The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-18
CLUB HEARS
JEWISH FOLK MUSIC
Norris Clark, Shows How History of
Jc~s Gave piainisvc Chord to music.

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| Morris Clark. on the EDITORIAL staff
Of the Musical Courier and formerly
manager for Emmy Destinn, the
grand opera and concert singer, de-
lighted the members of the Womans
club yesterday afternoon with dis
cussion of Jewish Folk Music" He
WIS introduced by Miss jean. ,TEiEg
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ments' fur hrs >bassr VINO Illustrated
portious. OF the lecture with songs.
Mrs. Charming Ward played a re
markabie symphony. the composition
OF Russian Jewish musician nov
living In New York and with Mr..
Clark engaged in promoting interest
In Jewish music.
Jews don't care 10 know about
their music, said Mr.. Clark but
soon &c the Jews know that the Gen
tiles are interested they will awaken
why shouldn't we let the world know
that we have such n wealth of ancient
and beautiful muster Years of wan
derins and persecution have led the
Jews TO he pessirlistic OF almost every
thing, especially their own music"
Mr.. Clark prefacei hls lecture with
an explanation OF Yiddish, what II Is
ana how widespread It's use. Ten
million people In the world speak IT
In their homes today and one out of
every five people In New York can
speak it,. he said.
Mr.. Clark gave a resume Of ancient
Jewish music. dating from the song OF
Miriam with the Israelites and the
singing of Deborah at th9 head of a
Jewish army, to the music In the
present day orthodox Jewish church
in which only one musical instrument
An hn ~ a tSy
mems voices unite In the singing. Mr..
Clark orougE. rams horn with him
to show his audience. It's Use dates
back to Abraham's offer OF Isaac as
o sacrifice when God sent the ram
20 take his place and the use OF the
rams horn by the small army that
marched around Jerico and with the
noise ard music caused the walls &c
fall THIS instrument In played in
the church only on the day of atone
ment as sign of hopefuilness for
victory to conquer what we have lost
In the respect of the nations and two
thousand years of wandering the
Jews have lost their own self respect
because all OF this time they have
been without land" Here Mr.. Clark
spoke happily CT the reesta blish.ne nj
of the Jews Ia a home OF their own.
THE greatest antagonists today to
our music are the Jewish musicians"
Mr.. Clark cited Mendelssohn and
! Rubenstein who arc known to the
world Az great musicians At seldom
remembered as Jews. He illustrated
the love for good music in the Jewish
people and the geneii among them
such as Zimbalist. Gluck. Braslau,
Sophie Braslau has introduced Yid-
dish songs into her recent programs.
Mrs Baer Delights With Song.
| Mrs. Baer sang Ellie. Ellie" t"My
God, MY God. Why Hast Thou For
Gaken Me7') to illustrate the appeal
ing beauty in Jewish music and the
fermentation and appeal that runs
through all of 1t. Sophie Braslau
sang 1t here In the last May Festival
Mrs. Baer has a. beautiful. sort but
clear. soprano voice that charmed
! those who were so fortunate as to
hear her. Mrs. Channing Ward Illus
tratea the classical Jewish music
showing another aspect than the lit
tie folk song which the speaker and
Mrs. Baer gave. '"rhe Return of the
Jews to Palestine" a symphony writ
ten by Platten Erunov, a native of
Russia. now in New York, who Is de-
voting his life to Jewish music. II
WAS in four figures which were most
remarkable in their feeling and Elk