The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-20
Music For the Movies Helps to
"SeW" Picture TO the Citizens

"SOug OF India or late the Same
writer's Hymn 30 the sun from
10 COZ d'Or." az Krclslcr has arr
ranged It for violin and piano, ia not
unknown, Portions 81 TaChuIkOW-
sky's "Pntheic" Hymphouy aro re-
poatedly employed and tho popular
Audante from one of his string
Quartets. OF course, the Beethoven
Minuet. popularizcd by Elmnn ANA
others, the inevitable DvOrak
"I-Iumoresquo'' and even Krnlslor'g
Caprice NleunOis'' hre acceptable 10
the army OF those who KNOW what
they like" ana also Ike whnt they
know.
but one must not expect too much.
once went with carl Pohlig, former
leader OF tho Philadelphia Orchcs-
ira, 10 the theotcr lust mentioned.
lie was In quest Of real color for
his orchestral suite, "~1mprcssious
Of America" Some Indians came
ont TO sing and dance between the
reels. He looked at them, as Dante
would say. llke a tailor gazing
through q needles eye. Us dose
real %Indiansl" no asked. I'm afraid
not" waa my reluctant answer.
Wen. whore would you 10 to get
10 real lndiang2 would u be maybe
indianapolis?
Speaking OF Indians. one iq re-
minded OF the enormous popularity
Of Cadman's Land of tho Sky-Hlue
Water" when anything "touChiu' on
or hpp~ertainin' to" aboriginal ro-
nance In suggested. II would be a
closcr approach 10 real Indian music
90 use the tranBcriptions Alice
Fletcher made OF Omaha Indian mu-
sic with the Photographic aid, and
Natalie Curtis ala excellent work in
this connection. when Roland Hayes
returns from HIS quest OF native
songs IN Africa we may expect TO
treasure trove OF tunes similar TO
those which inspired Dvorak when
he composed the New World" sym
phony, which has also been utilized
for motion picture OF tho highest
order.
The encouraging symptoms every
where abound. Hero, for example,
we have the School Of Fine Arts III
the University OF Kansas co-opcrat-
Ing with the motlon-plcturO theater
managers OF that commonwealth.
william q. Carl and other eminent
organlsta have pointed ont tho gain
10 their profession In the installa-
ton OF organs costing $4,000 In u
number Of thoaters-orTana which
experts, not tyros. must handle. The
best OF such organs are equipped
with every device OF mimcry, alike
OF natural and instrumental sounds
They have the apparatus initiative OF
the orchestra. even to snare drum
ana cymbals. harp. chimes and CO
lesta, and In addition they have de-
vices for thunder and lightning. rain
and hail calculated TO make Richard
Strauss turn up HIS coat collar and
look for umbrella and rubbera. with
its big diapasoR the organ builds
fills the air with. tho majesty OF n
brass band. or a%ttenuatcs It's voice To
the dimensions Of chamber music.
Eric de Lamnrter has waxed olo-
quent on the movie organist as re-
vlvlng the art OF Improvisation, OF
which Marcel Dupre and Charles
Courboin among others have offered
such striking examples here In Phil
adelphia. our eminent dramatic
critic. G. Fl. Boite. has described his
experience in hearing at n philadel-
phia movtion-picture house the
Goldmark 'Sakuntala" overture. n
portion OF Victor Ferbert's "Nato-
ma" ito illustrate an Indian cpl
sode), tho '"Vaiso Trite'' OF Sihellus.
Edward Edgar's "Pomp and Clrcum-
stance" March. Among those who
have written entire musical settings
for pictures are Robert Hood Bowers,
OF this city and Mr.. Herbert, who has
been go often among us ~ guest