The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30

THROUGHOUT the east the best
symphony orchestras are showing
n decided taste for Russian
Il music. The music OF Russia has
a peculiar fascination f5r the pco-
pie OF other lands, although its weird
melodies. peculiar rhythm and at times
bizarre harmonies do not always please
The real fascination of Russian music
consists IN the fact that the Russians re-
veal their -souls In their music. Many
years Of oppression. imprisonment, ang
melancholy that is the predominant note
OF all Russian melody.
Who does not feel The yearninS hope
lessness Of Tschaikowsky's sixth SYM
phony?" Tolsroi In speaking Of the folk
songs Of his country, says: I'm II IS
yearn:ng without end. without hope also
ordination. one Of the fundamental prln-
cipies Of our nationality. with which 1t is
possible TO explain much that in Russian
life seems inComprehcnsiblc.
Russian composers in producing their
music have utilized the vast material
contained in the folk-songs OF their coun;
advantages withheld from them during
the yeats that all other nations were
progressing. have to resort to musicai
more than verbal expression. song being
OF course the primitive outburst OF deep
emotion. Music is closely connected
therewI with The lives OF the people; and
through all the events OF life. music is
the accompaniment TO which they move.
Russian folli-snngs have two very de-
cidcd characteristics. They, are always
sung in harmony and usually with one
voice leading from the other, each having
the same melody. They are also strongly
accented have sudden changes OF
rhythm. and are nearly all written IN the
minor mode like the songs Of all the
northern countries.
St. Mary's Cathedral.
day at St. Mary's cathedral viii he
Rose1ig's mass In f. with Mrs. j. j.
oConnor. Miss Alice Farrell and Max
zweydorff; soloists. The offertory vii vii
the Q o'clock mass, Marguerite Locke will
he the solost. The organ selections VIII
he My Rosary" by Nevin. and Con-
ISOLATION" by Kirchner For the s
o'clock mass the organist VIII play La
Trlste by Thome and Consolation by
Mendelssohn,
st. Patrick's Church,
Miss Margaret connelley will be the
singing Ave Maria by Bordese
ST. Mary's Pupils Progress.
The students of the conservatory OF
music OF st. Mary's academy completed
their semi annual examination Friday.
The examinations We're in the piano.
faculty highly pleased with the
.credtablc work of the pupils The fol-
lowing pupils took the eeXamination;
gornery, NJ. REYNOLDS, +. Steward, \.
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Madden.
carro R%aFy T. Ss6ad;mfo NJ 'sf English yfs
I.armlc. G. Griffin. s. NesIln b Godbc,
K. Carol E Custer C. Morris NJ La
NJ. Coke. 6. Coke NJ Sheridan. V. Nc
Dowell, NJ. Bruneau. C. Ludwig,
PPim,ary nepsr;Tent sr, ssooBa year-s
Abrams r. Raer e. Coalc NJ Dillon,
+ Gowier. II. n Hannes. F. Custer. p
Xihurn. N; o'Brien. A; Brooks, II. Cud-
ryer. p. Ford.
Intermediate. first year-B. Ryan, G.
Gay,n q Hyde T. condron;. B. Ernst
II Davis, V. Jenkins V. Romney, T.
Shrrtlefr. l.. Martin. p. Barrett. H.
li. BueiieF F a! Jacobson s. F. Johnson NJ
Manoy; N: struck' p I. padGocEi, E,, j. Weise else
b. scldinfaden. e. Mercier
4. Xronner., r.. Brown. R. chrIstensen
Johnson. O. Kelly G.. Lindsay. V. Lu
beck. P. McPhee e. o'Neil. a. Brownlce
~ Powers. a. Conkright. II. Berry. l..
Junior, first yesr-A. OBrien. NJ. Nc
Donough. \. Mahon, l.. Davis, I. Jeffery,
H Ball. !. Griffin.
Junior. second year,. NJ. Osborn, II.
Egan. *. Chipman. NJ Denner.
Senior. first year-Lydla White.
Violin department. primary department
ID. White. q. Ryan. l.. NJ. Osborn, L.
Young. j James. NJ. Kilburn.
Primary, second year-F. Johnson. f.
Douglass.
Intermediate, first year-Genevieve
Gavin.
Intermediate, second year-Mary
Ward.
Junior. first year-Ruby jacobson.
Junior. second year-Margaret McDon-
oueh.
Harp departnent-Pripnary first year
h. Clark, NJ. Matthews, NJ. Ivy.
Intermediate, first year-Miss Johnson
Junior, first ycar--Miss Mulvcy.
Senior. first vear-Mrs. f. NJ. McGur-
rim. Miss l.. White.