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Show WNews of Music and Musicians at Home and Abroad. feTlthc way of musical lE tb. week J-t passed. On night there was the splendid W I J -the Commercial club and tho WTx .t the studio of Mrs. King and Oliver. The pupils of Mrs. Snod-W"L Snod-W"L a most enjoyable recital WS0 a.v evening at Unity hall and Wfrlv wring the First Congic-M?bUurch Congic-M?bUurch was filled with those j i n the programme rendered P"?e benent of the kindergarten Wma "Hlate future is al3o full of &, 'Tr lovers of good muslo. First WSfthD 5?re recitals this week .'Karlt at Unity hall. May EB?b 2 iteset for a recital by two 8 ' nllve Gray's promising pupils, Eu.r Mth the concert by the Or-fe, Or-fe, X the Salt Lake Theater. EMartoa Jloyle-KIng gives a pu-RrLifflJ pu-RrLifflJ next Wednesday evening, Ig 1 paplls of Prof. J. J- McClel-l McClel-l hiiiilv cngaccd In preparing- for KMo be Biven at the Salt Lake KT. In the near future, and Madame SL'i. Bwenion will bring out u num-K num-K her pS nt a rec,tal 10 be K,VOn tin Ma? or carly ln June IK Sketch of Rubin Goldmark. Kibln Goldmark, who" gives a scries Eluslrated lectures on the Wagner IK'c dramas at Unity hall the coming )Ek is tt nal,ve of New Tork" He r "jSri his first musical instruction Jk Mr. Ltvonlus, a well-known tcach-New tcach-New Tork, alid aftcrwardc studied iljKreral years with Joseffy. while Sjkk, the celebrated Bohemian corri-IEl corri-IEl his master in composition. K giadyinir for some years under R. noted masters, Mr. Goldmark IK to Austria, the birthplace of his Kr and the original home of the -Vienna' Mr. Goldmurk was a pu- Ifor two years ai uic -vi s iiuBlc studying piano composition, rtlr after completing his course in ina Mr. Goldmark returned to irica. His health failed within a r'uid he was obliged to go to Colo-. Colo-. springe, where he remained for a year. Although advised to live Vorado Mr. Goldmark was not an ilif, and It Was while living in the rado city that many of his most jrtant musical compositions were Un and where lie first gave the is oi lecturers whloh have been re-td re-td with such favor both ln this itry and Europe During his stay Ibtorado Springe, Mr. Goldmark was dor of music ln the Colorado con-ijtoiy con-ijtoiy of music and the cause of !c was greatly stimulated not only blorado Springs but in the State, r. Goldmark is still a young man, has published many compositions ibte. Salt Lake is fortunate in sees se-es "Mr Goldmark's lectures on the ilkuerle," "Siegfried" is the sub-ifor sub-ifor Thursday evening; "Goctter-nmerung" "Goctter-nmerung" for Friday evening, and ' Melsterslngcr von Nuernberg" irday evening. The lectures begin jo'clock. They are really , not lec-t, lec-t, but Informal talkfl, Mr. Gold-k Gold-k Illustrating his" talks with piano rtlona from the "Wagner dramas, the lecture recitals altogether J Held'B Band at Grand, t the Orpheus club of New Tork, lb will be heard at the Grand thea- 'iuiu e:uii& uuuei um AU3pii.ua ui Vmi'i band, there will be an attraction (Bait Lake music lovers such as they jBa not often the pleasure of hearing-, vljln? from the flattering press no-TWthey no-TWthey have leeeived on their tour SVlh the country. rnhard Walther is said to be a vlo-iVf vlo-iVf of rare ability and everywhere maroiised the admiration of his au-'tt au-'tt by his artistic work. High Ete h also given Miss Katherine de Uhe pianist of the club, and Jean fcmy, the soloist. An Innovation id concert will be the readings iValsworth, a talented member rpheus club. A very attract-amme attract-amme Is arranged for tonight oncert promises to bo as great i fts was that of last Sunday The programme follows: ectlon. "Prince of Pllson".... L. Ludcrs Hold's Band. solo, "Thcmo and Vnrla-, Vnrla-, Chopin kathcrlno Do Vcro. (a) "Lovo'h Sacrifice" Anon couragomcnt" Dunbar Dorothy Walsworth. fnava Nol Sllcnzlo (from 31 Larnmcrmoor") Verdi Jean St. Remy. . ' Romance Sans Paroles" ' Elesant" WJenlawakt Bernhard Walther. m Dances' Brahm