The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
LIKE IDEAS IN
POEM: !. AND MUSIC 4 I. |. {: [:
Striking Instances OF Similarity
Of Thought Between Poets
and Composers.
THE LloN ' Of THE !. {: Y. PIANO Y No J.
THE .LIoNEss OF THE PIANO

THE LIONESS OF THE. PIANO
In my reading have been struck with VIII
the similarity OF ideas to DO found N the
works Of eminent writer's in the several
domains of poetry, prose and music
In poetry, for instance, Robert Brown
Ing has this In his "Pippa Passes
ri SEQ my way as birds their trackless
way. 81 a9l 81: ..S
shall arrive! what time, what circuit
first, X 81
TN some time, His good time. I shall e ar 4
He guides ma and the bird .Si55
' Mrs HemalIs in poem called, Our$
Daily Pnth," has these words In tho pc
Enultimate stanza Of that poem :.3#
ga better lesson we are taught by The
lilies Of the field! S
3 A sweeter by the birds Of heaXen-Whichs
tell us, In their flight.
OF One that through the desert air for
ever guides them rig ht. !.
Bryant's ITO a Waterfowl ls bette
known He concludes that beautiful
poem. 80 familiar to all, with :. , 4 e
'.He, who, from zone to zone,
+ Guides through the boundloss sky thy
certain flight,
IN the long way THAT must tread alone,
Will lead my steps arig h ." .35
There is yet another poet who han
used this idea-that God, who guides the;
I birds In their flight will likewise keep
His protecting eye over man In his earth
Ily pilgrImage;4 but I oannot OF this mos
ment recall poet Or poem III although
made q note OF It When&reading It..
Brewing. and Mrs. Hemans were born
in the same year. 1874 Bryant In 1872
These poets, twill be seen, were con-
temporary. but II do not known which
quoted was the first to appear In print
CAMPBELL AND BYRON.
Campbell and Byron published respec-
lively The Last A1an"%and Darkness. !"
Byron's poem. appeared first. Campbell
wrote, II was a. little troubled how to
act about this appearance of my having
been obligedsto him (Byron) for the idea.
The fact IS. many years ago, had the
idea Of this Last Mar In my head and
distinctly remember speaking Of the sub
ject to Lord Byron ! recognized. when
Of the picture which Imeant to draw.
80 On soberly considering the matter I
am entirely disposed to acqult lord
Byron of having Intentionally taken my
thoughts 1t Is consistent with my own
i experience to suppose that an idea which
is actually one OF memory may start up
appearing to be one Of the imagination.
in mind that has forgot the source from
which 1t borrowed that idea. I believe
this
The character. Of Mark Taplcy, in Dick
ens's Martin Chuzzewit' reminds mo In
certain ways very much of that Of Robins
son Crusoe. It has boon some time since
I read "Chuzzlewit," but II I.remem-
Der Alright Mark Taploy was cheerful
under all circumstances: turn UP what
might, there was something to be thank
full for and to make him cheerful. We I'LL
remember that Robinson Crusoe said no
kept a sort of diary with debtor and
good against the evil" For Instance, un-
der the caption Of EVIL he would set
down, u am cast upon horrible, DESC
late Island" etc. In juxtaposition UNI
der the caption OF Good" he would
have, but am alive, and not drowned.
as all my ships company was.
May not the character OF Crusoe--I
mean the unconscious memory of it-have
entered Dlckens's mind when he conceived
that OF Mark Tapley? ! do not tor
once enter the charge of plagiarism, for
I do not bellevel It; but it may have
been a case somewhat similar to that OF
Campbell end Byron.
When read Kiplng's ''Ihe Counting
of Dinah Shaddn It recalled 'Bardell vs..
Pickwick,' These arc very different, and
yet there Is something about Kipllngs
splendid production that makes my mind
revert to that we'll known chapter In
"PickwIck Papers,
COMPOSERS WITH LIISE IDEAS.
There are many similar Ideas In the
eminent musical composers. For many
years have made note Of such sinh
larties; any one VINO Is familiar with
the works OF the great mas ters will OBJ
quote the similar ideas that ] have re-
ded-giv!ns the notes. Richard Hof-
mann. the veteran New York pianist
seems to have kent an alike record. He
points out that the two onening lnea-
sures in Wagners "Tannhauser" march
are note for note like two measures an
Won Weber's "Freisohutz. that In the
trio to Chopln's familiar funeral march
are to be found two measures one mole
for note, and ono, almost Identical With Z
two measures from Beethoven concerto.
Among the many similar IDEAS have 4jot-
ted down. recall a familiar melody in
the opera Chimes OF Normandy which
may be found Cthe opening idea) In one
Of Chopin's lnazurkns. Hut to be fully.
I Appreciated tho examples should be given
In musical notation,
A NIusIc4AL LIoNDss,
I have always believed that women.
II given equal opportunities. can 40 as
well as men; nay. oft times little bet
ter. for they do not have so many
clubs, lodges. ana SO forth to attend.