The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

The Philharmonic Club, the Oldest Amer
ican male singing society in the city. will
give frs first concert OF the season on
Wednesday evening at Plymouth Church.
Mr.. Edward Nell, the director. has infused
an enthusiasm and a perfection OF vocal
drill into the members that all are con-
fdent OF the coming concert eclipsing all
previous attempts. The attacks have been
carefully studied and the club has an abun-
dance of tonaI perfection. This is due 10
the fact that during the past two months
OF rehearsal. with sometimes two rehear-
sails week. there were but two absentees.
This speaks we'll for any organization and
insures creditable performance. Paul
Revere's Ride" Longfellows famous poem,
and set TO music by Dudley Buck, will be
the clubs principal number. The soloists
in this cautata will be Frank n. Taylor
and Byford Ryan. who will sing Mean
while Impatient TO Mount and Ride" and
THE Sound OF Arms and the Tramp of
Feet" respectively. Three part songs, 1.-The
Music of the Sea- (AIosenthaD, "Bedouin
Song (Foote), and Sweet and Low
Oansen), form the balance Of the clubs
work on the programme. The soloists who
will assist are Miss Stella RiddeIl, So
prano. Of Brazil. Ind. who will sing
"Springtide." by Becker, and From Out
Thine Eyes" by Foote; Christian DEL
sehlaegel, violin virtuoso. Of this city, who
will play Beethoven's Fifth Sonata" and
'Fantasie'' by Leonard, and Charles f.
Hansen. organist, who will play Lemons
terrific storm Fantasia and the "Coro-
nation March" by Meyerbeer. The ability
Of the soloists Is we'll known. and with the
OH a.,
largely attended
The members Of the Philharmonic Club
are: Mr.. Edward Nell, director: Mr..
: Charles f. Hansen. accompanist: Mr..
Homer Van VIE, president; Mr. Charles D.
Green. vice president; Mr.. H. NJ. Talbot,
treasurer; Mr.. Z. F. Folsom, secretary;
Mr.. c. X. Henderson. librarian; Mr. B. 1.
Ryan. manager; first tenors. Mr.. II. II. Van
Vie. Mr. 3. 1. Ryan. Mr.. p. NJ. Slaughter,
Mr.. c. X. Henderson. Mr.. r. C. Constan-
tine. Mr.. c. o. Ryan; second tenors. Mr.
III. M. Talbot. Mr.. Charles A Carlisle Mr.
r. c. Newland, Mr. w L. Evans Mr. NJ
A Jenkins. Mr.. p. JeffrIes; first bass. Mr.
r. h Johnson, Mr.. G. d, Green, Mr. F. N.
Taylor, Mr.. II. B. Richardson. Mr. ]. c.
Gould. MrfJ. X. Ryan; second bass. Mr..
h w. Latlt, Mr.. W. f. Schelke, Mr.. w. NJ
Kunkle. Mr.. T.. r. Folsom. Mr.. Harry
Bryan, Mr. w: D. Ryan The patronesses
Mrs Thomas Taggart, Mrs. Caroline Win
ter Goetz, Mrs. s. h. Rauh, Mrs. Harriet
Augusta Prunk, Mrs. j. o. Van Wrinkle,
Mrs. Charles Mayer Mrs. William A APP
plegate, Mrs. John i. Brush, Mrs. George
W. Coonse. Mrs. William NJ Taylor, Mrs
John c. Baird, Mrs. A L. Locikridge. Miss
Martha Henderson. Mrs. Arthur Gillett
Mrs Henry c. adams. Mrs George E.
Townley, Mrs. Louis G.. Blaker, Mrs. Aquil-
Ia Jones. Mrs. Silas NJ. Sheppard. Mrs
benjamin. Harrison. Mrs. NJ l.. Haines
H. Y
Mrs. C.. q. Pierson. Mrs. Hugh Fl. Hanna,
Mrs. George W. Powell. Mrs. h. Z. Full
Ter, Mrs. E. NJ. Ogle, Mrs. Chauncey L.
Turner. Mrs. A. r. Baker. Mrs. p. A. Hav-
erlick, Mrs. Charles f. Smith. Mrs. w. p
Kappes. Mrs. a. Kiefer, Mrs. w. NJ. Jillson,
Mrs. Charles Krauss. Mrs II. e. Du Bots.
Mrs. J. Il f. Prentiss. Mrs. c. d. Webb
An orchestra whose reputation reaches
from ocean to ocean had finished an after
neon concert and about twenty of its
members had congregated in a large hotel
room. some playing cards some practising
sotto-voce. while others were talking
"shops' The noise was anything but must
cal when the writer entered and at once
complimented those who were nearest on
the rnasterful manner in which the or
chestra had rendered Schubert's "Unfn-
ished Symphony" that afternoon, COM
nerting also on the haunting influence of
the symphony's leading theme. The saxa-
phone player who had been pacing back
and forth, doodling away on an erratic
run from Weber's 'Oberon," which he
seemed to have some difficulty in master
ing, was apparently, paying no at
tention TO the conversation. AS soon
as there was a pause, however, he removed
his brass. pipe-like instrument from his
lips and said. indifferently' In good Ger
Boston has finished the symphony" The
effect was remarkable. The tympanum OF
every ear seemed sensitive and singled out
this one blasphemouS sentence. Every
one arose and hurled anathemas at the
luckless "'musikant." What you say?
What sacrilege, Oh, what sacriegei To
suppose that anyone could finish what a
butcher shop. That's where you belong.
You're no musician and much more to
the same effect. Mr.. Saxaphone listened
without moving hair. and when calm
set in proceeded to march as before.
ing. as he put his instrument again to his
lips don't care vat you say. read it
in der baper, ind / believe what dit
read" And. though the storm broke out
afresh, IL was impossible to drown out the
Weber cadenza. which was the last thing
heard as the visitor silently withdrew.
Perhaps one of the most menacing and
dangerous arguments ever given in ex-
cuse OF the modern rag time Is an illus
trated article in the Chicago Tribune of a
week ago entitled Samples of rag time
found IN the works of great masters" and
written by Frederick w. Root and Emil
Liebling. credited with being musical au-
thcrities. Both are able men, and Mr. Lieb-
ling Yields trsnchant pen, but exception
must be taken with them in this instance.
The contention is made that rag time and
syncopatiou are synonymous. 1t must be
stated that this only holds good in the
written printed music where, for the
sake OF universally the ordinary form of
syncopation Is used and also because the
negroes accented. out-of-time rhyme. pecu-
liar to his race. cannot be written, as ii
IS sung or played. Few OF the best musi-
clans ever attend the variety theaters, and
consequently, cannot speak intelligently OF
what they have not heard. Rag
time the eccentricity of a lowly
race. without any charm except its
oddity has formed the excuse for a species
OF songs that long ago ought to have been
condemned BY those interested in the NOR
ais OF the community. Little innocents are
/. heard everywhere singing of this baby
and her swell coon" and parents applaud
Tag a recital of trash that Is suggestive In
the extreme. Read over the words of some
OF this rag-time rot and many a natural
gas fire will burn brighter in consequence.
And then to compare this form of so-called
rnusic TO the syncopated sentences found in
the masses and OratOrios or such masters
IL