The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-30
ITALIAN ORATORIO
RECEIVES attention
OF MUSICAL CLUB"
Members Listen to Correlated
Program at Regular Meet.
ing Wednesday in Public
Art Galleries.

A finely correlated program was that
given by the Music Study club Wed
nesday morning in the public art gal.
lery. the program arranged by Miss
Elizabeth Hasemeier and Mrs. Fred
Bartel.
One of the most comprehensive pa
pers read before the club this season
was presented by Mrs. Louis King
the clubs president. treating Of the
subject for the day. italian Oratorio,' "
being not alone international and ex
planatory, but finished in diction and
delivered in impressive voice.
The paper was a brief resume OF
musical conditions in Europe through
which italian opera and oratorio were
evolved and how the Italians develops
ed and adapted this phase of musical
expression. with special reference to
some of the latter's greatest expo
nents.
Praises CherubIni.
Mrs. King spoke at some length OIL
Cherubini. whose contributions to mu
steal art form a significant chapter IN
its history, although he has been over
Swallowed by some of his more cele
brated confrsres.
Cherubini, in short, marks an era
and without q knowledge of his mu
steal activities and an understanding o.
their relation to musical art IN gen
eral, no one can have thorough com
prehension Of the nature OF Italian
music.
The opening number OF the program
a piano quartet by Miss Hasemeier
Mrs. Edward Hasemeier, Mrs. Frank
Druitt and Miss Manford, was illustra'
tive Of a phase of Cherubini's com
positions, being an overture and play
ed with much vivacity and effect by
the four musicians.
Quartet's Work.
This composer was further illus
trated by a quartet Of voices made up
of Mrs. Charles Igelman, Mrs. Bartel,
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Rcmey, who sang
"Slep, Sleep Noble Child" with tho
appeal it possesses. Later in the morn
ing the same quartet gave an excerpt
from this composers Requiem Mass"
Mrs. King called attention in her
paper to the secular chara cter of much
Italian music, which was called "sa-
cred," naming Rossini's "Stabat Ma
ter" given as a duet by Mrs. Igelman
and Mrs. Bartel, as illustrative of her
point, this music being more operate
than sacred. This was one of the fin
est numbers of the morning, being diff
ficult of presentation owing to it's Pc
culiar musical construction, and its de-
lightful Interpretation by the two To-
cal singers was an achievement. This
Is familiar to many persons
through a duo given by two operate
celebrities, Alma Gluck and Louise
Homer.
Comments on Verdi.
Verdi's relation to Italian musical
art was commented on by Mrs. King.
and the fact that he was exactly con-
temporaneous with Wagner was referr-
ed to since the Italian composer was
perceptibly influenced by the great
German. this being shown in excerpt
from the composers Aida given by
Miss Elizabeth and Miss Mabel Hase-
meier on two pianos.
To even lay hearers the Wagnerian
influence was evident, and the inter
probation given the number by the two
musicians was extraordinarily effec-
tive. Both played with artistic sure
ness and won the heaviest applause of
the morning.
Mrs. Rooney, In a vocal interpreter
ton of Pergolesi's well-known nina"
and Miss Manford, in its instrumental