It was these statutes, signed by Saint-Saens,
Castillon, and Garcin, that gave the Society its title of _Societe
Nationale de Musique_, and its device, "_Ars gallica_." This is what the
statutes say about the aims of the Society:
"The aim of the Society is to aid the production and the
popularisation of all serious musical works, whether published or
unpublished, of French composers; to encourage and bring to light,
so far as is in its power, all musical endeavour, whatever form it
may take, on condition that there is evidence of high, artistic
aspiration on the part of the author.... It is in brotherly love,
with complete forgetfulness of self, and with the firm intention of
aiding one another as far as they can, that the members of the
Society will co-operate, each in his own sphere of action, for the
study and performance of the works which they shall be called upon
to select and to interpret."
The first Committee was made up as follows: President, Bussine;
Vice-President, Saint-Saens; Secretary, Alexis de Castillon;
Under-Secretary, Jules Garcin; Treasurer, Lenepveu.
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