The Sunday Oregonian., November 21, 1915, SECTION THREE, Page 8, Image 44

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tha arr' ui'a f.-araa af4 tnc
vl'toit t!irir about tH phi-al
iN4aM Is lha . I Meant vt lh
Voira tftpcuf hllt ara proj4-a4 Vncal
ntia.l "XNon I tKiB notaa ara r-
4 . raatluat na vohra liMirs'lof.
"Jf 4 ft H maka jraurif.
!!'. aalf rofi.iio. an! you will
ku r ainrmaT la aa'b
tt4ant a-tal ti.-
T"a ttoui "Wa b-tl'Ta
In haoarlna- fcoar vocal aouti4 pr
from Ik throat. l" . of !
tnatr. Via baUavo In tba ohitaioloajv
of amavafl In th aciaaa of ua4 bt
ti'4 fal-. Natof o.rfj, Wa fiol
haw. t4 tllaa o aba4 a atralcbt
tt. Wa tri lpr In fva ar"
lima.
nngwrt In t r tVt ara In
rTaul qitadarT What a f anma of
tna t. U aa ii.rn' Tror oar
t a aapavco-tuch maeho4 of o-al
ii4f Bn k H tarn lha
Aril prt e n o-l l 'o nalur
AlIV. wlrbotal brftrlB$; atbat or
traaa ara In ta throat, r. r4 aiac
Ida bi'J 4
Xaar rr X. k " Vor
aatnoriPv an production or voico
bwt.4aa an4 ba ha n poitu mca
aa on lha 'j !.'. alouca aorr.a
rriti mar , it' l' la-l-
laar
-t I a.i- rli Mr rn.
la l t!ta n cmaff birl nataralir.
aa'v. baiut. J-i :; . aittoal aff ri.
ara ia tfcia aa. mpimm a4 twauir
ra ao raralr fona4 imoi aiaiTora
In war if pr!l. arT '. Il ma
VvotM9un a ro iaur centsnifTftmT V'hf
la It tat tba boman baiaa; In ita ln
fancy L tba moat btplaa, tia asoat
it i?i (, tha mot 4pt4rit of all nam
: A vounr; p'T. vn a twol"tT4
tFitk. wt!l rn araurti wi-a parfect
ao n far m'n4ta arer I', la born.
wnla it Kba oa buman lbr rnon:ha
I -Malta bafara II ran maka Ita
fir aakaarl a"'nop al craarl ri
Ta iiuaar tiai b-arbn bark ta
Kram a ticorv of ia "virvKal of h
fiHt Ta cbK k of a mi,-loei var
tia, wMcl wa brn aa "!c!lr aa
h h tm in babv. aoon bcarvia Iba pr y
af Iba aruiAV ancmiva of br4:tfa hawk.
f-. royotca. wil lvaa ale. Tbaa. all
fataaa wbicn m'cl hava pcrpattat4
I'm wra lii : 1.4 off al an
aartr C". lal"C oatr lieaa lo far
Ibcr provac tKatr fcin4 eat tbaa
han4i'ppal ' rv eia oihar bart4. tran.
aa la M pflmitlva (lata. I Tlrtvi
of h auparlr lniHiara. whlca an
abf4 h-m tn amplor waapona for -!f
4(a. waa patter a Ma n pfract bla
off artaa ta weak aa w! aa Iba
troaa ncalaaC, bia aaarnia: man.
baaj-t. ryctoaoa. f-oof. conflaffralioaa.
ate Aa a raau:i. t tor witk waak
ta4aacia war aiiow.4 la lira an4
tt iranana't tki lo Ihair off-
inn. alli'i fiaallr raalt4 in la
halp!aanaa of I- fcnmaa Infant, ar
mra a t tNa tawa of a.f.t If Tol
laalnf ap Ilia law of hare Mr I coul 1
acatn ak: Wat 4- tb raaar. iba
i(tl-(a'. la m-klnblr4. t-C
koaatlfai'r witita iHa btaajar. of far
traora baanflfnl prmaao. baa avlafant
Ir alct4 tba 4i'-m--i of Ma
tni Kal an - a BiMir;iaa for an
t14 art. not lo aaaii-a IFia Binat
ka-iatl'ol pacack. wfcoao oal altala-na-at
ift baio-ar taw!
lrraHfftff In Ta.rwln. tba atptariv
Iton la f-a4 In l"a fart lk ih. p.rd
f atfaiafat baaat'f'4l pl'masa al
4iM- rioriK f-ri: i
IIHNKT K.alVaT.
Madam Kmmy Paatlnu. Ida
traal iietiamlan aaprano. of Iba
Mlropo:nan tirar4 rr a-hou.
