Show I ARTISTIC LECTURE ON AMERICAN MUSIC Arthur Farwell Farwel f 1 r hd Illustrating F Folk lk Songs of Country The lecture given ghen last night at nt tee Ladles Ladies Literary club by Arthur Farwell Far Far- well ieli was ivas an artistic mu musical and intellectual In- In feast east from froni every ery e standpoint tan polut Mr Mi 11 Farwell Is a young oung mon man of pleasIng pleasIng pleas pleas- Ing log personality and amid his Ideas are not only clear cear cut cult and to the point but hut presented with wih a simplicity which carries car cam cal cal- ries Iles conviction with whim wih them thorn His hint II theme which Is for fot tho tile purpose of advancing In itt the tho broadest possible manner mannel the tH- tH Interests of national American music was most interesting Introducing many original thoughts and theories which he lie had Imad Iad developed de after years eal of or application and Invest investigation aton He lie spoke of or the that confronts confronts confronts con con- fronts the 1110 of or national naHannI Amen Ameri can cn music on 01 account account of time the cosmopolitan cosmo politan pollan character cham-acter of the American population In contrast to the countries of the time old world where one race be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to th the country Ho lie 10 gave Illustrations of Russian national music wlm uvita Its I pathos and gloom Norwegian music which has been blen Interpreted by GIO Grey and the time theO O German which really realy has overshadowed overshadowed owed and colored colore all al music In speaking of tIme the Impossibility of or orthe the different standards of m music In America ho allowed that thal there them was no ilO real foundation to a agree ree upon and andas as everything In this country Is young oun and crude comparatively speaking tho the problem must JUt be worked out much in tio tw sonic same way that our muir OU national politics nave have been The most Interesting part of tile the lecture was tiie tte adaptation of time the folk song of 01 the time different nt parts of the tl country The Time negro time the Indian the cowboy curd and Spanish h Californian nil all 01 of oe Pt which he ime Iu Illustrated with wih mental compositions ns b by himself which w were e based on un time the tw simple folk song tong of ml the thur tw respective parts palts of or time the countr country Time The group comprised le negro ru songs song Indian melodies nn and Spanish Californian songs and anti were beautifully fully t rendered Time The Navajo war dance damice and nd Dawn a composition developed lc from fm-em The ho Old Mans Man's Love Song were enthusiastically received i Mr Ir Farwell mentioned particularly i I I time tho names o of Stephen Foster to whom wo we tire are ml Indebted for or The fine Suwannee Su- Su wannee and amid ant George F. F Root Hoot Hout WI made his reputation by his war wal songs song as having been blen tIme tho nearest n to tu establishing a record for fOl olI original folk Among American A composers elM the names of or Horatio Parker McDowell McDow McDow- ell cli Buick Buck Buc and Nevin stand forth In mentioning a number o of young oung compo composers com coin po posers els el's mind and artists wild who are arc advancing nd tilt the music of tOe the count country he paid pall a n high tribute to Arthur Shepherd Which met with wih enthusiastic applause Mr Mm- i. i Farwell closed cloet b by speaking Of f time the methods and nd purpose of oC the tl Wa Va raan an Wan Society of or American como composer el of oC which Mr mtr Ir Shepherd W would uhl give an any information desired upon time the subject rue Tho a audience acm assembled to hear the tw talented lecturer em though of fair fain fall proportions pro plO portions I should have Iw been much I la larger I er |