Hold's Band, i and violin. "Sonalo" Op. S, 'o quaal Andantlno. Allocro rftco Grieg DoVtre and Bornhard Walther. m Aw,akonlnfr of thy Robo," '"n abllgato Manse Rcmy and Bernhnrd Walther. ?MT "Adagio PathetlQue" . ' (b) "La Rondo des Lutliie." '"""i ...Bazzlnl . ,rnhard Walther. nni'VV Winters Tfjy ,a,(P1rothy Walsworth, K Mltctlon, 'TrtUBt".. Gounod f? Orpheus Club Concert. Ith Is the date named for the be given at the Salt Lako zffZ ;y the Popular Orpheus club. llJMnths past the members have W h?nVtrey Gre nevcr baforo ,n t0 e,ve - concert. The 3P concur K?n, of the features ftlSS'1 1h'Cli;vlll add to lu, 'Mb bum;,, ln itlon. tho club onoL th Chainado trio pKlzatlnni best-known musi-'Jm musi-'Jm baf blon5 ot that cIt-v and one jM lr U haa appeared. Commercial Club Concert. WbaUhc Commercial club held a m evei,,n Ia8t 'Mm ZT for wh,ch thc club i,4 hundred Qnd 'et more IPii th.Jrut lhcy didn't rot-ret lKlyflne onect was an exp- J with groTt' nUmbe'- wSs JBSL1 n the PPlau8e' Those $K$ work p;5r"rnme and the ,W nt Programme, and The Chnmlnndo Trio of Denver, at Salt Lake Theatre May 12th "with Orpheus Club. readers will know that those who attended at-tended the club enjoyed a musical feast: (a) "Lollta" Chamlnade. (b) "Barcarolle'" (G minor) Rubinstein (c) "Schorzo" (B minor) Mendelssohn Mrs. Agnes Osborne. "Tho Wanderer" Schubert Mr Walter Wallace. 'Romanza and Flnalo" (a la ZIngara, from 2nd Concerto) WIenlawskI Mr Wlllard Wclho. Aria from 'Queen of Shoba" Gounod Miss Agatha Berkhocl. "Theme and Variations" Padcrewskl Mrs. Agnes Osborne, "Mlt Myrthen und Rosen" Schumann Mr. Walter Wallace. (a) "Reverie" Vleuaxtcmps fb) "Canzonnetta" .Godard (c) "Cradle Song" Sauret Mr. Wlllard Wclhc, (a) "Love's Confidence" (Glen Ardcn).. .Helen Gilmoro (b) "Roses in Juno".... Ed Gorman (c) " 'Twaa April" Ncvln Miss Apatha Berkhocl. Mr. J. J. McClcllan, Acco.-npanlst. Music at Pirst Methodist. On account of the- special Interest attaching at-taching to the services nt the First M. B. church today, owing to tho presence in the city of the Eastern delegation to the general conference at Los Angeles, Prof. Claude J. Ncttlcton has prepared unusually attractive .music for the services, ser-vices, both morning and evening. This morning the choir will repeat the anthem an-them which was so successfully rendered ren-dered at tho Easter eervlec, "Break EV.ftV. (nln Tni " Yv Slmnnr onrl thin evening- will sing "My Soul Doth Magnify Mag-nify the Lord," by Blumenschein. At the morning service Mrs. Ella Cum-mlng-Wetzell and Mr. Netlleton will sing a duet, and In tho evening Mrs. A D. Melvln sings a solo. Emanuel Anderson An-derson will preside at the organ at both services. Pupils' Kfrcital. Mrs. Martha Royle-Klng and a few of her pupils will give a vocal recital at Mrs. King's studio In the Commercial block next Wednesday evening, May -4th, at 0 o'clock, The accompanists of the evening will be Mrt. W. S. Loomls and Miss Judith Evans and the following follow-ing numbers will be given: "Who Is Sylvia?" Schubert "Gcfunden" Van dcr Stucken Mrs. King. "Tho Sandman's Song" DoKovon "Rock-a-by Dearie" Brewer Miss Morris. "Tho Dying Rose" Tunlsoa "When Sylvia Sauntors By"....DcKoven MIbs Evans. "A Spring Roundelay" Grossmaycr "The Rose ln tho Garden"...-.. Neldllnger MI?s Johnson. "Tho Thought of Yon" Wllkins "Popples" DeKovcrv Miss Rccdall. Duct, "Nina" Guorcia Mrs. King and Miss Evans. "Happy Birds" 1 HoIs "Cradle Song" Gaynor Miss Godbc. "Toll Mo" Chlnholm "Dcr Tod und dH Madchcn".... Schubert Miss Evnnx. For Play-Goers and Music-Lovers. That play-goers have no cars and music-lovers no eyes Is a contention made by James Huncker ln a recent number of the New York Sun. He cltca In support of his lndictmont the applause ap-plause given bad muslo at theaters and the admiration commanded by Inferior stage management at the opera. Mr. Huneker, who Ukes popular music if it Is good, says there are but three theaters thea-ters In "New York where the music is not offensive. He complains