Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-18

form OF art capable OF expressihs wy
foblest progressions of the religious sen
tlment in the highest planes OF ei'o 80
In all times men ana women
shown n strong disposition 10 eAp, hat
their praises and lamentations ~ wn"
for eome better term. may be caiieo u
kind of bowling or wailing. IDLE @
not be thought very musical or nyn'n
like. Nevertheless. all such vocal
nressions are actual attempts 10
deem feeling through appropriate e" a.
neIs of sound When properly
onIlned and elaborated, that mooc
ut,erance becomes devotional anu -
oreyational singing. The Lollards, W.
according TO some. took their name iiopi
"luIlen.r to sing, found In hyHli-'""e'
and chants a great medium ioi
pressing the rush OF a new i ens'o
life upon their spirits. ana or ia,e ,,,o
the Gospel hymns have serVeo ,,,h
purpose. We are now passns s''' ~
an age of white surphces' anu
hynn tunes and versces and anthen'S'
~ r M a. On nropress an aesthetic eie-
lent In devotion. and the introductio"
to- tho church service OF good inus0,
bos demonstrated how IL is posSiD'o ~
No emotional without being vulgar
rbe charge brought against eiaporaee
,,,,,sicaI services at Easter Is tnal IL -
unconventional, and that Is nelu "
.S.ri Injection. The objection Is oniy
ora no-e proof of how much 'here
,,at IN learn concerning the rear luh
,ions Of music. There is graz %
hearing as well as grace Oh si"s .,'io
there Is a passive, as well az an "c' -,
eide of worship. In every cQhsresasly,n
there must be some VINO eal,io' 'o
oven I'm the simplest tune. SOME az
too old. some have nc voices, othelS ii"'
no ear for music; but IL "ouiu
great mistake to suppose ina. az
orc Tins reduced to the state or listeners
80 nothing at all out of music. III you
,ol,e note of old and devout worshippers
&C some familiar hymn is being sung, you
viii see their faces tighten up ana 'neN
heads move I'm unconscious sympathy
and Won will know that although theH
Inns are silent, they are singing III '"e
spirit l., ,,ot
In the Reformed churches, nothing APP
nroaching the grandeur of the srea.
Catholic masses, where we nave ihiilu
like that of Mozart or Beethoven stead
ily working out, IN strains OF lheoih-
norable depth and pathOs, a great con-
nected series OF thoughts, embodylnS All
the varied phases of religious emotion
Indeed the notion that religious ser
vice may be wrought out with the IolSe
and majesty of a great work Oh ART
having it's various parts welded lh'o Il
powerful and satisfactory unity py the
agency of music. Is conception "h,In
has evidently not yet reacheu 'i'iS
country.
FEATURES OF TO-DAY'S SERVICES
In the Catholic churches to-day the
music will be of an unusually hiSh olue,,
At the Cathedral a large choir ana Iuh
orchestra will sing Marcos Mass IN inc
morning and Lejcdls Musical Eespets
and Grand Magnificat at o'clock in
the afternoon. with Werner's Regina
CoeH and Lambilotte's Tantum Ergo.
Al 81. Patricks selections from GlOr-
gas Mass will be given
At St. Mary's MoZarts magnificent
Twelfth Mass will be sung in It's en-
tirety for the first time in THIS city. Inc
music Of this mass is very norld, ana
was written by the composer in liio. ana
presented to the Elector. The charac-
ter of the music. which was destined
for some important festival OF the
church. displays Mozart not so much as
EMPLOYING his own ideas, as initiating the
Italian style, which was in vogue towards
the close of the eighteenth century. Inc
instrumental paris VI 10
want only clarionet and flute parts 10
meet the full capacity Of a grand orches-
ira of the present time.
In the Episcopal churches, many new,
as well as standard works, VIII be heard
for the first time.
The programmes at Holy Trinity ana
ST PauPs are particularly elaborate.
Special and attractive music will be sung
I'm the Baptist, Methodist, and Lutheran
churches. -,.,.,. T.,
There are few changes to chronicle III
the personnel of the cholrs. MISS BEL
| has succeeded Mrs. Hunter as soprano
of the First Baptist church quartette'
from which. also, Mrs. Rowe has resigned
| giving her services TO the First Engilsh
| lutheran church, of which she Is u mem
| ber. Miss Bell is a pupil OF signor cam
pobello's. She comes from the country,
| and is a decided acquisition TO Richmond
musical circles. She possesses reaily
| fine voice. with a wide range, reaching
70 high G, and has the reputation OF De
ing a very quick study.
| THE orchestra at the Second Baptist
church is a very attractive feature, and
will render special preludes and postludes
| to-day.
There has been an almost unlimited sup
nIv Of new music at hand this year mucf
~ II being very beautiful. and the direc'
| tors of the Evangelical church choir have
not failad to make careful selections.
NV ID.