The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-24

sian itself With the Dutch came another
warm current o. rich TeUtoBism. with
these the Latin races have never mingled.
The vaStness Of tho Italian emigration
Into this country has not yet shown any
effect on the native stock. which SIN re-
mains NJ the rugged North. II Is not at
all astounding, therefore, that for Amerl-
cans the only satisfying music Is that Of
the mighty masters of the German people.
TO prove this one has only TO look AT the
history Of opera In Houston. practical
illustration was had Of tho supremacy of
German thought and feeling In American
musical life at the<Audltorium few weeks
ago when there was a performance Of 10.
hengrin." There WIS vast throng Of
mingled English and German speaking
| American people listening with rapt atten-
tlon TO romantic drama whose fnnda-
mental principles and methods Of express
| sion are radically German. There Is no
difference In the mental aud emotional at
| tltudes Of Germans and Americans.
In land where Bach, Beethoven,
| Brahms aud Wagner are the most loved OF
all composers. 1t would be difficult 10 over.
| estimate the Importance OF the Influence OF
| German thought aud feeling In music.
| Siavonlc melody has found cchoing tones In
the American heart and the works Of
| Dvorak and Tschaikowsky are as familiar
| in America as they are in Europe
This may he accepted as an evidence OF
the Teutonism OF musical taste In America;
! for these masters are thoroughly congenial
| to the music lovers Of the fatnerlana.
| American compositions show their Ieutonlc
descent and the feature OF the great mas
tors Of Middle Europe the epoch makers
/ OF the classic aud romantic periods smile
| at US from the pages Of MacDoweH, Foote'
/ Chadwick and Shelley. g.,
| The French school never fans 70 ma
| favor. but enthusiasm Is reserved Tor the
| revolutionary dramas Of the genius OF
/ Bnireuth Gounod charms, and Neral el2tes,
/ hut Wagner alone makes the American
/ soul yibrate 20 Its center
| II Is quite impossible 70 look far into tne
future Of q nation In which changes r2lhe
| as fast as they do in QUO SO Young as ths;;
/ But while II H. likely that I'm the course OF
| time tberc viii develop school ot Ametl'
/ can composition. II is equally hheIN lult
! the fundamental truits will be German
for the early culture NJ this pe@pi" mas pesh
! such MS iis own Teutonic character de-
manded. and II is not probable mar W ~
| color Impaired 20 our musical nature pE Is
| own childhood viii ever be washed chtlle'S
out.
Tbe ladies OF the Annunciation church
are preparing a series Of musical enter
,ainmeuts to he given on December o.
land T. the money made thereby 70 20 for
tho heuent Of the Sisters Of the Incar-
The progPam II the FIRST evening viii
he ono ~ miscellaneous musical selections.
on the night of the 9th children 5 opera;
"FloHnda. or the Rose and Pearl VIII
DO presented and repeated the next day
Saturday as n matinee performance.
~
The following complimentary comment
was mailed to The Posts musical editor;
Wharton had a great treat In the way q
2 musical and literary program on. triddy;
November Is. The program consisted Of
songs and recitatous bv Miss Bessie War
ncr 81 Houston.
Miss Warner has rich fun, exduisitcly
sweet contralto and - would be hard "a
saw which N her songs was the most beau
uful.
As an olocutonist she has few equals.
! Her portrav8ls make her characters Nv
lTp9f ming nrurCz and her facial
preston IL simply perfect
Her concert has been most artistic
and fascinating success.
on Saturday night week ago al
, his home on Capitol avenue Master Noodv
5 Dawson gave. the hrst NJ a series ot Sat
The compositions played during the oven
2 ing were selections from tho w%ks of M
Z following masters Verdi Shnhort, Bee
@ thoyen, wleuanowskl and Mcadclssohn,
. ~
e The following Is contributed 10 The
/. Posts musical columns by Miss Mary Car
+ son Kidd:
Music; It's mission in Ifo to consol,
and uphft by it's own gracious gifi''
Houston is 10 be congratulated on lt'
new interest IN music Tho prascworthl
Efforts and successes Of the Quartctte club
which gave Us on Wednesday night Mr.
Sherwood the recent grand opera, III,
Spanish Ocette and tho promise Of Nor
IDEAS coming, have grauhed the Houston
public in general and ought IN give Il
our music lovers new impetus 10 work
tnorhl work either sacred or secular
Is broad educator any one Yho has prlr
uCed ensemble sing ng can rcIdily arr
D prcclate and understand this. N helps onr
Ia Sight-sluginC, In rhy TIM, expression and
may familisrize one with many hcautifu
works OF the masters,
! This city is large enough and quitc abls
10 support several singing clubs both
| mixed voices and otherwise; i- could be-
come a very musical place II us people
I would organize such club, with the intcu
tion OF seriously studying music. There
Is plenty ot talent in Houston. We only
need seriousness and the determination to
do our best
70 make club successful several thing;
are ncedtnl, An average voice, carncstncs}
Of purpose. tho will 10 work harmony
| among the members, MS well MS In tho
desire Ia learn (Which does NOT come from
self sstsfactiou)
know OF a Young party NJ Americana
who went 70 Florence, Italy, for tho pur
! pose of seriously studying music. Thcit
club, THE Bach Brahms" met IN the
evenings often spending two or three
| hours studying perhaps only three pages
| OF 2 Brahms or Bach CantatI. with the
result that the rendition by the club oi
| Brahms Song ~ Destiny and Brahms
"Rcquiem' was the most enhancing music
have ever heard
| Although this club studied chiefly to
works ~ these eminent composers, Tho
works Of those OF lesser depth were also
studiod--charming trios. quartettes, etc.
After these meetings with minds i'm.
bued with music, We would wonder back
To our homes through the quaint. crooked
streets Of old Florence, Queen city Of the
Arno,' with its grim old palaces It's marble
duomo and slender capanUe, bathed 10
moonlight, as fair and nure as our own:
our souls thrilled with the beauty around
us, inspired by know not what; perhaps
| nv lovely nature perhaps by tho legends
that envelope quaint old Florence. perhaps
by the strains Of the music we had lust
sung. or, perhaps bv all these combined
We would renew our determination to study
study until We could achieve something
, IN the word-Uutl We could sing cladueS,
and brightness into human lives, and com
fort and console the weary-hearied.
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The musical feature Of the reception
70 be given by the oran Roberts chapter
United Daughters OF the Gonfederacy, az
the shearn chapel next Friday night prom
ises to he a leading and most attractive
one.
The exercises will be opened by the sing
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