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Show MUSIC AS ART j LECTURE TOPIC Prof. Ballantyne Talks on "Good vs. Bad Music" An illustrated lecture on "Good Vs. j Rail Music ' traa glVan by Professor I Joseph Ballantyne of the i igden 1 . her-1 naiclo choir Saturday night at the e. her Normal college before the social nnd recreational depsrtments of the j Trl-Stake Leadership Institute. There Is a strong analogV between j Kond music and Kood literature, he said, the essentlnl elements of which are: good book must have a safe, dignified dig-nified and loglcnl theme us a basis 1 1 mUBl be clothed In refinM exi)ies-slonfl exi)ies-slonfl and convincing language. The counter themes. Illustrations And dlaerlptive scenes which sub or deviate must measurably amplify and support I he main theme. The burden of the text must be rh.irifi (l with the reaponalbllity of conveying ft definite Ideal In morals I and ethics II" -ald "If the essentia 1 of sn one of the f points la ni king tin- value df the , story 'has been Impaired. AS N ART. "Music as an art. Is neither moral nor Immoral and only becomes so through association of that to which it in attached. Normal and aesthetl- cal truths may be rorclbli t.iuKii; 'hrough the welding of a pproprlaie music to works which -ire cnaracterls-tic cnaracterls-tic Burround an Immoral or even an undignified thought ith sensual music and It must ne, essarlly he such and you have the rnoal pernicious me-dlum me-dlum for appealing to the haser Instincts In-stincts of human kind." Prof. Ballantyne treated the con-sfructlon con-sfructlon of music on the hasls of the three essential point rythm melod; and hnrrconv and emphasised ihe necessity ne-cessity of perfect co-ordination on these Important factors, else the vital vi-tal of t ! i e ni u sic i m pa I red Rhythm vn sla ed to hp the essential pul r hlcll gles the ehh ntu flow to mUlll hut where th rhvthmlc aense Is ex-cl ex-cl i'.i- of me!nd and harmonv It re -I'PSla Vary low Ideals of perfectly con-alructfd con-alructfd inuslr The more pronouner-d the lo"e for the N strutnenta or precuaalon the low- r th" leel of music appreciation. I, in lies ihe harmful effect of m ich "f the so-called popular music of today he said A strong appeal is in. nli. through exaggerated rhythms to th eaenaual and looker Instincta rath, er than to the refined The second ptdnt discussed was mel-oilv mel-oilv Mr HallMiilyne smjgcsted tha' melody should convey a definite purpose pur-pose in making cTiarncterlatlc the I words fn which It s attat hed. "A per- E feci welding of the two Is essential If Kf bne tlie real art furm Herein Hei Hie difference In ldeaf of n composer com-poser who chooses words for h mUBlcal : that begin at variance and pro- ; gre.s to entirely different goals ... .1 - . n It I'tlliinv CreaUCO Uir Hiinupilirir Hi , is it Is the substitute for something which cauaea an appeal to the aub jectlve emotions, it arouses the imagination im-agination which results in tb' ern- plr.v inent of out feeling and emotional emotion-al beings (.l-R s THEORY Wagner's theon. that every ehord possesed a human amotion has heen universally accepted and today ail the great art forms are based on this, premise. If harmony creates atmosphere and ernphasl7cs the Importance of thai to whii-h it l attached. It la evident thai 'he compoaer who chooses to giv characterlatlc emphasis to a lhn - al variance with the ethical standard la it nrlnnre with the musician Who has a more Ideal conception of the art forms. "Herein again lies the harmful effects ef-fects of much of the popular niti;( wf hear The content of the text of manj aonga, while no: immoral oi une'hlcal are clothed In such insipid and undiglnfled language that It dl pela a serious mood on the part of th. composer w ho chooses that for a sub- Ject for musical treatment These are the most harmful. In Eacl becauaa theyVare the burglai appearing ap-pearing In the guise of reaper ta Ml 1 1 Many of these songs If treat". l w refined expressions and convincing language might evolve Into r.nt arl 1 forms. ' Miss Mildred TN'are. with musical s'illl sang four numbers Illustrating the j ; essential points In the lecture. j |