Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
TINE world is always in search
Of beauty. At Eastertide,
beauty is essentially the
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NIX Wcrld is always IN search
Of beauty. At Eastertide,
beauty is essentially the
basic theme of the worlds
symphony of Springtime. The
dominant motif of spiritual beauty
which bloSsomed so magnificently
and poignantly upon the Cross,
has as second theme, the original
Easter song of the season which
honors the blooming of Nature
into fresh and verdant beauty.
Naturally. since music is audible
beauty. it, too, sends especially
vibrant strains as part of the
pageantry of this period. Music,
too, has a background of sacrifice
to produce its beauty. AS Easter
is prepared for by persistent, con-
centrated effort during the Lenten
season, so the full beauty of music
is only achieved by intelligent and
steady preparation. The other
artS-painting, poetry. literature,
and sculpture do not depend upon
an interpreter. The artist works
directly through tangible me-
dunn which can be handed down
through the ages to posterity. In
music, however, this is not pos
sible. A composer may write a
great symphony and the actual
manuscript may become ex-
tremely valuable to a limited
number of connoiSSeurs who can
appreciate the notes on paper.
This work, however, can not live
as a symphony and give its Gre
ator Immortality unless it is
played when, each time, under
different skilled conductors its full
beauty blooms, with added advan-
tage over the products of the
other arts, in that each conductor
may give new color and empha-
size different effects of this mu-
steal works beauty.
THE music season" emphasizes
the need for thorough prepara-
ton in its very outline. From
early Fall when studios first open,
until the Easter period, most of
the musical efforts are presented
to the public by finished, profess
sional artists. In the meantime,
the serious, gifted student is
working steadily at his program
for personal development. He
listens attentively to the recitals
and concerts offered by great art
lists to acquire knowledge of ira
ditional or individual interpreta-
tions of the established classics
and authoritative readings of
works by the modernS. The sim
cere student is not only working
for perfection in technique and
sound background in musician
ship but also developing the in
valuable asset of a general cultu-
raj knowledge both in the other
arts and also in the sciences.
Then, when Nature is sending
her budding efforts into a world
grown almost callouS to frost
bitten slurS of Winter winds, to
blossom later into complete
beauty, then it is that the teach
ers encourage their ambitious pu-
pills into recital appearances to
show the coming possibilities of
budding musical interpreters to
fond parents and friends and
others who have at heart the hope
of increased musical interest such
as comes through personal train
ing in the coming generations.
Too often the slightly gifted
young people let their enthuSi-
aSrnS run away with them. Wise
is the teacher who can hold his
student to practice and perform
ance for the muSic'S sake and not
for personal glory; who can teach
humble dignity in the attitude of
the student toward his compo-
sitions and instill. in him a true
love and growing understanding
of the music which he performs.
Too often the young singer CLUES
his or her inner eyes on the
mirage of a great opera houses
stage and the young musician
sees only a fascinated audience
in the concert hall, instead of, in
each case, trying to feel the inside
message of the music the student
is given to learn technically and
attempt to interpret.
AT the present time there is no
example so remarkably indi-
cative of the necessity and sue
cess of long, patient and intelli-
gent labor to bring out musical
beauty as that offered by the re-
firing Flonzaley String Quartet.
Here is a group of three men out
of four who have DlaVed together
constantly in public and prac-
ticed together just as regularly in
private, for quarter of century.
<. J. Coppet of New York founded
one of the greatest artistic memo
rails that the world has ever
known when, in 1908, he made
possible the organization of the
Flonzaley Quartet, who chose for
their name the title of his Swiss
chalet and who dedicated them
selves seriously to years of work
for music through love of music.
This is the only quartet which
has enjoyed a, completely equal
reputation as an institution of
highest standard and /. achieve
ment, both in the United States
and abroad; it also is reported to
be the only quartet ever engaged
to play with symphony orchestras.
In the making of musical history
in America this quartet has been
widely recognized both by press
and public as a national inStitu-
ton. Also, the quartet is unique
in that three members, Messrs