Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-16
GOOD MUSIC
will BE One of the Features OF
the Worlds Fair.
Renowned Theodore Thomas
is Director.

Something Like Hair Million Oohars
Ernended to Make This Feature of the
Exposition a Success.
CHICAGO, July 16s-The fact that
Theodore Thomas is musical director OF
the worlds Columbian exposition, and
that associated with him are William Il.
Toinlins and George I'll. Wilson, is as.
surance sufficient that music OF the
highest order and an excellent program
will be provided. The best musical
talent of the world will be drawn upon;
fine halls will be provided; and some
thing like 100000 will be expended to
make the musical features OF the EXPOSE
ton success.
Two of the halls or auditories will
cost each 500, 900, and $l75, 900 has been
set apart for an orchestra of 100 skilled
musicians, who will be drilled by Theo-
| dore Thomas. This orchestra will be the
nucleus about which will be formed the
grand chorVes.
The bureau of music of the exposition
has issued the following outline OF It's
plans, from which it will be seen that
the plans are comprehensive and promise
most gratifying results.
Recognizing the responsibility of his po-
sitlon, the musical director groups all IN
tended illustrations around two central
| ideas:
First-To make complete showing to
the world of musical progress in this coun'
try in all grades and departments from the
lowest to the highest.
Second-To bring before the people OF
the United States a full illustration OF
i music in its highest forms as exemplified
by the most enlightened nations OF the
world.
In order to carry out this conception OF
/, the unexampled opportunity now pre-
sented, three cooperative conditions are in
dispensabe
First-The hearty support of American
musicians, amateurs, and societies. for
, participation on great festival occasions OF
popular music and for the Interpretation OF
the most advanced compositions, American
and foreign
Second-The presence at the exposition
d. IF many of the representative musicians OF
the world, each to conduct performances OF
!, his own principal compositions and those
of his countrymen, all upon scale of the
utmost completeness
i Thirl-A provision on the part of the eX
> position authorities of the means necessary
for carrying out these plans in the erection
of the halls Indispensable for successful
performances and in the engagement O.
solo artists, orchestras and bands
Consideration of these three lines OF in
quiry has taken much time, but progress
: is sufficiently advanced to permit the Du
reau of music the following preliminary
announcement:
' The halls have been officially agreed upoI
and their construction ordered. These vii
be advantageously situated within the eX
position grounds:
First--A recital hall, for quartet con
k certs, etc, seating $40 people.
Second--A muse hail. with accommoda
Y ton for 100 players, 800 singers and an au
It dience of 1000.
Ia ThirdxA festival hall for performance
~ upon the largest practicable scale, with 2O
PLAYERS, 1000 singers, and audience of 7,OOC
The music hall will contain fine con
y cert organ, and in festival hall will b
10 placed an organ for chorus support.
The appointed commissioner to Europ
who was sent to tender the invitation c
the exposition to the most distinguishes
III composers has returned with an encourae
T. ing report which insures a series OF lntel
e. national concerts unprecedented i'll poin
IL of scope and character.
ID The invitation of the bureau to chort
Mt societies to cooperate because of their Low
e. of art and the pride they have in the o.
e. portunity the exposition will afford !
lv show to the world the artistic level of IL
I'd United States in music has brought man
RI assurances of support. lnasmuch as
lg would be manifestly impossible for I'll
or same chorus to take part in all the chor
performances, this work will be divide
among choral societies of the emil
country.
ny The musical director assumes that tho
ny sands of singers and music lovers Will vls
IT. the exposition in any case, and that thu
ID will prefer to appear as contributors, TN
ed comforting an Importance upon their $
of cieties and their homes not possible und
"a, any other circumstances. These forces [
rot ing directed and guided, as they must
he in combined effort, the necessary prepar
ar ton for their appearance at the exposure
will afford intelligent direction to effor
that in some parts of the country are nc
being wasted for want OF q commandil
Jos object of work
ms, The entire range of the performance pr
CO. posed may be seen from the followi
the tentative ClaSSlnCdulOu'
les First-Seml-weekly hlgh grade orcliesU
Iliy concerts in music hall.
are Second-Semi-month high grade chol
concerts in music hall.
Third-Six series of international CT
certs, choral and orchestral, each consl
avs inp of from four to six in festival hall a
al in music hall.
fin Fourth-Three series of three conce
tho each of oratorical festivals by unit
;cb American choral societies in festival he
ich Fifth-Concerts in festival hall unt
.an- the auspices Of German singing societies
Sixth-Concerts in festival hall under
auspices of swedish singing societies.
Seventh-S.x series of popular mis-
wife laneous festival concerts by American 81
snly ers.
She Eighth--lweNe chlluien .on , 70
ally-organized childrens choruses.
Ninth-Chamber music concerts and
'ne gan recitals.
earl Tenth-Popular concerts of orehest
FOUR music, to be oiven daily in choral hall
ON ing the six months of the exposition.
cen TIC successfully carry on such serle
performances as are outlined above Ia
lam rorps of musicians will be needed, som
urs whom will be engaged for the entire pei
ixty of the exposition; others for single
by series performances.
oded The complete success which the mus
director seeks can be secured only by
agri- loval cooperation of individual art
the large and small choral and instrume
rage societies and organized amateurs III
, ex- oral -Such cooperation he earnestly a
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