Year: 1875

THE FINE MUSICAL VOICE OF Ex-PREMIER GLAD


In meeting called at the Maison Dieu, Dover Eng
hnd on August H. promote the objects OF National
Training School for Music Earl Granville made the fol-
owing remarks. He said:-


No doubt persons in different situations have different
feelings about music Most eminent persons in history
TO have been exceedingly fond OF it, Take Prime
Minister'S for instance The late Prime Minister has
one OF the finest musical voices have heard and
continues singing even to this day NOW, my party
Ipirit is not such TO deny, although have
heard him try that Mr. Dsraei may not be equally har
monious have known a foreign ambassador who
at the head OF an organization for teaching music
'or a great many years have heard of another
ambassador who, after musical entertainment givch
by tho sovereign TO whom he accredited
being asked his opinion, remarked that the
calm after it very delightful tLaughter) | am
not aware what was the opinion of the first Lord War
den as to music-pcrhaps Mr.. Knocker can give me
hint upon that pointer what Goodwin Earl OF Kent
thought But this we know that Prince Henry, Duke
OF York, aterward Henry Will, was patron Of music
and was excessively fond of IL; and although, perhaps


in his the saying that music hath power to sootho
the breast cannot be justified yet he encouraged
music to that degree that England during his reign
tar in advance to the science Of music Of any other
European country, except perhaps, Italy / cannot
Iay whether Mr. Pitt had for music but the late
Duke OF Wellington whom all held in such respect
whether he did il for tho love OF the science from
that stern sense OF duty Tor which he YVES so dstn
guished, most constant attendant IN London at
The concerts of that institution which at that time
The sole means OF impartng musical education, and
~
new duty for me to encourage music in the Cinque
Ports, have my prccedcnts in former Lord Warden
for so doing believe music held very high position
In ancient days In this country but moro recently |
believe there has been certain amount oi prejudice
against IT, myself when boy, prevented by
most excellent parents from learning music. There
was sort OF feeling that II would distract from
those more serious duties which ! have very mpcr-
fectly followed II was thought at that time that the
study OF music tended 10 make people frivolous and
concetcd and very oftcn brought them into bad So
ciey. believe the answer TO that objection should be
mi 70 nj nj nF oh nNyha IL.
lection raised 10 teaching the aborng classes 10
read and write. lie said, mo doubt If you gave a
poughboy svcr-laced wastcoast you would make
wastcoats to all tho other ploughboys that
ing is universal that music is very
important branch OF education, that II civizes and Is


great aid to the discipline Of education and tends very
much TO bring persons into good company and into good
reputation and very often TO encourage them very much
in their religious duties tCheers) Having this opin-
ion, certainly think that the town of Dover should
not be backward availng itself Of the advantages
which this training school promises. We are very
proud of ourselves here and still consider ourselves the
lock aud key OF tho kingdom ('Hcar, hearty Sir Henry
and think you will do very good thing indeed II you
avail yourselves Of the advantages which, as he has told
you, arc offered by this training school
do not believe there are any English poets
from Chaucer and Spenscr, including Shake
spcarc, Milton, Pope and Dryden, down 10 the
poets OF this century who have not expressed them


selves strongly 10 tho advantages Of music, and be


hove that you IRON the way in which you have received
these remarks, Will appreciate the importance OF music
being more generally taught and better taught wish
10 say one single word with regard Englishmcn and
THIS art BY some Is supposed that there many
disadvantages To our acquiring proficiency in music |
believe that except possibly the natural dsadvan


ge that the pronunciation of our language rather IN
cines US to shut our mouths, which Is fatal good sing
ing this country possesses many advantages as any
otcr We attract here Of the artists and tho
best professors IN the world SIR Michael Costa CAV pub


Tic evidence that IN all natural advantages we were sipc-
ror, and exactly in tho Same way Baron Marocetti
said there was every type OF beauty In the English c-
male scx, Sir Michael Costa tells that the voices Of
the English women. f properly developed are singl-
larry adapted for being taught singing Therefore hav-
ns all these advantages, all that has been wanted has
Sech complete organization to bring them TO the
people. and do think 1t would be pity tO throw away
khat We have got In all matters O this kind there is


lluc appeal fcr money and ] shall bc happy TO con.
Tiout' anu seeing around me several persons not only
mnueht'ai and intelligent but possessing certain
amount oi worldly goods, do not fear that there will


oe any dimcnty in obtaining the small required for
'~o Scholarships in connection with this training school