The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-04
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Economy, Ind. April IA paper
read BY Mrs. Laura Fleming before
the Etude club at Economy, dealt with
musicians Of today. It is such an
interesting review OF Indiana's young
musicians that are now becoming
popular with the music loving peo-
pie. that Wayne county people will
enjoy reading her paper. which is as
follows:
IN handling this subject | have Sc
lected the young Tor comparatively
SOD musicians who have not yet been
with us long enough to have their
lives and compositions recorded, so
most of my information has been OBJ
tanned through personal correspon-
dence
True happiness consists in the pur.
suit of an ideal
In every human soul is the long.
ing to create something; to fashion
things with ones own hands. to put
into tangible shape the thoughts oil
ones brain.
Good music improves the taste
leads to culture and a broader educa
ton, develops the artistic sense, en-
genders the respect of sensible PEG
pie.
| Every musician should be as great
as his art. and his heart should be al
big as his head: then his deeds will
be what one would naturally expect
from such handiwork of God
"Of all the arts, great music is the
art to raise the soul above all earthly
storms.
when Rubenstein declared so flat
ly that women never had, and never
would write music. he made grea
mistake.
Margaret r. Zimmerman was borr
in. Richmond in March 1891 At thu
age of Is she met with serious &C
cident, which made her PRACTICAL,
helpless for months and while thu
confined, she discovered her sleepin,
talent. When she recovered sufficient
", she went to Chicago to study com
position. She will graduate in Jun,
at the age Of 10. When but II sh'
had a composition before the public
Her latest one is June Dreams" He
compositions SO far have been accom-
lpaniments for voices, and while Their
seems to he no striking feature, Il
her compositions, to especially distir
guish them from other popular song
of today, there is a plaintive swee,
ness that deserves recognition.
1T is not given to many to be mt
tcio OF hn If hs,f
the honor accorded Mrs. May Aufdel
heide Kaufman. She is an indiana
polls girl, having begun her studio
in New York. Something over a yea
ago she was married to Thomas Kau
man OF Richmond. Mrs. kaufman ha
played ever since she was mer
baby. Perhaps she derives her facu
ty from long line Of capable ance,
tors. Her particular liking Is for tn
much condemned, but extensively pol
ular rag time. and her composition
are attracting local interest He
, best composition is Dusty
MRS. Lulu Jones Downing Is now
resident of Chicago, but she is an II
, diana woman, almost entirely. Fe
many years she has made q study {
! music speciality. She was for man
years resident of Richmond, an
while there she was president Of til
Music Study club. She was a pianil
] OF rare ability. The strange thin
: about Mrs. Downing is that only quit
, recently has she been composing, an
her compositions are classical. Whe
. reading beautiful poems, she sal
!. they strangely appealed to her an
: she would set them to music. He
: publisher informs me that Som
where classical and very difficult
] is her best
y. F. Hunziker. now of Richmon
I is fast coming to the front of the pre-
ent musicians because of his unu
I ual ability to handle the pipe organ.
! Mrs. Clara Campbell Igelman a n
tive of Frankfort, Indiana, but at pre-
J. ent of Richmond, has compose
:. Her musical ability is yet in i
; infancy, and but one of her piece
has. as yet, been published. But h,
publisher is delighted with the su
: cess of her publication and predic
for her bright future. Solitaire"
her best composition.
Il have just two more American m
sicians wish to mention. | am SO
ry was not able to learn more abo1
them. but their compositions are all
unusual merit. III. Engleman devot
: his energies almost exclusively to Il
!. composition of reyeries. all of whis
n are SO sweet and tender, with music
depth to them that is rare. "Melot
d of Love-" is one of the best.
IL Stanley F. Widener has receiv,
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