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Show THE BEE of Chadwick s was arranged for or chestra for the Orpheus Cltih last winter. 7 mcthn.l he recently invented. Mr, Schettler first issue nf this year an extended sketch of also won the first prize- a valuable and very .our Utah musician, Chas. Frederick Stayner. also adorns the (Mr. Stayners half-tonAt the present time he is arranging ns beautiful guitar. Mr. Schettler has spent two and a half 'cover. From this article we take the follow-- a well as composing full orchestral music for abroad; studying in Munich, Vienna ing extracts; New York company which opens there in Horn in Sill a few weeks. Considering the fact that this! (itv in the early tos, he was given the lust advantages in the in remuneration means a large sum, ami that New York is full of excellent composers, the! study of music to be obtained in his native city, and was afterwards sent to Boston, compliment is a very practical one. where he made himself familiar with the Ilii classes in harmony ami theory are and the art of principles of large. he teaches three davs in the week at singing, and studied the piano, violin and the B. Y. Academy, and in fact he is other orchestral instruments, harmony, comone of the budet of teachers, having position and conducting. Intending to degiven lessons to upwards of seventy vote himself more especially to piano pupils the last season Aside from this replaying and teaching, he placed himself munerative prae ice he has found time to do under the tuition of the distinguished Chimuch public work, particularly as cago teacher, Mr. William II. Sherwood. Mr. Stayners chief interest lies in the art In tin Constitution building the echoes of composition and he seeks fame as a comare tired when night comes. Tired and poser rather than as a player or teacher. An mixed. So mixed they don't know where examination of some of his piano pieces reveals an easy and graceful llow of melody they originally came from piano, violin or human throat, and so tired they are ready to and a sufficient abundance of genuine musical ideas and harmonic variety to insure sleep standing. Hut if you will take the elevator, and get continued interest in all that he writes. lie is generally serious, but not heavy, in his out at the first floor you will understand why. Upon your left a subdued, rather dis- aml Berlin. His playing is beautiful ; being style, and there is little that is obscure or tant rush and gambol of piano notes; upon marked by a smoothness and clear decision intricate in the artistic treatment of his material. He is not prone to triviality or to your right a vivacious, tuneful, nearer tink- - so difficult to attain. The remarkable and then coming to you upon the wings sence of anything harsh or clashing he mod- - indulge in flights of fancy or ornamentation of the air generally the broken wails of a cstly attributes to the use by him of for its ow-- sake. His nature is plainly full and violin gut strings in place of the of cheer and hope and free from, petulance, lost spirit, sighing, dying, almost wooing you steel ones; to that and his Martin guitar, and morbid sentiment. A set of Twelve after it into the silence, when suddenly an escaped baritone which he esteems a gem of guitar manufac- Easy Compositions, Op. 3, each piece beargracious goodness how de-d- o bounds over a transonic and mag- turing. He also states his preference for ing the simple title of dedication, as e. g., I'or Ida, For Ruth, etc., shows a special nificently bowls and reverberates about like guitars of American make, although recogthe cavernous echoes Rip Van Winkle heard nizing all the excellence of foreign instru- aptitude for simple forms of writing deof that Kaatskill nine-pigame. No wonder ments, and of course the superiority of manded by young players. Hut of late years he the echoes frequently stop, like the Texan foreign training. Op. 4 is a set of four pieces, of which No. is a Barcarolle entitled Great Salt Lake, speaker, to query w here they are or, that considers America has taken the lead in isnt bad grammar any longer, is it, it is guitar music, ensemble work for the guitar which, in a note under the title, the comand mandolin becoming very popular. The poser says is like his thoughts of the lake. slang. Piece Alla Barcarolle Pacific and under a proper Yes, Constitution building is the home of two instruments in club several remarkable studios, twro of which conductor make some beautiful effects, not Waltz are two later and mo e pretentious have been hitherto mentioned, and a third only in the light Spanish music, but also in compositions in which Mr. Stiyner exhibit s that is now given Prof. McClellans. In the more standard the masters. The a higher degree of inventive skill and techpassing one remarks that the workshops of Neapolitan Quintette of Salt Lake, of which nical facility in the treatment of his themes Mr. Weihe and Mr. McClellan are both Mr. Schettler was a member, certainly and the resources of the instrument. The former contains a second theme in socially and professionally closely asso- proved that the instruments were worthy of is heroic in its full chords, ciated and in a double sense harmoniously. serious thought and application. Mr. Schettlers classes, aside from his Salt breadth, and the latter, while somewhat MR. C. D. SCHETTLER. Lake list, include pupils from many neighbor- serious in m t re, gives opportunity for a Competent judges assert that meritorious ing localities, who are invariably enthusiastic considerable degree of brilliance of style in handling of the guitar or mandolin is more advocates of both their instruments and their interpretation which will be especially acthan rare. That wrhen it comes to playing instructor, while the best musicians among ceptable to advanced players. Up to the present time Mr. Stayners eiiher of these two instruments, there are us are very appreciative of Mr. Schettlers This being talent, his recognized standing and the compositions number about fifty pieces for fewr real artists in any country. because piano, voice and violin. He be proud of her guitarist, remarkable industry that have won him his he has something to say. Earnestness, sintrue, Utah can Mr. C. D. Schettler, who has now national place. cerity, and conviction are stamped upon the in pages of his music. He has received enrecognition. At the Denver Eisteddfod, couragement for his creative talent from C. F. STAYNER. the fall of 1896, he carried off first prize for many of the leading musicians of Europe The Pianist and Organist, a musical and his rendition of Nicolais Merry Wives of America, and his career will be watched Newof official the of In K. Mertz. a as York, organ J. Windsor, monthly arranged by interest by all who take note of the Y. N. and the of Guild American Organists contest, Mr. Schaeffer of Chicago arranged rapid growth in musical culture throughout to introduce the merits of an improved State Music Teachers Association, has in its the country. ing t 9 - e ; ! ke 0 i voice-cultur- e t 0 0 0 0 0 silk-bas-s n ! n 1 w-or- k G-min- or, w-rit- w-e-ll - w-it- h |