The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-28

IL THE LEADING teachers Of
a the city testify to an unusual in
terest in all branches Of music
the present season As vacation time
approaches there IS usually a falling
OF I'm the number of pupils. but a
marked Increase is noticeable this
summer. Some Of the teachers have
more pupils than they want during the
warm season. The reason for unusual
interest at the present time is difficult
TO explain. Tt proves, however. that
interest in music is taking on new life
IN this city and it is safe To venture
that the coming regular season VIII
be one Of the most successful yet eX-
perienced in salt Lake The impOr-
lance Of a musical education is coming
10 be more ana m-T@ recognized as
one Of the interesting features u So
cial lie. This is not only the case IN
salt Lake CITY, but abroad People
are beginning to demand something
more than a scattering knowledge Of
music and they are making a study of
it by acquiring a practical as Well IS
d theoretical understanding Of the art
1t looks as if 'Hiawatha" is des-
tined to share the same fate as other
tuueful numbers, operate and other
wise. that have captured the popular
fancy. Every band or orchestra is
sandwiching the dancing strain on its
programmes. and the jingling note is
heal on every street corner. IN the
lobby. i'm the office and in fact wher-
ever il can be ground out with the
lips, or with musical Instruments
There is something W-tOhing and dain-
ty about the air and TT is easily re-
membered- But its popularity is going
to Kill it. Perhaps in the east il is
already being ground ont by the late
hand organ, and 1 am expecting to
hear il blown out of the graphophone-
The tune deserves a happier fate, for
f is "A smiling summary cOnCeit that
has a good effect on the nerves. Bus
that's the trouble; it's too good 10
last
Among the new mUsic teachers who
have just been added to the growing
salt Lake circle is Miss Florence F.
England
The acoustic properties Of the Salt
Palace are such that on the first night
of Little Christopher two or three OF
the single numbers were drowned by
the orchestra. This was not the fault
of the vOcausts nor Of the instrumen-
tatiOn. but it was noc noticed by those
working near the stage. On the sec
ond night the difficulty was corrected
by making the singers crowd close to
the fOOtlights.
Arthur Shepherds tunefuI compost
tious in Little Christopher" the past
week proved the standing Salt Lake
composers are destined to take in the
broad outside world of music Mr.
Shepherd has reason to feel proud Of
his work.
There is a growing conviction that
a thorough practical knowledge of mu-
sic can be gained in this country as
well as in Europe. A preference IS yet
given to foreign teachers but the time
viii come when ambitious artists viii
discover that a goOC American IN
strUctOr is preferable to poor Eu-
ropean teacher. Salt Lake has few
instructors that are certainly the equal
Of many foreign teachers and they are
turning out better musicians than
many of the European instructors. or
course the American graduate can't
show so many steamer labels on his
hand satchel, but he can produce more
harmony
There is nothing that enriches
'sObby'' music like a muted instru-
ment L. p Christensen tried muted
cornet on a production the other night
and the effect was magnificent.
If there is another place in the .cOun-
try the size of Salt Lake which has as
large demand for musicians I confess
T don't know where it is -Four public
resorts have fine Orchestras IN con
slant attendance. one of the hotels
has an orchestra for dinner and there
is scarcely a night when smaller organ
izat5ons are not in demand IN greater
or less number and there is more or
warn. season. In fact, the streets fair
w reek with music some days.
Ar ST AIarv-s cathedral today r. g
Dunbarf the baritone sOlOist or tne
choir. viii sing an 20 Salutaris' COM
posed by DR. J. Lewis Browne.
F,mDeror William has for several
eavs been attending the preliminary
contest at Frankfort Of the various
efnufuo societies, numbering o,tOO
voices. for the prize which he gives an
r.uaIly for the best chorus work de
assembled the conductors jury ana
gave them his idea OF the AllU
songs amateurs ought to sing
ct is a happy fact said the en-
reror chat the cultivation Of art does
not suffer in Germany in spite OF me
great amount Of time consumed oy the
more serious life work. Above all, i am
day in bad air. coal dust and heat nave
exhibited vocal qualities here winch
can only be heard with admiration.
ION the other hand. one must ask
how many sleepless nights they nave
sacrificed in order TO reach this helgnt
Of technique In this connection must
add what I have to say against your
work we have already reached IN
instrumental music the acme Of IN
tricacy. That may be characteristic,
7 cheerfully admit, but il is not beau
tiful
when. however. this style is carried
into song YOU forget that the human
voice has a limit. What this style of
composition leads to is proved by the I
fact that most Of your societies pitched /
their prize songs half tones too nigh, |
because they were too excited as 70 4
whether they would be able TO master I
the technical difficulties. and. there [
fore, they did not have the composure /
necessary for striking the right pitch. ]
You should not try to initiate the /
Berlin Philharmonic chorus. You must I
devote yourself to folk-songs and not 4
venture upon music in grand style I
Leave that to others"
The big amburg-American liner /
Deutschland went on her way at
twenty-three minutes to o'clock Tues
day afternoon. Then the fOtilla Of
putting tugs that took hold ct her In
the very early morning hauled her out
Of the mud bank, below Sand- Hook
when she started out through the