Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25

the advance of musical culture in
America is the increasing attention Civ
EN- to Bach's works The principal fea-
ture of the May festival in Cincinnati
is 10 be the "St. Matthew Passion 4"
which will be given on tho second night
OF the festival, and will receive on this
occasion complete performance 1t
VIII also be given I'm the style originally
intended by Bach. The elements in
volved are Il double chorus, a special
chorus to sing the chor1les and repre-
senuns the congregation, a double or
chestra, a choir OF boys. and 10 solo
lists. The great length of the work
Will necessitate an arrangement SINH
lar TO that when "Parslfal" was given
for the first time in this country. The
concert VIII begin at > o'clock i'm the
VIII be an intermissdon of two hours
for dinner.
AT a meeting of the Association of
Theatrical managers 81 Greater New
York, on April Q, the committee APP
pointed Il form the new national mu-
steal union reported that II was near
ing the completion Of its work. and
that Il had enrolled 500 members who
are willing TO work for he wages now
paid. This seems to preclude any pos
tive union holding up the association
for q raise in wages.
Tho committee said < had been
asked by President Weber of the Ma
tional Federation OF Musicians, for
conference before il took final action
MIR. Weber intimatod that the diff
Guilty existing between the association
and the Mutual Musical Protective
union could be patched up. This does
of al
VIII be held within a few days.
steps have been taken toward bond
ing the members Of the association so
that there Will be no breaking away
from the rule prohibiting the employ
menl of the members Of the Mutual
Musical Protective union. The bonds
viii range from $3.50 10 $1,000. 1t
is expected that many musicians now
employed In the theaters VIII Join the
now unior in order To hold their posi-
lions dramatic Mirror.
With the advance of program music.
there have come into Use terms of
painting I'm music, Concerning these,
r. Gilbert webb said, IN a recent
London lecture on The Nagueness az
Musical Nomenclature;
The term "tone-color' is useful and
permisslble. There n a tendency TO
usc II in q distinct sense apart from
tlmhre, 10 indicate particular tone
quality OF an instrument or of
singei' s voice resulting from the emo
ton of the porformer-sOm ething sup
crimposeil on the natural timbre OF
tho instrument or voice. The word
tone-Color being accepted. tone-palnt-
ing could scarcely be rejected: albeit
II was icss significant, We hear
great deal lust now about atmosphere
especially In connection with the COM
positions of Mr.. Debussy. In rs or
binary acceptation II implies that APP
propriateness of detail which COM
pels convictions but in the new
French musical cult. atmosphere ac-
auirss another significance, that Of the
nebuluus. or. 10 bring II within the exc
perience Of all, "foggy." u term which
might be applied 10 a good deal of
modern music. The use OF terms Of
painting. however, should be employ
ed with caution, as they are likely 10
lead 10 extravaganza, The best safe
fruard against such exaggeration * TO
have the meaning OF accredited mu-
ficnl forms clearly defined. What Is
wanted Is The compilation Of n list III
terms that viii avoid the employment
~ the Same word with two or moro
different meanings