New-York tribune., 1911-03-17
MUSIC
The Musical Art Society.

One-half of the annual rentcn concert ~
the Musical Art Society ~ Carnegie Hall
was devoted 10 music associated wi,l the
most solemn function II Holy Week. and
for those who have the highest apprecia-
ton Of the mission Of the society this
music was that which brought with 1t the
most gracious benson. That circumstance
NAV 30 noted without reflection on any
OF the secular music which came later
With II was associated another more sig
nincant stll: II was in the simplest OF the
ecclesiastical compositions that the great
est effectiveness was reached. D.. Dam
rosch is fortunate IN being able 10 preface
his regular Christmas programme with the
little canticle in the folksong spirit C'SullN
night. holy night'O. which not only warns
UP his choir. but also attunes the hearts OF
his hearers 10 the noble offerings "nirh
follow. Last night he began with an eiLni
part motet by Palestrna. which was not
only new 90 his audience. bui FOR "hich
there had been no preparation on tie Na''
of the singers. The mOtet was the one ne
ginning "Fratres. ego euim" OF whose
melodic material palestr,na was so iohd
that he based mass upon 1t. The choir
N its usual excellent form. was rot IN JUS
hghest mood Until IL rea he'd the climax
Of the succeeding number. 'Tcnehrr faci@
sunt." when If gave the audien,e occasion
again 10 wonder at the emotion Al poWe, o.
the old composers declamlt.On. What
modern composer. We wonder. could q. o.
duce. with all the appar-tu. a. his COM
mand. one-half the dramatic eject which
Palestrina achieves in the words. 1T
lnclinsto capitc em.Ssit spirium": This
incident. together with the antiphonal sing
irg OF the Musical Art Society on the
stage and q choir OF thee hundred voices
from the Peoples Choral Union IN the
gallery in Palestrina's "lmprOperia ana
Gloria Patri' Greek as well as Latin lh
the former work.. when brought into con-
trast with the one composition Of t""
evening which was sung IN tne vernacuIaI.
must nave set some people TO wondern-
again why everything was SO dehgnuuHN
intelligihe in the foreign language and So
little comprehensive IN the English me
question is 100 large q one 20 discuss on
an occasion like this The genius OF 'h'
Latin tongue also that Of the German III
the secular songs, no doubt h7d sometnin-
20 d.. with fl. but also the genius of me dli-
ferent composers.
The composition 90 an English text V as
Mr. charles Martin Loettier'= setting TOT
an elght-part chorus of q Memorial pa'
ode by r W. Parsons. aesinning Room
for Soldier" There is not much 10 no
said in favor OF the ode ~ poetry. but Il
offers good material 10 a mus cal com
poser. and this was finely used hy Mt
Loefre- In the modern manner. which
though moro instrumental than so 1l is
vet full Of emotional potency and @stheuc
beauty. II save great pleasure to 'ho audi
ence. and there Was warm applause uuilI
Mr Loef1er bowed his Acknowledgements
from one of tho first tier boxes. In th"
third division of the programme there wer"
beautiful part-zongS hr Srhumarn. pvcrah
and Brahms As usual the arfis'i'ally
artistic concert was enjoyed hy an audi
euce worthy OF +, in numbers and char
actor. H. r. *