From Pit to Palace

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Excerpt from From Pit to Palace: A Romantic AutobiographyMany biographies have been written of successful men who began life under the poorest conditions, and while this sketch, which consists of more facts than fiction, might appear like repeating an old story, we must remember that no two things or sounds are alike, nor two experiences the same, and therefore each one has its own individual value. The value of a sentence spoken does not always lie in what is said, but in the effect produced. We may, therefore, in a careless manner say and do a great deal that will be fruitless and will produce no effect, and this means a waste of time and energy. A good illustration of this fact is given to us in the sounds of music For example, each note in the musical staff requires a certain number of vibrations in a given time to produce the sound by which it is known to the trained ear, and this number differs largely from that required to produce any other note, yet there is a quality which also differs largely between their required vibrations and the effect on the ear, and this we notice after listening to music produced by an amateur and that of an artist. The same piece of music may be played, using exactly the same notes, yet the effect produced differs exactly in proportion to the difference in rendering the music.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.