New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
MUSICAL NOTES.
The Church Music of Nezo-YorI;-
FOREIGN NezcS.

Beginning Sunday. July 10. and continuing
every Sunday thereafter through the summer and
early fall. The Tribune viii publish a series of
articles designed to show the present state of
music in the churches Of New-York, and to present
in outline. at least historical study the differ
ent styles of worship music in the American
metropolis. These articles viii be illustrated by
reproductions Of photographs OF many choirs as
constituted and organists now in service. All
the phases of musical culture through which the
church service has passed in the development OF
the ecclesiastical organizations which have -four
tshed on Manhattan Island since its colonization by
the Dutch will be touched upon and an effort be
made to give viyidness and animation, besides his
torical accuracy, TO the narrative. The story will
begin with the Dutch Church and the restrictions
placed uIon the musical element Of its service by
the GeneVan Psalter and Calvin's injunctions Then
VIII follow account Of the parochial system as
practiseo by the Anglican Church and the Protes-
Episcopal Church in the United States until
the Introduction of organs choirs and the mixed
form of service which is still followed in churches
and ehapels which do not maintain the equipment
essential 10 a full choral service The story of
installation OF the choir in the chanceI Trim
fty Church and the introduction of surplices
long struggle. the occasion Of the visit Of the
Prince of Wales King Edward VII OF England
forty-three years ago, will be told gained from
men who sang in the choir boys at the time.
In contrast 10 the dreary metrica psalmody OF the
first Anglican churches and the Calvinistic dis
senters and Nonconformists will appear the vigor
hymnody and Iusty singing of the Methodists
in the rigging loft in WilIiam-st. and the first
chapel In John-st. which were the cradles Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church spread all over the
land to-day The primitive church. grown
strong and prosperous has turned longingIy toward
the ornate liturgy the church to which its found
er belonged. and for dozen years has harbored a
movement which is creating robed chanceI choirs
with their professionals and recessionals and plant
ing the seeds which may some day lead to a
ritualistic service closely akin that which was
always dear TO the heart OF John Wesley.
This movement in the Methodist churches was
practically coincident in its origin with The de-
parture In the Episcopal Church which admitted
women fn the chancel choirs and robed them In
vestments patterned after the ancient cassocks
ana cottas. The story OF the opposition which
these ''angelic choirs." they first called in
Australia where they originated. met at the out
set ts extremely interesting It has gained strong
foothold in the Episcopal churches of New-Y
and hiss checked the tendency toward inadequacy
IN the musical service which threatened by the
desire largely sentimental for surpliced choirs OF
York Is DOW supg> by surpliced choirs OF men and
svounen-notabiy that OF the Church Of ST Bar
tnolomew.
TurztuS 90 tia Roman Catholic Church, there
stu be sccpuuts or the music and musical organi-
sztfous In the Cathedral. with its chancel choir
and orsan eDr ths performance Of the Proper and
fts gallery choir and organ 20 which is conhded
xhs Ordinary OF ehe mass. the large and finely
xsnsxed ohcar Of boys and men In the Church of ST
Paul ths APOSTLE which for twenty years has de-
voted Itself under the guidance Of the Paulist
zxrasrs to the Gregortan service. and the notable
eailery CHOIR Of rnen and women In the Jesuit
church OF st. Francis Xavier under the of
Fxthsr Young.
The olnnst OF eil e1fsttng forms OF divine worship
will for historical study in the account Of
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