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Show With the Music Folk . if L vf improvement for which the rep-Ml rep-Ml ntatlves of the musical pro-S-lon I" Salt Luke deserve )lMS Uie standard of songs. But due fe , L I clement Is Mill lacking. In w of the concert, or recitals d Here I- any place given to the old 5SB clal the old Irish and Scotch GM It seems to be considered ne- n2?Kn:v to "serve these last-named cn-felf cn-felf k- to St Patrick's day and St. An- h&M -e Aos" on those occasions whole SErftiniuca are given composed of 4feh 3 Scotch music, which is then P iE.!fin..My left alone for another year lES forthe old English ballad there Jlf , rinv set apart. If modern com- ftt IK? --1 hiid jo far Improved on them It JK Slv understood that the I?h rs should be left alone But which "SfeSd upli "Drink to Me Only With viBflne Eves"? Do not this and suoh leE as "Here's to the Children of Kfni Fifteen"' stand In a class en-by en-by Scmsclves, both for the bo-.u-'? Wv. r lhe words and the sweetness and telLniiclty of the melody? This Is not 8iiK"n d6d io be a disparagement of mod-,fcrn mod-,fcrn music nor an exhortation t6 have i'ftognmrnes monopolized by these bal---7HdP The intention is to make a plea I'tiMr more of the old-style ballads, thai tufcose who have not heard them may fcftR to know and enjoy them; that ouws 'ho know them may hnve the "UsuAJ of meeting old friends again ittlafriie two songs mentioned above are 8rons the best known. But besides ifrBL'jc there are many others, less known Jhlch vocalists would be well repaid fcr elnghiff. In the albums of old 5$?W tongs there are such as "Chip JfKhl" Mi Ll'tle Horse.'' "Mnire" and T?Elhcr3 too niiraci'O'is to mention, thcr-.-vxKk on?s by Purcell such as "I Shot ilK'n Arrow Into the AU" and "I Attempt IBfrom Lovp's Sickness to Fly In Vain." 'fl'The public l willing and anxious to Ifgwar'and appreciate good music. Th sKd-strle ballad Is simple enough to be ;jjBipreclRted and good enough to be en-fcjtd en-fcjtd manj times over but let no one JgJespIse It for simplicity: for It takes u 4ft9o3 finger and an artist to do it full 'ttitlcc cY 1 Grand Opera In the "West I The Savage English Grand Opera J company closed Its forty weeks' sea-I sea-I "a In Pittsburg Saturday night, after 1 the mo3t successful and longest tour f the Boston Impressario ever gave his famous organization. Over 300 per-I per-I forraances were given, Including pro-l pro-l ijucllons of fourteen operas The com-i com-i piny consisted of 150 people, Including an orchestra of forty musicians and 5 "raveled oj lis own Bpeclal train of twelve cars. Most of the operas were I iorks that no other organi7.atlon has -." ?ver attempted in English. f Since Mr Savage founded his com-i com-i jianyln Boston he has produced elghty-J elghty-J oik masterpieces In English, the first e production of Verdi's celebrated ,'Othello" this year being- regarded as 1 he finest Tlumph of American singing ;arU3ts. Pccclnl's "La Boheme" was a spe-ml spe-ml production at the close of. the season sea-son and with Verdi's "Othello" and Puccini's "Toaca" will probably be In the repertoire next season, when the company will visit over 1G0 cities. In- tVadlng a tour of Canada, the South I ill to the Pacific coast. Opera festivals 'ringing from one to three weeks will h given In Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, Baltimore, Washington. Pltts-:bars. Pltts-:bars. New Orleans, Kansas City, Den-fver Den-fver and San Francisco. This will be jjhe first time an English grand opera ;rompany will attempt a complete tour of the United States. 5! jj Song and Piano Hecital. ; One of the most artistic pupils' recl-of recl-of the season was that of Monday :tvenlng at Unity hall, when Mrs. TV11-illam TV11-illam V, Wetzell presented her pupil, t- Benedict, and Miss Mary SOUve Gray Introduced her pilpll, Miss .Jennie Williamson. The hall was Crowded with friends of the two participants par-ticipants in the program and at its ;.wte showered them with congratulations. congratu-lations. Every number was given In a imiy artistic way and caused the audi-'.wce audi-'.wce to demand several encores. Mrs. .nedlct possesses a voice of much ftttnejs and power of wide compass n Sie,s evldcnce of a fine training, .aus Williamson is one of Miss Gray's iOMt advanced pupils cuid Is u pianist wlth decided ability. Shakespeare and Music. ft.?.!1 t.he poets Shakespeare has por-W por-W had the greatest lnnuence upon lfott ,Qnd mualclans. nis works nro refeileilces to music In Its ninny jvZ43. and Portions of his writings -we been frequently set to music :lntr ,nu.ch Material for interesting I vitals on Shakespeare and gjc' ,.In f;ct, the subject is often jat the present time by writers and " f?,r muaIcfll clubs. Schumann tlmony to the Interesting fcerI the subjccL in 1810 he ''Stfr t. . nrenarlng a theBls to send br-1 a L,,lvcralty of Jena for n doc- !