Saw York City, in apita of nr
rarklna oraaa voratta an4 rail
ro4 jnttrnaya. tart ha will ful
fill all .marlcan con--rt a-on-lr-t
IM aaaaon.
llaro4 flatlay I cond iclor of
Nanr Torfc authority on ol-a pro
durlion. wrta lnlrllt(ly of
bia ba-Hal In tbat dlrartiun.
Harold IUilr la condjrior of
Ibo l"ortIand njrmphonr tirha
tr convirl al tha Jlaill Th
lr thi aftartioon at J o('oll.
Urt. Marfutrila Moor Pourna
la aitointo4 for lha IMr4 ar
aa fjoprana aoloiat at Ida Mount
Tabor lra!iriao Caurch.
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baaly. aa for latlanco tha paaewk.
lha mala turkrjr. tba rooalar. Iba mala
pnaaaaet. ate : wharaaa lha la baaull
ful bird, atcfc aa lha throah family,
lha Biahtincala. air muat 4pnd upon
ihdr mu.ical ao4 vocal alialnmani lo
attract h fnua. raautttnc In I'ar
win a natural aalactlon.' and lha al
laadant iranmlaion of lhaaa aad-aniva
ratura of color. pluma(. aoD(. a)lc.
lo Ihair olfaprlng.
"In otir word, tba aoa( bird. In
rtudinaT tba ratiarr. hava had lhaaa
muicu-vocal sifta traamilta4 10 I ham
throng a on( pro of natural
laciloa. iucIi ptecaaa raatftmj bark
thota.aada and houan4a of yaar. with
tha ultimata faaull thai lhaaa dlMOt-
Iva faturaa ef .-lumaaa or on ara
)4t a IboroucMr Inbrvd In IB a?a
ctaa For tnatanca. I mantion lha dll
ralafy ma poaa of tha Krillh aaltar.
or lha wnta lac of Iho Itaroford atrain
of oaaf-catlla. or th rlrhnaaa of lha
milk of lha Jarary cow all of which
di.tirvc tla faalaraa war lha raaull of
tha tawa of natural aalactlon. gnldad by
tun
"Nov. following no Ihia a ma in
rf araumant let aa avamiaa Into lha
hriiiarr irflucncca oparallva In lha
human rac. ron'rnlna vocal art. I
p'trpoaalr d Ifcranilat o-lwaan (Intxlnc
and vocal art. rin.a lncln7 In a mora
or rruda way la aa old a tha
riamaa fra wh'Ia vocal art aa wa now
uadartt.nd II I al boat only a few
hundred vaara ol I Why IhU pinoma
rton liacauaa tha laar of natural aa
taction a appliad lo lha mattna of tha
mala and fcmala human balna look
l it If aa. rovnitanco of lha vocal
or maaical varopanaltlaa and talnta of
althar mala or f-ma'a. Tha latlrr wa
atlractad mora by lha airanatth cou r -aa.
lha phyaical prowaaa, t.a harolc
l-.J ef hrr var whii tha farmer
naa fuljd In lha lrtion of hia mala
y hr physical charm of form and
f-atura. by hr fitnaaa for baarlng
chit.lran. by bar bouakpln ff acom
rltahmanta. rathar l"in by hr vocal
duatinction. V4a M.actrtad la Wagnara
Niblangan. Trilogy, tha undauntad
barn whoa o!a claim for dltinrion
lay In II a fact Hal ha bad kill I lha
dwarf and lha aroat dragon, and had
f-arrly pa-d Ihrnogh Iho ftra
whlci oarlrriad Bruanhilda. Kvaa to
tbl day. with Ha bl(h drtalopfflrnl of
vocal -art. Iba fmala admira pbyalral
atrangth. ro'iragc. ajartr.g In th mai.
tola ly lrr -ii of bl vitca or vocal
atta nmanta. Not that In charm of
baauilful vole navar piaya aa Im
portant roia In th aalactlon of a mita!
I hava In mind a number of raa
hjra h man might b ald to bar
married lha voir of hi wtf. Fvary
ona know thai mary a wall brought
sp yon -g rnalla- ae-ret;y and len
der miaaivaa lo tha adored opera tenor,
fl-tl aach run ar lha -(tionm.
Mofi-i fie -r-jte. Kvrn lha l4-!lte4
.-rt.r mut b kandaom and bl and
trvag, ba mutt to aa brava aa ha Li
?e-
handaomr. at loa'at on t!ia? tag: nr
niut vanquish ht rnenilm with hl
rourage and phytlca! pronc-a If h la
to kindle Ilia matinee girl young
heart with th heavenly flam of lova.
Vocal arl. I. c tha proper tio ol
lha vocal organa. la only of yrterday.
whan lha Inou-anrta 'f yaara of man
rllaltma la conidrrrd. That alio ac
count for lha rarity of good voice.
Much ara lha avcrptlon. o much o.
