Programme . to his time. Pope makes allusion tothis in the Dunciad, when he compares him to Bold Briareus with a hundred hands. In the second edition of that satire, with the illustrations of Scrib-lerus, the anonymous Scriblerus (who was no other than Pope him-self, assisted by Warburton) comments upon this verse in a note:Mr. Handel had introduced a greater number of hands and morevariety of instruments into the orchestra, and employed even drumsand cannon to make a fuller chorus; which proved so much too manly * But see Lacroixs mention of the double-bassoon used in the Coronation Anthem in
Programme . to his time. Pope makes allusion tothis in the Dunciad, when he compares him to Bold Briareus with a hundred hands. In the second edition of that satire, with the illustrations of Scrib-lerus, the anonymous Scriblerus (who was no other than Pope him-self, assisted by Warburton) comments upon this verse in a note:Mr. Handel had introduced a greater number of hands and morevariety of instruments into the orchestra, and employed even drumsand cannon to make a fuller chorus; which proved so much too manly * But see Lacroixs mention of the double-bassoon used in the Coronation Anthem in 1727. 12 WEST STREET (Over Bigelow Kennards) HATS! HATS!! HATS!!! Hats to ride in, to run in, to walk in; Hats of braids, of ribbons, of laces, Hats to sing in, to dance in, to talk in; Hats to suit all kinds of faces, Hats to sit in, to stand in, to call in; All of them different in color and shape, And some to do nothing at all in. Of flowers, of foliage, of velvet and crepe. (Prices, six dollars and up). TWO LECTURE RECITALS L With Liis?rt hi Wen LISZT imar Piano Compositions by LisztWith personal reminiscences A Program of Piano Compositions by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin, and Liszt, with interpretative analyses JOHN ORTH Concert Pianist and Teacher of PianoSTEINERT HALL for the fine gentlemen of his age that he was obliged to remove hismusick into Ireland. The cannon is probably a poetic license ofScriblerus. Schoelcher quotes from The Art of Composing Music, written bya former admirer of Handel, who deserted the friend of thunder,because he tore his ears to pieces:— There was a time when man-mountain Handel had got thesuperiority, notwithstanding many attempts had been made to keephim down, and might have maintained it probably, had he been contentto have pleased people in their own way; but his evil genius would notsuffer it; for he imagining, forsooth, that nothing could obstruct himin his career whilst at the zenith of his greatness, broached another kindof music, more
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