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Show FOLK SONGS ILLUSTRATED Prof. Squire Coop Talks Upon This Subject at University. "Folk Soups Illustrated" was the subject sub-ject of the eighth of a series of Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon talks delivered at tho university uni-versity by Prof. Squire Coop yesterday afternoon. A large and appreciative audience audi-ence heard tho lecture nnd enjoyed tho folk songs given by tho speaker. "In time of development, sculpture and painting preceded music," said the speaker. speak-er. "As an art. music began but a few centuries ago. and is a distinct product of modern civilization. In their seclustlen, monks created modern music. Egyptians and Chaledans had music, but It was linked with religious coremonlnls, and ihorefore was confined to ritual and was not a free art." Divided Into Two Classes. Tho Hpeakor divided music Into two classes heart music and nrt music. "Art music," ho said, "Is tho flower of modern culture. It Is a compound of the emotional, emotion-al, aesthetic and Intellectual, and has Its highest expression In the symphony orchestra. Heart music or folk song Is the wild briar roso of music. Scotland has ever been the lender In characteristic folk song. Its songs aro more closoly lntcr-wovon lntcr-wovon with the nation's history than aro tnoso of any other country. Patriotic and Plantation. "Folk songs of America are divided Into two classes patriotic songs and plantation planta-tion songs. It Is a question If plantation songs arc not African song Instead of native Amorlcan folk song. Many sections sec-tions of America aro destitute of folk music becauao of comcrclollsm." In closing, the speaker said that It was tho opinion of prominent musical students that Russia might bo In tho future to music what Germany has been In the past. |