Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-10

noblemen of England, Handel, whose
fame has now reached his height was
placed at its head and this for short
period may be considered as the most
splendid era of music in Englend.
Handel labored hard in operate:
music. His last opera was perform I'd
in 1741. By this time he began to de-
vote himself to music of "a serious M
ture, especially the Oratorio The APP
prevail which his first works of this
kind, Esther, Deborah, Alfalfa en
couraged him to new efforts and he
produced in succession Saul, Israel i'll
Egypt and the Messiah. This latter
sublime composition was composed in
the incredibly short time of twenty
three days and this one composition
has made his name immortal. Time
does not allow me to dwell longer but
I can say in boldness and strength of
style and in the combination of vigor,
spirit end in invention in his instra-
mental composition, he has never been
surpassed.
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Ger
many in 1856 and died the latter part
of the eighteenth century. When on
ly three years Of age he showed evil
dence of musical genius and at four
he began to composed and continued
to compose until the time of his death.
During the last year of Mozart's lie
he composed three of his greatest
works, which fact should quite put to
flight the Osler theory. Mozart's gen.
JUS was not the brilliant flash of the
, meteor dazzling the world for brief
moment. he did not earn his title of
musician through one sublime effort
in early life. OF him perhaps more
than of other composers it may be
truly said that his powers steadily in
creased as he grew older. Rossini OIL
being asked who was the greatest mu-
sill II, replied, Beethoven. When the
question was put, how about Mozart,
he answered W. Mozart is not the
greatest, he is the only musician in
the world. So throughout all ages
men will continue to recognize the
genuine fire of genius not only in his
inimicable PERCEPTION Of his relations
between the human feelings and the
realm Of tone but above all in the sup
erb beauty of proportions and balance
which pervades his creations. He was
not only a brilliant composer but re-
markable performer on the piano, or
gan and violin. Hadyn said he could
never forget Mozart's playing. 1t went
to the heart. The number of separate
published works of Mozart is 426 and
is said to have left 294 unpublished, or
unpublished work.
Gluck, Gernlen musical composer
who may be considered the father of
modern opera was born in 1714. He
learned the rudiments of music in one
of the common schools in Prague and
as a wandering musician went to
Vienna where he found opportunity 70
master the rules of harmony. His
three operas, Alceste, Purida and Or
pheo became the foundation of an i'm
perishsble fame. He made music the
interpreter of poetry, giving to it the
fullest expression. His simple, noble
and grand style filled Europe with
admiration He changed no less the
action of the stage than the music; he
made everything natural and effective.
| Burney has characterized him in
single phrase when he calls him the
Michele Angelo of Music.
Joseph Haydn, German composer
YVES born on the confines of Hungary
and Austria in 1882. He was the son
of a poor wheelwright and manifest
ing great talent he was received at tae
age of eight into the choir of the
Cathedral of st. Stephans of Vienna.
Haydn composed slowly, carefully and
his works are numerous.