| Description | It is possible that these two short addresses which appear to have been written separately were combined to form one longer address. The typescript of 'Music' which is attached following 'Haydn' is heavily annotated in pencil.
In her address entitled 'Haydn', Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury considers the religious dimensions of 'the gift of music' with reference to the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), particularly his oratorio 'The Creation'. She also remarks on the history of musical development leading to the eighteenth century when she suggests music began 'to take its place in the world as a supreme source of pleasure and uplift'.
Taylor Cadbury explores the work of Haydn and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) before referring to the achievements of the Stradivari family in perfecting the violin. She examines how 'their faith in God' gave them guidance in their work, suggesting that their musical gifts came 'from a divine source'. Taylor Cadbury describes the greatness of 'spiritual Light' and its power to unite mankind in 'great comradeship and fellowship'.
In her address entitled 'Music', Taylor Cadbury considers the practical value of music which she suggests had the power 'to improve the health, to increase the working capacity, to provide companionship, to strengthen the character and enrich the mind'. She remarks that 'great music arouses the same spiritual enthusiasm as can be awakened by prayer'. |