The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

lovers ~ the tonal art is an
incident Of some importance.
The name Of the new publication Is
the Musical QHdrterh and il is pub
lished by c. Sch. The editor Is
Oscar Sonneck. who may possibly not
b. known tp the genera observer Of
musical doings az well as he is 10
writers on music lie is Assistant
Librarian Of Congress and is respon-
sIhle for he accumulation of the adj
mirablc musical department NJ the ma
tional library. He is also the author
Of several books bearing on the his
tory Of music in this country. books
which were the result Of long and
l,burious research conducted with fine
scholarship and ripe judgment Mr..
Sonneck is thoroughly qualified FOR his
task
Withou, doubt the outbreak of the
war In Europe disturbed some Of his
plans and prevented the publication 81
articles promised by distinguished
foreign writer's However. the first
number. issued In the present month
contains articles 10y two Of the most
notable Of British writers on musical
subjects. one is on Ensemble by
J A. Fuller Maitland. and the other ON
1'llllf NNI'NlT ~ h'h'l ~ NllATNf Nv
W ~ Hadow.
The remarks on ensemble 10y the
former music critic OF the London
Times are interesting. but perhaps do
MOI strike 50 sonOrous a note as one
would wish TO hear in a new journal
ist.c voice on the other hand the paper
Of the dean OF Worcester College, Dur
ham University. author ~ the most
admirable studies in Modern Music.
Is fully worthy Of the distinguished
pen from which IL came and Of the
new magazine.
II is especially gratifying i'm these
DAYS of galloping progress to read -
warning lest we place ourselves at the
mercy of any self-confdent young gen
tlcman who bangs his fist down on
group Of notes on a piano and forth
with tells rs that this represents a
mood Nj Itadow is scholar and
writes Ike one. and he is wise enough
Ia measure at its worth the mlnfesta-
tons of the forward movement seen In
the music of this day. but he is per-
son of.sound common sense and he has
little patience with fad, poses or mere
sensations tricked up to catch the pass
Ing penny.
with futurism Mr. TIadow is not ont
OF sympathy. He recognizes 1t as the
rebellion OF young art against the
shack'es Of tradition. But here are
words which every artist he he painter,
sculptor. composer or what not should
commit to memory:
The freedom of the artist means I'M
munity from prescr!ptive rule: 'he IN
defeasible right to see beauty in his own
way aud to express it in his own terms.
But art is not something separate ana
distinct from human nature--it 10 an
essential aspect of humanity itself; and
one measure of the artists genuinefess
is that what he sees now the world
through his Interpretation, will come 10
see latP~. And because rne artlst * a
man horn Of men his vision will no,
he out Of relation to that which was
seen hy his fathers before him. He will
speak parallels but h. will not SPEAK
them in an unknown tongue. Hence
any attempt To break violently with the
past is foreign to the real nature OF
art"
These words should be posted above
the work table or desk Of every so
called "anarch" In art.
Waldo S. Pratt, professor Of history
OF music in the institute of MusiCa
Art. writes in Behalf OF MusiCOlogy,'
by which he means a comprehensivelS
planned science Of music embracinl
every branch of study bearing upon IT
sort of cosmos of musical art anC
science is what Mr.. Pratt wishes. I'll.
article has much substance, but it needs
a resolutc reader.
T. T. Currier occupies many page
with more recollections of Mac Dowell
Francis Rogers writes about the begin
nings Of opera in this town, when Man
uel Garcia and all the little Garcia
arrived, 1t is a well prepared article
but there is no news in IT,
There are other articles in the mum
her, hut Mr.. Hadows IL the most i'm
portant The magazine is well printet
and is light in the hand. which is
desidcratum. Whether there are enougI
serious thinkers about musical art T.
make such a periodical live is Vet TO b
seen, At any rate the curse of artist
advertising is not To be permitted to faI
upon It's pages. II the hands Of tn