... the greatest blessing to lovers of music in a parish church is to have an organ in it sufficiently powerful to render the voices of the clerk and of those who join in his outcry wholly inaudible. The Musical Standard - Page 2541875Full view - About this book
| Allatson Burgh - 1814 - 526 pages
...quantity, if it were well performed ; but that so seldom happens, that the most fortunate circumstance to lovers of music in a parish church, is to have...of those who join in his outcry, wholly inaudible. Indeed, all reverence for the psalms seems to be lost in the wretched manner in which they are usually... | |
| 1893 - 844 pages
...held that it was the greatest blessing to lovers of music in a country church to have an instrument sufficiently powerful to render the voices of the...those who •' join in his outcry " wholly inaudible. The doctor was admittedly a great " Handel " lover, and no doubt if he had been set to "turn the winch... | |
| 1875 - 688 pages
...mind, if the alteration could be made of playing the original psalm-tunes to somewhat quicker time ; " while Dr Burney, who went in for a little plain speaking,...astonish most congregations of the present day. Under the date January 6th, 1660-61, he says — "To church, where before sermon, a long psalm was set that... | |
| John Spencer Curwen - 1880 - 244 pages
...musical measure and syllabic quantity, if it were well performed ; but that so seldom happens that the greatest blessing to lovers of music in a parish...of those who join in his outcry wholly inaudible. Indeed all reverence for the Psalms seems to be lost by the wretched manner in which they are usually... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1893 - 684 pages
...held that it was the greatest blessing to lovers of music in a country church to have an instrument sufficiently powerful to render the voices of the...those who 'join in his outcry ' wholly inaudible. The Doctor was admittedly a great ' Handel ' lover, and no doubt if he had been set to 'turn the winch'... | |
| Nicholas Temperley - 1979 - 496 pages
...published in 1789, he expressed the view that 'the greatest blessing to lovers of music in a parish-church, is to have an organ in it sufficiently powerful to...of the clerk and of those who join in his out-cry, inaudible'. He asked, 'why is the whole congregation to sing any more than preach, or read prayers?.... | |
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