Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-17

too much OF an attempt has been made
tO meet the demand of easy pieces.
ana to furnish a variety from all of
our composers. I'm spp1rato sheet form
there Is quite a set published by Fergus
Coalter several Of which find ID fair
sale,
] could within six months, II ! dared
hope tor 70 sale that would Justify the
expense Of publishing, have % on even
81 anthems quartets and Choruses of
my own which / have BOB manuscript
ready for use hut as they are of
more difficult grade than those I dud
Il comparatively ready sale for / cam
not AFFORD 10 print them II took about
ten years for LET the Mountains
Shout 10 be generally taken mp aud
used, thirteen years time cNhausts "a
copyright and by the time ! find an
anthem becoming much used IL Is open
for any one 10 publish So today
most Of my popular anthems bring me
practically nothing but credit, the
music dealers getting what cash re-
ward there is In II,
OF course, the same conditions exist
for my brother composers aud they
cannot aftord 10 give time TO IL when
there is no remuneration I'm d, % say
nothing OF possible loss. Then
again our younger composers are quite
"pianlstic' I'm their style and taste,
being good performers they almost I'M
Variaby unite In a way difficult for
voices and still more so for the aver.
age accompanies, so they run even
greater risks than ] and a few others
who have learned 10 some extent 10
bend our efforts at least 10 what ought
TO be within reach Of any good choir
or fair aCcompanist
In the class of rather difficult things
that but few chOirs can reasonably be
expected 10 master we have I'm print
THE Pioneer ODE and God of Is
rael, (Stepheus), "a Gloria and the
Irrigation Ode Mcclellan. "The Ma
lions Bow and Lord, God, and Holy
Ghost" Dayncs). / know Of two or
three good things I'm the same class UNI
published, by Arthur Shepherd with
quite number Of my own, as well as
two or three by Mcclellan.
I doubt II contest would bring out
anything Of q class different % these
various classes. believe that if we
could get our choir leaders 90 boldly
venture ON the medium difficult class.
and invest I'm new music as fast as ID
was published, our composers Of real
merit would try and meet them half
way iu quantity ana quality. Then
many very beautiful things can be
adapted by taking the music as ID is.
and putting words OF our own TO them.
So TO my mind the question resolves
Itself into finding some means of get
ting our few hundred choir leaders. a-
thirst like Mr. Hendry for good, new
music, assuring patronage for our COM
poscrs, and "a ready sale and use for
their worthy, practical Mormon" COM
positions. Let every wide awake choi,
leader try and attend our coming Con
ference, Ot Is 20 be am exceedingly rare
and interesting one musically). then let
us have meeting or two In suitable.
convenient place to discuss these
things, and hear some music either now
printed but little used. or that ready
10 be printed If liked by those pros
ent, then, would 20 not be a good idea
for our music dealers TO each have
man ready TO intellgently run over
and interpret those selections which
they can have ON s1lc-as some OF them
now do popular songs and piano
pieces? CThis Is, for the choir lead
orsD
| hereby proifor my services for one
hour every day Of Conference for this
work, II the various stores, or any NJ
them, wish IT, provided they win prop
ery announce the hour, 80 that those
interested may be- present to listen.
Perhaps others competent to do 70 viii
do likewise and we can have quite
choir music campaign.
In the meantime, LEI us hear from
others through your columns; Il is an
interesting subject 20 many Of your
readers and Ms discussion will be-
fraught with much good 90 all.
EVAN STEPHENS.