Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Delegates to Music Conven-
ton Visit White House.
LIBRARY is OPEN TO ALL
Oscar G. Sonneck Imparts Important
Information.
PLAN TO REACH ALL SCHOOLS
Discussion Of the Violin-Program
for This Evening-Address
and Recital.

Prior to visit to the White House,
Oscar G. Sonneck in charge Of the musi-
cal division of the Library Of Congress,
delivered an address before the music
teachers in convention at George Wash
| ington University today, giving them
few of the details incidental to the build
ing UP Of great collection Of music. and
of literature relating to it. His paper was
too long for him to read all Of it during
the time at his disposal. and it will be
published with the volume Of papers
relating to the thirtieth convention of the
Music Teachers National Association.
Perhaps the most important informa-
ton Mr.. sonneck impaired was the fact
that any musician engaged in research
the Library Of Congress at his disposal
through an interlibrary arrangement
whereby the musician applies to the pub
lie library in his own town for the book
or manuscript in the Library Of Congress
desired. The arrangement applies to
every corner Of the United States and its
possessions.
Music in the Library.
The speaker said that at present there
are 4sl 600 pieces of music in the library.
5000 pamphlets and 10000 books on music
and the theory Of music.
Ralph L. Baldwin of Hartford read re-
port Of the committee on music in gram
mar schools. A discussion followed, and
a resolution was adopted to send PAM
phlets to every supervising principal In
the country, setting forth the views of the
association on the subject Of music in
schools.
This subject formed the basis of papers
by Calvin B. Cady of Boston and Charles
II. Farnsworth of the Teachers College.
The association aims to bring about thor
ough musical courses in all schools.
Visit to White House.
The program was somewhat disar-
ranged this afternoon by the reception
by the President at the White House.
The teachers met the President at 2:30
o'clock. and the informal conferences
scheduled for o'clock were postponed
until later in the afternoon. They con-
sisted Of discussions of harmony and
voice. Later this afternoon. if possible,
Miss Maud Powell, the violinist, will
conduct discussion of the violin.
President Waldo S. Pratt of Hartford
Will speak this evening on System and
Precision in Musical Speech" Follow
ing Miss Powell will give a recital.
Recital by Arthur Whiting.
The program yesterday closed with
George W. Chadwicks talk on THE Ideal
School of Music" and the recital by Ar
thur Whiting of New York, in which the
evolution of the pianoforte was shown
from the days of the clavichord and
harpsichord. On the clavichord he played
three numbers of Sebastian Bach-prelude
In major, vol. l prelude in F minor,
vol. 2, and a two-voice invention in r.
minor. On the harpsichord he played
Handlers Harmonious Blacksmith" Scar
lattfs sonata in F major, F. Couperin's
"Souer Monique," Rameau's lie Tambou-
rim" c. P. E. Bach's "Solfeggietto," and
Mozart's sonata in major The piano
numbers were Mozart's Fantasy in &
minor. opus 25. and Fantasy in F minor,
opus 40; Debussy's La Soree Dams Gre
nade." Brahms Intermezzo in c major,
opus 119, and Rhapsode in E nat major,
opus 119.