The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17

TWO KINDS OF MIrsIC

TWO KINDS OF MUSIC.
! Musical art reorganizes two kinds Of
music-artistic music. the production OF
the artist; and national muS;c. the pro-
duction % the people. IL we liken music
to flowers the former would be the Gull
. tivated. the latter the wild aowees--
Christian.
GET Rr.--Y
Opportunities in life are like railroad
trains. They come. and pass on again.
He who would use opportunities must set
ready for the trip. and fully equipped;
he must stand at the depot of the worlds
active arena, so that when the train Of
opportunity comes he may dalek,y jump
or and go along. 1t will never do 10 ask
the train to stop until you are ready-Ex.
LIST AT TfiE PIANO.
Iiszt was once at Berk's. in the iodg
ing of Ferdinand David. the vioiinist. A
musical party being held in the evening.
David suggested trying a~rsw compost
ton with Liszt You vii! find the piano
part said he. as he touched the music
with his bow, very difficult The
friends OF Lis1t felt indignant at the ar
rogance Of the remark. bu, Iisx; himself
remained silent. The piece began with a
broad majestic movement. the piano part
grew more and more brilliant. Daysds
face changed expression as though some
important fact was dawning upon him,
and finally he stopped playing altogether.
Why he gasped. he is playing the
xfr
out noticing the mortified violinist. and
with orchestral effect. brought the piece
TO magnificent close. II Was a re-
buke that David could never forget
Home Journal
MADAME NoRDIcA
Some time ago the weil-known critic |
and writer. Mr.. VIM. Armstrong. wrote !
most interestingly in the columns CT The |
Etude of an interview he had with Nine. /
Noriica. The following excerpts are from
that article. He says: When Lillian Nor !
ton OF the state OF Maine. took the stage
name OF NordIca, foreign nom du thea :
ire was considered the only one by which
a singer could be known and recognized.
n the world of art In the Imperative
y ptleI space since those DAYS great
,hanges have been wrought. and 10 Mad
ame Nordica Is due high recognition for
her share in them. Not the least sig
iificant sign of present conditions is the
act that American singers. both At home
Ind abroad. no longer find the assuming
# foreign name for stage purposes.
ither necessary or desired. The place OF
he American woman In song IL too wen
ecognized and priced TO need other than
'assing tribute. Among these American
women singers Madame Nordica has es-
ablished a unique position: one. indeed.
n which she stands alone. After p,ac-
ng 20 her credit the distinction OF beng
ne first American 20 sing at Bayreush.
nd the singer chosen 10 create the role
Z Elsa at the first festival performance
( Lnhengrin" then. she began the fuller |
tudy OF the greater Wagnefian heroines. ,
solde and the Brunnhildes. Today she
emains the first and only American who 1
as mastered them. The representations I
( the parts have become of established :
ecognition in America and abroad To J
lace herself among the creates, dTa- I
istic singers OF her time has been the I
work that Madame Nordica q
as achieved for women ia mus ic In the ]
lterYiew. Madame Nordica expressed