&&ee.hopInB thus to diminish Sllck .deck's opposition to his jjgunann'a) suit for Clara's hand. He 'aiav ao. nt nreaent preparing an S n Shakespeare's relations to , utterances and views, the 5m i" wh,ch ne ,ntroduces music fertMo drmas. etc An exceedingly St nd attractlve theme, the exe- :"& ena11 nave t0 read the WtM,. .. bhaespeare's work for this J-Tho Elude" CWr CarrICd Ut h,S f Musician and General Culture, i 4n?fi 2nTt?vic N,ecka :it thi recent r i .h'C S"8 England, read a lilan or r I,nnortsince to the' Mu-omrr,hn7'dl Mu-omrr,hn7'dl 0,,1turc. as Well a8 llif, t'llt, Professional Train-TeaVhVr Train-TeaVhVr 0r PT al . ?efrftncc to the our( vLJIl'slc- The paSer. of Wand b"t ." co"ditIon8 In ',,BnS : n "lu',,c'aJi- teachers and h:e mB- n Part of .it is rcprqdnced P8 a crTnrf ' ,0f course,.that of Vt ever un. and 3c,5nttlle knowledge. gXant- cannnt - thoy evei' so brll-m brll-m lhe n? 'n.ak0 un f01 deUIencies KthVe'S"10,111! ulpment But .5uslclan?' n 0 l nQOrstand by -a ff0od iD0; ihn sin8er or player? vf. ,,,1 A merely inuBciilur srasii t i i ! i - -ir--'-n- v- 'vaw,-r Miss E. Carter, One of the Singcis Who Mrf lacCL Fnvornole Impression Impres-sion at the Recital Given by the Pupils of Madam Swenson on the Evening- of June 3. mechanism of an Instrument does not mean a gook musician. Without loss of truth, we T.iay give a more general form to this statement, and say that the muscular grasp of the mechanism of an art does not make an artist. Not even an emotional as well as a muscular muscu-lar gTasp will do that. In addition to the muscular and emotional, there ls required an Intellectual grasp. Now, that is not understood by the young people In the pupillary stage, nor Is lt generally understood by those who have passed thence Into full-fledged professionalism. And yet the matter Is so clear, so obvious, so palpably demonstrable. No sensible person would suppose that anyone could be u good linguist and a good teacher of a language without a knowledge of grammar. But there are thousands, nay, millions of sensible persons who Imagine that a musician can do very well without the grammar of his art. The minimum of knowledge a musical executant and teacher of music requires ls a thorough knowledge of notation, harmony, and form. Without this he can have no Insight Into his art, and cannot Intelligently Interpret lt. and expound ex-pound it. Harmony and form are the musician's grammar, his etymology and syntax. Of course there are other very valuable and very desirable things for Instance, counterpoint and history. But I will Insist only on the irreducible irredu-cible and indespensable minimum. "The narrow-minded professionals, however, think they not only have an excuse, but also a justification. They say many of the great masters have done very well without culture, why should not we? There ls more than one fallacy In this reasoning. First, geniuses that are Indifferent to culture are very rare; secondly the geniuses without cultivation would have been the better for It; and, thirdly, what geniuses, highfliers, can do may be beyond the power of these destined to crawl, to walk, or at best to climb. "Beforo looking In the sayings and doings of numerous musicians It is necessary that I should define what I mean by culture. Culture, we may say Is, on the one hand, an accumulation of valuable facts and Information, and. on the other hand, the capacity for thinking. think-ing. Judging, and Imagining; in short, of a clear and wide outlook. The result re-sult may therefore be described as a well-stored, open, eager, and sympathetic sympa-thetic mind, with faculties sharpened and strengthened by experience, observation, ob-servation, and literary and scientific discipline. There must be different kinds and degrees of culture according accord-ing to the variety of natural dispositions disposi-tions and methods of training. It is a prejudice to think that there Is only one way to reach IL A classical education edu-cation of the right sort Is an excellent thing, but not the only excellent thing. That most men who distinguished themselves In literature, science, and other vocations had a classical education educa-tion will be seen to prove less than Is generally thought, if we consider that in the past lt was the only recognized and. readily obtainable education. The truth seems to me to bo that as there are many Avnys that lead to Rome, so there are many that leads to culture. You need not necessarily travel through Greek and Latin, through a university or any other kind of scholastic channel. chan-nel. Culture Is not a dead formula. Nor is lt a formula, dead or alive, that any man, or set of men, lias the right to Impose upon us. "But there Is yet another Important use of culture for the teacher, namely, Its power In forming character. The character of the man, the personality, tells more strongly In teaching than the technical accomplishments. Many famous fa-mous systems of teaching have passed away with their originators. Why? Because the success was secured by