Arizona republican., 1897-10-24
MUSICAL NOTES.
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The musical society that is now organizing is undoubtedly going to be launched successfully. It's two meet ings held last week were character ized by a unanimous and determined spirit. It is proposed to take up the rendition of music in all it's branches and the study of various compose s and their compositions. All lovers of music and those interested in the art should attend the charter meet ing in the Monihon building next Tuesday evening at 7:30. We wish the new venture every success and shall be pleased to record it's pro- ceedings from time to time in this col umn.
 l When are churches going to recog- nize the necessity of improving their choirs? In all goodness they are greatly in need of a wedding out and the grating of new material. Some have the idea that anything will do for a church, hence the apathy in improvement. However, it is a we'll known fact that those churches are the best attended that have the best music. And some think that good music is on a par with good sermon and perhaps a trife better sometimes Speaking on church matters we must also mention the advisability of having some of the church organs put in tune. Some are really pain- full to listen to and require a thor | ough overhauling. It is impossible for choirs to sing in tune or keep the pitch with such instruments of torture
 The recent i1nsles of Madame Patti recalls several incidents in her ca reer It is we'll known how the Diva takes extraordinary care of her voice, both as regards eating, drink ing and exposure to varied tempera- lures. The result has we'll repaid her care When Sir Morell Mackenzie a l few years ago asked out of curiosity to examine her throat, Madame Patti was very much frightened, as was natural, and thought that something was the matter But she was event ually persuaded to consent to the experiment The celebrated throat doctor made her open her mouth wide enough to swallow all the other prima donnas and caused her to ej5c- ulate "oh" and ''ah" in various ke|ys and times. At the concruslcn of the examination he told her that she had the throat of Q girl of 20; that sh9 would be able to sing without the slightest trace of failing power fo1 another ten years; and at the end of that time if she was still as par- ticular with herself, she might pro- long her career of usefulness for ten years more, "for it all depends" he said, mot so much on the voice, as on the care you take of it.''
 The following verse from an old Baptist hymn book certainly seems worthy of presentations:
 Ye fnny monsters of the deep,
 Your Makers praises shout;
 Ye coddlings from the sandbanE
 leap
 And wag your tails about.
 The song of "The Old Oaken Buck ct" was composed by Samuel Wood worth, a New England printer, wht learned his trade in Boston, and wa: afterwards employed in New York In the latter city one day, with { group of other printers, he went into Ma1lory's dram shop on Franklin street to get some brandy and wa ter,' for which the place was noted The liquor was good and Woodwork appreciated it. After swallowing { sizeable dose, he set his glass upo1 the table, and smoking hisiodjn., ?? j the table, and smacking his lips, de clared that Mallory's grog was tn, best he had ever tasted. "No," sait comrade, there was one thin, which, in the estimation of both O