Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-24

MATCH Ut ih' hd'N l<bht
rheater, under the direction of Con-
ductor A, II. Peabody. The program
Ia an excellent one and is being fast
rounded out for public presentation in
the final rehearsals which may be said
IN be now under way. The assisting
artists from the outside are highly rec
commended and known TO be high class,
which fact. coupled with the clubs am
hilton to excel, and its past excellent
record. assures an eventful evening In
this seasons music
RIsenauer, who has been character
Ted as the greatest pianist I'm Chris
tendon, was in Salt Lake last SUM-
dav. en- route east from Los Angeles
and San Francisco where he had been
given an ovation, and called on Prof,
Mcclellan at the Tabernacle lmmedi-
ately after the service AT his re-
quest the orangist gave him special
half hours program on the famed IN
striiment, TO the visitors extreme de-
light. Then Mein Herr mounted the
organ seat himself and tried his hand
nj Il His handling of the keys, of
course was sans reproche, but when II
came TO manipulation OF the pedals,
why that was different. But he man
aged to hit the right pedal once In
while. Then Herr Reisenauer invited
Prof Mcclellan into his carriage, and
the two drove over town seeing various
points OF interest, and afterward the
prof entertained the visitor to dinner
al the Commercial club. Herr Risen
nuer expressed himself as much pleas
ed with this city, and he proposes to
give a recital here In two years. He
was accompanied by his manager Mr..
Mahon.
Reference was made last Saturday.
TO the success OF NJ. $. Gudmundson.
n Utah boy as nm arranger of band
music in New York. It requires an
high order of natural talent combin-
ed with good musical scholarship TO
arrange music for band or orchestra.
The successful arranger must have a
clear idea OF the peculiartles OF all
the various instruments and their ca
pacties or limitations. he must know
what instruments will handle melodies
best In particular movements owing
to their peculiar tone qualities; how
TO group numbers Of instruments or
entire classes in ensemble work where
such action will prove the most ef-
fectiye. He must have such clear
idea of harmony and It's reproduction
IN Instrumentation so that the arrange
ment for the harmony instruments
In band or orchestra VIII present me
most pleasingly harmonious enects,
and avoid all suggestions of scantiness
and thinness In the filling in.
good arranger can prepare score
for a band of is men, which VIII sound
even better than the same composition
as played by a band OF 36 men, where
the band score has been written by an
Indifferent or unskilled arranger. This
where the scores are not prepared
and where the scores are not prepared
by the same person. The best arrang-
ers are geniuses In their way, and are
especially gifted by nature. Their
services are always In demand, ana
the pay Is OF the best. The larger
bands and orchestras like Sousas. In
ness, Brooks, the United States Mar
Inc band, the Boston, New forS' Chl-
cago and Pittsburg orchestras carry
their own arrangers who generally
play some instrument in the organlza-
ton with which they are connected.
NJ. s. Gudmundson, the young Titan
musical arranger and composer now IN
New York, has sent the News copies
of two Of his piano compositions, an
Indian Novelty" and THE Russo-Jap-
DO Waltzes." The first composition Is a
two.step on the order of 'Hiawatha''
but OF greater melodc merit, and the
harmonlZation of the piece IL very
good The composer seems to have
caught happily the peculiar Indian ac~
cent RHYTHM and bizarre character OF ma
tive Indian music, and worked IL IN
with n general leaven of the harmonit
Of the white mans music; making
pleasing and unique whole. the waltz
Is very good, but not quite so merltor-
gAfa
place In general treatment, although
strictly canonical from a waltz music
standpoint. and IL credltabe to the
young man Mr. Gudmundson ought
TO make a name for himself before long
in the gallery of musical fame
There was very pleasing recital at
Ogden last Monday night, In when
pupils Of Profs. Ballantine, Mcclellan
and Weihe appeared. Prof McClel-
lan's pupils were Miss Francis joyce
Of Park city, who played the Mendels-
sohn NJ minor concerto. and Walter
j. Poulton who played the Mozart COM
position OF the same name OF Prof,
Welhe's pupils, Mr.. Cassidy of the
Short Line, played Welniawskis
"Abertass" and Traumerei, and Miss
Armstrong gave the Jocelyn Berceuse.
The entire performance was nrst
class.
Local music houses report a stronger
demand than ever for talking machines
and records One dealer says he can
supply but one-thlrd OF his orders, and
the general remark In the trade IL That
the public taste Is rising to standards
much higher than those obtaining IN
the past The public Is calling now for
records OF the best class OF operate
are falling by the wayside. In fact rec
ords Of this latter class are being re-
turned with request for better music.
The annual musical entertainment In
MD OF the st. AIMS orphanage VIII be
given this year on the evening o.
March 49, In the Salt Lake Theater, as
the st. Patrick's day date OF March IL
has been secured by another attraction.
Miss Nora Gleason Is working up me
program. and she will have 1926 children
on the stage, with excellent local musl-
cal talent to assist.
At the First PRESBYTERIAN church to-
morrow morning. Miss Pearl Allen
baugh will sing n contralto solo: ana
IN the evening, there Will be a male
quartet composed Of Mcssrs. Hudson,
Abbott, stephens and Alexander. Mrs.
Kate Il. Anderson IL now singing So
prano In this choir.
Held has received from London the
hand scores OF a "Rigoletto" pot-pouri,
and of the Henry VIII dances from
London publishers These selections
VIII appear on the program of the
concert TO he given shortly by Held's
band. rehearsal is TO be held to-
morrow.