Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-06
INDIANS MUSIC
WILL Be SAVED.

Policy For Several Years-Compossr
o'hara Will Live on Reservations
and Get the Chants Frsm Old Men
aqd sauaws Who Know Them All.
The action Of Secretary Of the In
terror Lane In appointing Godfrey
o'Hara. composer. instructor OF
music under the bureau Of indian at
fairs means the policy Of the govern
ment inaugurated years ago to pre-
serve the wonderful music of the
American Indian. will be continued.
Already much has been done In this
line. In fact. the first Indian music
sung by Indian students was feature
Of the commencement week program
Of the Chiiocco Indian school in north
ern Oklahoma in 1906
At that time Professor Harold A.
E.oring was United Stntes supervisor
Of Indian music. ana ii was under his
direction that Indian music was drst
Songs Fo. Schools.
II will be Mr.. o'Hars's duty. II il
announced in connection With his ap-
pointment. 10 record native Indian mu-
sic and arrange it for use in the IN
dian schools. He is to live ON the res
creations. and much Of his work viii
necessarily be done. therefore. in Ok
iahoma. where there are so many In
dian tribes now living.
In addition. too. there are the rom
nants Of many tribes ouce popIlous
and powerful living in Oklahoma
Delawares. Senccas. Wyandottes Cad
dos. Wacccs. Kaws. Sba Mo-
docs and various Others.
The native music OF these tribes is
TO be preserved. so far as possible.
and. as a rule. ii Is absolutely neces-
sary TO &c, the music from the old
men and ssiua US OF the tribes. The
younger generations do not know the
music in 4 great many instances.
The use of native Indian music. as
arranged by Professor Lorins at Chi
iocco aad Carlisle in the spring of 1906.
attracted widespread attention. and
there were many calls for copies Of
the music from al, sections of the coun-
try.
In the Indian schools the music was
sun. by choirs of Indian young men
and women. native SoEGs with band ac-
compa niment
One of the pieces arranged BIZ Pro
fessor Loring and that attracted the
most attention was the "CaDie Mast
ca Sioux Indian love song. Ii was
recorded FROM Indians on the Rosebud
reservation. in South Dakota. by Pro
fcssor Loring and arranged for bands
Demand Among Whites.
In spea kin. of bis line OF work he
said that wherever the Indian students
interpreted. their tribal songs before Il
white audience they met With instant
success. and since that time there has
been a strong demand Tor the genuine
aboriginal! music rather than for the
many cheap limitations.
The Indians never sing their songs
in any form other than the melody.
said Mr.. Loring. yet there is little
doubt but that they inwardly feel and
hear a characterization as distinctly as
If IL were being sung. lave often
gone to the piano in company with an
Indian and have asked him to listen
attentively while played one Of the
songs OF his tribe.
First would play the melody only
and would ask him il that were right.
II It sounded satisfactory. and the re-
ply usually would be in the afbrma-
tive. Then would play the same mel
ody with a harmouizotion. and he
would generally say. 1T sounds right
and yet IL Is queer: 1t is not just com
plete.'"