Evening star., 1949-05-22
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rraoW ned conductor ana ihs sn'rg.
ruptlon eRu~d hr tao wATa Rnd
the depression wears The choir has
carried or ihs traditions lnstll&d
in IL hy is founaeg New unasF
the direction ot i'oI Jones 10
attracts musicians from al ever
the country to The yearly festivals,
But Il Sas seldom Il ever that
second performance vas necessary
10 accommodate the patrons As 10
he case lh4s year
Music as Daily iHETeAisnL
These events, however. carry
greater Agnine Anee than the rev
pfrntlal performance @! BAchs
great music for they srrte also 40
perpe tuate q special Kind si music
activity dating kom the founding
Of the town al hthlehen by
members of the MoFAtian Church.
In probably no other part Of the
country has there been such en-
example of how u1lslc Nhsn made
intentionally n part Of every ~dAy
living, can sustain and assis, IN
the development OF civilization
Through all the vieiSSitudes that
beSet the MorayiAns In their home
land and when undertaking their
missionary work In this country.
they bolStsred their courage witR
music. Every activity Nas accom-.
panied by tho singing OF hymns.
Whatever task vas undertaken
was begun and nnlshed with uu"
sic. At harvest time, or when the
ploughing started, when the wonn.
en- began their spinning or the
men went into the forest 10 cue
trees, love feasts we're held when
singing and PLAYING on stTinE Tn"
strumentS raised the spirits Of the
workers and rewarded them when
their duty was done. when ihs
Moravian missionary lournsyed
forth among the savasss Of ths
new world. he had hts travelling
hymns" sung on sristns In Lhs
mornins. NJ bedtime and 10 whils
away the tedium Of the journey.
In O settlement such a. Beth
lehem was In the early i7oos the
young women of the colony had
their spinst. harpsichord or guitar
TO be used frequently during ths
day. Lessons In music wsre given
tree 10 the talented. for people whe
practioed music we're regarded 80
servants of the church and ca
pected 10 contribute TO the srTTs
ices. String instruments were used
in the GATHERINGS a. early a. l7t+
and In that year the Collegium
Muaicum vas founded where the
members gathered at regular In
tervals for the performance Of
orchestral or chamber muaio 90
well a. singing. Composition was
also encouraged and the result OF
the combined activities wsre com.
mented upon often BY such dis-
tinguished msn as George Wash
inRton. Samuel Adams and Ben
jamin Franklin. who had occasion
70 visit Bethlehem,
Trembenists Herald Festival
From those early pioneer days
has come down the famous from.
bone choir which each year her.
aids the opening sf the Bach
Festival from the beifry OF the
Moravian Church II was used
firKt 10 announce the death ~ q
member OF the community. but 10
later took the place Of the French
horn and the trumpet ~ part OF
the religious services. the con-
yoking OF members 10 synod ses-
sions. the start OF the harvest and
the announcement OF the Easter
dawn on the village streets From
1854 10 1857 the olly Get of from
bones in this country wsa 70 be
found in the church at Bethlehsna.
In i7s5 an indian attack wss
avertsd By the Christmas ehorals
played by the tronbofass from ths
roof OF the Brrthrent House and
the treaty Of TecdyaIseunx vas
concluded by Cor. Denny o rear
later 70 the music Of the from
bones.
Although the church srrFiess
provided the greatest musical in
tegesi. secular music was BY -
means ignored Most Of the NIT
stcians forming THE cTehettgaa Or
chamber rausac gToups we're clergy
nen and perhaps not too ssfsrsent
~ teehnieians. In The archives
are TO be found nine symphonies
by Haydn, three by Mozart and
others by Bach. BtaMlsx. OrasIn
and other compoasTs pi1Iusp II.
Goepp tn a ritter states thai In
the 18th century ''ths hsgbsss
musical activity 10 The country sx-
issec In Beshlehsm. adding tnst
the city has other ssfrllar boases
that she has bern sicw In rzaktEass
notably that ~ tls production Of
Moz&rts symphonies within o few
years Of their composition
" BethIshemK chief claim 70
fame isss IN tsas spsen-
did achievements a. Ita nsen
Choir. II Ia Only because sts past
hAs BEEN oveTionksf, Yet.
saiie assisting In husidtng Q nsw
ard eonssYdins with ira
trials ard dangeTa ns snsa6sng ifss
xfldeyneas. these re0psss already
understood tkae need ard ths
raiue of rnasae ss an slrssa Osev
roo years aso tssy had pzss tnso
practice a. tdeai community aifs
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