The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-04
Tone Talks.

Vocal tone is human touch, A sim
ger produces tone Of Joy or OF sor- )
row which lust as truly touches the
listener as If hand had been put
out and laid upon his shoulder
Tho explanation lies IN the fact that
Whenever emotion Of any sort Is put
into the voice. tho vocal cords are
made, through neuro-museular action,
to ylbratc in peculiar manner which
sets In motion sound waves, These
sound waves Of peculiar typo or form
strike against or touch the ear drum
Of a listener who holds the. memory OF
similar waves OF sound and he at
once intcrprets the meaning, sorrow, !
anger despair, etc. Every known emo
tlon Is conveyed to listeners through |
sound waves that differ In kind and de-
gree.
A singer who has the mechanism of
his voice under perfect control is free
to express In unmlstakcn language ev-
cry emotion that may be prompted by
the meaning OF the text To be cap
able of expressing clearly tho inner
sense of the words, he must have
studied the song closely and profound
| ~. In other words he must have learn
ed how TO read. The quality of sing
Ing Is conditioned by what singer
holds In his mind regarding the song
he sings. His expression IL really the
commentary of tho emotions upon
what Is suggested by his Intellect. If
then the suggestions, be Of worthy
sort. corresponding emotions will be
aroused: but II the intellect presents
i mediocre array Of suggestions. the
emotions respond listlessly and In
kind and the not result Is dull and UNI
interesting
The reason why world-renowned
singers have achieved greatness. Is be-
cause they have possessed themselves
Of everything that the human mind
can grasp In tho hest vocal music, and
then with abundant voice and tcchni-
cal skill and with this proper Intel
lectual preparation, their deepest e>uo-
tons are aroused and brought into the
play of the voice We may never
cease to wonder at their ability to
] SWAY IllF ltillllkN VI EA'fIA hh'''iN'N
to frenzy Of corresponding emotions,
hut the mystery OF It all Is consldera-
bly, leesened when we learn that It Is
through the wonderful power of waves
weighted with their own highly
wrought emotions that they stir might
fly like sensations In the hearts and
sympathits OF their hearers.
The wonderful Telharmonium through
skilful manipulatlons of over tones,
can reproduce the sound Of great
variety Of instruments. and II Is quite
likely that the human voice will be
duplicated through some similar pro-
cess, and to a limited degree 1t Is also
probable that some Of the grosser emo
lions may be simulated mechanically.
: But the infinite variety OF tone ex-
: preston to which tho human voice Is
Q capable Of giving uttcrance will IN al
Y likelihood remain In exclusive posses
= sion of human souls
s 1.-THE voice Is so close to US and Sc
G wrought into us that VIC are blind tt
the wonder of IT," With its numerous
muscles, nerves, and sounding cavitle'
i, In eyer-changing relationship, form ant
position It IL capable Of millions o.
: different varieties Of tone. Think yol
q a man could invent an instrument o
g equal completely? And yet man
made instruments arc sometimes plaeet
!, on as high a level as the human voice
q An instrument which stimulated coin
"a age and Joy assuagcd grief ages before
: artificial Instruments OF wood anf
Il brass were dreamed Of They are th'
-, voices Of nature, but the human voc
Il comes from God. Herein lies the reasol
% for It's supreme potency In everything
Ia connected with our privilege of human
" life.
70 The time is far off when infants vii
l. rest content upon the arm OF hddl'
o It's sweetest notes can never RUM IN
,g missions of mothers soothing lullaby
q Romeo's love plant may one day b
blown through a cornet. and while
may satisfy a few mannish beings
won't attract real Juliet to the bal
cony: EXCEPT It he out Of curiosity I
learn what all the noise Is about. No
g in our time, IL We read feminine huma
go nature Alright will the clarion notes {
Ut a trumpet be able to compete with III
L thrilling and tender undertones of
w true lovers voice. The impenitent ar
IN every day brought to repentanc
ne through the touch Of voice pulsatln
at with heart throbbing sympathy ft
errlng humanity, and in no other wa
ps can the Joy of salvation be so we'll e'
nd pressed as through the agency of II
a human voice in song
e. We marvel at the wonderful resu
or obtained through mechanical music
Q; II struments singly and in combinato
at When we listen to them we are file
he with feelings Of delight and wonde
err ment. and in degree we may be spl
a itually aroused, but they fail at the
in best Of arriving at that tone and tou'
a of the human voice which alone CO
nj reach the innermost recesses OF Il
he soul. If there were no other rcast
for proclaiming the superiority of t
voice as a musical instrument thi
ID. that II Is able to define the sentime
ne /. expresses with words. That alol
rd makes 1t Incompatible and absolute
beyond the power Of human invrntl
ed to duplicate
10 GEO. CHADWICK STOCK
March 81, 1908.