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OPEN COUNCIL. 281
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to In the the lorification sacred offices of the of reli great gion Author music of affords all good the niost ; in private powerful life incentive it fur- s g
nishes doubtless a source one of of the gratification most effectual the most instruments refined and in promoting intellectual civilisation ; and is ,
and The education slowness , amongst of its the growth rudest hitherto communities in the . United Kingdom may not
humbler improperl classes y be attributed for their to hearing the want reall of y facilities good music , especiall , and consequentl y amongst y the to
been their inability materiall to , increased appreciate h and the cultivate it of . tuition These and drawbacks the hi , gh too price , have of y expense ,
musical instruments y of all lands . In this particular , not only the student , but The the cost experienced price of teacher ianoforte is oftentimes ( the instrument similarly most situate general . and useful in
intelli families gent ) has , careful been , a hitherto and p respectable entirely of unobtainable the the industrial by amount any population , even of . the None most ,
indeedbut those who could command necessary money , or majority had excellent sufficient , of an familie appendage credit s , instead with to the the of ir manufacturer enj household oying the ; and use or tastes henc of dealer instruments e in the , the could memb small obtain ers at of home the so ,
have theatre been and compelled concert room to indul . The ge their temporary musical hih use also of a for pianoforte hirewhich public has
in been most denied instances to many would on account in a short of time the be g equal price to the charged value of the , instru- , ment itselfin addition _^ to whichthe quality of the instrument so acquired ,
is The too frequentl cultivation ; y very of inferior singing . ( the , sister instruction art } has introduced , however b , been MrHullah greatly
Mr assisted . Leslie by and the other system gentlemen of popular , to whom the public are mainl y y . indebted , for the impulse , which branch has more continues recentl to y be been g largel iven to developed that fascinatiug will
scienceand as that more y , so the amateur pressure , performers for an be extended redoubled use of all kinds of musical instruments by
from Considering a practical the knowled great moral ge of , music social . , , every and educational family , however advantages humble derived , ought of instrument bwhich their home
gatherings to be provided may be with rendered some species pleasant , instructive have , and y ceased attractive to ; cultivate and their
members sciencewhich enabled not , after only their to individuals daily occupations but to the entire famil , y circle , has a become , the most , agreeable and entertaining . The meanshoweverto so
, , desirable The desideratum an end has so hitherto long wanted been limited , and in to the which extreme we . have thus briefly about to be lied b
alludediswe are happy to perceive , now suppy a new hitherto institution , enjoyed , styled by the a large London mass Music of our Societ fellow y - _, citizens which . affords facilities not of fundin shares of £ 25 each
the by The the time monthl plan of of appropriation y the subscri Society ptions , is and of the the of raising members fifteen shillings a of ten , shillings per month per share per share up to ,
thereafter The directors . willso soon as such subscriptions amount to a sufficient same sum 1 st , by so to ballot be that appropriated , and they 2 ndl , are y , amongst enabled by competition the to purchase members . In the instruments in latter two will case classes be , , declared the cause —namel member the the y ,
offering the highest rate of hire for the instrument , allottee . the The member hire charged ' s subscri for ptions the respectivel instruments will continue y become will to cease be equal the in property to both the classes purchase of the as soon Society money as
until thereof the , and transaction the instrument be letedwhen the member will be declared its comp , absolute owner .
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Open Council. 281
OPEN COUNCIL . 281
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1858, page 281, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061858/page/65/
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