Notices of Lectures deliuered before the Society 

 under the Popular Science Series. 



[Detailed Reports of these Lettures, where obtainable, have already 

 appeared in the daily papers. — Ed.] 



9. — " MUSIC. 



Delivered on Tuesday, January 22nd, by the Rev. Canon Castell. 



HE lecturer gave a rapid sketch of the musical 

 element of speech, and of the development 

 1 ^- < ^ 1 of the art and science of music, tracing its 

 necessarily close connection with poetry and poetic ex- 

 pression. The chief methods of musical expression, 

 characteristic of various races, were touched upon, and 

 the special adaptation of music to religious services 

 generally in past and present times was pointed out, 

 special insistence being made of its value as an adjunct 

 to Christian worship. The various forms of musical in- 

 struments were then historically treated, and a brief 

 reference made to the immortal names of the great com- 

 posers, who had placed music on the high pedestal it 

 now occupied. 



The lefture was interspersed throughout with selec- 

 tions of classic, operatic, sacred and ballad music, 

 vocal and instrumental, to illustrate special points 

 advanced at various parts oj the sub j eft. 



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