Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-16
C0hNON-StNSE IN MUSIC

Z " NAfANt ~ $50
Alus.c Hike rc4gion d. be- asuns
must make ia Ap,pal to the REASON.
rather than a. j >oinoiiQn4 D.,tors|
- Philosophy rius-.thcr musical wise
men 90 the contrary uotwlghatandlrs
, THIS would indicate that ia 'h' nrst
place No haze reasonable music tu is-
tru TO- and IN the second place That
u bv reasonably performed. rrt!c-
plarlY "a America are We nre9fu ~
this lesson. Many false id,lla both
90 Go music and Ca muaie,ans hltc
been prevalent in this country salon.
qr drawing room music hAs uot ypt
lost its charm Tor us. even its charm
above al other kinds uf MUSIC No'
Net are we imperS ious Co the sen4t-
uonaiism of musical pyrotechn.es We
are Htill more susceptible to Ga, mtn-
ner ~ performance than 80 the sup-
stance performed This eAmc auprr
uelality az musical Thought ied us into
demanding "a most impossible PERSON
IN our typical musician. Ne must bc
ong rntireb different from the OrJi.
nAIl human being nos even was ac 40
lowed Go clothc himself like ordinary
folk And ~ COURSE hr must Nr no-
tufiousl1 poor even big rsuff 1n.
parcl must ur nctic.ahN thrtadbaru.
And as for hls muras wen fhAt was
u matter well known by ue ali but
seldom meruuu,d other tahu DO roa
our heads and put cur tongu.a in our
checks BEYOND any possible doubt
I THIS highly picturesdue bot unnrrcs-
etrN person was the creation ui uuf
own ignorant imaeinations
ono ~ THE most urmistAk.siiv DpI.
d'nfes ct musical growth ir oar coun b.
/ ~ is th" musician. VITO az the same
time ia man The musician takes
ais place u.s. Ct'tren, Is indeed mod
crn. and 20 DO hailed with thluks-
HNing Long halr aud quest anft't
menis aTc no icngcr tho irIrf.,l.f.
insign1a 81 the professional mls .u
Il IN Honic 90 the moro rnhehteret ..h.
tiers % our country is esca asked b.,
musician that he be- usnti mar
THIS is Indicative "a tht change th.t
Is slowly coming about ss osr aiti
tnrc toSard music itsclr
Il Arothcr significant evidence ~ tai.
change IA 90 be seen in tao musiral
II questions under aiscuss.ons thoe.
unes, ret orN IN tAe musleal iauf
mails. hHt IN orr daily prcss su.h
questions as. why Is opera NOT ANN
~ English should tho char, of ma.
nc % lsNrnea az tae same tine a,
VIC chart of other saaicctse TX r,uSl
col Neillty On absolute gifi n God /.
natural 'oi," tfc h'Evcst cieinrn, IN
sNiser success tsr. tn. ftct th,l
Spca questions a. thssr arr being Ola
eassed shows that people nrc "a. n,
iNnkine about music. that ihes ar, "a,
'enecF willing nieren 20 acc,gt musI.
as eeinf purely SENSUAL
shall We say then that We ar. AZ.
coming muSsrall, rdaeatcds Hard,
mat vet JUDGING ourselves as a na'
ton IN the ngAt % the ausiealy mo-,
metufr European rountrirs tot a.
Afr gei;inr ready fdr musical ,3,...
Won. hss'a usc Ne are heeinnsne As W.,
musical sincesiss The process ~ "a
hNifHe q pe0pie gan rone onl, yh,,
'hot people want thc truth A. na
INN We mus, viNc our children must
car 'dpcStiqn, in order that IA, 49,,
svncro'on ~ families win know ,nosi
ee''ef than We DO A. andiene,S y.
must "art Siacefe music sincrrrl
performed ~ fcr our p-ofcssions
uossoians tael ~m b. inst as IN
etl" ~ Nc. as audiences. vim II, NE,
Do We must sine our minds 10 IN
siuul ~ riwssc. ans not ncrr,, M
Ears Ia the he4raE 81 Il.
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