Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-31
MUSIC AS LANGUAGE
PROF. CHARLES SITTER eWEaJ
BRILLIANT ORGAN RECITAL
/ AT FIRST NJ, E. CHURCH
10 Assisted by Mrs. sltzer, Mira. ciah.,
once Stevens and c. A. Harpster--i
Music In Four classes--Artist Plays
! Selections illustrating This

From Thursdays Daily.
One or the most delightful events
OF the year for Ottumwa music lovers
was the organ recital given last even~
Ing In the First M. p. church by Prof.
Charles Sitter, assisted by Mrs.
Charles Sitter, G. A. Harpster and
MIS- Clarence Stevens, the ACCOMPANY
ist.
In his selections Prof. Sitter Illus
trated music as q language A short
paper on this subject, In which it was
stated that organ music, like all other
Kinds, was divided into four classes,
was read by Prof. Sitter. First there
was the emotional music, In which the
emotions of the human heart were ex-
pressed In tone and In manner intelli-
gible to the musician Music" he
said. lis the only universal mode Of
thought expression, the only way in
which anything can be expressed so
that 1t may be understood by all peo-
pie The only reason that this is not
so at the present time is because peo;,
pie have not yet learned the musical
alphabet.
Music" the speaker said, "rnight
be perfectly written, and in Accord
ance with all laws Of harmony and
musical construction, and yet b neith-
or especially pleasing to the ear nor ex.
pressing any particular emotion or
emotions. This would be classed as
intellectual music.
Sensuous music was that written to
please the ear. The fourth class of
music is the spiritual. Here one is
carried away from the ordinary NOR.
tai life and transported into the region
Of the soul.
Performance Is Brilliant.
Prof. STEERS ability and talent Ia
too well known to require comment.
t1ls performance was marked with the
same brilliant technique and faultless
execution In the passion ladden, throb.
Ding notes of the first two numbers
ana IN the magnificent burst. of power
IN the "Marche Religieuse;n as In the
melod1ous, tinkling of "The Enchanted
Bells,' or in the celestial spirituality
OF the Choral. Certain 1t is that no
selections could have been chosen to
Illustrate the artists description Of
the Inherent classes of music more
clearly.
IN connection with the organ selec.
lions Mr.. Harpster sang two vocal So
los. Mr.. Harpster is possessed OF
voice, not powerful, but of wonderful
sweetness. He was In exceptionally
good voice last evening and both his
selections We're heartily encored. His
best work was probably in his rend.
ton OF Tosti's my Dreams
Mrs Sitter contributed to the pro.
gram one solo and an encore. which
was lnsistently demanded Of her. Her
voice possessed even. more than its
usual amount of sweetness and charm
and her rendition of the difficult mas.
sages OF Becker's Spring Tide" was
an artistic triumph.
The Program.
me Following is the program:
Emotional
e. Concert Piece No. 2. (Ioratio
Parker).
b; scherzo OPP. 80, No. 8. (Horatio
Parker).
The Quest Op., No. Z. (Eleanor
(Smith) &C. A. Harpster.
Intellectual
g. Fugue G minor. (Bach)
b. Marche Religieuse. (Guilmant,.
Spring Tide" (Reinhold Becker)--.
Mrs. Sitter. :
Sensuous -
a. The Enchanted Bells (IIaber.
bier).
b. The Answer (Wolstenholme)
c. Allegretto (Wolstenholme)
my Dreams" (Tolsti)--C. A. Harm.
stei.
Spiritual
+ Choral Cesar Franck).
Emotional