Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-13
MUSIC PUBLISHERS.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

tory OF the country. The prize winner
was Horatio W. Parker, professor OF
music at Yale University, who already
has received much commentator as
musical composer. This prize opera.
which Is called Mona" represents the
time and people OF ancient Britain. 1t
The libretto, which is in English. was
written by Brian Hooker, professor of
rhetoric at Yale University. Twenty-Five
operas were submitted in this contest
and 1t Is stated that several other con-
testants submitted meritorious manu-
scripts and that at least two are likely
to be published and produced.
Another American opera entitled "Twi
light" by Arthur Nevin. is announced
for production
To Produce Opera next season by
by Arthur Nevin. ,aa op msa'S com-
pany. Mr.. Nevin declares that a good
libretto for an opera in English is harder
to secure than good music, but he is con-
vinced thar the American school of COM
position has great future.
A number OF other competitive prizes
to encourage American music have been
awarded this spring. The National Fed
GRAFTON of Music awarded two prizes of
500 each to Miss Mabel Daniels of Bos-
ton, one for the best tenor solo and
the other for trio for women's voices.
Both of these will rank among the note
worthy American music publications for
the year While the market at times ap-
pears to be flooded with trash which
for a brief period is popular. there is
no question as to the increasing value
Of new American music. The great inter
est in classical music as part of public
education is already bearing fruit in the
Improvement of popular taste.
There are still among the newer pro-
auctions songs which are positively dis
gushing as to words and music. A
music publisher recently speaking before
a womans convention expressed his sur
prise that refined girls would look at.
much less sing and play. some of the
songs published during the year Partly
as a result of his address. the club women
of the country are now giving their at
tentiOn to this matter. In every COM
munity an attempt will be made to ere
ate a taste for the best class of Amer
lean music by debarring the objection
able productions from all musical and
social gatherings.
Modern music teachers In America are
doing more to encourage original COM
position by
Teachers Encourage their pupils
Original Composition. before In
Chicago recently a recital composed en-
tirely Of original compositions by musical
pupils of that city received favorable
comment from the critics. The young
musicians displayed an originality and
versatility of theme, well as degree
of harmony, which evidenced coming
future for American music composers.
The great number of Germans in the
United States always have keptsGerman
music in popular favor. but lately the
German-Americans Of this country are
encouraging the production of American
music. At the National Saengerfest of
the Observation-Disclosures Saengerbund. to
be held In Milwaukee the latter part Of
June, several original American compost
lions will be presented. This Sanengerfest
will be one of the largest musical gather
ings ever held III America. There will
be more than 6,010 singers. More than
half of them will come from outside OF
Milwaukee.