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Article ADDENDA TO THE MEMOIR OF MR. THOMAS HULL, ← Page 2 of 2 Article ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC. Page 1 of 2 →
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Addenda To The Memoir Of Mr. Thomas Hull,
volution in the state of theatrical affairs , occasioned by the political tumults at the representation of the tragedy of Mahomet , induced him to exchange his situation in Dublin for one in the Bath Theatre , then under the regulation of the late Mr . Brown . On the secession of . the latter Mr . Hull conducted the management for Mr . , John Palmer , father to the present mayor of Bath , for some few seasons ; at the
expiration whereof , lie removed to Covent Garden Theatre ( in the year 1759 ) where he has continued his winter residence to the piesent hour . Some of his summers have occasionally been spent at Birmingham ; during which he fortunately contracted his agreeable intimacy with that poetical genius , William Shenstone , Esq .
His first attempt on Covent Garden stage was in the character of the elder Wou'd-be , in the comedy of the Twin Rivals . Mr . Hull was for eight years acting- manager of Covent-Garden Theatre , of which stage he is now the father . The Theatrical fund established there in 1765 , and confirmed by act of Parliament in 177 6 , owes its orig in solely to his exertions .
On The Peculiar Excellencies Of Handel's Music.
ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC .
"OANDEL ' s music , particularly his oratorios , being still annually and occasionally performed in London and elsewhere , it may not be incurious to enquire from what causes this constant repetition arises , and why the works of this master have had a fate so very different from that of contemporary composers , the greatest part of which seems consigned to oblivion .
This enquiry-will naturall y lead to the speaking of general principles , so far as they are applicable to the present subject ; to the state of instrumental and vocal music ; and to a comparison between Handel and other composers of note which flourished at this period . Nothing more being intended than a few miscellaneous observations set down just as they occur , method will not be attempted , and of course must be excused .
As the compositions which are the subject of the following remarks were produced in England , and set to English words , the mention of foreign musicians and their works is excluded , as not appertaining to the subject , unless so connected with it as to render the mention indispensable . Music , in its common application , is considered merely as an
entertainment : when bad , it disgusts ; when good , it creates sensations Unknown from other sources ; and if it reach the sublime , our feelings are more powerfully excited than from the utmost . perfection that poetry alone , or painting , has yet attained . With tlie lattei- music cannot be connected : but . when joined , or , as Milton phrases it , wedded with poetry , it readies the highest pitch
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Addenda To The Memoir Of Mr. Thomas Hull,
volution in the state of theatrical affairs , occasioned by the political tumults at the representation of the tragedy of Mahomet , induced him to exchange his situation in Dublin for one in the Bath Theatre , then under the regulation of the late Mr . Brown . On the secession of . the latter Mr . Hull conducted the management for Mr . , John Palmer , father to the present mayor of Bath , for some few seasons ; at the
expiration whereof , lie removed to Covent Garden Theatre ( in the year 1759 ) where he has continued his winter residence to the piesent hour . Some of his summers have occasionally been spent at Birmingham ; during which he fortunately contracted his agreeable intimacy with that poetical genius , William Shenstone , Esq .
His first attempt on Covent Garden stage was in the character of the elder Wou'd-be , in the comedy of the Twin Rivals . Mr . Hull was for eight years acting- manager of Covent-Garden Theatre , of which stage he is now the father . The Theatrical fund established there in 1765 , and confirmed by act of Parliament in 177 6 , owes its orig in solely to his exertions .
On The Peculiar Excellencies Of Handel's Music.
ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC .
"OANDEL ' s music , particularly his oratorios , being still annually and occasionally performed in London and elsewhere , it may not be incurious to enquire from what causes this constant repetition arises , and why the works of this master have had a fate so very different from that of contemporary composers , the greatest part of which seems consigned to oblivion .
This enquiry-will naturall y lead to the speaking of general principles , so far as they are applicable to the present subject ; to the state of instrumental and vocal music ; and to a comparison between Handel and other composers of note which flourished at this period . Nothing more being intended than a few miscellaneous observations set down just as they occur , method will not be attempted , and of course must be excused .
As the compositions which are the subject of the following remarks were produced in England , and set to English words , the mention of foreign musicians and their works is excluded , as not appertaining to the subject , unless so connected with it as to render the mention indispensable . Music , in its common application , is considered merely as an
entertainment : when bad , it disgusts ; when good , it creates sensations Unknown from other sources ; and if it reach the sublime , our feelings are more powerfully excited than from the utmost . perfection that poetry alone , or painting , has yet attained . With tlie lattei- music cannot be connected : but . when joined , or , as Milton phrases it , wedded with poetry , it readies the highest pitch