tho adroit and enthusiastic application rather thnn by the excellence of the systems, inquiry Into the methods of the really great teachers yield very little lit-tle In the way of ready-made formulas. It Is always the personality that makes tho teacher what he ls." Protege of Calvo, The following pretty story of the interest in-terest taken by the great Calvd'In a little lit-tle unknown California singer, coQies from the Los Angeles Herald:, "A St. Louis dispatch says: A" brown-haired brown-haired girl, with a splendidly developed devel-oped figure and a wondorful throat, slipped into St. Louis the other day and out again before the exposition city awoke to tin fact that lt was entertaining enter-taining a great artist In embryo. TJu visitor was Edna Dareb. lh little singer of Los Angeles, who captivated Mme. Calve. The prima donna's protege, pro-tege, who. after a tour with her benefactress, bene-factress, has remained quietly at home In Los Angeles, is already of pronounced pro-nounced beauty. According to those who heard her in Chicago, where she sang recently for a few friends and a group of musical experts, her mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano voice Is of rare quality. Its richness and temperament are said to promise wonderful development. "Miss Darch is fortunate enough to have the protection of a good, sensible mother, who Is training her to be modest mod-est and unaffected and unspoiled by' the admiration showered upon her. "It will be remembered that when Mriie. Calve came for the first time to Los Angeles, three years ago, that this noble, self-sacrificing little Gorman mother sought an Interview with the great prima donna to secure her Indorsement In-dorsement to a benefit concert about to be sjlven for Edna ns an aid to her musical mu-sical education. The little mother, in her half-broken English, tells the story In a graphic way. "Edna was attired In a very cheap cotton gown and the mother was also plainly, but neatly, dressed, for nearly every cent that could be earned went toward a musical education for her gifted child. The modest little cottage contained only one piece of elegant furniture and that was a fine, new-grand new-grand piano that nearly filled the little lit-tle room. "In her simple gown Edna Darch stood up to sing before Mme. Calve, and as the pure, sweet tones rose higher high-er and clearer. Calve clasped her hands In delight and the tears ran down over her cheeks. " 'How much will you gain from your concert?" she asked the mother, after the song was ended. " Perhaps $60," was the answer. "The sum 3eemed large to Mrs. Darch, but ridiculously small to Calve. " 'Never mind the concert. Edna shall come with me and I shall teach her,' said Calve. "And so the little singer, within n few weeks, found herBelf established In a New York hotel and surrounded by every luxury. But Inside of two months a telegram came from Calve to Mrs. Darch. Edna was seriously ill and longing for her mother. And so across the continent as fast as the Iron horse could carry her went the anxious little mother. It was only a case of pure homesickness that wrought such havoc with the hitherto healthy little girl. "Then Edna Darch came back to Los Angeles to resume her studies instead of going abroad with Calve, as originally orig-inally planned. And now In this second sec-ond Journey from home she has had her mother as a companion and guide, and when the studies are continued abroad, us they will be some clay, Mrs. Darch will accompany her gifted daughter. Music Notes. "What a retrospect the. life and career ca-reer of Joseph Joachim offers." says E. F. Kubel In the Los Angeles Herald. "No wonder the celebration in London on May 27 was expected to be nn astounding as-tounding success. It is hard to realize that Joachim's first appearance In London, Lon-don, under the patronage of Tgnaz Moschclcs, was Just sixty years ago, but this was even before the date cet for the anniversary celebration. Tim latter was the occasion of the 13-yoar-old artist's appearance before tho public pub-lic as a soloist with the famous Philharmonic Phil-harmonic society under tho direction of Mendelssohn, an unheard of honor In that day, since the very statutes of the society forbade the appearunce of prodigies at their concerts. But the strenuous Insistence of Mendelssohn that the young Joseph was not a prodigy, prod-igy, but a great artist, "who happened to be merely young," carried the day and Joachim appeared before it tremendous tre-mendous audience, playing for the first time the Beethoven concerto, a great work with Which his name has since always been associated. Mendelssohn, as well as all London, and the members mem-bers of the orchestra, were In ecstnalcs over the monumental success of the Hungarian boy, who so affected his audience that cheers and handclaps Interrupted him constantly and only ceased when the auditors had tired themselves out. Mendelssohn: who assumed as-sumed a parental attitude toward the lad, very wisely made him retire from , public exhibitions for some years after this, but .loaihlm. along with Mendelssohn, Men-delssohn, hn steadily held the affection of England .