Show oppressed rations sl slue C PO yon know that oppressed nations always sin sing r asked J W of boston at the tremont victor hugo makes such a statement somewhere wa bere iere and I 1 believe he is fully borne out ly by the facts it is the periods of the greatest struggle for freedom and of oatha the greatest tyranny that witness the birth of great musical composers rom posers it was after the thirty airs war that the german choral was war founded Italy waa was in the throes of dissension conflict and strife when palestrina arose art as aa represented ted by tho the paintings of the great masters masiers had been suppressed and art in another form forni that of music took its place I 1 need not quote instances nearer nt at hand band to prove the accuracy of my statements chicago herall herald |