The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
OUT OF TOWN MUSICIANS

Not a few composers in this country are
wondering what they must do to give
their music a truly American flavor. In a
recent number of Out West Mr.. Arthur
Farwell offers some advice >on this sub
ject. He thinks that German influence is
too dominant in our productions, and that
was told out West that "all that the peo-
pie seem to want is ragtime,' and he re-
plies: "Naturally-it is the only Ameri-
thinks is mot r see eah that the Aer
can wants so badly-he merely wants
something that is his own" How can this
be supplied? By having the composers
aSsimilate every phase of musical life,
however primitive, existing within Amer
lean borders-the plantation song, which
is not African, but of Spanish descent;
voyageurs. sailors, and, above all, the
music of the various tribes of Indians.
With all these things at his command,
Mr.. Farwell thinks, the American COM
poser has at hand "a wealth of musical
material of the highest order, sufficient
wholly to revolutionize the present Ger
manic aspect of our musical life"
The celebration in July of the hun
dredth anniversary of the founding of the
Conservatory of Music at Wurzburg calls
attention to the fact that musical high
schools are quite modern institution, for
Wurzburg had the first conservatory. not
only in Bavaria. but in all Germany, Italy,
to be sure, had so-called conserva tories
four centuries ago, but they were simply
orphan asylums which the children
received a musical training to help them
earn their living. Outside of Italy, the
first music school was the Ecole Royale
de Chant ct de Defamation, which was
founded in Paris in 1884 and this, as its
name indicates, was merely a school for
singers. The most famous German con-
servatories are of much more recent date:
1856. etc. New York's leading music
school, the National conservatory, is
barely twenty years old.
In an article on "The College Girl in
Music,' in the August number of the Mu-
stefan. Hamilton c.. MacDougal says:
THAT in moments of excitement she gives
rise to shrill feminine noises denominated
by her cheers or 'yells is passing strange
to the public accustomed to the full
college man at similar times Here is
one of many reasons why college girls
of taste should refuse to participate in
the unwomanly practice of yelling: Let
| it once be clearly understood that such
| yelling is vulgar. and it will be promptly
suppressed. From a musical point of view
and women are the musical sex-it is
simply atrocious
| The last opera season in Dresden began
| on Aug. 9. 1903, and ended on June &C.
| 1904. During that period no fewer than
| sixty-two different operas. including five
novelties, were sung. Wagner had So
performances, Mozart II, Verdi IA, Lort-
| Zing 13. Four spectacular ballets were
| given and on eighteen evenings the opera
| house. was used for concerts.
Among the passengers on the Deutsch-
| land Thursday, Sept. /. was Nine Lillian.
| Blauvelt, who goes abroad for her reg
ular tour of three months through the
British isles with her concert company
| consisting of Miss M. Sterling. contralto;
| Henry Boulderson, tenor; Denham Price,
| baritone; Johannes Wolf violinist; Miss
Madeline Payne. pianist; F. w. Sparrow,
/ {Wales) festival Sept. 20. Nine. Blauvelt
| returns to America the middle of Deem
Der. starting her season here with the
! Philadelphia orchestra in that city Dec.
16 and IL, to be followed by oratorio. or
| chestral and recital work through the en-
| tire country, including long Western,
| Southern and Canadian tours. 1t is prob
! able that this will be the sopranos last
| American concert tour for the present,
/ as engagements in Australia and South
| Africa Immediately follow this tour. and
plans for operate work later will occupy
her time for the next two or three years
Probably the most novel enterta inment
| that will be offered concertgoers this
coming season will be the lecture recital
| on antique music and antique musical
/ instruments by Arnold Dolmetsch and his
| company. Mr.. Dolmetsch created a sem
ago. He will open his season of con-
certs in New York and Brooklyn Nov 10
| and IL, and after stopping there for a
month will tour through Canada and the
states. going to the Pacific coast in jan
uary or February.
vecsey. the youthful vioIinist. pho