El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
POPULAR" MUSIC.
A Few Comments and Harmless Sug
gpstiOuS to the McGiuty Band,

The management of the McGipty
band proposes a standard by wnicn to
b. guided in The selection Of music for
the summer Concert programs. The
idea 10 10 note the NUN bers that eli it
applause, and make up the programs
win the mum oers thus Dunctuated by
that Infallt bic ~ sigu of popular favor.
This is a SWORD that cuts oCtu ways.
1t Is a good deal alter tue saying of
Nov GU see 1t and now you oOn't;''
is not an altogether safe pattern to
work after. ~ lively, catchy rythm
vigorously played and strongly accent
ed, or a sentimental stra n suggestive
of the melOdrdmd, Will always cake
with certain element who have little
regard for real depth of feeling, per-
ception of true sentiment or that more
elevated musical sense which calls for
something else than what appeals to
the superficial of ones nature.
There is d steadily incre asiDg ele-
ment in this community that calls for
high grade muse. In fact, this In
crease has been such within the last
Two years as 10 attract the attention OF
artists who come here to perform, and
The care OF those who have the furnish
ing of pubic concert work. This ele-
ment is not noisy IN public. They Will
SIT on the grass In the plaza and thor
Ougbly enjoy the mors classical num-
berS on the program when the noisy
ids do not spoil The fine effects with
| their wild halloo aud brutal noise, -
and yet not make Rome bowl" with
applause of what pleased them. The
other element that cares only for the
light, frOtny melodies are ever present,
| ready to whoop and yell when music
| is p aged apps aling to the heels solely,
| or the melodrama of The galleries"
or something snappy and catchy. 1t Is
all right to remember this catchy
elem lent TO ID limited extent in making
up tie program, so as to be impartial
| To all: but to have them mostly IN view
will be mistake. The more intelii-
gent listeners have some claims worthy
of consideration. In fact counting
by SEES on The plaza would show them
fully as numerous as the other eie-
ment, though by no means as noisy.
But If the McGiuty band manage
meat is determined 10 make up The
baod programs to suit the popular
aud noisy demand, by all means load
the programs with such choice musical
d-lcacles as the following: The Lo.-
lypop, the Ola Mans Dunk Again, The
Darktown Fancy QuadrIlle, jun a
long Josey, Come w nitewash Green
my Dolly Grave, the Laugnin Toad
stoo, Sarah's Red Eyed Jag, the
Hopscotch SchottIsche, Farmer John
sons WatermelOnS, song OF the SGuHed
Pig, My Lubb.y Mary Jane, Stand
From Unoer Casey, Laanigau's Bal,
Side. Kelly Slide. L borrowed SO
From O'Grady, Snoot the Hat, Grease
w,od James Lament, O'Fla4erty 5
Wake, Palsy ORourke's Coat, the
Weary EYED Wander's Return, the
Mackerelville Funeral March, the
Dandelion GavoLte, PuDch-tne-o Dag two
sep, SkIn the Cat Wdiz, and otter
compositions of a similar chasge nature.
If it is applause the band management
is after, this Is the stuff Tor the band
to play, and the entire program will
be one merry howl of del, ghJ from
every kid in town whose applause will
be heard from here TO Isleta Hot stuff,
did you casually remark? You bet.
Go and get a good bicycle lamp
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