--Ince that mpmorable oc-' oc-' c-nsion sixty years ago. It is also odd to rpfiec-t that when young Joseph, after study under a good teacher, who, however,- know but little about bowing, us was the old style, mine- to the first violinist In Vienna. Hi'lmesberger. the latter pronounced him a "hopeless case." Henry Ernst, one of the greatest great-est artists, however, recognized the boy's luleut, and through him he was given to his own teacher, Joseph Boehm. the artistic descendant of Rode and Vlottl, who developed his gift until he gave the world the' greatest violinist violin-ist of the laat century, and who also, as muslclun and friend, stood close 'to Mendelssohn, Dav.ld. Iluuptmann. Liszt, Schumann, Brahms. Von Bulow and Wagner, and fought with the 'tetter 'tet-ter the good fight for "the music, of the future." And there are times even now when this grizzled veteran. lit, the right mood, electrifies his hearers with the splendor of his technique and the lire of his playing occasions that arc. however, becoming rarer and rarer In the natural course of things." s An exchange gives the . follow !ng titles of national anthems; Argentina. "Old Mortales. el Grlto Sngrado;" Austria. Aus-tria. "Gott Erhalte Unser Kaiser;" Belgium, Bel-gium, "La Brabanconne;" Bohemia, "War Song of the Hussites;" Brazil. Ilymno da Proclamacao da Republics Repub-lics ;" Burmah. "Thaya Than;" Chili, "Dulce Patria;" Costa Rica. "Dtf la Palria;" Denmark, "King Kristiun Stod ved Hojen Mast;'" Ecuador. "Salve. O Patria;" Egypt, "Salaam Effendlna;" Finland. "Sart Land;" France, "La Marseillaise;" Germiny. "Ileil Dm- im Slegerkranz;" Giat Britain. "God Save the King;" Holland. "Wlen Nlerlansch;" Hungary, "Itsen Aid Meg Magyait;"' Italy. "Royal .March;" Japan, "Keeme Gajo;" Mexico, Mex-ico, "Mexlcanos. al Grlto de Guerra;" Persia. v,SulainatI Shah;" Peru. "Som-os "Som-os LIbres, Seamlslo Slempre;" Pou-manla, Pou-manla, "Traeasca Regale;" Russ;-i, "Bozhe, Zarla, Chrany;" Salvador. "Saludemos la Patria;" Servla, "God In His "Goodness;" Spain. "Hlmno e Riego:" Sweden, ""L'r Svenska HJert-mis;" HJert-mis;" Switzerland, "Rufust Du, Meln Vaterland:" United States, "Star-Spangled "Star-Spangled Banner;" Uruguay. "Hlmno Naclonal de lak-RepubHca Oriental del Uruguay;" Venezuela, "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo." A cable from Vienna brings the good news mat amoiiK the manuscripts of the late Antonln Dvorak there htve been found three completed symphonies. sympho-nies. t j t The first monument erected to Shakespeare In Germany was In augu-rated augu-rated In the paik of Weimar on his birthday. April 23. The last day of the three days' celebration closed with a performance of "A Mldcummo-Nlght's Mldcummo-Nlght's Dream," .with Mendelssonirs music. It Is rumored that Carl Scheldeniuan-tel, Scheldeniuan-tel, the famous baritone, will withdraw from the Dresden opera as soon as a's contract will have expired, In two years' time. He Intends to found a school of opera singing In,J)resden. A New York exchange says that Mr. Conrlod will arrange for the production of "Parsifal" In Boston and Chicago next season, and perhaps also In California, Cali-fornia, on the tour after the close of the season at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York city. Mrs. A. D. Melvln sang "Blessings" (Stayner) at the Christian Science services ser-vices on Wednesday evening last. Gustavo Dinklage, who has been studying the pipe organ abroad for the past two years, has returned to Suit Lake. At the commencement exercises of the Agricultural college last Tuesday morning at Logan, Miss Agatha Berk-hoel Berk-hoel delighted the large audience with her vocal numbers. She sang "If I "Were King," two German songs, and "The Lass With the Delicate Air," receiving re-ceiving after euch a most enthusiastic recall. One of the very enjoyable musical events of the past week was that at All Hallows college on Tuesday evening, even-ing, when a number of the prominent' musicians of the city were invited to meet Archbishop Redwood of New Zealand Zea-land at All Hallows' college. An informal in-formal musical program was followed by a banquet and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Mrs. A. D. Melvln Is organizing a choir of young girls to sing al the First Congregational church during the summer sum-mer months. Prof. P. A. Cook gives a .pupils' recital reci-tal at his studio Tuesday evening. After a most successful tour of the Pacific coast Miss Jennie Sands and Miss Emma Ramsey have returned to Utah. Miss Sands Is at home to her friends In this city, and Miss Ramsey Is visiting for a time In Ogden. t Mrs. Frank Benedict will sing "The Angel Song" (Harry Rowe Shelley) during the. offertory nt St. Paul's church this morning. |