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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1ated in the building up of character, in inspiring noble motives in the youth of this country, and have developed taste by supplying opportunities for seeing and hearing the beauties of the arts of civilized countries.
3Artists of high rank have, from time to time, visited the capital and other great cities on the coast. Music-loving foreigners have formed, here and there, musical societies and clubs. Concerts are given through the musical season in the larger centers. Quite a number of artist-teachers have been supplying the best of opportunities to the students of musical art. Though such centers of light may be few, nevertheless their influence is felt in greater and still greater circles.
5To the credit of the natives, we must not forget to say, that they have not been indifferent in this movement of adopting the beautiful and the noble. Among those who love and adhere to the Oriental music there are few ladies and they seldom play any instruments. But in the movement of adopting the new, especially in piano-playing, it is the fair sex that has the upper hand, although some gentlemen of great musical talent and attainment hold the highest positions as performers and particularly as producers.
7In cities like Constantinople and Smyrna, pianos are not unusual in well-to-do homes. Next come in order the violin, the mandolin, the guitar and the flute.
9Although the music in vogue are the dance and parlor-pieces, yet there are some professional, and a great many native amateur musicians of high education and refined taste, who are well at home with such masters as Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff.
11European vocal-solo music has not yet found the same favor with the natives as has the instrumental. In fact, Oriental shyness and timidity, which is the result of constant oppression and fear, has been a check to the development of the voice. Singing is practically reserved for church use among the native Christians. The old native Christian churches have borrowed their music from that of the By-
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