Word: vocalization
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...marked departure from the usual routine of college musical events, and are planning the presentation of an oratorio, or of some other musical work of respectable magnitude. The success of the Boylston Club in rendering such compositions leads us to believe that an attempt of this kind by the vocal and instrumental talent of the college would be sure of a favorable reception. The members of the Glee Club would form a nucleus for an excellent choral organization, while no better accompaniment could be desired than that which the Pierian Sodality, in its present efficient state, would furnish. The plan...
...Jones, as Antony, gave an extremely powerful rendering, although his action was, perhaps, a little violent, his mastery over his vocal expression was extremely good. Mr. Hansen and Mr. Goodale respectively as Brutus and Cassius in the third act, acted very naturally and with some power...
...Hope Waltzes, (vocal), Garratt...
...series was continued last night with a consideration of Haydn and Mozart. The tendency in music had begun to be from objective to subjective ideas, from the general to the personal. Vocal music is the objective, and came first; then came instrumental giving freer play to the unrestricted imagination of the writer. The older music was peculiarly formal; the musician had to precede the poet in working out the shape and form of which more beautiful ideas should be presented. Bach was the first to direct these architectural forms of their stiffness, then came Haydn and Mozart, his logical successors...
Prof. Paine's lecture last night was devoted to following the development of instrumental music down to the time of Bach. Instrumental music naturally came after vocal music, men being endowed by nature with voices, and instruments being a matter of ingenuity and invention. It developed slowly, the church being at first opposed to it; but the improvement of the violin and other stringed instruments by the great Italian makers naturally developed a school of players and writers. The organ was the first musical instrument to attain development, and in the 17th century was used in the church. The harpsichord...