that "the truck put forth for our unhappy ears ln current fnrco comedy 1b bad music, badly conceived, badly wrltcn, and, for the most part, badly executed by a bad orchestra.'' On the other hand, Mr. Huneker says that as a rule musical people are sad Judges of the drama and for Illustration compares the much-praised setting of "Parsifal" dlsadvantageously to some very mediocre American dramas. And then he goes on ln this strain, What would Wagner not have realized rea-lized If he had some great Btage managers, mana-gers, men of science, Imagination and practical training, like David Belasco and Julian Mitchell ! Now for my contention. con-tention. Not at Balreuth, not at Munich, Mu-nich, not at New York do tho atago pictures even remotely approach the dramas ln canvass, gauze and lights invented in-vented by Julian Mitchell ln "Babies in Toyland." I purposely avoid mentioning men-tioning European theaters their productions pro-ductions are childish la comparison with ours. You lift your hands ln sacred sa-cred horrorl "What, 'Parsifal' and 'Babes In ToyJand! " Yes, I mean exactly ex-actly what I say. Worse remains. In no Wagner music drama that I have licard and seen have I ever witnessed ouch exquisite modulations of light as In the field and Ice transformation input in-put on your most hypocritical demeanor' demean-or' "The Wizard of Oz." The much vaunted garden scene in "Parsifal" looks like a lot of paper flowers, ill-lighted, ill-lighted, hideous In juxtaposed hues and grouped with a singular lack of plastic effect. Julian Mitchell Is a genius ln devising scenes theatrical, operatic, if u will which are often wasted on the dramatic material he has to decorate. 1 have reserved my trump card for the last. What problems would Wagner and Balasco not have worked out together? to-gether? Wagner's poetic brain, Balas-co's Balas-co's poetic and practical handl We must not forget that on the stage before Wagner's advent there existed no stage pictures comparable to his own. You will say that he went to the pantomlno for his Magic Fire episode yet how sublimated! And that first scene of "Rhelngold!" I recall, not without effort, ef-fort, an article by John K. Paine which appeared In the North American Review Re-view some time about 1S7C. After proving prov-ing to his own satisfaction that Wagner Wag-ner was not a great musical composer, the veteran Harvard professor put his linger on a salient place. Wagner Is tho greatest inventor of stage pictures, he wrote, that over lived. True. And his dream pictures have been fully Interpreted Inter-preted from first to la6t. Figure to yourself "Tho Darling of the Gods' and then go to sec tho "Ring," "Parsifal," "Parsi-fal," "Tannhacuser" or "Lohengrlnc." Consider the bareness of the stage, the lack of vitality in the landscapes of thegc operas. They are not as Wagner would have had them. Stage machinery Aas not perfected ln the composer's days, though he liberally Invented ef- footfz In wnnd Irrm ?inf1 nnnvpua' "l!1at as the passionate, forceful, dramatic piano playing of Frans Ll3tz was the genesis of the latter day grand piano. In "The Darling of the Gods" there arc melting perspective, waters dimpled and surface-shattered by moon rays; a moon ub mellow as the September harvest planet. And the Bolasco dark scenes, tho darkness which Whistler proved to be full of light graduations, modulations of grays ln grays and never sheerly black. Magical, too, that scene of the spy, with tho transpositions transposi-tions of lights Into an orange key, sliver sli-ver ruling the background, purple shadows the foreground, and the shifting shift-ing note of orange the lantern In the spy's hand here was one of James Whistler's nocturnes, or arrangements or syhiphonles, set before you on a vaster canvass, with living, moving humans and the River of Souls! How such a picture of mystery would have fired Wagner's Imagination to more tremendous music making' There are touches of tho sub-llmo sub-llmo and the Infernal In that