Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-22
SQUIRE COOP IN BERLIN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

you must come here and mix with them
to appreciate fuzzy what real musical
talent is, what a quantity there Is, and
also what ones local reputation really
amounts to-again have / discovered
that localities are responsible for many
incongruities.
The emphatic lowering Of ones self
10 a proper level or rather Of being
lowered, constitutes one OF my princi-
pal first impressions, and while there
may be a little heartache in this, II
nevertheless possesses cOmpensating
virtues, for certainly one must not aver
virtues for certainly one must not al
ways remain stranger 20 the truth. |
do not wish to infer that music students
ind injurious disappointment in these
conditions, quite the contrary. the in
centiye to buckle down to earnest work
and earn a Conscientious word Of ap-
probation becomes the only desire Of
your heart In the presence Of 80 much
hard earned ability, one Is ashamed TO
cherish longer that which is not gen
une. and you are glad 20 awaken fully
TO the demands Of an honorable artist
life.
Then again-there are moments when
the worst OF us. like prodigals, return to
our Father and we take comfort In be-
ing reminded Of the passage OF scrip
ture which reads: He that humbleth
himself shall be exalted" and thus we
plod along and the time flies pleasantly
nourh while we are becoming accus-
toned 70 our new self-our real self.
WORKING WITH BUsONI.
II should convey to you In any way
that ] have been made to feel other
than very humble in this short month
IN Berlin. / would be lying TO you out
right. That Mr.. God0wsky. who by the
way, Is here COncertizing and intrOduc-
ing his Chopin studies has invited
me 10 call upon him and Will help me
or that after January | shall 10 TO %
Busoni Undoubtedly the biggest man
here) Is In no wise a compliment on
the ground Of talent. Gold Is gold the
world over and great teachers are not
the exceptions that prove this rule. IL
you can read fairly well-say Beetho-
Ven's first sOnatas and have the 20 or
30 marks IL Is enough. Mediocre talent
Is marvellous In the energy II eXpends TO
convert people to its pr0testatlOns OF
greatness, and ] am afraid that some
Of US young Utahn's have been among
the worst The putting that some OF us
have had at our own hands and the
hands Of friends, is only pardOnable on
the ground that We knew no better. Our
frlends--God bless them. meant we'll
too we'll. One writer has said. "A
friend exaggerates a mans virtues. an
enemy innames his crimes" Is verify
true. II ! may be pard1ned for assum-
ing 10 be an adviser, | should like % ask
the people Of Utah 20 encourage talent
TO work, and not make II feel satisfied
with what II is Utahs native talent
Is out Of proportion 20 its technical eff
cheney In both playing and singing, and
writing as well. The simple acts Of
wiggling ones arms az a chorus, playing
an easy accompaniment, singing a
song writing a hymn tune or playing
pretty piece on an organ or piano,
are but the simplest forms Of musical
life. Every sincere musician I'm Salt
Lake. am sure viii support me In this
assertion. and unless more devotion IS
paid 10 cart" than 70 this business"
connected with Il. | would not be- sur
prised II some day there occurred
general smashing Of idols. and the cur
tain cannot run down too soon when
the play Is not fair.
MUSICAL RICHES.
can't say that these sentiments ex-
actly belong 20 my first impressions Of
Berlin. although IN character they are
not absolutely an mated. ! see that |
have used UP "a lot Of good paper and
ink and have yet not told YOU anything
about this unsteady busy city.the thing
which YOU undoubtedly would really
care 20 hear about. 80 ! VIII retrace my
steps.
Another first impression OF Ber-
lin. Is that lbs exceptional advantages
lle In the way OF orchestral concerts.
piano and violin recitals and German
opera-lu the order named.
You may say. Wei what more do you
want? Upon careful thought this list
does not cover everything. ! may men
tion some observations connected with
his matter at a later day. Suffice II h.
say that good singing Is part Of
my very life, and ! am impressed with
the thought that there are shortcom-
ings here IN this direction To be sure
a month Is scarcely time enough IN
which 10 form a Just opinion, and may
be wrong; ! assure you that / will cor
rect this inference II ! find such 10 b.
the case. / must mention, however
in connection with this subject, that
Berlin has just had a season OF number
one good singing in the person and