Daily camera., 1900-12-31
FRIDAY MUSICAL CLUB.

The second evening concert OF the
Friday Musical club was given last Fri
day evening 1t was lecture recital on
"The National Element in Music" de.
ivered by MIR Rubin Goldmark OF Colo
RADIO Springs, assisted by Mr. Charles M.
Champion, baritone OF Denver, who
| illustrated the points developed in the
lecture by appropriate songs. MIR Gold
marks treatment OF his subject was ad-
mirable. In simple. direct style, tree
trom all pedan,ry, he showed the origin
| and growth OF music iIom the earliest
times, illustrating here and there ty
sna,ches at the piano. To the earnes,
student OF music and to the music lover
| pure and simple 1t was most interesting
to have pointed out the various distinct
i've peculiarities Of melody. harmony and
rhythm which made up the charm OF a
Venetian boat song. Spanish bolero. a
| Hung arian march, French chansonette.
Norwegian cradle song OF an Amsri-
can coon song. Each one OF these musi-
cal forms has IFS own individuality, and
| this is to be traced back to the folk song,
| the simple tuue hummed by the simple
people OF bygone ages. II is inters s,ing
to note. however, that our moiern music
Cannot be traced back as can the arts Of
poetry, sculpture and archite cture to the
Greek CIVILIZATION. The earliest traces
are found among the barbaric tribes oi
the third century and these wild cries
have developed into our mod IN
forms by a long process Of evolution.
The church of Rome was the FIRST
really clv.lizing influence in the onward
progress of music. Then came the
Netherl nds with the addition OF contra
pun,al effects, then Italy with the melod
,ous Italian opera. and hnall, since the
reformation, Germany led by the great
Mozart. who 10 his varied work soroed,
crystalized and bequeathed to his illu,
trlous successors all that had previously
been done in music, until It eliminated
in the s,upendous work OF Richard Wag-
ner. only to 60 on the more inspired by
his greatness in the national glory of the
modern music of neighboring nations.
Tchaikowsky the Russian. Grieg the
Norwegian. Massoaet the Frenchman
Mascagni the Italian. are all perpetual
ing the influence of their nations in
music, and even in the most recent works
we recognize that now, as formerly, the
music OF the Italians IS the most emo
tional, that Of the French the most intel
lectual, and ,ha, Of tn. Norwegians the
most imaginative.
Mr. Goldmark's lecture was treat,
and its full significance was made mani
fest by the able assistance of Mr. Cramp
ton, who interpreted the various moods
OF the different national songs in a
thoroughly intelligent and artistic man
q .r, singing with ease in many languages.
There are many IN the audit nee who
would probably have been glad of more
music, for the delightful sna'ches played
here and there by Mr. Goldmark we're
only an aggravation. But it should he
| remembered hat this second public
evening of the club was no, a concert,
but lee ure recital. We trust that a
similar lecture may prove feature OF
each years series. Mr. Goldmark's $
"Lohergrin" lecture. for instance, would
have been an excellent preparation for
those Of our citizens who recently went
down to Denver to attend the opera
NJ W illustrated songs at the Armory
tonight.