The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06

ASK for Good Music.
On each Saturday noon we give "re-
quest programme" and people are invited
on the printed programmes every day
during the week to send In their choice
OF numbers to the organst I'D to Thurs
day night, The requests are. generally.
for good standard music.
Last weeks requests were:
Toccata and Fueue (Bach) (2).
Tannhauser Overture (2).
Lohengren Prelude ~.
Toccata in F, (Widor) t3)
Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser Cs).
Selection from Mascagnis Cavallier!a
Rustlcana (G.
Hymn of the Nuns (wcIyl t5}
Traumerei (Schumann) (s.
Spring Song (Mcndelssohn) (D.
Sonata, No. 4 (Mendelssohn) %.
The Rosary (Nevin) (6).
Wedding March MendeIssohn) O.
Annie Laurie l3).
Home. Sweet Home 50.
Suwanee River "a.
Communion in G lBatlste> 90.
Serenade (SchuberD (3l.
and several others equally good. The
programme chosen from above requests
wh the oovnr In sa1
named: Trnumerei (Schumann). Com
munion in G 1Batlstel; Home, Sweet
nS HS%f rs sb 9y spTF Song Mss
delssohnl Hymn of the Nuns !lwely>, Sc
lection 'Cavalieria Rusticana" (MascaC-
nil, Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser
tWagner). ending with the Andante and
Finale of Mendclssohns Fourth Sonata
The ''recitative" and choral effect OF the
last named glorious numeer, the "vox
Home, Sweet Home" the sweep and
grandeur OF the Bach number seemed TO
make the deepest impression, and these
numbers had the keenest attention, In
ho NJ
ouiet for its rendition,
Uplift Is Noteworthy.
am truly grateful TO note this chance.
To me il is very marked in nv period
Of public PLAYING at the treat Mormon
tabernacle. Real music, the art product
OF the masters produces an a,mosphere
that takes hold OF even the most unmu-
sical. II thrills and exalts those able
er and makes OF every. one Of US, my
brothers. better men, better neiEhbors
and better citizens II We but let its
powerful influence have permanent
form programmes where only the ear Is
to be "tickled there Is no de-
mand made upon the intei)eGtualiiy and
emotions Of the ltstener-is the height of
charlatanlsm 1t is about as vile. and
bad as to hear an organist devoid Of
anything and everything but poor. old
hours OF Bach Mendelssohn. Frauck,
Rheinbergor, or Guilmant with nothing
Of contrast OF the lighter shades and
II every form In the vegetable. king
dom were OF one taste; II all flowers
gave of the same fragrance; II the trees
green; II all the BIRDS and the brooks
made music in tho self same mood and
tone, wouldn I we lose the divine dual,
tty Of contrast the very heart and soul
Of music and OF all nrt and nature2
Yes, indeed we would, ! am OF the
strong opinion that recital organists
in their programmes and In their style
OF playing. too. The orhan as an In
strument has improved wonderfully IN
TODAY has a literature vas. and superb
to draw upon for his work. WHY shouldn,t
hc get out OF some OF the old ruts
Bach and the other classictsts7 Why not
find some other combination than the
oboe" for solo stop? Why not get
used to using the stops more and the
crescendo pedal less? And
wouldn't II be hne 10 know that occa-
sionaliv the big orsanist would use Il
foot swells and not give all attention TO
the pedals with the feetf
Growth of Organ Influence,
The progress we have made IN Utah is
/ believe worth noting. Before the re-
cItals began and for some years ater we
Two OF these were flne Instruments. tv'
were small affairs. Now we have ten |
organs in Salt Lske CITY, worth Sls5:ooo.
Provo mas q bcaui)tul prEdH WolNH 't-i,
coo Ogden has splendid organ worth |
Sil 500 and a small one worth $1,000. Lo1
ran has an organ that cos' sl2 900. Lchi |
has n fine organ worth $4,000 in the tab
ernaoIc OF that place
Two leading thentcrs are now hgurins |
On complete organs In their places and |
one hotel in Salt Lako viii. most likely; |
pat IN an organ soon. Hence YOU VIII
see that the organ as solo instrument !
Ia coming into It's own out Utah %ax |
From practically two good organs III lsoo |
10 fifteen in 1911 is some evidence OF INC |
e fcctiyeness OF the organ rScitsIs. me |
4 II A,dancc now averages 1000 persoHs !
daily. very often this number is doubled ,
and even moro There must be contrast. |