Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-23
SIG. CREAT0RE AND
HIS BAND APPEAR AT
THE ARM0RY TODAY

Tn speaking Of Sig Creatore and his
band, which is To appear here today,
in matinee and night programs
az the armory. the Atlanta. Ga, Con-
stitutlon gave the following last Feb
, ruary
THAT Crentore stands probably
unique among bandmasters was dem
onstrated nj the auditorium last night
before an audience Of several thous-
and people, many OF whom had mar
veled before over his wonderful IF.
fects. while TO many others he was
new wonder.
'Bandmaster In its usual mean
ing of automatic dignity. or the mill
tary automaton, certainly does not
suggest Creatore, while his instrument
II ones eyes were shut. would be al
most better described as an orchestra
And what band IL is, The dyna-
mic value OF every players tone vary
ing not a hairs breadth from that of
the player next him, and a whole
group Of Instruments. or the whole
orchestra rising and falling as one,
at one moment smooth az the even
breath Of quiet sleeper. and at the
next as wild az al the elements Of
ordered as nature.
'rhree big things Creatore had on
his program--the overture 10 VIII
liam Tell the Second Hungarian
Rhapsody and the overture 60 Tam
hauser,' ard in each OF these Crea-
tore reached heights of intensity.
briliance OF climax, which the aver
age conductor reaches once in a life
time. Apparently he coaNed his play
ers at one moment; he bullied them
at the next, he besought, and then he
compelled, and seemed actually to
lift or push the tone out of them.
Aud he was in the midst of them all
apparently at once, Never did he
stand for minute at his music stand.
But anyway, there was no music on
it. And not merely was his mag
netism potent when his physical ex-
element held the attention, but with
ones eyes shut, the Invisible force
was still there. infuslng Itself into the
band and thence into the audience
Every Interpretation seemed spon-
taneous, as If it's spirit. its perfec-
ton was just erystallized In this par
ticular performance. And yet in
reality. what strenuous and constant
rehearsals must this organization be
put through.
"Of the Tannhauser overture it
would be hard 60 imagine a satisfac-
tory performance without strings un
less one had heard the Creatore YER
sion; but so clever is the orchestra
ton, so ingenious the substitution Of
winds and even brasses, that the re-
suit was as beautiful as the most ar
dent enthusiast over the Wagnerian
showers Of violent areggios could de-
sire, and enc climax of hrcathless and
sustained intensity followed upon
another.
List did more with tho piano
than anybody had done before him,
but even he must have been inn
pressed could he have heard the great
orchestral variety the Creatore band
found in his Second Rhapsody. and
not merely the color and richness of
il was translated. but all its romantic
spirit.
There was exquisite solo work In
the Rossini overture as well as color
full ensemble. and an intermezzo by
Mascagni was delightfully."- insinuat-
ing, but full Of musical dignity. Some
charming waltzes, their accentlng
perfect feature were well received,
and among a generous number Of en-
cores, particularly notable was a stac-
cato minuet, and the playing of