Word: musically
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Arthur Foote, one of the greatest American composers, lectured in Sever Hall last evening on the choice of music as a profession. He was introduced by President Eliot and spoke as follows...
...years ago it would have seemabsurd for an undergraduate to think seriously of taking up music as a profession. Music was then considered to be rather an idle occupation, more like amusement than serious work, and the life of a musician did not present an attractive prospect. But of late years music has been more free from this stigma, and all the arts are meeting with public appreciation. A musician cannot become a rich man, but he may be a very happy one. Unless he has an independent income, he must do more or less teaching, and, indeed, ability...
...make in this way will be found a very convenient addition to his other sources of revenue. Concert playing must not be looked to as a means of livelihood. There are not more than half a dozen men in this country who earn their living in that way. Composing music is anything but a lucrative employment, and though occasionally large sums are paid for a composition, publishers will not usually give more than a dollar or two for them. On the other hand if a man has a love for this kind of work he may get considerable pleasure...
...Music as a Profession. Lecture. Mr. Arthur Foote, of Boston, Sever...
...ancient Greek theatre of Sophocles time as is possible on a modern stage. Yet under Mr. David Belasco's stage management, the "Electra" will have a complete theatrical finish, with a thoroughness of stage effects, lights, casting and ensemble never before attempted in a classic play. The music and choral movements are as near to the Greek models as possible. The latter especially, are very intricate and conduce much to the spectacular effect of the play. In the cast are about twenty young women and ten young men, all students of the academy, preparing for, and in many instances, already...