The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

NERYTHING in a musical line
centers in the Nordica engage
ment for Wednesday ever ing at
the tabernacle. The event is to be one
OF the most important Of any time
In musical circles and all the must
clans ana music-loving people of the
city are looking anxiously forward to
it. Those who heard Madame Nordica
on the occasion Of her last visit win
Doe the more anxious TO repeat the
pleasure and compare the voice Of the
famous singer. today with what it was
at her last appearance before a salt
Lake audience. Madame Fisk. who is
new 10 this place comes with as well
established a reputation as SkalH had,
and Frankie, the violinist, is heralded
everywhere as one of the best Of the
present time.
The second Of the Sunday night con-
certs at the Grand theatre VIII be
given tonight and the following pro-
gramme viii be presented:
Grand selection. --rhe BUrgomaster
Duet for saxophone and flute. .'sere-
Meszrs. Bendixen and Maciley.
Celebrated Last Waltz. ..-...Von Weber
Miss Helen Mae Sheperd.
Corngt solo. "COQuette Polka Robinson
Mr.. William Leslie.
Grand selection. THE Stroilers .-.-.-
..-----.--.-.---..-. ....... Julian Edwards
Caprice, DANCE of the Dervishes in
Grand 0Vsri'ire William reI ROSS Rossir
with the storm effectsl
The soloists for the evening are Miss
Helen Mae Sheperd. soprano; William
Leslie. cOrnet: p BendiXen, flute. and
Earl Mackey, saxophone.
The third Of the Sunday afternoon
concerts given by DIR. Brodbeck and
Madame Brodbeck takes place this aft
ernoon at Loiselle's hall on East First
South street. Following is the pro-
gramme:
Overture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Keller Bella
Misses. $ and o. .Brodbvck
Two Neapolttan Songs -......Folksongs
DR.. A. Brodbeck.
Miss W. Madge Lanius.
Two German songs ......-... Schumann
Nine. sophie Brodbeck
Sonata Pathetique' ............ Beethoven
Miss S. BrOdbeck.
vocal o Dr ana Nine. BrodbecE 0e'no
DIT. A. Brodbeck
Nine S. Brodbeck.
Professor J. NJ. F. Snodgrass leaves
tomorrow for Arizona. and later for
southern California where he viii spend
the winter. Professor SnOdgrass is
suffering from an affection of the throat
and hopes to come back to Salt Lake
in the spring to continue his musical
work here. Mrs. BERTHE SnOdgrass re-
mains here for the winter
Sc
The following musicians will give
musical programme today at . o'clock
at the penitentiary: Miss s. s. Dick
inson, Professor Claude J. Nettleton,
Miss Nettleton, H. H. McCorllle. Miss
Emily Larsen, Miss Marguerite Harley.
Miss Leland Clayton and Miss Hazel
Burbidge.
Miss Mary Olive Gray, Miss Isabel
Monahan and Miss Esther Allen viii
give a recital in the First COngrega-
tional church on the last day of the
month.
1t IS not long since a musician would
not allow the mention of a mechanical
player in his presence, says a writer I'm
Concert-GOer. The manufacture OF
this device said nothing and plodded on.
How far he has plOdded and what he
has accomplished can be realized by
few musicians who are not in touch
with the situation. but il is known to
hundreds Of people to whom music
meant nothing or less than nothing q
short time since and to whom now a
vast field of pleasure and education has
been opened up. There is perhaps moth
ing within the recent inventions that
has done i'm an educational way what
has been done for music by the self
player. The education that has come
about through the avenue of pleasure
is the one that is the most sought after
by the masses. The student will make
every effort TO gain an art or a science,
but the world is not made up of stu
dents. The self-player IS doing more
toward filling the concert halls than is
any other force. People have become
Interested I'm certain selections which
they have played upon the self-pIayer.
and that they may know the express
sion and the style that the artist gives
they go IF for no other reason than to
measure and compare. The fact that
they go once win assure their interest
the next time, and En- this way they gain
not only a love for the sound itself. but
they gain an understanding Of what
shading and phrasing viii do for a piece
Of music. Another phase of the self
player as i'm the tremendous assistance
that 1t offers the pianist. who is fairly
centers and is thereby deprived of study
under masters. To these the self-play-
er is well nigh Indispensable. as they
can use it for the purpose Of learning
how the selection should sound when it
is played fueutly and without mistake.
The self-player is a reliable teacher as
FAR as technical matters are concerned.
as there is no possibility Of a slip and
Of wrong notes. This in itself makes 1t
most valuable TO. one who has not be-
come a master. When the self-player
viii come into its own it should be util-
lied i'm every school in the Union.
children viii not be unfamiliar to an
save the rag-time and the popular
tunes of the day. and they viii have
an incentive TO study that as vet has
not been offered them. They viii alb
sorb music without knowing how and
from what source and the music will
be real music-that which is refining
and elevating in it's influence. The
promulgating OF the self-player should
be the duty Of every teacher Of music.
He should be OF such value to the pupil
that the player can do no harm. and ne
should try to interest the pupil in lis
tening to the best that it has 10 give
and i'm being earnest enough to work
for his own advancement at the same
time. The self-player has certainly
come to stay. and with il has been
brought new inspiration for the fur
therance Of music. II it does not ac-
cOmplish this the fault viii lie with the
eXplOiters and not with either the in
strument or with the people. for they
are waiting to be educated. especially