The University of Bonn, Its Rise, Progress & Present State. with a Concise Account of the College Life of Prince Albert, by a Member of the Middle Temple - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1845 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. Prince Albert's knowledge of Music--Influence of Music on the German character--Palace of Bruhl--Grand Concert--Descriptive details--The Lyric Poet Reiff--The popular and patriotic German song," Das Leben am Rhein," with a translation, and the Music--Conclusion. In the opinion of some excellent judges at Bonn, Prince Albert had acquired a considerable knowledge of music before his arrival here, and the instructions he received from Dr. Breidenstein, during his academical residence, served to render him complete in that accomplishment. The love of music may be said to be a passion in the physical constitution of the German people; and, regulated as it is in this country, by the purest taste and most profound science, it produces certain decided and direct effects, which have a most pleasing as well as powerful influence upon the national character. To encourage this inherent passion, has always been the policy of German Sovereigns; for in disastrous times, when the land was oppressed and enthralled by ruthless invaders, they found it to be the strongest incentive to patriotism. Upwards of a century ago, the fastidious Chesterfield could not endure the idea of seeing his son touch a musical instrument, deeming such an act the greatest possible derogation from his dignity; yet, at that very time, in Germany, the legitimate heirs to sovereign princes were expected, and even enjoined, to cultivate an art which a British nobleman thought too mean and mechanical for a son whose only pretensions to distinction were derived from his spurious birth. Since his days, however, a total revolution has taken place in the public taste in England, in this respect. All the members of the Royal Family have, for many years past, evinced the strongest partiality for...
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