The Portland daily press., 1900-03-12

"Under the Greenwood Tree" By d..
Arne. . composer more familiar 10 all
for "Listls Polly VILLA" and "Ths Lass
with the delicate air." This selection
was given BY Miss Tarbox, and Miss
Rioe closed thu series Of old ballads with
e spirited rendering Of "Tom Bowling,"
by Dlbdin. In concluding her paper,
Mrs. Moore said that while the older bal
lads appealed more to the imagination,
the modern once, perhaps, appealed more
to the heart, and as m example Of the
modern love ballad, "Twioksnham Fer
ry," by Marzials was given. Misc Halves
sang this ever fAvorite tallad most enjoy
ably.
The Anne Hathaway club 10 surely 10
bs Congratulated for the two able and
thoughtful papers furnisksi By their
member And 81 Mrs. Moors's was in
teri sting from the historical point Of
view, Miss Elizabeth G. Hinds's essay
on Thought in Music,' was treated
most smphatioally from the intellectual
standpoint She showed herself In every
way to be an earnest. Intelligent student
Of music, and her paper was full Of sus-
gsstions which made all who heard her
realize how much pleasure and salts
faction there must be In having an intelli-
gent comprehension of the "divine art"
She said that all speech to be vital must
have thought behind it and go must mu.
sio. There must also be thought rs well
az feeling on the psrt OF the listener, and
a general cultivation Of the aest hstic
faculty at all point, for the test spprsoi-
alton of music.
Miss Kinds made general statement
Of the affinities Of all the arts, sh owing
how they are allied to each 7thor, and
felt that music more nearly resemtlsd
architecture in its structural, ami poetry
In Its ideal side. She had o word to say
for the wonderful ''tone color" In the
modern orchestra, as shown In the diffei-
emit quality of sound as evoked BY the
violins. the oeIli, ths clarinets. the
trumpets and the bassoons, In pianoforte
music more demand Is made upon the
intslligencs of the interpreter, because
er, and the ooloring of the music must
DC given by light ana shade.
Miss Kinds quoted fiom Saint Sasns,
tie great French Composer. who felt that
the cultivation OF love for classic mu-
sc only grew with advancing intelli-
genos and civilization. for even savages
all have an instinct for melody and
while harmony most truly
shows Advancement.
At the conclusion of hsr paper, Miss
Kinds said she had been asked to give
some selections for the piano, and she had
chosen four representatives Of 90 many
different nstionalities. The first Pas
torale by Scarlatti,a an italian; the second,
q Nocturne, by EorediD, IA Russian; the
third, a Polonaise by Chopin, a Pole; and
the fourth, Romance, sbylSohumanp,
a German. Miss Kinds very modestly
her ability to carry out her
ideal of plano playing, but the hearty
round of applause which she was ccord-
ed on finishing her Selections proved how
heartily she had been enjoyed.
Before adjournment, Miss Blanchard
gave notice that she horei that there
would be a good attendance at the annual
meeting ON the first Saturday afternoon
In April, as there were many matters
OF Importance to come up, rs well as
the election of officers. She also gave
notice that the retiring executive board
were to give reception to the first presi-
dent of the union. Mrs. George O.. Frye.
at Riverton, on Thursday, March Gath,
to which every member of the union was
most cordially invited.
At the close Of the meeting the usual
In formal reception YVES held, and Miss
1inde, whose home in now in Worcester,
received many words of congratulation.
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