Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-03
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ers OF Friuli and veneIia without the slight
est hesitation and with my whole heart :"
An interesting letter from Mr.. Ara
is also quoted, in which he tells OF
his experiences as a dishwasher and
sweeper, before he was promoted to
the medicating room, where he wit
messed many horrible and magnih-
cent things. When we hear of some
thing noble like this 1t seems like
very small thing to pay war tax,
or buy Liberty bonds, doesn't it?
Edith Wagner, pianist, and Mrs,
David Stone, rnezZo soprano, will be
presented by the Tuesday Musical
club at the Boyd theater next
Wednesday evening, February 6, at
Sis o'clock, in the fourth concert OF
the season. : One of the interesting
features of this concert IS the fact
that it is the only recital given by To-
cal artists under the auspices OF the
Tuesday Musical club this season.
Mrs. Wagoner's work is known
through her frequent enjoyable ap-
pearances in the past, and those who
have heard Mrs. Stone are likewise
enthusiastic about her singing. Mrs.
Wagner is the president of the Clef
club, which is composed of protes-
sional musicians.
The following program will be
given:
Sonata in E minor. ......... ....... .Griee
Allegro moderate. Andante motto.
ALA menuetto, Finale.
II. .''
(a) 1.-THE Throstie". Maud Valerie White
(b) "To Daffodils". ...Landon Ronald
(e) "Across the Hills.
............Wa Walter Morse Rumrnel
(d) "Blackbird's Song. Cyril Scott
(a) Clymene Arlequin. from "Pupaszi"
Petite Suite tpour piano. .........
.Florent Schmitt
(b) lie Vent--The Wind. ........... .Alkan
Nv.
ta) ''Sheep and Lambs. -. Sidney Homer
(b) .I Came with q Song. Frank La Forge
tc) when Your Dear Hands. ......
Frank La Forge
(d) "The Bird Of the Wilderness:
...".......'.:,.' Edward H0rsm'nr
(a) Preludes op. 2s. No. 8 and No. 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Chopin
(b) Mauurka, op. 80, No. 4....... Chopin
(c) Etudes. op. 10. No. 8. and op. 81,
No. 8. Butterfly. y"............ Chopin
I'D Bolero, op. 10. 1s.............'..Ch Chopin
vi.
(a) like Rosebud. Frank La Forge
(b) "The Story of the Day. H. 7. Burleigh
(e) "Sunset In the Desert. Gertrude Ross
(d) Dawn IN the Desert" Gertrude Ross
Members of the club may reserve
not more than FIVE membership tickets
in addition to their own membership.
Sale of seats begins Monday. Feb
ruary 4. Public sale February 5. Ex-
ira seats may be purchased at the
same time.
The Musical Leader reprints from
the Musical Quarterly portion OF
an article on Energy Of American
Crowd Music" by 7. Carl Whitmer,
in which the author attempts a deh-
rition of what constitutes good music.
Mr., Whitrner, without being techni-
cal, succeeds in giving some Of the
salient differences between good mu-
sic and cheap music. Among his
points are the following: Il
at is not always possible to tell
on first hearing the good from the
bad because of some superficial re-
semblance, just as the texture OF stutts
in fine limitations may be misleading
to the average buyer. /
"One thing to be observed is that
titles are absolutely essential to poor
music, which would not get far with
out a label. Good music has its titles
but its life is not dependent on them.
In the cheap the vulgar title and the
Sentimental title are much in evil
dence.
Good music, when gay, will be
really gay and frolicsome rather than
smack of vaudeville and the foxtrot.
If sentimental, it will not be mawk-
ish. Poor music is overdressed and
overspiced in orchestra score, using
drums, xyiophones, clappers, flies and
gaiety of tin and tinsel rather than
variety of color in the divisions OF
the orchestra.
"Good music is based on a greater
chord variety. The poor is built over
groundwork of but three or four
chords and these are in evidence in
every piece.
What strikes the layman in all