Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

4" lean Indian music which Mr..
Charles Wakefield CadmRn
- gave the other day was
! IGE'NlSSl revelation in many ways. We
49, had always thought and
spoken OF 10 the poor Indian with un-
tutored mind"
But when Mr.. Cadman began to show
us some Of the complicated rhythmic ef-
fects We began to be astonished and 90
hink whether we had not good deal
10 learn from the Indian along musical
lines.
We would doubtless find 1t hard TO sing
My Country IT'S Of Thee" which is
written in three-four time. that is to say
waltz-time or minuet-time, and to beat
drum in two-two time while marching
round square to a four-four-march.
In other words, (for the convenience
Of the laity), how would It be for you
to dance waltz. while a grand march
was being played and you whistling
two-step at the same time. DO you think
you could do IT, 1t would be interesting
to see the experiment tried.
1t is very doubtful If you could sing
Yankee Doodle and play the Merry
Widow waltz on the plano at the same
lAIuts anu lldl IS lue GOnNIhsN OF Npho-
sition OF only two rhythmic swings.
The Indian who can shake in one hand
q sand-rattle arrangement in perfect
time, with crescendo and diminuendo, and
in the other hand describe regu-
lar figures with his long pipe,
the figures being entirely differ
ent in movement. at the same time
singing at still different rate of tempo,
while a yet further difference occurs In
the regular actual throat movement, this
Indian be it respectfully noted, can give
us food for reflection An organ com
position in which one hand is ascending
the scale, and the other hand descending,
while the pedals are executing a down
and-up or up-anddown movement in be-
tween. this is bad enough. but the In
I dian makes us despair.
r Another beautiful thing about Mr.. Cad
l mans work was the way in which he
r brought out the tender side of the In
r dian nature. His rich fund of themes
made the program tremendously interest
( ing, and the old flute on which he played
: so well was an item which was poten-
Q TALLY eloquent to any one with an mag
nation.
! Mr.. Cadman showed that there was
much more to the Indian than WARRIOR
| nets dances and war-paint. 1t was the
t human being, the man, the woman. The
: people "who are neither children nor
= Gods, but men In a world of men,"
-
: A letter has been sent to some local
business men during the last week OF
so, with regard to the formation here OF
ot,kF
: The IDEAS advanced are most praise
worthy but quite utopian. section OF
this letter states that Many thousands OF
. dollars are annually expended for the i'm
portation of musical organizations, sucf
n as the Thomas Orchestra and others
A while such conspicuous sums could b'
= circulated in this city ~ superior or
. ganizatIon should exist here" Now THU
IS looks quite attractive and It is quit
d true: that is, IL an orchestra superior Il
h the Thomas Orchestra should exist here
there is no doubt at all that those afore
=, said conspicuous sums could be circu
n lated in this city," for the very simple
q and self-evident reason that the superio
> orchestra would have to live here. 1
a would mean the rental of fifty or sixt'
d houses. eighty or ninety grocery bills
?, light bills, gas bills, coal bills, ice bills
n meat bills, and much increased trade TO
1 tho community The same Is true OF thu
e Grand Opera question. II we could NOV,
the Metropolitan Opera here we woult
preserve "consplcuous' sums 10 the cit
4, II Omaha which are now spent In New
= York.
!, Therefore, be It resolved, that II thu
.e Thomas Orchestra lived here, or su
IA per.or organization to that, we would no
S. have TO import them and that that pric
"a would therefore be saved TO the city.
ie In the second place, the letter state
u that "s large amount OF money could b
~ imported by such a local organization
touring the country at least once a year.
&c No so fastl
" Let us consider first the advisability
1t the possibility and the prospect OF secur
s. ing such desirable thing as Thoma
Id Orchestra, or a Minneapolis Symptom
lie Orchestra, Is It possible?
to (Strange that the Thomas Orchestr
G. should be the only one mentioned, as
r has been here only once I'm the last twely
~ years, while the Minneapolis orchestI'
~ has been here several times, the Pitts
So burgh, once: the st. Paul orchestra, once
ru the Cincinnati once)
ry 1t would be a fine thing to have
nj symphony orchestra here: It has bee
e. the fond hope OF many OF us for Ion
re time II will come IN due course Of tim
n but II must be a good one, II must
n one that really viii result in "a MOI
beneficial and Country advertise
r. ment for the City OF Omaha"
1g II must be nothing less than the Mir
ed reonolis Svnpbouv orchestra. Where al
Ut the players to come from?
C. Who IS to conduct the organization?
Nc Could Il possibly be the gentleman VII
en- composed the letter?
.
In view OF the Interest which IL beir
taken this year IN all sayings and doing
~ tbo fap,oua Franz TJszt tho foIIovrir