Symphonies and their meaning . its artless, homelyphrase. A keen man of literary power has suggested,among his friends, a classing of composers insome such way as : l st, The Prophet; 2d, TheCounsellor; 3d, The Friend; 4th, The is exactly true. And we are reminded of itby the analogous variety of relation in onemaster. Clearly Schubert has at first more ofthe impersonal seer, even stern monitor, andthen quickly glides into friendliest, soothingspeech. So comes again the momentary strainof playfulness; again the warning herald notesin the horn of the final verse of the fanciful » 223
Symphonies and their meaning . its artless, homelyphrase. A keen man of literary power has suggested,among his friends, a classing of composers insome such way as : l st, The Prophet; 2d, TheCounsellor; 3d, The Friend; 4th, The is exactly true. And we are reminded of itby the analogous variety of relation in onemaster. Clearly Schubert has at first more ofthe impersonal seer, even stern monitor, andthen quickly glides into friendliest, soothingspeech. So comes again the momentary strainof playfulness; again the warning herald notesin the horn of the final verse of the fanciful » 223 SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING legend. There is now a curious chariness inornament and rhythm, a halting in the lastwords, as if to add a certain insistent dance has almost ceased. It is no longerthe child playing in the lightning. It is morereflective, with a fine little envoi, a minor mem-ory of an old strain. With kindly humor, itmarches up the hill—and down again: x. Oboe (joined by Clarionet and Flute). r. Strings [pizzicato). B =e -9- #- n A-- £ r—r* L — -#• -g- * 1 |i (?= 224 SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING Scherzo, Allegro are so accustomed to humor in wordsthat it is difficult to think of its utterancethrough another medium. To some, I suppose,humor in music is almost incredible. To dis-cuss such a question is to be drawn into anendless perambulation, losing our way utterlyfrom the central purpose. The trouble lies largelyin the scope of the word humor. Sometimesit does seem that, while for the expression offeeling music is far the most powerful of thearts, humorous utterance is easiest in here it would become necessary to distin-guish elements of humor, or at least differentkinds, where the danger of straying loomsgreater than ever. It may not be too broad tosay that when humor is largely compact oflight, merry sentiment, music is still the morenatural medium. Much of the humor we areaccustomed to, seems largely a game, with aju
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