The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-28
Out & About

business, but in later years gave his en-
tire attention to teaching, mostly in
the art of sight singing, in which he
was himself remarkably proficient. Mr..
Aiken was twice married. He leaves a
widow and one daughter.
$50
The committee in charge of the
music for the charity ball to be given
in Mechanics Hall, Friday night, Jan.
"a, has secured the Salem Cadet Band,
rs pieces, to play the concert program
and the two-steps. The orchestra for
the waltZes has not been secured.
The most attractive program pre-
scented this season by the Woman's
Club was given in Memorial Hall, yes
terday afternoon under the auspices
of the art and music department, Mrs.
Carrie King-Hunt, chairman. 1t was
members afternoon and the hall was
crowded to the doors. The subject
was Music of Many Lands and the
various countries were represented by
the following talented women in ap-
propriate costumes Miss Bertha NJ
Titus, Arabian; Mrs. Louie Erville
Ware, Venetian; Miss George Coombs
German; Mrs. Mabelle Lynn Childs,
Spanish; Miss Edith Viola Ellsbree,
French; Miss Abbie Bemis, Indian;
Mrs. George M. Bassett, Russian; Mrs
H. e. Mitchell, Chinese; Miss Luella
Flagg, Scotch; Mrs. Samuel E. Wins
low, Neapolitan; Mrs. ]. l.. Brand and
Miss Adeline M. Biscoe were at the
piano and Mrs. Hunt introduced the
participants in turn after few inter-
esting remarks about the music of the
countries represented. Mrs. Hunt said
I'VE may call music the language of
the world for it speaks as many i'd
IONS as there are nations, races and
even inhabitants. One single detached
note intoned by different voices or in
struments will convey as many mean
ings as there are ears to hear it.
There are few things which strike
the Oriental traveller more forcibly and
more disagreeably than the music OF
the Arabs, Like ourselves, they are
not all musical but In some places the
soA1ds of singing goes on without
ceasing. 1t takes months before the
traveller can accustom his ear to the
gamut in use. At first he can detect
no melody whatever but as the wild
strains become associated with pleas
ant experiences of travel, he may get
even to like them. They belong to the
climate and country. Many a stony
valley in Syria has been enlivened
with the long drawn cadence and many
a weary day on the Nile, has been
cheered by the strange monotonous
chorus of the sailors. The instrument
most commonly used in Arabia is the
Shofu, a wind instrument. 1t is even
now used in some of the synagogues.
There are several other instruments,
all having the same monotonous
sounds, but music to the Arabs"
Tine piansts here played an arrange
ment Of Arabian music and then Miss
Titus sang an Arabian love song. She
looked like a typical maid of the ORR
ent, shy dark and sweet. Her cos
tune was fashioned with bodice blouse
and skirt; the colors used were dark
blue, red and white and a vareigated
scarf was worn about the head.
1.-THE Veuetian Serenade," continued
Mrs. Hunt, represents the boat song
or what was formerly the Venetian
BarcarOlle initiating the songs of the
Venetians as they row their gondOlas
or as they formerly did. Barcarolles
have been often adopted by modern
composers.
THE first song without words of
Mendelssohn in G. minor which the
autograph shows to have been written
in 1880 is one Of the best illustrations.
This venetial number is in true bar
carolIe style and is most suggestive of
the ripples of the water and the move
ment of the oars"
Mrs. Ware played pretty Venetian
serenade on her violin. She made a
bright little Venetian in square white
headdress, bodice beautifully trimmed
ribboned skirt OF crimson and dainty
apron. Ornaments of shells were worn.
Mrs Hunt than presented Germany,
The foremost Of music nations who
owes her present. supremacy not only
to the genius OF her great masters
from Bach to Wagner. but also in a
large degree 10 the native impulse of
her people who for centuries have been
distinguished for their earnest love Of
music. In the Middle ages the Ger
mans possessed in their folk songs and
church chorals q rich fund Of music
dear u the people Their heirlooms
nave been cherished aud preserved and
their earnestness. purity of style and
depth Of sentiment hsv& rendered them
sources of lofty inspiration to the great
masters who have achieved for Ger
many her world wide fame In music.
The opening Of the Rauoforte num-
Der was suggestive of q quartet Of
mems voices This was followed by
a movement in time, aftet which Sc
lection two German folk sings 'Lie5-
chen AIDE" and "Ach, du Lisbe Angus
tin" were sung by Miss Coombs who
looked the fair German maid to per-
lection. She wore an odd hat with
black streamers, blue skirt, dark bod
ice, white apron and bright flowers In
haSs and corsage.
OF the Spanish Mrs. Hunt said: We
usually, In thinking of Spanish music,
have in nlind something Of the style OF
the Bolero. This is dance in z time.
Gradually the rhythm of the castanets
which were used as an accompaniment
to the dance by the dancers themselves
we're introduced into the music. The
spanish ladies are very pretty. They
are always dark There are no fair
haired girls in spain.
"Theye are many romances going on
all the time il Seville ana other Span
ish cities Late in the evening the
cl0aked cavaliers bring Aheir guitars
and serenade their lady Friends. Per
hans the ladies' answer on their guitars
also. Meanwhile the moonlight floods