New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

..t- Of Music, ----0 49,
Ns'.5 work in fourteen bulky vol.
..s a collective titie-'Ihe Art
ca The books present a formi-
"a. s.psc, 20 the reviewer and ,. 50
s .1sfr scope. Notwithstanding
n. ,ssv are ell concerned with a
General subject, that It won'a
Hs, dozen columns Of The Ir'o-
'''-..' -. % give them a reasonably
&c critical survey-assunl7g
-. contents Of every volume Kept
=. IN interest and merit with its size
I'd appearance. -..,.-.t-,.
-. "a a. our disposal; at the
"a, only set forth in such de-
,ss dignity Of the publication
lI :, what 3. is that the writer's
u. hooks have aimed TO do say
A - ,bog. the method which they
-r-srs8 and the spirit i'm which
,"' tsrs done their work and pos
=" --5rs through one or the other
'o.., . ritl the reader in company
5-,rirs into the qualification OF
\. ~ v-tsrs by su5iecting some Of their
.,,,rsnts % scrutiny.
Promises Are Erorbitant
l.v Of the protested purpose
., q. npblshers and editors in put
- s,-.b work Of this kind, the
=. and sgvsrsst criticism would
,bs no. only proper, but impera-
-, demanded. It processes to pro
w. ,-,rfa-6 for study and refer-
~ 4,.srrarional in scope and IN
y. ~ viswa I'VE quote from the
80, a--ourcemert), land, there
=. free from the national bias when
-. n the European works have been
M. 70 escape; also "to supply inc
-. If music with a handy volume
- ~ complementary reading, deal
len che various branches Of must
u .--sy from the standpoint OF mod
.isr-fc .r.acismi 90 give the
-. lover or amateur a course IN
- a7Brs-fation, in clear and sim
II r,rgrars TO provide the historical
....--,r7s which he requires for in
Sheen, Judgment, and the analysis
y 80 which will teach him TO
go AMI what to listen for" An an
af,-, rur7oze, and one which COR
~. more than one challenge 70
IL. ~ general and special treatises
..s,.s have gone before 1t IN IT'S
.- hr -ode-a..y, scientific accu-
49, s,.,5-- and ltberal.ty Of view.
yr wa do not feel called upon 70
,g-s .~acate for the musiea. his
,---s Of Europe OF earlier genera
a.,s or even csuturtesi nor do we hold
.t-,f s5- the analysts or critics OF an
1871 and less arrogant period than
.r which the present publication
lain, 20 represent But where much
.--,- claims are made justice 20 tae
r-,.-s of the past as well as the
-.s,rs Of the present demands that
tv Be upheld or that the reviewer
1rus their prssumPtuousness anu
assrv.sa put them 20 shame.
ts 7ro7sr 20 read history in the
7,st ~ to-day; but its moral and ar
a,,, values must be judged somewhat
The light Of the periods and peoples
.i.s provided i-s materials 1t is
rs1 20 undertake ever and anon
syslustoa of the art products Of the
-sr: bg. This can only be done with
-g,rs.y Justice and educational
,ust IL the ideals Of past periods &c
sssr.zs5 and the light Of to-day be
,s7-uss o. E.umins them as we'll as
he urivir-s Of the present genera
ton Gloraca.ion Of all that Is, 20
IL tisers5.. Of all or much that was
lao, h.g-orfca. criticism. Nor is the
projection OF present day belia1s'
s.tss or rrs-ans.ons into the future
rrorae,y without PIeaary inspiration
.rory. History is something MADE
-sot Something hoped for.
Recent Writers BumptiOus
70 weigh sarrer. events (which are
altory Ia the making calls for expert
ss.s as well as knowledge, and the place
e experience plus knowledge cannot be
sks- By hone and desire merely, leas.
tsl By rres1uptuous arrogance ana
slcst Of oan.or. Musical writing OF
rs years has frequently oeen made
alel.ous 5y the 5umpEousness Of cal
~ writer's, whose first premise IS that
islgert Judgment waited for their
ar.ag and true art works for the pro-
a,,.01s Of themselves and their ike
sr1s1 contemporaries
ks that ru.-.. which finds utterance
DE Grzt sentence with which Mr.,
1'1u Fs-vsIl introduces the fourth
f.szs b. ta.s series. Prophecy, not
ai'5ry, .z the most truly important
''-ssz o. music ia America" spscula-
't nlea.-g ..a future may have its
''.ls y based upon sympathetic apprs-
-s4ol o. utal vas done .u the past
s doing .a che present but the
1.si concern Of writer on music is
~ Intelligent correlation o. past and
'.''tai 2rsdletr rather than lu Sights
ls5er1sa.ed fancy based on III"
l''ss activities o. the writer and on
.-'zgsEatsd ez,.mat.or o. the do,Hgs Of
'i'rts Of brewers Of musical small
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