The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-20
Mr.. SdreileTalks About Haydn and the Be-
ginning OF ihs SONATA and Symphony,
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC COURSE.
A large Audience Present az the, Y.
NJ. q. a. ,inIi- Mcssrs. kocrncr,
Eorgcs and Mctthc Play IknYdn's
First Trio Mrs. tsr0oitc ana Mrs.
Roberts sing In illustration.

Mr. Surette's third lecture In the
course ON The Development OF Music"
was given last night before II large au-
dience In Y. NJ. c. y. Hall. The subject
was "Haydn-thc Beginning OF the
Sonata and Symphony" and the lee
turcr Illustrated his talk by playing
various selections from Haydn's Plan
ofortc compositions. Hnydns first
trio for piano. violin ana cello, was
played by Prof y. t'. koerner, Mr.. Chaa.
Borjcs and Harr Hans Mcttke.
Mrs. W. 4. Brooke sang the we'll
known song My Mother Isidc Me Bind
My Hair'' and AIRS. J.. L. Roberts sang
on. Mighty Pens" by Haydn
These selections made II very inter
estins rrogrammc and one that charm
ed the audience by the beauty of The
different numbers.
AIR. Surctte gave II brief outline OF the
time covered by the first two lectures
and explained how the Suitc-n collnc,
tion of dance tunes was the prcccssSr
Q! the Sonata ana what constitutes the
adherence between the two. lie playcC,
an old dance tunc-l LauGlCti-a.,,! then
PhrtS or Haydn Sonata. which he
anaiyzed IN detail. showing how one Iii
ti" phrase served for the building up o,
composition and how tic compose,
worked to bring about that logical ar.
arrangement of the different parts which
serves o give the Sonata 1t sunity ana
stlenEth. Ercrything that Is AT all
the lecturer. be il a play. novel. =
poem. painting ora Sonata
Under MIR. Sur2ttc'3 skillful nnalnsis
these points were made clear to thc
listener.
"tlaydn's was IL happy rnturc-h
lived under the protection of n Prince al,
his estate in Austrian hungary. His
duties consisted In writing music for an
sorts OF occasions. and he was SHARED
much OF the struggle which fell To lii,
n
Perhaps these conditions operated IL
make his music less dccp than Mo%nrt's
but IL has charm all it's own. and we
could III spare the GlimpsCs he Eiv.s W.
oil Il world Of pure. unSullird happiness,
laSSiOnlrSSi ana serene
Haydn has left us many very bcnutI.
| ful specimens of the symphony and of
the Sonata. but he wrote too many of
each. He had 10 have n new piece ready
at his masters call and OF ncccssit \
some OF them were trivial. Vet his best
music dies arvc# to be played to-day ms
much as 1t ever did. His string quar-
totes are lnnstcrly and his tries beauti-
| iui in their pure simplicity.
lie was the father of the symphony
| and during his life time he saw one
school disappear ana another rise III.
He connects Beech ana Beethoven: he
saw tie star of MoZarts genius rise and
fall: lie even gave II lew lessons to
Beethoven. During Ills time new in
strumcats were invented for the orchcs-
IRA and the ways Of writing for 1t were
greatly improved by Haydn himself"
The lecturer gave several types OF
liaydn's different styles ana showcu
how his nature asserted itself and tenn
percd his work
MIR. Surette advocated somc studies
on the part of music students of the
form of instrumental nuSic. maintain
ing. justly enough, that too little time
is spent in the real music and too mull
In acquiring q brilliant tcchuiGuc.
The centre which has been orgunizcd
for Nh Surnttc's lectures has boon worry
successful in cnlryinG them through and
II Is intended to have, if possible. u
further cour,e of lectures after the huli-
days, and continue tho centre as an
active force for higher education in Nor
folk