The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-03

seek to place my SGaIoAlCAo III
light that because some OF the
pieces were deemed too intricate,
that none but the worthless took
prizes, and none but the artistic
failed. Remember it was to the
"level of the ordinary choir of to-
day. said. There are composers
so called, who deem themselves
very learned, who cannot come up
with that level even, without help.
The man who cannot write
a passable accompaniment to his
pieces must be a composer of such
pieces as our choirs of to-day use.
especially as you say even. a VAN
PERI can do it. Hence, unsuccess-
full competitors, dontbe too vain. for
you may have fallen below instead
of above the Ordinary level"
The "suggestion as given in the
HERALD mus have appeared aqueer
peice of stuff two months before
the awarding. Shall we call it
prophetic or premature grumbling?
The committee should be COM
mended on the very kind manner
in which they disposed of it declin-
ing to use for such good reason. A
few words on the "diver ing" por-
ton. Mistaken again. While "Wa g-
ner" may not be known to l.. S. j.
as a great poet and musician, he is
to the world, as the greatest master
who combined the three sister
arts, music, poetry and painting; in
his great 'opeTas," the whole being
the work of his own imagination
and all but the work of painting and
performing, the work of his own
hands. The writers to the JtLoe7lIte
are not known to the world
as ''great mus clans" only not even
l.. S. G. (Or reversed), sorry to say.
Thanks for information. Milton
and Shakespeare would doubtless
decline to compete in your five arts,
if l.. S. G. had the making of the
rules or even the directing of the
committee, with his suggestions
'.tWo months before hand" Does
L.. S G.. presume to say switch OF
Handels works is the best ?" Has
he reference to the solos or choruseS
CT course the accompaniment are
/ IlOm HUI uCfC1 WC1O d
He couldn't write accomplishments
forsooth. poor fellow. Can this be
another mistake of my learned sug-
gestorp
l did not say judge should not
give his reason for his decision. ]
only rIdiculed your short-sighted.
tear tito pieces, never-endlng mode
of criticislng. Authors of any ability
have something higher than the
spelling of their words to think of,
and judges of ability look for some
thing more important. So n music.
But the hobby speller cannot see
this, neither can the quack must
clan Clearhesded men DO not write
thirty or forty verses for singing
purposes, nor does the "clearheaded''
musician use such. Middle headed
ones seldom take prizes. Hence
there was no necessity for restrict
ing l don't now blame L. S j.
for being delicate over any one see
ing his pieces. He may have had
cause; but he may be assured no
other competitor would ever gain
anything 10y seeing them foI
modes. There are some in print
almost as good by various authors,
E. 5. would care but little if all the
other competitors saw his He is
ashamed OF none For this reason,
he Jailed to see the harm. Next
argument. Would the filing UP
of classes take the prize from those
a r-9dy in, unless they were dee med
b, st. Tr e, il compelled the union
to give the prizes as offered. but al
were privileged to send as many as
they pleased 10 any class. Pray, do
not 10. the uotorietv hurt you. You
are gaining fast that way though
perhaps no. in prizes. Was it the
competitors alleged opinion that
awards the prizes, or the adjudicat-
us?
1 would advise you again to see
at once whether your art works
have been dishgured in the over
hauling. You will certainly know
your own hand writing. "fhe gen
tleman seen running the streets
with paper in pocket" was L. S. J..
and none other. The so-called
Confession" was written voluntarily
and not with pain" and unsolicited
by the honorable committee or any
other gentleman. they having taken
net the least notice of your able
twice given Gas you asser0 article.
have SO fattered your vanity. fol
my own anu sement, to see you air
ing your scanty knowledge of music
Quot musical terms I'll admit
hive answered, or refuted your
statements 81 this end. The public
will keenly feel the loss of your
articles 0f the gentleman fails tt
find another champion) as they are
so instructive ON musical matters,
Pardon for satisfying, when L was
already styled by you, "Jack-of all
trades, (which l accept kindly
j ack-ot-all-Trades, or, E. S.
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