-
Articles/Ads
Article TIDINGS FROM THE CRAFT IN THE UNITED STA... ← Page 4 of 4 Article THE LEEDS ORGAN. Page 1 of 7 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Tidings From The Craft In The United Sta...
Gra / ifid , CouncU of Roy Stevens , M . P . G . M . ; Freeman Bradford , D . G . P . ; Hiram Chase , G . T . J . ; A . B '"Thompson , G > P . C . ; T . J . Murray , G . C . G . ; Chas . Fobes . G . Treas .: Isa . Berrv , G Bee . ' .
Grand Encampment of ^^^ sAZ ^ mpZcw * of 1858 , Freeman Bradford , G . M . ; John Williams , D . G . M . ; A . B . Thompson , G . G . ; T . J . Murray , G . C . G . j % Cunrmings , G . Pr . ; Jabez True , S . G . W . ; J / D . Warren / J . G . W . ; Chas . Forbes , G * Treas . ; Isa . Berry , G . Bee .
The Leeds Organ.
THE LEEDS OKGANV
It has been truly remarked in those pages of the Freemason ^ Magazine , entitled " Our A ^ a passing interest hi the erection of superb and stately edifl plan and detail be hot entrusted to mernbers of our body- And as the ne ^ TbAvn Hall at Leeds n pulJicly ripened by o ^ JBuilder , one of the most note-worthy of its kind for its architectural features , our readers Avill doubtless feel sorne interest respecting &^ organ , Avhich is to take its place in that building
Before Ave coriimence any description of this scibn of " the king of instruriients , ' * it AviB ^ the organ as tbe p ^ In England the manufacture of organs has , for some centuries , been a recognized business , and the builders who have Carrie stood , and their successors still stand , pre-eminent for their Avork throughout the entire Avorld .
The organs built here have , until Avithin the present century , been ntore adapted to the requirements of public worship than of the concert-room ; and this has engrafted on theni a character peculiarly their own , so that an English organ has been noted for its full , rich , and voluminous quality of tone , AAliilst thfee made by the continental builders have presented a greater degree of lightriess , brilliancy , and effective combination . Why there
should have been this difference , a few momentsVthought will easily account for . ' In the first place , in our cathedrals and churches , we rarely allow the musical services to be dependent on any other aid than voices and their accompaniment , the organ ; while , on the continent , every petty prince has his band Avho share , Avith an organ , the place of accompanyists , when performing the music of his chapel ; and , admitting this class of
music to be , as it certainly is , of the highest order in art , yet , to our ideas , there is something repugnant in the association . In other respects the voices of Englishmen are , from climate and natural causes , of an inflexible character , and they require support . Our music is simple , solemn , and stately , leaving no opportunity for the display of orchestral effect . We have amongst us a tradition that Handel , the greatest musician the Avorld ever kneAv , Avas a great organ performer , and we look upon him as an Englishriian and our exclusive property , seeing that , like all other prophets ,
" he reaped no honour in his own country , " whereas , he lived and died amongst us , and his Avorks may be said to be one of the foundations on Avhich the English school of music rests . But there is yet one deeper cause of attachment , among Englishmen , to the organ , and much as it is to be deplored , our countrymen are too apt to confuse causes with effects , hence
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Tidings From The Craft In The United Sta...
Gra / ifid , CouncU of Roy Stevens , M . P . G . M . ; Freeman Bradford , D . G . P . ; Hiram Chase , G . T . J . ; A . B '"Thompson , G > P . C . ; T . J . Murray , G . C . G . ; Chas . Fobes . G . Treas .: Isa . Berrv , G Bee . ' .
Grand Encampment of ^^^ sAZ ^ mpZcw * of 1858 , Freeman Bradford , G . M . ; John Williams , D . G . M . ; A . B . Thompson , G . G . ; T . J . Murray , G . C . G . j % Cunrmings , G . Pr . ; Jabez True , S . G . W . ; J / D . Warren / J . G . W . ; Chas . Forbes , G * Treas . ; Isa . Berry , G . Bee .
The Leeds Organ.
THE LEEDS OKGANV
It has been truly remarked in those pages of the Freemason ^ Magazine , entitled " Our A ^ a passing interest hi the erection of superb and stately edifl plan and detail be hot entrusted to mernbers of our body- And as the ne ^ TbAvn Hall at Leeds n pulJicly ripened by o ^ JBuilder , one of the most note-worthy of its kind for its architectural features , our readers Avill doubtless feel sorne interest respecting &^ organ , Avhich is to take its place in that building
Before Ave coriimence any description of this scibn of " the king of instruriients , ' * it AviB ^ the organ as tbe p ^ In England the manufacture of organs has , for some centuries , been a recognized business , and the builders who have Carrie stood , and their successors still stand , pre-eminent for their Avork throughout the entire Avorld .
The organs built here have , until Avithin the present century , been ntore adapted to the requirements of public worship than of the concert-room ; and this has engrafted on theni a character peculiarly their own , so that an English organ has been noted for its full , rich , and voluminous quality of tone , AAliilst thfee made by the continental builders have presented a greater degree of lightriess , brilliancy , and effective combination . Why there
should have been this difference , a few momentsVthought will easily account for . ' In the first place , in our cathedrals and churches , we rarely allow the musical services to be dependent on any other aid than voices and their accompaniment , the organ ; while , on the continent , every petty prince has his band Avho share , Avith an organ , the place of accompanyists , when performing the music of his chapel ; and , admitting this class of
music to be , as it certainly is , of the highest order in art , yet , to our ideas , there is something repugnant in the association . In other respects the voices of Englishmen are , from climate and natural causes , of an inflexible character , and they require support . Our music is simple , solemn , and stately , leaving no opportunity for the display of orchestral effect . We have amongst us a tradition that Handel , the greatest musician the Avorld ever kneAv , Avas a great organ performer , and we look upon him as an Englishriian and our exclusive property , seeing that , like all other prophets ,
" he reaped no honour in his own country , " whereas , he lived and died amongst us , and his Avorks may be said to be one of the foundations on Avhich the English school of music rests . But there is yet one deeper cause of attachment , among Englishmen , to the organ , and much as it is to be deplored , our countrymen are too apt to confuse causes with effects , hence