Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-06
vlEeIL onarTER LECTURE.
Tho New-Centnry Club Rooms Crowdel
-.Cnnncrt by ClaNier PnnllA.


Tho New-Centnry Club Rooms Crowded
--Conccrt by CIavier Pupils.
The drawing-ruom of the New-Con-
tury Building was crowded Tuesday
evening with music lovers, at the piano
recital by two pupils of the clavicr
method OF foundational instruction and
the lecture in behalf of the clayier byA.
X. Virgil of the Virgil piano school Of
New York.
The first part of the programme con-
sisted Of the rendition of nine numbers
of classical music upon the piano by
Miss Celia Enrich and Miss Hyacinth
Williams, whose clear, even and clean
touch, tone-shading in power and
quality and faolle playing from memory
evoked the most favorable comment
from critical audience.
a half hour was then given by A. X.
Virgil in his lecture on, "How Does the
ClaYier Method of Foundational In
struction and Practice in the Study OF
the Piano Differ from the Prevailing
| Method?n Both piano and clayer methods
he said, differ in artistic results. The
piano method appealing to the emotions
! and indirectly to the intelligence, while
| the claTier appealing 10 the intelligence
| first and emotions afterward works the
| intellect for what it is worth. The
clayier appeals to the mind and brings
| playing under control and gives special
| attention to cause and effect and depends
upon the instructor for the good playing
OF the pupil, while results by the piano
method depend upon the pupil.
The use Of the clavier will make the
touch delicate, accurate, firm, vigorous
and finished. The system is SO fixed
| that by this method ono can attain in
| three months what would Otherwise
take six months to accomplish. The
| clayicr will not create brains or soul
but simply enables the learner to gel
the greatest amount OF playing from the
| faculties the player has and gives 'ac'
curacy and skill so'that all mental force
is concentrated, and difficult playing be-
comes easy.
BY the use of the ciavier also persons
can become good players with least dis.
| comfort to Others, MS it saves the annoy.
ance Of piano practice.
The clavier, keyboard with adjusti-
BILE case, and the metronome, an instru.
ment for measuring time, were Their
brought out Miss Hyacinth, the young
est Of the pupils, girl Of about Il
years old, played series of scales ii
BIDS, 6ths and 10ths at the rate of SIG t.
$40 notes per minute, first on the claviel
and then on the piano. Considering he
youth and the fact that she has only
been under instruction since the fall o
81 her playing of difficult music wa
phenomenal.
Miss Enrich rendered the Rhythmic
scale, 1, 2, and 4 notes against on til,
clavier, with the metronome, fea
which many who have practiced musl
for 25 years cannot do, vita SURPRISING
ease and accuracy. One number, 9Th
Whirlwind," was played by Mis-
Enrich on the clavier and then on tn
piano, composition which she hat
never heard played, and then rendered
on the piano for the first time. Every
thing She plays, not alone technique
but all pieces are learned at the clavier
Miss Enrich has had just five terms in
struction in the Virgil school.
Mr.. Virgil was in the parlor of tn
Clayton House yesterday from 0 to IL t
meet persons desiring further informa
| ton =.