. Programme. glorious musical testament. TheChorales, the last prayer of this sincere believer, were lying on hisdeathbed when the priest of the basilica which had so often echoedto his serene improvisations came, at his express desire, to bringhim the last consolations of the Church. ... In the present day,when every one has had a chance of hearing Bachs Passions andCantatas, we cannot fail to know—if we have listened to themwith attention—what constitutes the theme of a Chorale; the expo-sition of a series of short musical periods separated by intervalsof silence, the sequence of which forms
. Programme. glorious musical testament. TheChorales, the last prayer of this sincere believer, were lying on hisdeathbed when the priest of the basilica which had so often echoedto his serene improvisations came, at his express desire, to bringhim the last consolations of the Church. ... In the present day,when every one has had a chance of hearing Bachs Passions andCantatas, we cannot fail to know—if we have listened to themwith attention—what constitutes the theme of a Chorale; the expo-sition of a series of short musical periods separated by intervalsof silence, the sequence of which forms a complete melodic form, the outcome of Gregorian music, in which it blossomedout into free rhythms, became at the time of the so-called Renais-sance the typical, collective choral music of the Protestant Refor-mation. But how greatly it lost in aesthetic value by its restric-tions within harmonic formulae, instead of the free, expansive, Gre-gorian melody !* • Translated by Rosa GOWNS, SUITSandHATS 277 Dartmouth Street, Boston Summer Branch at Magnolia InvestIn New England CAREFUL investors recognize that thesuccess of New Englands businessactivities is built largely on the integrityand aggressiveness of its people. Theyare traditionally a home-loving and in-dustrious folk. The Old Colony Trust Companyspecializes in the securities of sound New-England enterprises. Circulars describ-ing a number of attractive issues will besent upon request. Old Colon^^ Trust Company 52 Temple Place I7 Court Street 223 Boylston Street TBOSTOU^
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