Ihal tha city of quarter of million In
habitant I vary proud Indeed when
amnio ona of her InhaMlanta achieve
operatic dlatinctlon. That would alao
explain thai moat people aaillv ml-
ua and maltreat their .vocal raan,
from lull children lo grownup. Amo
tion ara a old aa humanhainga.
vocal art aa rt In H Infancy.
Henca. emotion ax vpr-l tlirough
and by th vocal organ la a manner
diametrically oppoaed to tha proper u
of Iho vocal organ. Thar I no mi
taking of th pvlh. Ih qurfl"mr,
th garrulou. anvluu. roialerou.
hoiataroi;. domineering, hrulal. whln-
nr acoldinar emotion whl.'h prnmp
rorrrspondlng faulty tona production
In aperch. not to apeak of aectlonal or
racial vocal mal-applicatlon, auch aa
the Eaitern Yankee' nasal drawl, tha
Uri-trrn twang (particularly in con
n lion with the letter R. the South
ern it-mt-ncgro dialect, etc.
Un of my atudenta la an Indian of
tlie Mohawk tribe, by name Onkenon
tin. "Running Deer." He hae a per
fectly marvellous baritone voice, fully
as beautiful aa Amalo'i, our Metropoli
tan atar. Yet lie la fighting the fight
of hi life to get rid of the pronounced
guttural and nasal element. Inbred
for age In the Mobawk tribe, their
language seemingly being a mixture
of these two abominable elementa. It
will take Oakenonton years and years
of patient work before he can neu
tralise these ancetral Influence of
ages and age.
Vocal student, although they may
have been born with a fine natural in
strument, plus musical talent, have two
great obstacle to overcome: First,
the positive obstacle of Inbred false
vocal notions and habits dating back
thousands of years: tha aecond. th
negative obstacle of the right notion
concerning the proper vocal actlvltie
rw.i havtna- been Inculcated tnrougn
the process of natural selection and
heredity. On Ih one hand, a perfect
labyrinth of pre-natal Impressions, and
on the other a blank.
Hence. I say. tnat a thousand year
from now. both vocal teacher and stu
dents will have much better sailing.
Then there will have been many a
trained singer among the ancestry of
the vocal aspirants and by the law of
heredltv. thing which now aeem ai
nnat imno.olhle to grasp will then
have been Inbred Into the eystem. Just
Ilka Ihc delicately fine nose or. me
English setter. Tako for Instance the
on crucial point of partial or total
head placement ff the voice. This
term ma-ana that by a consclou act of
th will. Ihc tones wave be sent,
directed. Into the upper air chambers of
nose and head, there to receive their
final roundnera. beauty, resonance ana
carrying power, through the awaken
ing and strengthening of so-called
overtores: tone which found over and
abova t fundamental tone, primarily
produced by the vibration of the vocal
cord.
Now. only one In a thousand vocal
aspirant can bo sat of a singer In his
ancestry. Hence, only one In a thou
sand Is born with any thought or con
rloun of these upper chamber, or
their office In ton production. Hence
i- ik.....nii will be able
UH' Pile m "
to "think" these cavltlea naturally.
II v. with a corresponding ease in yivv-
arlv -placing" the voice In tnat neao
ravine. All the rest, the remaining
will he the first ones In their re
spective families from times Immemorial
. ... natural law of tone pro
duction are to dawn for the first time.
Anyone who ha ever given ma u.a-
ter of hereditary influence even a
. .i k.a III eealixe tha dif-
pas-iiia; iiniuain ... . Taa I
flcult experienced by these SS in
"thinking" thought. In "llvlne- experi
ence nboiute!y foreign to every fibre
of their mnkeup.
On the other nana, incrr m"
total of bad hereditary Influence to
...i.ia nf Influence which date
back to the very cradle of mankind.
On of lha very first demand of vole
culture Is to leave the throat mueole
sevan-ly alone, a neutral" throat being
the very cornerstone of free. non-Inter
rupted flow of the tonal imuio. Aiam.i
a.i. .a.n.oe.d atand the fact that all
Ih ancestor of our unfortunate 999
"rloi-d. forced, tnat IS. nnnirnm men
vocal muscle In one way or another
in nnriiir their emotlona all the more
vividly and Impressively. Kxceaslve
anger, rrlirni. joy. niiariouanci-..
Ishners. nervousness, norror. pain, mt
a - ii,ah.mI other emotions.
a IIU m .i...-.
co- and sub-related, all have called for
an Involuntary contraction oi o-i
mu-cles. best calculated to convey these
emotions.
Vnr enmea the vocal' teacher and
says: "Pon't close your throat. Dont
tiahten your vocai muscie.
force- the tone through ttgnieneo
throat."
Verv easllv demanded, but extremely
difficult, almost Impossible to obey.
Year of study, years of Introspection,
years of self-control, years of correct
habit-forming. These are the essen
tial In a course of vocal studies, for
then, slowly and gradually, to be aure.