scene, ono produced by methods of extreme simplicity: sim-plicity: yet the fogs of hpll circle ln misty wisps over the lugubrious stream, while we descern the red tremors of Tophct ln the dissolving perspective. Tell musical persons of these wonders, tell them that Belasco and Mitchell would bo ashamed to put their names to a Balreuth programme or to acknowledge ac-knowledge that filmsy Grain hall at our Metropolitan opeia house tell them nil these things and you would be met with an astonished stare. Great music covers a multitudo of scenic sIiibI Musical folk are not uBually endowed with eyes. Their brain is lodged in their ears. And this Is as it should be unless the music drama of Wagner enters Into the discussion Then both eyes and cars are demanded, j Liko opera-goers, ln an inverse manner, theater the-ater lovers are all eyes. This, too, la well unless musical plays are on the carpet. And so the matter stands, and so It will remain until a broader culture supplants th one-sided eye and ear training ot the day. I have been Informed In-formed that some people consider Shakespear inferior to Wagner, and that there exists persons for whom music has no color or meaning. For all suoh let us offer up a -silent, fervent prayer! Richard Strauss and 'John Phoenix. An elaborate programme of Richard Straues'a new "Slnfonia Domestlca," of which New York had tho pleasure of seeing the firut performance, caused the editor of a New York muslo column to unearth a comic programme written ..fifty years ago by the California humorist, John Phoenix (LlcuL Dci'by). The analyaua of "The Plains Odc-pymphonle, Odc-pymphonle, from Jabez Tarbox," follows: fol-lows: The symphony opens upon the wild and boundless plains In longitude 115 degrees west, latitude 35 degrees L'O minutes) and 3 secondy north, and about CO miles from tho west bank of Pitt river. Theso data arc beautlfullv and clearly expressed by a long (topographically) (topo-graphically) drawn note from un E-fiat clarinet. The sandy nature of the soil, sparsely dotted with bunches of cactus and artemlsla, the extended view, fiat and unbroken to tho horizon, save by the rising smoke In the, cxtrome verge denoting tho vicinity of a Piute village! are represented by tho bass drum, A few notes on the piccolo call the attention at-tention to a solitary antelope picking up mescal beans in the foreground. The sun having1 attained an altitude of 36 dtsTcea 27 minutes, blazes down upon the scorra ln Indescribable majesty. "Gradually the sounds roll forth ln a Eong" of rejoicing to the god of day: Of thy Intensity And great Immensity Now, then, wo sing, Beholdlntr with cxatltudo Thee In this latitude, Curious thine which swells out Into "Hey Jim along, Jim along Josey," then descrescendo mas o menos, poco poclta, dies away and dries up. Suddenly we hear approaching' a train from Pike county, consisting of seven families, with forty-six wagons, each drawn by thirteen oxen; each family consists of a man ln butternut-colored clothing driving the oxen, a wife In butternut-colored clothing- riding ln tho wagon, holding a butternut baby, and stA'enteen butternut children running promuscuously about the establishment; establish-ment; all are barefooted, dusty and smell unpleasantly. (All these circumstances circum-stances arc expressed by rapid fiddling for some minutes, winding up with a puff from the ophlclelde played by an Intoxicated Teuton with an atrocious breath It Is Impossible to misunderstand misunder-stand the description. Now rises o'er the plains ln mellifluous accents, the grand Pike county chorus:1 Oh, we'll soon be thar In tho land of gold. Through tho forest old. O'er the mounting' cold, With spirits bold Oh. we come, wo come, And wo'll soon be thar. Gee up Bollyl whoo hup! whoo haw! Tho train now encamp. The unpacking un-packing of the kettles and mcsspans, the unyoking of the oxen, the gathering gather-ing about the various campfires, the frizzling of thfe pork, are so clearly expressed ex-pressed