Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-10

structs, clevates and rcfines and they
become befogged upon its important
principles and are rendered imporious
TO all true art culture, They are like
tho little boy OF dime novel proclivi'
ties who can see as much grace and
beauty IN u i.alla Rookh or Gray's Ele'
KY az can u Figi Islander II IL need.
lcss TO say. therefore. that the afore'
said and present vast majority are ut
terly beyond reconstruction, and II Is
to you OF the rising generation that
we hook for higher understandingos os.
innate and appreciation OF the trans.
condcnt worth OF true art,
Cultivate taste for ,he true and
good In all literature and art and
avoid all shams Ak you would n pcstl.
lence, In your cultivation OF art.ideas
and Ideals accept only that which
upon high and acknowledged author.
ity YOU know TO be thoroughly relia-
BILE. You do not have 10 take an ex-
haustive course In the study of music
In order to get some considerable do.
gree of appreciation OF the reputable
and cultured class Of music. had
an artist friend east (a talented paint.
er Of landscape,) who. by careful cul.
tlvation of taste and appreciation, by
listeners with, discriminative and re-
ceptlve heart and mind TO the beau
ties Of true musical art and judicious
criticism thereon, formed an accurate
and delightful fund of general musical
knowledge which was source OF
great Joy and comfort TO him. And
you all can do likewise, Read up the
main points In musical history. biog.
raphy and aesthetics and you viii
then take more interest In and lesten
with better understanding to the
works of the masters sincerely
hope our good friends of the library
committee may not overlook your
needs IN this direction. A helpful
series, OF biography and history com.
bined, called. "The Tone Masters"
trust may ho In duo season installed
In niche of the beautiful new library.
You should all havo the opportunity
to road this short and interesting se~
ries and learn something Of tho life
and work OF Bach. Handel, Haydn
Mozart. Beethoven, Mendelssohn and
Schumann. Then there should be
more elaborate biographies than the
ones mentioned; also complete his.
torical works of the art. Especially.
too, would mention Groves Musical
Dictionary. which occupies unique
and unassailable position In musical
education. n These works Atngether
with such entertaining and instruc.
tive musico-literary productions MS
Rams Mozart, Forthergill's First
Violin" and Geo. Sands "Consuelo," !"
I fervently hope may sometime be
added to our city library and become
source Of great pleasure and profit
to you.
In addition, as have previously
intimated, you should miss no oppor-
tunity to listen to the compositions Of
the masters and TO get thoroughly fa.
miliar with their graces and charms.
Remember that music has Its Milton.
its Wordsworth. It's Longfellow. and
the rising generation is expected to
be as well informed along general
and standard musical lines m upon
the principal phases OF literary art.
Remember also that Bacon tells us
there ID no great work Of beauty that
has not some element Of strangenesa
In Its proportions. So do not be dis.
couraged II at first your mind cannot
grasp oil the beauties which lie with.
In the enchanted vale OF q musical
masterpiece. but persevcre In your
artculture and In time music will be-
come to you a delightful panorama
Of paradise. replete with the pure
flowing springs OF a Mendelssohn, the
high and inspiring mountains of bee
thoven. the healthful and clevatel
plains OF a Bach and the exquisitely