Kill th mist of centurlea clear up In
the stnget-B mind. Order will come
out of mental rhao. a mental "vision"
Is established which penetrates the en
tire physical, mental and nervou y
tem. Then, and not until then, the
singer's voice will flow forth as nat
urally and easily as that of the song
bird, free easy, resonant, oeautuui.
Reference may be made to the fact
that tin to date only "European" peo
nle the Italians, French. Oermana,
Russians and their varloua side lines
have developed the "II bel canto" to any
annreciahle extent, while the Japanese,
the Chinese, the Hindu, the Arab, th
Indiana, with very few exception, are
absolutely innocent of thla latest of
humnn achievements: that is. tne prop
er us of the vocal organs at will. In
other word, the Turk, the Chinaman
the Eskimo. Is still maltreating hi
vocal orr.m along th lines best cal
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Madame Emmy Destlnn. the a-reat
Bohemian soprano of the New York
Metropolitan Opera Company, who ar
rived in New York October Jl. made
her "debut" In the American concert
Held at Denver November 4, when, as
soloist, she proved a source of delight
to a mustc-lovine. enthusiastic audi
ence, numbering: approximately 2700.
Iiajspile nerve-racking: experiences
Incident to 17 days aboard ship, and
followed, after only 24 hours' rest In
New York, by a continuous railroad
Journey from there, Madame Destlnn
rrived in Denver at 1 oclock Y. M.
November 4. and at 8:30 P. M. made
her appearance with the orchestra,
looking in splendid trim and singing
maanif icently.- The aria from "Madame
Butterfly." followed by the "Tosca
aria, the latter aria repeated In re
sponse to most insistent applause,
served to Introduce the diva to this
large audience, which gave evidence
of its appreciation of her great art
and of her glorious voice.
Kmm v Destinn then Journeyed to
Chicago for rehearsals for the open-
Ins: of the Chicago grand opera sea
son, which occurred Mondisy night,
November 15. with La Oioconda.
After filling her opera engagements
as visiting artist. Madame Destinn eays
she will fulfill all her postponed con
cert engsgements. Portland music-
lovers will have the opportunity to
hear Madame Destinn later in the sea
son, as announced by Steers & Coman,
October 10th.
SYMI'HOXY IS TODAY AT 3.
Many out-of-town people have pur
chased tickets for the concert by the
Portland Symphony Orchestra at the
Heilig this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
People in the Willamette Valley have
mailed orders for reservations during
the week from as far as Dallas. This
Is regarded as a splendid indication of
the keen appreciation of these con
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tention forcibly to the good fortune
of the people of Portland in having
the Symphony orchestra within euch
easy reach of their own doors.
The concert this afternoon will be
the second of the season, and Harold
Bailey will conduct, with Waldemar
Lind as concert-master. The programme
is of exceptional merit, with Techal
kowsky's famous symphony, "Pathet
ique." as the prim-ipal offering. This
was the last symphony written by this
famous Russian composer, and he him
self rrgarded it his best. It was played
for the first time October 28. 1893,
eight days before the composer died.
The fourth movement. "Adagio Lamen
toso." is a beautiful theme developed
Into a wonderfully impressive climax.
The other numbers on the pro
gramme are: Camille Saint-Paens' sym
phonic poem. Phaeton": "Carl Maria
von Weber's "Invitation to the Dance,"
as arranged by Felix Weingartner for
orchestra, and Charles Villiers Stan-
ford's "Irish Rhapsody." As with most
of Saint-Saens' larger works. "Phae
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descriptive. The Wetier composition is
familiar to all music-lovers, and seems
always to meet with popularity. The
"Irieh Rhapsody" is not strictly Irish
in texture, but is written by an Irish
composer, who lias made clever use of
Irish themi-s in large orchestra works.
The rhapsody is one of his most recent
compositions. It is of much merit and
is being played extensively.
MRS. SCOTT'S StX;s I'lK AM'..
Mrs. Leslie M. Scott, dramatic so
prano, and a voice student with Gio
T. Taglieri, appeared in her first pub
lic recital last Thursday at No. 304
Stearns building, under Mr. Taglieri s
direction, and scored a pleasant suc
cess. After the recital was finished. Mrs.
Scott said to a friend, and in reply to
a question: "I am a vocal student,
and will be one for some time to come."
That remark struck the modest, true
note of the entire recital, and in mean
uring the programme by it. Mrs. Scott
has a pleasant, musical soprano voice
yet in process of training. Her voice
is of unusually good, sparkling qual
ity and she sings with cultured intel
ligence and skillful, dramatic inter
pretation. She sang practically from
memory, and her voc.ilism is so much
a part of her mental make-up, that un
..ki.,iiv eh mentallv lived every one
of the emotions she so cleverly ex
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