Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-31
Music of Many Lands
 By Douglas Woman
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| the best art. not one time in life i' this their privilege, but every day; Il is a part of their lives. The bells on the Cathedrals do not ring, they chime. One of the sweetest things Q be heard in Rome Is the evening chimes in St. Peters church (ths largest church edlficc in the world) and then the response far across ths 1 city from St. Johns. still further out then follows the faint echo from St { Pauls. which is outside the city wall This was music to me of one kind but ! return Co St. Peters, that cathe dral which represents more wealth than any place of worship in the world. l could not learn just how
 many pipe organs there were in this church, but ' counted ten large ones The one in the main sanctuary. occu pyiug moro space than ;nis house. with it's many hundred pipes and thal master playing and the papal choit sing ing, was enough to hold one speli-bOund for hours. and it did me We stood and listened (fOr there are n seats in the cIurchl in almost frantic rapture. We graspcd the iron railing that enclosed the singers and fairly gazed at this rather frail loos, ing man who was singing. He seemed e case. as well unconscious of his effort or ability. but he sang grandly and as ot the heaven above, once so soft and gentle that we were almost afraid to breathe. lest we (not hel might lose d note; then be increases in volume aud force, and the singing IS so loud that the very walls seem to tremble in echos. We were in this church on Palm Sunday, the Pope as siEting in celebrating mass, and thirty thousand people were there Tley sang (the choir didD the "Miserere.' e You ask whas is the Mierere?
 It is the piece Of music and chorus that Mozart composed when .ie was II years cf age. ITO the Pope or dered him 10 write a piece of music for some great feast day in St. Pc tor's. The time was short; only from "Wednesday to Sunday. Early that morning, he entered the Sistine chapel to begin work; by Friday he mad most of 1t written out, and that day as he sat in the chapel at service lone of those in Holy week. he re- 1T was complete. and Christof0ro. the IeadiLg soprano in the clurch de clGreG it to be perfect. lr will Dot be amiss to state iir' many of the Popls of the midtle ages. Pope Greg oTy the Great. among them, had an object in view 10 render religion 9 thing Of the senses. The Italian be ing musical. this being the nearest way 10 his soul and religious impul gCs: thus Gregory. the Great, is said Co have been the founder Of much Of the music of the church.
 [ tell of another thing (for I cannot ieschlbe It.; it Is in Florence in the great cathedral there. One part Os the building is set apart and known as thc Bspustry. and entering this are two large bronze doors wonderfully wrought and with designs beautifully executed and when either or both or these doors are swung tp and fro one hears wonderfully sweet music-th {. 5oors are making iL The temptation Co the spectator is to lOOS for some hoir loft from which the nus c might bs coming. but only t1 look in yail would be the effort. for the doors ara rr swung on the hinges as to make this music As | have before stated