Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-24
WOMEN IN MUSIC

Walter Damrosch doubts that women win ever be- come great composers He insists that no bars have been raised against their musical education that n this country especially such things are avsbed on women that he has often felt just little hurt to see the mu- sica education of the boys slghted in favor of .he girls For years and years has been the young dauFa ter of Che family who has been given musical adyan tages not the son"
 An this is true true. too as Nr Damrosch says. that in the only very mediocre panlsts have been produced among women while on the other hand. the young men have struggled against prejudice and many times poverty to attain their musical educa uon"
 So far women have done little in the great forms in music They have produced many dainty charming things. few very few. big But of course their achievements, either creative nterpretatlve art. ists do not compare with those Of men
 Mir. Damrosch thinks this is because 'u some subtle way their natures are opposed to this"
 Women" he says must deal in subjects tha can be felt seen, heard Music is entirely different from that and requires distinct creative ability The oov- ery of womans creative powers cannot be traced to her lack of humor imagination or sentiment However.
 
 must come from the soul and encompass a comprelon sion of the supernatural beauty that is given to us through the master artist"
 Mir Damrosch does not agree that women lack thought absorption. Many women have both. he thinks But though he numbers of scores year Iy from women they aren't quite good enough to his re- gret. to be produced.
 And so, having decided that women have all the musical advantages possible every encouragement many Of the necessary qualities but that spite of this they produce nothing great he falls back on belief that it must be their natures in some way to create great music
 There however elements in this that he ignores The musical advantages for example are for he most part the himsiest limitations of thorough artistic educa ton The young woman who makes a speciality of mu sic" very frequently negecs her general educaaion in order do She and her parents both are ignorant of the fact that playing piano any instrument with grace and fluent tecnic only the smallest fraction o musical training No man composer has produced great work without hard and thorough mental discipline ii other lines than Che playing of instruments.
 The young ladies who 'leave school to study music somewhere in their by the mere fact of doing S, cut themselves forever out of the ranks of great com posers. "A skinned milk diet of culture produces skinned milk thoughts" and art does not com, out of shallow, noisy illogical. halttrained mind
 This is argument against the study of music There is little study Of an kinds in Che country There be much Nor should any child be de barred from what means of musical expression he cai ,ier because he she is not to be great artist We want above all things ability to appreciate beau
 all the arts on the part of the general public Peo pie who love beauty sincerely better citizens for t lAnd they are happier get Of life. Every goo concert heard, every good picture seen adds to thu strength and sweetness of the nation d But its safer to build honest solid foundations The shoddy quality of national music education keep women from their artistic heritage ts Che fact tha people think they build tower of stone a four dation of cardboard. It cant be done