An account of the visit of Handel to Dublin |
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... admiration of several high - minded and discerning men . His friend Arbuthnot was not a man likely to be blown about by the winds of fashion . When Pope , who was not a mu- sician , and was sceptical of the sincerity of the raptures of ...
... admiration of several high - minded and discerning men . His friend Arbuthnot was not a man likely to be blown about by the winds of fashion . When Pope , who was not a mu- sician , and was sceptical of the sincerity of the raptures of ...
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... admirable style that the Roman Catholics , forget- ting for a moment in their delight , that the Almighty Father of ... admiration of Handel's powers on that instrument ; and of the grandeur , science , and perfection of his performance ...
... admirable style that the Roman Catholics , forget- ting for a moment in their delight , that the Almighty Father of ... admiration of Handel's powers on that instrument ; and of the grandeur , science , and perfection of his performance ...
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... admiration for this transcen- dent genius , that with us his fame rests chiefly on the imperishable basis of his oratorios , and other composi- tions to English words - that any comparison between him and Bononcini can regard them only ...
... admiration for this transcen- dent genius , that with us his fame rests chiefly on the imperishable basis of his oratorios , and other composi- tions to English words - that any comparison between him and Bononcini can regard them only ...
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... admirable ex- pression . His music is not of the romantic school . After making , however , all due allowance for diffe- rences of taste , it is impossible to excuse or palliate the violence and exclusiveness with which the partisans of ...
... admirable ex- pression . His music is not of the romantic school . After making , however , all due allowance for diffe- rences of taste , it is impossible to excuse or palliate the violence and exclusiveness with which the partisans of ...
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... admiration . Throughout the many years of unprincipled and pitiless opposition and neglect , and amid the intrigues ... admirable funeral anthem for Queen Caroline was composed in November , only a month previous to Xerxes , which was ...
... admiration . Throughout the many years of unprincipled and pitiless opposition and neglect , and amid the intrigues ... admirable funeral anthem for Queen Caroline was composed in November , only a month previous to Xerxes , which was ...
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Сторінка 103 - But soon, ah soon, rebellion will commence, If music meanly borrows aid from sense : Strong in new arms, lo ! giant Handel stands, Like bold Briareus, with a hundred hands ; To stir, to rouse, to shake the soul he comes, And Jove's own thunders follow Mars's drums, Arrest him, empress ; or you sleep no more...
Сторінка 15 - It was Mr Western's custom every afternoon, as soon as he was drunk, to hear his daughter play on the harpsichord ; for he was a great lover of music, and perhaps, had he lived in town, might have passed for a connoisseur; for he always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr Handel.
Сторінка 83 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness ; God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Сторінка 69 - Relief of the Prisoners in the several Gaols, and for the Support of Mercer's Hospital in Stephen's street, and of the Charitable Infirmary on the Inn's Quay, on Monday the 12th of April, will be performed at the Musick Hall in Fishamble street, Mr.
Сторінка 64 - A THING of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Сторінка 87 - ... the ladies who honour this performance with their presence would be pleased to come without hoops, as it will greatly increase the charity by making room for more company.
Сторінка 88 - Words are wanting to express' the exquisite delight it afforded to the admiring crowded audience. The sublime, the grand, and the tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestic, and moving words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished heart and ear.
Сторінка 86 - Hall in Fishamble Street, to a most grand, polite, and crowded audience ; and was performed so well that it gave universal satisfaction to all present ; and was allowed by the greatest judges to be the finest composition of music that ever was heard, and the sacred words as properly adapted for the occasion.
Сторінка 103 - But soon, ah soon rebellion will commence, If music meanly borrows aid from sense: Strong in new arms, lo! giant Handel stands, Like bold Briareus, with a hundred hands; To stir, to rouse, to shake the soul he comes, And Jove's own thunders follow Mars's drums. Arrest him, Empress; or you sleep no more'— She heard, and drove him to th
Сторінка 50 - Auditor-General etc. etc., all which are very much taken with the Poetry, so that I am desired to perform it again the next time.