The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-20

cal education. And IL is comparative.
ly recently that women have been
singing in the churches. But their
opportunities In music are now not
only equal as for men. and there are
more women studying music now in
America than men.
Nor does want OF mental training
prove an answer. although women
have been deficient in mental exer.
cises. and when they have enjoyed
the advantages % strong intellectual
influence as did Fannie Hensel with
her immortal brother Mendelssohn, or
Clara Schumann, with her husband.
Robert Schumann. they did show the
enects in their music. The loftiest
musical expression is scientific. logi-
cal, mathematical and pre-surmises
powerful intellect. and intellectual
culture ought to be a help in musical.
equipment, and certainly some Of our
masters have had it.
GounOd was a theoloeian Tech
nikowsky. Sghumann. Won Buelow and
bach studied law Handel and Bar
iioz studied medicines. beethoven
was an admirable mathematician. Yet
Wagner. who knew something of.
science, literature. philosophy the
ology. and politics. was primarily a
poet. a dramatic poet He heard an
opera and thought II an excellent idea
TO have some music for his -dramss.
SO he set about 20 understand some
thing OF musical theory and compost
ton with a view TO decorating his
poetry. And in all his music tie
Cfama is paramount. and when he LETT
the dramatic field. as in the 'Centen-
NAL March for Philadelphia in 1NC
for which he received 5000 he fell
fer short.
Histrionie Noticeable.
Even in Tristan and isolde. which
IA really the musical expression OF a
spiritual struggle, the histrionic Is
well TO the fore. Music. after an. r.
emotional. springs from the emotions.
depends on emotional power. And
women have been restricted. possibly.
in their emotional horizon. TOO shall
low In their emotional sOundings TO
compass great music.
This is not due necessarily 10 lack
OF concentration. The average wom-
an OF fashion. OF course. divides her
attention between drcsgmakcrs and a
whirl OF diversions. dances and other
while turning night into
day. and thus precludes the possibjI-
tty Of the seclusion and repose essen
tai TO great musical creativeness.
And the woman not IN society rs Sc
questered in her home where q tur-
MOL Of domestic interests keeps her
mind Hitting from one idea to another.
But when women turn 10 matters out
side the HON" and beyond the pale OF
society they prove their powers OF
concentration. We must not forget
that we have Nine Curie I'm science.
aud Miss Herschel the astronomer.
u H. the women's clubs and mothers
who have been music's guardian an
gels. I'm this country u o. the moth
erf end not the fathers who see to o.
that the little son and daughter take
piano or violin Lessons and study the
cultivation Of the voice The fathers
are too busy With other things 10 d.
The womeu'r clubs that have foster.d
the love ani know ledge and egnros-
sion of music TnDv nave been Amer
tea. musical patrons
Mr. D1mrorcl win bring tho New
3 orb symphony Orchestra OF eighty.
I'VE musicians. OF which no BE- tho con.
duCior. fo fho Cour. on Monday nigat
uCvf. for a joint concert with the In.
comparable Tc.rf Holman. tho
world'a most remarkable manistic
genius. Soaf7 can be- obtained noR ~
Tho box Office Of Tho theatre