woman of rare musical gifts
which We're developed TO high degree
under her husban direction. She is
said to have written out many, OF the
different parts TO his cantatas. The music
he prepared for her shows that she must
have been an unusually fine performer on
the Clavier The concerts Bach conduct
ed with his wife and children, and perhaps
a few talented pupils seem to haye AFFORD
ed him genuine pleasure. The st. J0nn 5
and ST Matthews Passions ana many
other grand works were produced al this
period But with all it's advantages his
position was sometimes an extremely try
ing one. Seven years after he entered
upon his duties. the council decided that
he was lazy, took unwarrantable liberties
and did not give proper attention to his
singing classes and decided upon reducing
his fee. Needless to say, the charges
against Bach were groundless, and he re-
piled in very dgnifed memorial-'A
brief but necessary statement of what
constitutes well appointed church music.
with a few unprejudiced statements on
it's present state Of decay During the
last year of Bachs life, he was drawn
into several unpleasant controversies
which must have been particularly trying
for one of his temperament Since child
hood Bach had been nearsighted, and his
eyes became so weak that at last he was
prevailed upon by his friends to submit
to an operation by an English occulist--
the same who afterwards treated Handel
the operation was unsuccessful and he
became totally blind. The accompanying
treatment undermined his strength and he
days before the sad event was choral;
Before Thy Throne Herewith | Come. y
THE Cantor of St. Thomas Schulz is dead
and the schulz needs new one that was
say about it. The widow was left to
support three daughters. and subsisted
upon the dregs Of poverty for years and
one has no need of food" The church.
yard where he was buried was torn up
and his bones scattered to the four winds
so his resting place is unknown.
His works were entrusted to his sons
Friedman and Emanuel. Emanuel pre-
served those in his care with greatest
pains and even made a catalogue OF them.
but those Friedman possessed were for
the most part lost. Not until Mozart $
time did Leipsic awaken to the fact that
thsy had entertained an angel unawares.
Mendeissohn directed a performance Of
the St Matthew's Passion. just one hum
bred years after it was first performed a
monument was erected in 1872. and two
publication of his compete works. Robert
Franz the song writer. was another Illus
trious admirer of Bach's works. He ar
ranged many organ parts for orchestra
where an organ is unattainabe. In 1884
the Bach Society. of London, was formed.
and after all these years he Is more and
more loved and understood by musicians
Handel's father, barber-surgeon. who
had grown we'll to do. and married a sec
ord time a the age Of sixty-two, resolved
that his son should devote himself to the
study of jurisprudence. but the little fell
low cary exhibited such Alarming symp-
toms of musical talent that his father re-
for fear that he might there learn the
notes sympathetic aunt however
helped the child to smuggie an old spinet
into the garnet and there he learned TO
father made a journey to visit the boy 5
half-brother who was a valet 10 the Duke
90. bu; was refused: nothing d.unted he
followed the carriage on foot until at last
he was taken In. II was then his career
began. The musicians Of the Dukes
able playing upon the organ. The Drka
himself was interested and prevailed upon