Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-07 | Page 23 | Music's Universality as Language Sought by Modern Musicians

y M Music Music's sic sic's S s Universality I as Language S Sought by M Modern Modem den Musicians Musicians- ns Music Music Music-eld Held Most Mysterious Art Att Ex Exhaustive Research Need Nee I for Jor Development n By Professor Thomas thomas' Giles Gil s Of th the r University of Utah Despite the the fact Cac that ni mI sio is 1 the oldest of ot the arts arts- rt It remains the tho least least- developed and the most mysterious For the past ral cen halt tury tury musicians U themselves er el es through their Jack a thorough h ge of ot their thel chosen bran branch h. h Ivo have havo focused ed tho Im limelight Ugh or ofa 3 great grent many tho the direction this of-this little understood art That no more lu lucrative lucrative field for foz or research exists is cl clearly a ly shown by tho growing Im Importance importance im- im of music as a laboratory subject in the great reat centers center of this and other countries Musical instrument ment manufacturers ers era have ui us up to the present done one relatively little scientific gating Scientists claim caim that r not t a r i single musical Is what vhaL what it should hould be and c could uld b fob ho if if U B sound nd principles of or physics physics' could be bc ap plied pled to them Instructors vocal and Instrument little time or Inclination n to go go Into the laboratories laboratories labora labora- tories oil s and delve deh l into to t the th I ll are bound to bo b unfolded by someone but a mystery until until until-tho the tho proC profession tes on new unU life In tho the direction or of re research rese Physicists hurl th the charge harge e. e broad broad- broadside side that that- pianists generally under understand stand nothing c concerning the piano and would find themselves help hOlp- helpless lp- lp less less' If ii I called upon to tune their chosen Instrument or 01 to tell some sonic some It t Is tuned v o- o on one else how ho t s would find difficulty In h ex why a ste steel l- l strIng pro pro produces duc duces s brighter upper tones tone than one or of gut while while vocalists are aro JU Just beginning beginning be be- of of ginning to delve Into the causes cause tho production of t sound In tb the hu human human hu- hu man throat throat POTENT PROPAGANDA During r tim h pa past t century quarter quart century r educators and music teachers have havo cl chanced upon a nc new neuV method of ot propaganda for music in the form of ot the tho caled 80 called so-called appreciation of nu- nu sic To ern that hat many many are re at nt siC In Ui this s selected field It ItIs Is n ne necessary ort ces esary ary to glance at atthe the many methods charts booklets etc ap appearing ap appearing r pi almost dally daily d u Up VP to o the th present lm the opinions expressed in th the texts are arc at such Ruch great grent vanance van vari variance ance thit that it I is do doubtful 1 manY of ot ottem them examine the tho facts before pr tem them ns as such such Some are ae music music- Tho The universal universal l call cl sal ian language Tho Thi language language- of ot the em emotion and That which ex expresses ex- ex ton presses what t words c cannot express Such Idle une statements ar are no not ot based d don on tact but rather on supposition tion or d a wen men well meaning ln wish of ot th the author authon ton Mus Music IJ has s a R universal appeal ap- ap ap zip- peal but is Js not a a universal lan Ian language guage ure arid and cannot become one untila until means is devised forthe for forthe forthe a R. R Universal nl means I R the purpose se of expressing r ex certain em emotions moods mood characters oh obJects ob- ob ton etc Music is Js' n a 0 perfect for expressing or or invoking 1 all all- of- of the or emotions it I Is doubtful Ir if than a small r part t. t r. r i J ft A i I J 1 S i h t the classified emotions can ca be I even even approximately expressed in music II s I I If It has has' the the Dower verv fower to express feelings and md thoughts which words cannot this cannot cannot at present bo be determined ed arid and ard will not bo be until can be t found on which to base nse a a a judgment for for- for forthe the determination deter every musician musician- desires the the universality of ot music as a a lang language desires the sole right righta as a purveyor purveyor to the tho emotions for beloved art desires desires' to preserve its Ii intangible quality quality- and ani det defy the world to describe describe- it In ln words But Butto Butto to produce such a 4 a. a millennium in n music will wH require re more cooperation tion Uon more exhaustive and Intensive study on on the part p r of ot musicians mul l Js than than has haa been their wont in- in tho past As s an Ine indication catl n. n of of ot what one ona writer A. 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I Winslow expects expects' on the tho part part or of of the listener the following 0 follow follow- ing lag p partial list of ot moods reflected In music is given given- Contemplation laton Illness Inquiry mystery delIcacy del del- memory of at C love sorrow zorros' poignancy reflection supplication thoughtfulness vagueness vagueness- irresponsibility irre irre introspection grief festivity reminiscence reminiscence- caprice re restrained restrained re- re strained d joyousness serenity daintiness mess iness wistfulness eneS ecstasy devotion devotion- worship praise tumult resignation agony agon rapture deliberation haste hasl vivacity playfulness play play- sweetness contentment p peace acel sandur sincerity sincerity- rl ten tender ness fleas sadness gladness gladne Joy dreams progression passivity solitude crowd cro chaos quiet meditation hap happiness longing over reverence n sorro sorrow sorro patriotism glory of ot victory rb romance ro- ro ro- ro mance nuance comfort depression gaiety It Is is doubtful If It agreement on on anything hut but but th the tw two general di divisions dl- dl visions of pleasantness and could bo d by bya a a. considerable considerable con con- number of ot listeners Once given giyen an at outline however ho on what to appreciate tb j. j hearer hener finds little difficulty In following tolo the given le lead ThIs dep dependence on language Ian Ian- lan Ian g gun guage Q to to assist in n n. th the description of Of an nn object a a movement a per per- son Eon lon or an emotion shows howll immedi- immedi I the thee e weakness ot of of- the he extravagant extravagant extra a gant claims on behalf of ot mu mu- mu sic Ic If t h hearers m ar are told that a cOttam certain certain cOt cOt- tam tain ensuing selection i is to d depict The Tho FIght Flight of a a a. Bumble Bee Bec p probably 00 per PCr Percent en cent nt could find something something- which resembled tHe de description de- de n in hi the If th they Y ha had hanot not been the apprised of tf the compo coni- coni corn com po posers poser's Intentions one one night might might hear 1 a waterfall w a a storm storn escape from rom a n r fire i at n. n att cat t ah and do dog j fight or anything anything any any- thing else which Ich suggests movement lJ- lJ nt Or commotion and such uch it it I Is with tc most t descriptive selections nl Editors Editor's dit r note notI Net Sunday Professor Giles Gi Avill wi present another I of His Interesting and arid Instructive of rusi n hi p page ge I i. i I r r