by the muslo that the most untutored un-tutored savage could readily comprehend compre-hend It. Indeed, so vivid and life-like was tho representation that a lady sitting sit-ting near us involuntarily exclaimed aloud at a certain passage, "Thar, that pork's burning!" And It was truly Interesting In-teresting to watch the gratified expression expres-sion of her face when, by a few notes of the guitar, the pan was removed from the lire, and the blazing pork extinguished. ex-tinguished. This is followed by the beautiful aria, Oh, marm! I want a pancake! followed by that touching recitative, Shet up, or I will spank you! to which succeeds a grand crescendo movement, representing the flight of the child with the pancake, the pursuit of the mother, and the final arrest and summary punishment of the former, represented by the ra'pid and successive succes-sive strokes of the castancL The turning ln for the night follows, and the deepnd stertorous breathing of the encampment is well given by the bassoon. The night attack of the Piutcs. the fearful cries of the demoniac Indiana, tho shrieks, of the females and children, the rapid and effective fire of the rifles, the stampede of the oxen, their recovery re-covery and the final repulse, the PI Utahs being routed after a loss of thirty-six killed and wounded, while the Pikes lose but ono scalp (from an old fellow who wore a wig and lost It ln tho scufile), are faithfully given, and cxclto the most Intense Interest In the minds -of the hearers; the emotions of fear, admiration and delight succeeding one another in their minds with almost, painful rapidity. Then follows the grand chorus: Oh! wc gin them fits. Tho 7nfren Utahs. With our slx-8hootcrE Wc gin 'cm pertlkuler fits. After which wo have the charming recitative of Hen' Tuden Links to the infant, which is really one of the most charming gems ln tho performance: Now, dcrn your skin, can't you be easy? Morning succeeds. The sun rises magnificently (octave flute); breakfast Is eaten (In a rapid movement on three sharps); the oxen are caught and yoked up (with a small drum and triangle); the watches, purses and other valuables of the conquered PI TJtahs are stored away in a camp kettle to a small movement on the piccolo, and, . We'll soon bo thar, Gcc up. Bolly! Whoo up! Whoo haw! The whole concludes with the grand ( hymn and chorus: When wo die we'll go to Benton, Whupl Whoo, haw! Tho greatest man that o'er land saw, Geo! An Eminent American Composer. Very Interesting is the biographical notice of Edward A. MacDoWell contained con-tained 'in the April number of the "Musical "Mu-sical Times" of London. Of the American's Ameri-can's ability as a composer, the "Musical "Mu-sical Times" says: "Few, If any, will deny that Dr. Mac-Dowell Mac-Dowell is the foremost composer In 'in America. To say that "beauty and greatness are the twin sovereigns of his mental kingdom" Is perfectly true, but It Is not the whole truth concerning him. Above all else, ho Is a poetical composer. Not that he scorns form, or allows his melodic gifts and harmonic Instincts to run riot he is too serious an artist to adopt the methods of an iconoclast, or to resort to eccentric strivings after effect, but his music is no mere dry classlcallsm, neither does It smell of the lamp: on the contrary, as one of his pupils has said, It gives one a distinct impression of 'outdoor-ness.' 'outdoor-ness.' In the words of Mr. James Huneker: Hun-eker: 'MacDowcll la fond of the open air. For him, always the heather and the wind that sweeps across It, tho crags of tho highlands and the bonny blue of the sky.' A great thinker, his music is free from all artificiality, the product of an artist and an earnest minded man, liberally endowed with brains, which he uses to the best advantage ad-vantage for the furtherance of his art. It Is Impossible to do Justice to the many creations of the subject of this sketch within the limits of this article. The reader Is advised to make himself him-self acquainted with