The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20
Music and Verse.

 An American Girl In Munich. By Mabel W. DanieIs.-The keynote of this harmonious volume is love of melody for its own loveliness not for the money to be made of Its sweet accord: IS there anything in the world more marvellous than music or more indes- cribable than its hidden soul?'
 Miss Daniels descriptions of year of music study in Munich are true to life, interesting and informing. Her comments upon the operas. symphonies, concerts which she heard in Munich are original. appreciative and in some instances delicately humorous. A number of actual figures in the musical world are interestingly referred to: Chadwick Gericke. Paine. Zewahn, Margaret Long. Stonenhagen. Fraw Langenhan, Hirzel, Theville, Tsaye of Tsaye she writes. The moment Tsaye draws his bow across the strings, the weonneia, the fever, and the fret fade xSway and one lives in another world. T have never heard anything more ex- ouisfte than his pianissomas so rSarvellously legato and delicate 1t is. like thread of gold. that I held my brsath for fear the tone might break. It reminded me of all that Is beautiful. and dainty and lovely. By some odd association of ideas, Shelleys lines about the lily of the valley came to me: .-The light of Its tremulous bells is seen Through their pavilions of tender
 green"
 This unity of all things beautiful is becoming more and more the gospel of today Deep culture in any one art makes for satisfactory enjoyment of all. The painter can almost see the colors in a musician's harmonies, the scientist can wholly enjoy the correct oSsaar lat nf
 Miss Daniels has given the correct definition of the word artist No worker in any art deserves the name till that one requirement. is gained and held faste Control"
 After all the word artist means nothing less than control. No matter how deeply an artists feelings may be stirred, no matter how moved he may be by the intensity. the passion or the anguish of the moment, he must always be the master of his emotions. He must make others cry, weep, exalt, but must himself while sensing every sug- gestion, remains in perfect realization of the situation. Picture Elizabeth sob ping in the midst of the Tannhauser prayer! Or Paderewski breaking off In the middle of bar and burying his face in his hands! And yet an artist must feel more keenly than the aver age man"
 The book abounds in stories of stu dent life in a foreign city, of musical events, of excursions to visit people and places of note and interest. To ~One Who sUnderstands' is written the story of the first hearing of Tristan and Isolde in the new Prince Regent Theatre, of a sight of Sig fried Wagner elbowing his way through the immense, music mad crowd pay ing homage to the genius of his fa- thar; of Vootiages-Ahend where one ready writer sings, an American sing ing in Italian. to German audience Amerika" Of going Kategoric- Karter, on students tickets. and la good Bo- hemian hearing a grand concert seated on @ table in the back of the crowded hail. Of the amaztment of the august Herr Professors that the young Amer tcan woman should enter the Partitier- Lessen class. There have never been any woman in the class. I am right. am I not, her Scnretariat?' said Stor- enhagen.
 "'You are right. Herr Direcktor.' re- a&ADonded the other. He held his hands a@ sshand him and gazed at me as one might at a curious species of animal felt I ought to be tagged, like those poor creatures in the ZOO. Rare. From North America.
 "Ts the class full, Her SchretariatT
 About thirty men have regtsted Herr Direcktor,' solemnly answered the secretary. .as
 There was a pause.
 "Have you ever played string quar- ters from score. Fraulein?
 "'Yes, Herr Direcktor,' said with that supreme calmness which comes at times when one is inwardly much dis turbed. Again there was a pause. Even began to be impressed by the solemnity of the occasion.
 "Of oourse,' said the director, be- Joined class Is no reason why a Fraulein never can
 "Not at all," said the secretary.
 And again: Bravol Amerika.
 This Young America reads chords and ohromaties with every sound, and literally breathes in numbers.
 The wind Is shrieking in great gusts, which begin piano, crescendo to fortessimo, and then die away in the weird unearthly echoes, while the rain keeps up a continuous counterpoint tC this minor music in sharp staccatC against the window panes. My lessor for tomorrow a fugue in c minor. is Finished. It occurred to pe, as l wa: writing 1t. how curiously figure sub- 5ect resembles certain clever and un- scrupuIous people. Both are thorough. 1y adaptable, both are capable of say ang the direct opposite of what they have previously boldly stated, both arC difacnlt to deal with and can only be managed successfully by employing the greatest finesse"
 There are clear little sketches o the personal of the great choirs, th' beer drinking German choirs that ye give sounds heavenly enough for al angel chorus. How do they do 1t When malt and alcoholic drinks sC thickens or crack the American voice but the Germans. Their love of mus ic Is their birthright, the apprecia tion of its intuitive," the utterance O.