Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-17
woNDERFuL nUSIc.
c. u. Schciil'r, ihe Guitar Piayer
Talk, ou ,hs Wonders Of the
tr,at solo ius rum,ni.


Lovofs Of the guitar In Denver VINO
wetsa9 fortunate o. % have an oppof-
tunity OF listening Ia private TO Inter
pfolatlons of the masters by q. ID.
sohs,tler, Of Salt Lake CITY, last
week, are happy that the Eistcddi1u
attracted the talented artist. Mt.
Erhettlsr recently returned from Eu-
fope, where he epont two yeare perfect
log himself upln Tue guitar The re-
suit OF rood instruction. anu conscleu-
tious piactice have placed Nf.
Suhottler almost ia the front rank Of
the gutter viriuoais OF the United
states. He has what IL known among
guitar players rs "good" right nan u
nud the fapidiiy OF many of the move
mcnia which he Il capable OF execut'
Ing, Ia as marvellous ns II IN pleasing
10 toe ear. Tue guitar 10 pre.eminent-
~ nn instrument OF incubation, " u
h anything, and MT. Schcttlor has the
taTo talent OF pfoducluH anu CONTROL.
lug tho sweetest hafmonics OF this
lovely inelrument. Hu mas made n
special study OF the works OF j. X.
Menz, probably tho greatest writer
for tue guitar who mas ever lived,
Mtrzis tins Beethoven OF tho guitar
world, aud No long ~ tho insifument
Ia recognized his competitions VIII
slaud NJ models Of classic complete.
ness. The works OF the leading Ger.
maumaster OF the guitar are bsyOad
the reach Of n majority OF pefiotmof.
upon the instrument, but q such q
musician as tue visitor from SAT- Lake
thu difficulties are only Incentives to
vxufliOu.
Like all fine performers MIR. Bchett.
lcr regards wire strings ~ wholly cut
OF place upon the guitar. He never
| plays upon n guitar sttuug with wire.
HIS instrument IL kept tuned about
half tone below concert pitch. Ne
he uas f5uni that the lower pitch per.
mits OF greater vibration and the
= finge are not 10 liable To break
as wnon tuued higher. The pitch
/ which MI. Buheltler has chosen was
als0 chosen by the late PfOi. Romero,
/ one ui tho phenomenal viTtuosos vi
Of Boston. Mf. 5chetiler does not
place his little nnger upon tho face OF
tho Instrument when playing aud nd.
vooalea the elevated posili "a Of holding
the isntfumeni, tho bldy OF the guitar
Tnaling upon tho light thigh. rnis
y sition IL uelng accepted by tue best
gultarisis as the correct one.
al fegatJ lhc guitar ~ u very DIM
cult iuslfumeui," SAID Mr.. Behettlor In
speaking Of the guitar anu Its capable
ites. at 10 even more difficult than
this violin ami therefore but few per.
Iofmrrs ever attain any great degree Of
deficiency upon the guitar. For n
person 10 make complete success ON
the guitar he must DO n born lover Of
the instrument. The teal guitar player
/ IL La a.
yeata Of patient practice aud II must bo
under competent instruction or the
work viii DO thrown away. The
guitar 10 one of the bsst solo instfu.
munlB Known, and believe the
tune In coming In this country when
iiH merits VIII be teceguiLod among
musicians, l was present. AZ "a clsssi,
cal concert recently In which vocalitls,
plaulsts nnd viOlIuists OF unusual Ap-
c1mpliHhmonts took part. rhe con.
cert was far nbove tho ordinary In
merit, but the hero OF the q, ening was
the guitar s0loiat. He was recalled
six times and wHs obliged 10 play six
selections before tho audience would
be satisfied. That Ia an evidences OF
tue APPRECIATION which may he OK.
peeiei by tho guitarisi when conditions
are favorable and the performer 10
master OF the instrument. The guitar
IL essentially a home and parior instru-
meat but skilled performer ought 10
nave no difficulty In being heard by
an audience oi 900 or 900 In ohuron
or a heater OF ordinary aizs.
MI. schettler says the best perform.
eTs upon the guilar In Europe are
found In Sicily. lie divides the music
for the guitar into three tchoola-9er.
man, spanish aud American.