The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10
A Tete=a-Tete
with
the Musicians



huence Is even today working strongly in
tne Shuse OF modern music; It Is the leaven
IN the meal. permeating the entire mass
ne lessons given en- masse at the residence
IN Wcimar were not ordinary piano dr,Ils
| put run OF PARALLELS and wise suprestioi,s
mere Than one participant I'm these hhs
toid the present writer that II was only Inv
SUBSEQUENT reflection that one gained the
'up Efod oil ;hC counsel impaired II ook
at those trees swaying In the wind Tbe
wigs and leaves are dancing freely. nc
trunks arc steady; let that be your tempo
tuhatoN You ate rot diving n concb n,!ioc
ihc Wcimar payemcnts when Won arc ,,isv.
ing Crupiui Every lesson was mn of
snch epigrams for further thought.
L.h influence In the development OF
NATIONAL music was and Is very powerful
one, lie built largely upon the f6ik-songs
una dances OF his native Hungary and
Introduced the beauties of this repertoire
70 me concert rooms Of all the civlliz d
world. deed similar to that done FOR
foiish music by Chopin Today music lie
tsScelYihg q new likelihood by the introduc-
s sioh oI hoIktnemes In classical works Rus
ga leading In this healthy influence; but
the hrst composers who thoroughly In.
aaugurated this advance were List and
Chopin. "'u
List forrght the good fight for monv a
composer whom the world was slow 10 no.
cognlze and In this direction his influence
III music can scarcely be overestimatel.
~ course the chief labor of this sort was
ms work In the Wagner propaganda Hnd
II not been for List the world would not
possess the largest and greatest Wagnerian
OPERAS Wagner would surely have per-
ihhSu or nave been forced from his Ideals
hHd Lot List aided him by pen. purse, and
uaton, during the gap between the suc.
Gg>s Of MS Hienzi ond the coming Of
hing Ludwig Of Bavaria to his rescue
49, iN the performance VI 'Lohpngrin' NJ
Weimar, which List directed personally.
tue new wagner idea was thrown down as
a gauntlet sa l to the world, and from that time
To the creation of the great Trilogy, List
was W0gner's shield and bucllcr."
The attention Of all the members of the
Woman's Choral club is called to the fol.
lowing letter;
NJ, Houston. Texas. May s, 1902 My Dear
Mrs. Hutcheson: | wish to extend NV
thanks to the members of the Woman's
Choral club through you for their spicn
uld work at the concerts Of the twenty
fourth state Saenserfest
assure you that II has been a great
pleasure TO me 10 have had the priv ilege
or directing the ladies'.
found them ever ready and willing TO
make my work MS light as possible at re-
hearsals, and the success with which they
anu the members OF the Houston Quartette
society rendered their numbers. must.
am a., sure be most satisfactory to them as
II is n me.
hIr. Carl Beck. director of the San An.
t0hlo singing societies. and who Is an au-
thority on musical matters has particular
~ requested me to express TO the ladies
MS APPRECIATION of their work.
] trust the ladies Will continue their in
tercst in the work we now have on hand,
In the mixed choruscs for the reception
musicale of the Houston Quartette soci
": which Will be held about the end of
viii you please request the members of
the Woman'S Choral club to be at the Sacn-
gerbund hall on Wednesday night at s
CLOCK sharp for rehearsalf
Again thanking you, beg to remain,
yours sincerely, Fred r. Dexter
After the above letter from Mr.. Dexter
was in type, the president of the 0unrtette
society informed The Post of complete
alteration in their pla1s for the final recCp-
ton musicale. The date of the musicale
instead Of being at the end of May az orig
lnaliy Intended, will he some time in July
rms postponement is due to the following
facts The presentation Of the oratorio,
creation by the Robert f. Lee chapter
United Daughters Of the Confcdcracv is
TO occur on the 2Sth Of May and naturally,
the Quartet" society wishes to assist rather
than conflict with It, Then the Auditorium
has been engaged for the Olympia Opera
company for the whole month Of June In
view OF this fact of postponcment. the re-
hearsal set for the mixed choruses on next
Wednesday night is called of.
The rehearsals of the oratorio Creation"
are progressing nicely. The director, Mr.
HILL has promised to give out the nams
Of the entire cast OF solo singers next
week.
To participate in the production of such
a grand musical composition as Haydn's
greatest work is a privilege.
No amount of hearing and study can
compare in educative value with the actual
singing or performing of a composition.
The Posts musical department has r.
ceved a copy OF sweet little song called
Loves Serenade." The music and words
were written by Miss Julia p owen OF
Nayasota, Texas.