The St. Louis Republic., 1902-01-19
-By WlLLIAM7 WE'LL.

to the familiar music ana liked II. % they
arc prepared to follow you IN something
better. Thus. you see, results from such ex-
periments bear me out In the statement
that you lave taken long step In the di-
rection of educating the masses to an ap-
probation of the best music when you
first give them something to please them.
A stirring march is a good drst number
for q peoples concert. Everybody likes
marches-even the student Of music. who
has gone deep enough into tho theory Of
music to tell you all about harmony and
the mathematics Of music.
Start your programme with q march and
put everybody in good humor.
1t won't hurt to be 1ight-hearted even on
Sunday. Then. too. there II plenty OF
music Of sacred theme that Is Is inspiring
as a sermon, and a whole lot more 50. "A lot
of this has been arranged for orchestra
very little for band, but have found
that It is not at all impossible to adaptra
lot of this to a band, or. rather. to- adapt
a band to the music. ~.
Art in music as 1t applies to the peopleT
Oh. in this every man must. In q measure,
be law unto himself. Art in music to,
him is what he individually. tb.nks Il best
Perhaps what he thinks hest ID nothing
but the much referred to rag time"thS
tunes that he hears whifued and sung on
the streets. When he has learned that
there is more beauty in some better com
tutes art in music chanses-lifts itself
step or two. 49,; -e-..
Art in music. from the musicians stand
point, varies quite. as much with the tenn
permanent of the musician a. II does with
the man from the masses who has never
been able to study music and has only ac-
quired knowledge Of 1T in. a very irreGu-
lar sort of way. There Is standard. sof
course, and this standard must. necessarily.
be the highest and best, as each one seesit.
To be truly artistic in music does not
mean that all lighter music shall be barred
that the musician may only allow himself
to revel in the most classical. that there
must be intricate passages. amazinG har.
monies. and all that sort Of thing. TO be.
truly artistic does not necessarily mean
that tie musician must give himself ovsr
solely 10 the somber-he can have little
that is spirited. also-a dash Of IRE here
and there. t5a.
Give the People What e.se
They Are Asking For.
How to reach the people7 Give them what
they are asking for. Don't insist upon their
taking something they do not want II
you do this you will soon lose them, any
how. though you may keep them for Httie
whiIe-irst long enough for them to satisfy
their curiosity to find out what you ;arO
about. anyway. Give them bright music.
sprightly music. good music. and they: Will
come anu come again 10 near yOuss WoOSueg
YOU have band Or rn orchestra to o6er
them. 49,.
1t il better to give the people something
that Is worth while. something that will
last them. than to create q furore or create
q fad for this composer or that one, who
knows well enough what he wanted htmoelf,
but has not made 1t plain enough to other
less talented people SO he who runs may
read. - ~ t1ssss
The man who leaves the Sunday concert
must do 50 refreshed. to have gotten the
worth Of hts money. ~. ,s's,7,.
He must feel a whole lot better than
though he had followed the oId-fushioned
rule OF the worktngman or the busy man
noon. -t-P-7' :. tsl-
He must 20 to his work Monday morning
something he heard the DAY
before, and maybe whiStlius q strain fronr
"1 Lcnefsrin OF bar from some lighter
Hen work better II he takek Nth him u
~ york ,MondAy morning something ho
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