The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

There wa. however. NO musical do
parturs The diAloxus In these religious
plays was carrisd ON In plain chant. OF
prooinsly the same Kind an that employed
In the other ceremonies Of the sanctuary.
In Tho course oG time tho little play
emerged from the church and was per-
formed N tho opsn air; but the musical
chaFactar Of Il waa stiIl the same. Tho
plain chant dominated IL and when chSNal
numbers were AZ lenReh introduced tney
also we're copies of the choral music 81
the church.
Tho outdoor religious drama varied
In character In different parts a Europe.
but In Italy 10 attained artistic olabora-
ton. Spectacular features became an
important element in u and tho mAchtn-
cry employed in souss Of the sacred rep
reasntlaiona would astonisA the Inn
presArio of to-day and TAI hin ingenuity
TO reproduce
Finally the apparatus Of the religious
drama was utilized In the construction
% secular plays. The first non-religiOus
drama performed In Italy which led Eu-
rope in this art wna secular In subject.
but the hnea Of its construction were
thoss Of the aacrSd representation. The
dialogue was spoken. but there were vocal
sol0s aud ohorunes.
None Of the msAsio has como down % m.
but tho evidence leads 20 the conclusion
that tho solos we're written In tho style
Of the polyphonic music Of the period. the
voice taking the cantus nrmus and the
instrumental accompaniment filing out
the other parts. Tho chovuess were un-
doubleday written In the counesrpoint
Of the time. There vas an orchestra Of
lnstrumsnts assembled fortuitoueay. but
In at least one instance q clearly designed
obbli cato part appeared.
This type Of play continued 30 he per-
formed from the latter end of the fifteenth
century till near the close Of the sixassnth
lie Fundamental weakness lay In the un-
suitability Of the music 10 the character
Of TIM drama and In the confusion brought
about by the drowning 81 texts in poly
phonic chorussa In thIs typo Of drama
two principles, the literary and the muai-
cal. were AZ war. and owing 20 the rigorous
laws OF polyphonic composition there
was no way in which they could be recon
cilad. The dissatisfaction Of the young
Florentine enthuniassa. to whom NE Owe
the invention Of rsct.sslvs. wAs a. snuch
dine to this "A N the feeling that the m,,aio
~ sn.,al nlavn ~ounded too melancholy
ar d~votional
RabsllI0s. therefore. assins. the dom
,na,,or ,f a ,uu.ical stvIe th~np Young
men In aa~kinr 20 re~ua~i,ase the Greek
rann.r Of deliyering dramatic taxi re-
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of ths fr-, relixious plavs Their 60
nal,.d -.,ils r.orre..nt tiys- was nothing
NOR. thar a hlosaominr Of eccl.ria.sic
In,oossioo into dramatic chant,
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