The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18
OPTIMISM FINDS ANALLY IN INSPIRING STRAINS OF MUSIC

from ''Lohengrin" or the funeral march
from saul" ii appeals to man and
makes him better.
Observe the humble hand-organ on our
streets, with its crowd Of children around
il, with happiness and JOY written on
their faces, or the band in the street
parade, with its accompaniment Of merry
urchins. keeping time and swinging TO
some inspiring march.
How empty life would be without
musici Did you ever experience the loss
of the sweet music of a child's voice?
You say, YES" then God pity you;
you know what unhappiness and mental
anguish means.
Picture a home without music and you
have dreariness, lonesomeness, and soii-
tude personiied.
If you have never analysed the beaUti-
ful face of Saint Cecilia, who was the
saint OF music, do so at once. and sea
the peace and happiness written there.
for music was a thing Of the soul-a
rOse-lipped shell that muTmured OF the
eternal sea-a strange bird singing the
songs OF another shore.
Again. music is divine. and oft-times
we hear critics say that the voice of
such and such a singer is heavenly.
How often a heart is won by a voice
gifted by God! Think OF your serenades
and its lovers. Here, music was Cupbd's
messenger.
Music Is well said 20 be the speech
of angels. Byron wrote:
There's music in the signing Of a reed;
| There's music in the gushing Of rill;
There's music in all things, if men had
ears:
There earth is but an echo of the
/ spheres
There is no feeling. perhaps. except
/ the extremes OF fear and grief, that
/ does not find relief in music-that does
not make man sing or play the better.
| OF all the arts, great music is the art 10
raise the soul above all earthly storms.
In conclusion, then, let all Of us never
miss the golden opportunity 10 listen 10
music, and as ] introduced this with
Moore, allow me 10 conclude il with this
verse of his, from LAlla Rookh;
| And music too-dear music. that can
| touch
Beyond all else the soul that loves it
much;
Now heard far OF. so far as but to
Like the faint exquisite music of
dream" MICHAEL 7. o'LEAkH.
Music is melody. Melody is produced
by regular SUGGESTIONS OF harmonious
| sounds, so arranged and modulated as to
make il pleasing and inviting to the ear
All other sounds are discordant and,
| therefore, disagreeable TO the sense Of
hearing.
Then, music must bear a close relation
ship to every other mentionable thing;
because there are certain broad, funda-
| mental rules that govern the production
OF that al-inspiring quality Of sound,
which must be followed: and. when there
is a departure from these rules. the re-
suit Is discord.
So broadly speaking. there Is night
and a wrong way TO arrange. or use, the
elements in everything that go TO make
up the correct results. It may be in
governmental matters, church affairs,
business undertakings, or simple amuse-
ments; but, no matter what. the rules
that govern right and wrong. harmony
and discord. win surely determine the
final result just as they do in music.
There is no one external. invisible
power in the universe that does so much
for the amelioration OF mankind as that
power exemplifed In good music; it in
spires the good to be better and causes
the sinful to become penitent, it makes
the old 70 feel glad hearted and gay, and
furnishes the young with the best OF in
nocent pleasures Of this world; and it
tolls US all on 10 that heaven OF rest
where the music is so rich and so sweet,
and the jeg that it brings US is full and
complete. VICTOR ?. HAMMER