The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23

puzzled as to the meaning of the
strange harmonies, and conflicting
rhythms. Each day we met, eager
TO learn, giving our best, study
ing and finding out the meaning
of the greatest living composer.
Day after day / saw faces with
a puzzled expression as the men
left the theater. What did it all
mean? What was this seething
mass of tone we were struggling
TO decipher? Would we be able
to unravel it?
They worked. these men, for
a purpose, determined to know.
giving out from their hearts and
souls, sinking themselves in the
work and striving for the ex-
preston they knew was there.
At last the clouds began to dis
solve and the art work began to
take form. The things which
seemed impossible began to be
real living tangible possibilities.
What joy it was, and how ra-
diant the faces beamed as the
success of our work proved we
were mastering it's difficulties.
There can be no greater pleasure
in the world than creating an
art work OF any kind, but next
to that comes the Interpretation
by body of men who are striving
after the ideal.
MUSIC's RELATION TO SOUL
What science is to civilizations
progress, music and art are to the
human soul complete. Who was
it who said, Music may be COM
pared to the celestial vows that
heaven utters to them attuned to
hear and whose power tt is to
transmit the prophecy to all who
listen. Oh. Lord. what music hast
thou prepared for thy. saints in
heaven when Thou affordest bad
men such music here on earth?"
The birth of the first spiritual
faith sprang with the first com
prehension of a rhythmic pulse
that has never ceased to beat and
vibrate through man and has
borne him up through the ages.
Much could be said upon the
indisputable value of music upon
human progress. individually. and
upon the unfolding influence it
has upon nation.
Down through history, races
have chronicled their progress in
music they have produced. And
1t is ever this art that sings the
way through oppression and af-
Fiction to higher civilization.
HARMONIEs DISCOVERIES
Though excavation of buried
nations reveal their sculpture,
paintings and poems that speak
of conquest of state Commercial
and politically, it is their lost
harmonies coming down through
the ages. singing new hopes of
man to man that kindle the
sparks of immortality.
5 The world moves. in rhythm
The flowers bloom through the
~rhythmically descending dew.
The buds open with the har-
monies of the breezes. The
rivers flow in a musical course.
The sun in all its glory rises and
descepds in harmonies that burst
forth their celestial melodies in
a thousand wondrous shades,
while all nature responds to the
rhythm of the elements. All life
reveals its secrets in lisping
whispers of sweet sounds to the
listening soul.
MUSIC MAY BE RELIGION
While all humanity close to the
heart Of its own progress listens
to the rhythmic ratatoos of his
varied steps. with hopes for
noble destiny.
Music may be the future re-
ligion in which the gods shall
join in worship. 1t ise the only
power through which soul COM
munes with soul and transmits
It's intangible complexities for
mutual understanding. 1t is the
wireless that joins the universe,
and carries messages from EARTH
to heaven.
Music inspires poetry--poetry
inspires music. The lesson of It's
beauty should be taught at the
knee of every nation. Her clearer
throat should sing the notes of
her songs into the heartso every
child, while his babbling eager
efforts transmit it's melodies to
everlasting memory. And later
on though sorrow dulls his voice
and time and failure retards his
steps some strain that sank deep
within his soul will never cease
to sing of undying hope.
Through the pulse of rhythm
we cultivate a sense of propor-
tion; and in proportion to that