Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06
INTERESTING LECTURE.
Prof Evan Stephens on Composers
aCd Compositions.
Attention Drawn TO tho Works Of AM
Client and Modern UompoSors-
David. the sweet singer.

The following is a synopsis Of the
talk given by Professor Evan Stephens
ia the Second ward meeting houJe last
evening:
Miriam, the sister Of Moses, who
celebrated the passage OF the Red Sen
with muslc, Ia the earliest OF historic
musicians.
David, the sweet singer OF farael,
whose compositions were sung by o
choir OF 1000 voices, is considered as
one Of the earliest c1mpossrs.
Iinly is said to be the great land Of
song ana this R)man Catholic church
its clief patroh.
OF the German school Sebastian
Bscn aud George Frederick Ii niei
are undoubtedly the Lenders. They
wore both born in the same year aud
within fifty milea Of each other, yet
never met. One was the iather Of
eighteen children, the other crusty
Daoholor.
Bach arranged tho keyboard OF the
present day. Handel was the father OF
uratUrio. BacA's music ranges from
the clear am simple TO tue heavy ana
Intricate. He was a voluminOus CON.
poser and ths f1me of his compositions
Increase with age.
Handel was q failure I'm Italian p m
bul III Orntorio he composed the most
sublime music. The Messiah Is his
masterpiece and 1t takes 5000 voices to
interpret 1t. Angels Ever Bright and
Fair 10 a gem OF one OF his Italian
operas.
Joseph Haydn was the natural sue.
cessos VI Handel. lie thought music
could De expressed without W Ords. He
is considered the founder OF orchestral
music. His finest WORKS are The Four
Seasous anu The Creation.
III zari, Disciple OF Haydn, was a
composer before ne was six years old.
He wrote several splendid operas. His
last work, the Requiem, which he sup
posed TO be the music for his own
funeral, 10 considered among mis- best.
BeetnoveD, student OF mozart,
gave ptt M se for brilliant career
wnen he became tfll cted with deaf
noes. III wrote nine Oichestral seleC-
lions VI great merit aud composed
plano music OF the finest quality.
Mendelssohn, the most Refined OF the
great compOsers, was hard worker,
anu died at the age OF SO years COM
pletely worn out. The great COM
pOsers were serious In their work aud
regarded them with reverence, but
MendelssDhu would sometimes be-
come play III in his compositions, yet
he would never descsnd to Joking CT
trlfiing. His greatest works are the
orntorios 81. Paul and Elijah. The
IL an is the most stirring compost
tion ever written. f.t'
Rosslni, itaiy's lazy composer, was
n remarkably rapid writer. He de-
lighted 10 write his compositions while
in bed. a story is told OF him writ
Ing duet which happened to fall
from his bed on the Il ior beyond his
reach. and rsther than get out of bea
to rsgain 1t he rewrote the compost.
to-.
Verdi wrote the most beautiful and
regular music OF the Italian school.
HE masterpiece is Aida.
Wagner's music may os termed
"disc9rdant harmonies." Some con.
sider MS music mere noiae, while
others term 1t as lofty anu soul.
Inspiring. His operas were performed
Ia "a theater Of hiB own design anu by
musicians OF the highest grade.
Dudley Buck ia considered Ameri.
cas- most genial and musical com.
poser.
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF
this weather large audience greeted
the speaker.
Mr.. John Robinson and Miss Alice
B5werlng assisted Professor Stephens
Ia Illustrating the lecture by Singing
selections from Baeh's Ave Maria,
Mendelssohn'a st. Paul, anu Dudley
BUCKS Light OF Asia.