Dr. MacDowell's works. They appeal to vurlous tastes i and capacities. Some may be disposed to consider tho shorter pianoforte pieces those charming creations of his poetic fancy as his best achievements. achieve-ments. Others will regard tho more extended ex-tended compositions for the household Instrument as worthy of greater con- ( slderatlon c. g., tho four pianoforte, j sonatas. The two pianoforte concertos, ln A minor and D minor, are ns brll- J llant ln their conception as In their ex- f ccutlve attractiveness." Effect Wlll Be Baneful. g Joseph McLaughlin, Jr., organist of St. Joseph's church, Troy, N. Y.t was re- j cently naked wbat he thought would be the effect of the reformatory Instruc- I tlons on the subject of church music j by the Pope, and said: "The growth B of music In America led to the estab- " Ushmcnt of larger choirs and to the in- I troductlon of trained solo singers, who, In their turn, made possible the production pro-duction of the works of the great masters mas-ters ln music which we are now about to lose. And what are we to have In place of these well balanced, and in many cases, highly efilcicnt choirs? Choirs of boys and men will be substituted, substi-tuted, but from tho majority of specimens speci-mens of boy quoirc In Catholic churches in this country, the result Is apt to be appalling-. When boys' voices are properly trained and developed, there Is nothing more suitable for a religious service than their work, but when they are In the crude state (as almost all the so-called sanctuary choirs are) their tinging In church, above all places, is, to put it mildly, unsatisfactory. The training of boys voices Is a field almost al-most absolutely untouched by Catholic organists, and from this fact the supply sup-ply of cholrmdsters will necessarily be fc-mall, so some of the boy quoins tb be will be fearfully and wonderfully 'trained.' "To sum up In a few words: we find that to offset the loss of the great worku of the masters ln music, done, where the opportunity affords the material. by well-trained choirs of women and men, we are to have choirs of boyo and men to sing the plain chant and works based on It, generally In a rough way vocally. The production of works of the Palestrlna school under these conditions con-ditions will be little short of a musical sacrilege, and will materially retard the growth of music in America." Music Notes. Miss Mary Olive Gray givc& a recital ' on Che. evening of May 10th at Unity hall. for her pupils, .Miss Ella Dyer and Miss Hattlc Piper. Mrs. Fisher S. Harris, Har-ris, soprano, will assist. ' ' This morning at 11 o'clock at St. Paul's church Mrs. Martha Royle-Klng will sing "My Peace I Leave. "With You" (TInney). v The programmo given by Mrs.Mar-tha Mrs.Mar-tha Royle-Klng and Miss Oliver at their studio last Monday evening, and which was so greatly enjoyed by the guests, will be repeated ln tho near future, lllll when the Invitations extended will be H 8 If limited to musicians. nlll f Madame Brodbeck will sing "With I 1 1 1 Verdure Clad," from "Tho Creation." N by Haydn, and a trlq with her two nil daughters, "Lift Thine Eyes," from II I I ' "Elijah," by Mendelssohn, on Sunday U III ( j afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Unity hall. ill ' xJIrliu This morning at Westminster Pres- jj !' byterlan church the choir will sing "Thy ' fl(lnj ' Will Be Done" (Parks) and "A Land fj ill" Over There1' (Wilson), Miss Rosa 1 1f ' Smlthcn singing the solos. In the even- ffl I Im ing the choir of ten voices will sing fill I If "Hark! Hark! JUy Soul," Miss Pearl Al- wlllUi lenbaugh and Miss Marguerite Harley $M If singing the solos. At the evening ser- Hi I i' vice the Westminster Ladies quartetto , f!f!lllf ' a new org-anlzation, will also sing a fill j II anthem. t Ijij'j II j. "The Marblo Shooters," a. boys' fyho- 'Dill ' rus from the First Baptist church, -will In I; sing "Over the Ocean Wave" nexVFYi a! j day evening at the First Met Jtodlst if IP 1 church. f t j I |