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The violin and its music, 1881
4 lines. Read by computer on 10 September 2026. Printed page 38. See the scan on archive.org.
1artistic work necessarily attending such erections. The lavishness of architectural ornament, the marvellous display of the genius and skill of Flemish painters, was sought to be equalled by the grandeur of the Musical service. "All that opulent devotion could devise in wood, bronze, marble, gold, precious jewellery, or sacramental furniture had been profusely lavished." "The vast and beautifully painted windows glowed with Scriptural scenes, antique portraits, homely allegories, painted in those brilliant and forgotten colours which Art has not ceased to deplore. The daylight melting into gloom, or coloured with fantastic brilliancy, priests in effulgent robes chanting in unknown language the sublime breathing of choral music, the suffocating odours of myrrh and spike-nard, suggestive of the Oriental scenery and imagery of Holy Writ, all combined to bewilder and exalt the senses." This vivid description of the interior of Antwerp Cathedral serves to convey some idea of the splendour of the sacred buildings in the Netherlands. Such were the churches at Tournay, Ghent, Utrecht—where the youthful voice of Erasmus had been heard in the chorale—and many others throughout the land.
3It was in these sublime monuments of Gothic Art, raised by the combined efforts of a nation's skilled artizans, prompted by strong religious feelings, that the music of these highly-gifted Belgic composers was heard. No effort was spared to enrich the harmonies, the organ was deemed in-
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