Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
Salt Lake City'S. Musical Orsanlza-
tiODS.
LOCAL AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Interesting Paragraphs from Various
Exchanges.
LOCAL AMUSEMENT NOTES.


this ietpecl. David .. Calder, Charles
Thomas, A. G. Smyth and George
Carelcse, In years gone by, held the
doors VI progress open TO especially the
advanced IN life, and now for the last
oight Year,, Evan Stephens has opened
the doors wide, that the children
might enter, and these have fiocked to
him ever since, until today hardly any
city In cur brobd land can furnish a
children's chorus equal TO our own.
tic In alec surrounded by a choir, per.
haps not equaie1 In the world, In
numbers at least, and thoy are fast
coming up in ability. Much OF this IL
the result Of his former labOrs among
the Juveniles.
But we started In TO speak OF our
present opportunities. Since Brother
stephens wa placed In charge Of tho
Tabernacle choir II has been his CON
slant aim TO have u complete school Of
vocal music In connection with 1t,
fiTst for the special benefit Of Its men,
bers, and, secondly, for all. which
would indirectly benefit the Organixa-
ton by preparing material for 1t.
IL was his purpose 10 make our choir at
once the head and the instrument OF
progress OF our musical community.
by degrees this IN being complished.
The choir delights the large Tabef-
nnclo audiences every Sunday with
choice musical selections. 1t has been
furnished with over thousand dollars
worth OF useful music, much OF II being
home compositions, and with the pro.
ceed5 OF their concerts they have
accumulated small reserve fund
which 10 To be used In carrying on
tralDing classes,
Eight weeks ago reading class was
organized, on Saturday evenings, from
8 O'Clock to half.past o. This was to
he free OF all expenses to choir mem.
bers, even their books being furnished
them. IL was open, however, to new
members who In return for the courtssy
| placed 81 each In the fund az In no way
| concerned IN the chOir). IL brought
/ 10y members, only half this sum was
| required for the term OF ten weeks.
/ Every choir leader In the city was
privileged 10 send two representatives,,
/ without any expense; over two hun.
dred non.mombers awaited themselves
/ OF this opportunity, and a more intetest-
lug eight could hardly be witnessed
than this congregation OF singers In
the body Of tho building Assembly
Hail, "sol-faing" their music from
the "stanr anu NOTES" Members can
Join this class at any time. But Of
course they have TO take up the studies
wherever the class may be, and the
course will soon have them where 1t will
he Of no benefit TO any but advanced
students TO join.
The next step was to give special In.
sttuctiois TO those having excellent
natural voices, but who for lack OF
training often made but Indifferent use
d ~ fh.EW fIhla l.
10 improve the intonstion OF the whole
choir aud to bring out solo voices.
| Glasses have been organized for ladies'
on "Wednesday and Friday afternoons,
and Friday nights, and for gentlemen
ON Tuesday and Friday nights. About
eighty members hAvei In all awaited
themselves OF this opportunity, and
are progressing satisfactorily.
IL was evident that the future OF the
choir must depend ON the training OF
the young. so n Juvenile choirn was
organized. This now numbers over
! six hundred little voices, and IL being
trained In sight reading, part singing,
and to sing hymns, anthems and
choruses generally. This IL to be en-
larged to one thousand voices, during
the coming two weeks.
A choir Of nearly 500 members; an
adult reading class OF 800; voice cuI.
turc classes OF 50; n choral society OF
over 900; juvenile choir Of 1000 mem.
bers, besides sol ia class under the
direction Of Thomas Mcintyre; twenty
two ward choirs, and numerous other
organizations form nm array OF which
even Boston, Chicago or Cincinnati
might he proud. This work for the
advancement OF the divine art should
be emulated by every town In tho Ter
ritory.
ORIGIN OF THE GERMAN LIEpHR.
In lecture before the students Of
the Schawenka Conservatory, Mr..
Dean speaks Of "German Lleder,D
originally denomlnated"F Folks Song,n
and adopted among the humber
CLASSES. Gmthe loved to listen to the
"Folks' Song" and the "At Song.v
Then CAME the Minneslngers in 100.
reaching their maturity at 1850 and
their deciincat 1871. After them the
Melsterslngors, springing from tho
middle classes and called from Henry
Won Nielsen, At the end OF the
fourteenth century there Were mum.
ber Of these, continuing until 1890,
In 1913 there remained only four old
gentlemen. Those who made their own
melodies were Meistersingers. Hans
Sachs made 5000 works; he received q
prize bearing tho image OF Kins
David. Single verses contained le2
rhymes. At the beginning of the
seventeenth century were the first solo
songs. In 1915 poetry and music wero
combined. No poem has approached
IN popularity the "Erl King" which
has had thirty nine settings. Ballad
ana romance show the adventures and
deeds OF knights. Ballad Ia peopled
with ghosts; the other IL lyric. Ex.
amples Of the different epochs were
given In the iull, fine tones and rssOu.
ant voice of Mr.. oman.-Erend's
huSic and Drama.
AAlALiE JOACHIM.
Mime. Amnlie Joachim, the dIs.
tinguished Lioder songstress, 10 about
10 visit tho United States professionally.
She sails for New York aboard tho
"Aller," leaving Bremen February
18th, and will at once fulfill a number
Of engagements, OF which tho most
important involve the presentation of
q Lieder Cyclus illustrative OF tho
growth and iruition OF German song.
and divided into four afternoon or
evening entertainments.
A CRITICISM OF WAGNER.
A newspaper man In Augusta, Ca.
went TO hesr the Juch Company sing