The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-03
FINDS A NEW ADHERENT IN a.
CONTRIBUTOR TO CURRENT
MAGAZINES.
ALL BEETH0VEN's s0NATAs
Do NOT COMPARE, HE THINKS,
WITH 81 WANT YOU, MAH
HONEY
SEVERAL PRETTY
" CONCERTS
Autumn Resumption of Life
Indoors.

Here is consolation for those that
love simple though true melody, but
sigh in distressed perplexity over the
intricate harmonies of the worlds mas
| ters. Rupert Hughes says in Cooley s
magazines:
I would rather have written 81 Want You,
Nah Honey than Beethovens s"TWentieth Son, !,
than Chopins Seventh Prelude" I would
rather have written annie Rooney than
the fourth schumann's "Kreisleriana;" The
Belle of Av'noo Az than Wagner's Album
blatt in C'' for the piano; Ben Bolt" .lthe
music, not the words-noJ the wordsD than
| Schubert's Second Impromptu; The Man
That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" than
Bach's prelude in G major for the well
Tempered Clavichord." "If this be treason,
| make the most of 1t.
| In music, more than any other art, it Is gen.
! orally forgotten that work Is not necessar-
| lily trash because it has obvious flaws. any
more than work is necessarily good because
! 1t is polished and correct. Otherwise well
cut Rhine stones and beaten brass would be
preferred to uncut diamonds and gold mug
| gets.
Then after further developing that
subject he says:
Art is not information, but inspiration. The
great masters of music have been men OF
| great cultivation, it Is true, though they nave
| been accused of gross ignorance. Handel SAID
G;uck knew no more counterpoint than a pig
| Handel is attacked by a camp OF cr1tlc!sm
| hostile to all his claims to greatness. II mas
| been said that Schubert usually goes on
! where he should have stopped, and Stops
where he should have gone on. Brahms mas
been accused of writing chlld1shly. ana every
one knows the reception Wagner had. Even
Bach-it has been said by learned men that
Bach never wrote correct fugue! CONSIDER
| ing these things, one should be merc11ui 10
| the harmonic awkwardnesses OF genius tnat
has not been able to attend at any school
but Nature's-and only spasmodically at that
He also calls attention to the fact
that the great masters have often writ
/ ten ""Falhmusic, and that national
schools of music have been founded
upon street ballads. Here he puts in
an interesting plea for the development
| of distinctively American music, tax
inc as the neucleus the negro melodies.
He says:
| Dyorak and others would have the whole
United States find distinction 1or lts lsn music
If native ability were ever aloof from the
! influence of musical culture, it was that OF
these negroes living in vast ignorance amea ana
melodies with the distinction OF 1ndlvlouallty
about them they are here. No folk music is
more beautiful more QUAINT IT, tnan enae 20 ol hit ous
"Ride :" Geon.l on, King 1 jesus Swing Low Sweet
Char New m BuT TF9uR6d phieh in Mas M May Wn @
| has saved from obscurfty into fame. Then
there are the negro minstrel songs written
by whites in free adaptation OF negro nnsn- manr
of The Suwanee River" Now II street pal
| lads are worth founding national schools on
| after they are melowed by age, they are
pedantic to leave these things to the populace
| to decide Any one with true and spoq,
taneous interest in music will love music OF
| all sorts and enjoy 1T wherever IT is 1ound
and under whatever auspices
One of the important recitals OF the
early season will be given by MISS
Ella Richards, pianist, assisted py
Miss Katherine Gordon, soprano.
The recital is complimentary to the
Schubert club, and will be held at
Park congregational church. Miss
Richards will play compositions by
Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin.
Since her return from Vienna, where
she studied with Leschetitsky, MISS
| Richards has been heard all TOO
seldom at our concerts, and the mem
| orv of her splendid performance of a
| Bach fugue at recital last spring
is as one OF the best things of the
| season.
Emil Ober-Hoffer has returned from
Paris. Mrs OberHoffer remaining
abroad until January. In addition tc
his studio duties, the various choruses
|
| bert Club orchestra, Mr.. Ober-Hoffer
has been placed in charge of the piano
| denartment of the Northwestern con-
| servatory in Minneapolis.
Monday evening at the People
church the Schubert symphony Clut
and Lady quartette, of Chicago, Will
appear in one OF their populaL plo-
grammes, which have made the or
sanitation such a favorite with au-
diences during the past eight years
Miss Mabel Delaney, soprano; Lowe
Zendt Purcell, contralto, and Master
Tommy Purcell are with the company
The popular character of the enter
tainment is further emphasized by the
scale of admission.
There will be musical vespers at st
Mary's Catholic church this evening
under the direction of Miss Elsie
Shave. The choir will sing and Miss
Shave has secured the services OF one
of the leading violinists, who has but
recently returned from Berlin, also
some fine vocal solo talent.
Mrs. Paul Brewster will sing the
offerto1v. ~ Know That My Redeemel
Iiyeth." at ST. Paul's Episcopal church
this morning.
The first concert of ST. Paul Musica
club takes place at the Park Congrega-
ticnal church, Tuesday evening. Fol-
loving is the programme:
George Hamlin, Chicago, Tenor.
Miss Mil1ie Pottgieser. Contralto.
Olaf Halls Violinist.
Franklin w. Krieger, Accompanist.
.sF'rom Out Thine Eyes" ................R .Ries
Miss Pottgieser.
s'Urbs Syon Aurea'' .....:..............Pa Parker
Mr.. Hamlin.
poIopaise ...................V .Vieux Temps
Mr.. Halls.
Liebslied .....:...-............ DVoras
Es blinkt der Thau .:.::....... :Rubensten
Elm frolichs Gesang-Q623) -. Old German
Mr.. Hamlin.
| Cavatina-Lieti Signor ............ Myerbeel
From Les Huguenotes.
Miss Pottgieser.
Legende .... ................... Wieniawsk
Mr.. Halls.
b To Mary -. ............... Maud v. White
Mr.. Hamin.
Mr.. Halls.
From Faust.
Mr.. Hamlin.
The team attached to the local United State:
mail wagon ran away on East Fourth stree
last evening, tipping the vehicle over In at
tempting to turn toward the depot at Stble!
! street. The wagon slightly damaged
but the driver escaped uninjured.