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...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Music as a Profession. | 4/25/1889 | See Source »

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