The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
AMERICAN MELODY
AT AEOLIAN HALL
Modern Music Society Gives
Concert of Choral and
Orchestral Works.
SONGS or STEPHEN FOSTER
Compositions Of Mcdowell.
Gilbert and Others Also
II ave Hearings.

The Modern Music Society is the title Of
Q new organization which gave It's first
concert last evening in Aeolian Hall. The
offerings OF the occasion We're chorus
and orchestra. conducted by Benjamin
Landlord. and Maggie Teyte. soloist. In a
programme Of compositions by native mu-
sicians. The aim of the society to- pro-
duce American music is one worthy of
respectful and sympathetic consideration,
especially as the choral writings OF these
authors can rarely obtain hearing In this
city.
Last evenings concert properly began
with an example of the art Of Edward
Mcdowell. who WAS represented by the
legend from his Indian Suite" one of the
most admirable pieces of orchestral music
made known in recent years The other
works were Prom the Song OF Songs"
for mixed choir and orchestra, by Blair
Fairchild verses from benjamin Lam
bords "omar. songs with orchestra by
Mr.. Landlord, Arthur Farwell and John
Alden Carpenter, sung by Miss Tcyte :;
Henry +, Gilbert's "lIumoresque on Negro
Tunes "Nuns of the Perpetual Adora-
ton" for women's voices and orchestra
by Edward - Hill David Stanley Smiths
setting for the same forces of Mrs. Brown
ing's PAN" with solo by Miss Teytc, and
four numbers by stephen FosterS
It would he diihcult. II not 'mpractcable
altogether TO give an adequate descrip-
ton of all the music In such a full pro-
yramuc. Perhaps therefore II will suffice
TO say that She American composers rep
resented are men vino approach their art
seriously and with good mus!c!anshp.
Fancy and talent are shown in their
works, and II none Of them soar 10 great
heights they none the less win commcnda-
tioi
The observer " :nus.t.. dv.ngs IL
tempted s. llnger with affection ON the
songs Of Stephen Foster Those heard
last evening were "NIassas in de cold.
Cold Ground" "pld Black Joe" Coma
Where My Love Lies Dreaming" and 'oid
Folks at Hone" These were given b.
tho MIXED chorus ana orchestra. NJ ;
Teyte singing the SOLO part in the third.
which was originally written for 4
quartet
Fosters confirmation 10 purely \merl-
cnn music is likely 10 bc underestimate 4
in these times. lie was II musician who
Sssaycd - compose music initiative OF the
FOLK song Of the negro. with the addition
of the h.Ehor Clements OF conscious art.
Music thus made by a trained writer after
the style Of the folk song is called by
the Germans ""ollisthucmlisch," OF in the
shirt (or style, of the people.
Those who know the old songs--and
who doos uot'-nust recognize that they
are a beautiful embodiment Of the epoch
IN which thCy were created. that they
publish as no Other songs do Thoughts and
feelings created IN this land and out Of
the heart OF tha South They are goo1
music wholesome music. lovely music,
and they will live long when tine inferior
limitations of French and German songs
are long forgotten.
"Cone Where My Love Lies Dreaming
does not belong 10 the class of melodies
tust described. but rather to the past
world Of negro minstr.lsy. IN which the
mastersingers were CarncrosS. Wamboll
and their kind. "Old Fogy." who us Il
20 dwell IN Philadelphia, would surely
love them better than the rag tim"
fantasies Of the contemporaneous music
hall