Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

classic lines. But he is not immeasurably
distant from you. There are parts of the
Elijah" which would stir the average
person to his very core. And you know
his wedding March" and his Spring
Song"
Bach was a great and a classic composer.
His music is heavy, lots of it. But, pray,
do net forget that much Of 1t is not
heavy. There are Bach chorales which
would appeal to the ordinary liker of music,
and which today are the standard of choral
composition. There are banks and gentle
hills in Bach, as well as mountain peaks.
Wagner was a great Master in music.
Some of us think he was the great cul-
mination of all that had gone before.
Some do not think so.)
You might not enjoy the wondrous mys-
tic music drama of "Parsifal," but it is
safe to assert that almost any audience
would be able to get a great deal out of
the Good Friday" music of the vernal
equinox. With a good graphic explanation
the overture to "-Tannhauser'' or the Vor-
spiel (prelude) to "Lohengrin' would be
eagerly listened TO by the average audience
OF persons, If well played.
Beethoven was a great master in music.
Perhaps his greatest works would be be-
You'd the public, that is, in their entirety.
But there are pages and pages Of Beetho-
ven which would be a delight to the ordi-
nary assembly Of people who would like
to love music.
In conclusion. this man of affairs, who
was not too busy to talk to you through
this column today, made this remark:
Tell your musical friends not to forget the
Psychic bearing of music. Music, after all.
is OF the Soul. II should appeal more to the
soul, than it does. 1t appeals to the phys
zeal sense, and sets feet a-tingling, but
music should be more than an accompani-
ment or incentive to the tripping of feet
In a fantastic dance.
1T appeals to the intellect and gives
much JOY to those who study that phase
Of it; but it should be more than that.
1T should not be allowed to be frozen
into mountain tops of cold intellectism; the
intellect should be subservieht to the soul.
Music must appeal to the depths of the
human soul, and musicians who know the
way should come and help the ~strugglers
up the heights. They should point out the
beauties they have seen and encourage the
patient toll upwards.
1t does no good to stand on the mountain
top and cry to the people in the valley to
come up higher.
The people must be led upward from
where they are, not from where they ought
to be-"
The people OF this community can be
helped upward in their musical progress.
1t Is true that we stand too often on the
heights and call to the people to come up
higher.
Can we not devise some way whereby we
can help them to see that there is a path
from the valley to the mountain top?
Can we not point out the simplicity and
beauty OF True Art?
There is a golden opportunity here and
people are going to embrace It.
In the last week two musicians have
spoken to this writer about suggestions Of
fered by the Physician" two weeks ago in
this column. They took the matter seri-
ously and some are even now planning for
a definite action on one or two points then
considered.
The light is breaking; It is not yet noon.
But ii will bel IL will bel
THOMAS ]. KELLY.