Barrel-organ-beground, German brass-band bestridden;
What with all the Concerts at all the Halls,
And the Oratorios—Samsons and Sauls—
Mozart and Mendelssohn, Haydn and Handel—
All lights of the Art in every part,
From the blaze of the Sun to a farthing-candle!
And the Classical Matinées,
With Clauss's touch satiny,
That to hear her your heart seems to go pit-a-pat in ye—
And Hallé so dignified, pure and sonorous,