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THt 6RE60N SUNDAY JOtTRtfAi,. frOftTt AND,' SUNDAY MdRNINt), MAY 8, ! 1S10;
riA. .V;:-. 1 i-i '1 '." V.il I 'Excellent' , I fny " Wing Kind.
guage; but on of th first requirement ne.s" (Cowen "Ruth"); onreno aria,
rould be a correct rendering of their "ilr Y. Irel" MndeUohn Ell
own, and thl will bo considered a no- Jah"; ba aria, Through th Park
oesalty when our audience demand it ness (Rossini's "Stabet Mater );uar-
7 n Twwiiunw pwrjroi example w i . .-. - . -
what e Blngeir-can do . in the way of I (Mendelssohn's "Elijah'). . ; . I
TiiryKoenen, whose j , '';'. ,, w f
enunciation In Miss
diction "was absolutely- perfect li'What
ever language ar Bang. HacK or it
all wa her perfection production and
concentration of breath, which Madam
Lllll Lehman call whirling current of
tone, -ror, after leaving the vocal chord,
hll breath should be treated s such.
i8peakln on the illna and oroductna
ail tone correctly, -with proper palatal
and ' head resonance,' and placing the
muutii in proper position ioronfow.
el. would soon eliminate the f hot -mash''
: A! largo audience attended" the concert I
riven by the Oraoo church mala chorus
Wednesday evening. ' The program or
fered olenty of Interesting variety. Tb
chorus did some of Its best work, and In
the "Comrade at Arm" showed Its best.1
capabilities. William At. Wilder direct-
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AUD THEIR HISTORY
r
? isnRADmOlf Very" frequently be-
S I come synonymous wltn siag
S - I ' nstlon of effort; 1 That wduld
i make a good text tor a etT
(' . moa on, music I came across
that sentenoa In an account of Bach's
i Passion Music gtvf n In Berltaoh .flood
" Friday, and . it brought, to mind some
of the performances w nave heard or
: Handel's "Messtah," which, too, Jia be-
; com traditional and of j tentlmea Incurs
: the above mentioned result It la a pity
that familiarity breeds contempt ,Va
in music There has always been some
speclsl virtue orlglnaUy to bring it lata
; familiarity,, and ilt ' is regretuoia nai
-the very repetition which cornea front
It merit should be responsible for tb
slovenliness of presentation . that comV
monises and vulgarise a thing.
In Berlin a in aom other cities, bat
more often In Europe than in America,
.the nob! Pasaloo. Music of Bach haa
been an ., annual institution-on-uooa
i Friday, aver alnc Felix Mendelssohn,
j Bartholdy. then only 1$ ; Veara ; .ojd,
rcufrcted tliat forgotten aoor almost
sa century ago. Consequently it follows
1 that almost everyon who. has ver don
' any choir : work 1 4 familiar with the
music . The mora tha -ordinary run of
singers such -... tlv ap itht jchqral
ranks of choirs, for instance sing any
thing. th less attentive af hey toJ th
tiny details of interpretation, -and tocht
nlque. The muslo is w , familiar that
Iresptct la often Jest-;,:'. :, .,-- i i
.The Berlin critic say: 'This ryesr
'-there was a roughness and Inadequacy
.about many parts, f the work, ..which
i could only be eliminated by a careful
5 worklnr over of tle entire score. This
J -was noticeable In b6tn' rher ch6ral ancl
forcheatral work, which lacked precision
iof attack,-criepnees of delivery an gen
jfral finish of execution. It is a very
ibeautlful and touching . eight to aee . a
Sharp at Eilera Piano house. Follow
trig Is the program to b gryen 1 v ; . ; ;
Pagua D major ,-Wv'. v..' Bach
Invention K major ... ...... .J- B. Bach
Boure O major. ......, ....J. 8. Bach
Glgue from Partita. ).). mJ. 8. Bach
8olfsletto . P. E Back
Pastorale and Variationa,,.....Mosart
Miss Toung. .. .
CHoPosaente fsust A.v,t .Ootiaod
Mother o'Min f.;.... Tours
Drink t Me Only wltn -TDina wye. .
w -i - . phi EngUsh
' . Ui ' Mr. araham.Vr ; ' t ,
Clown ... ....... McDowell
Water Lily .......... ,.;.... McDowell
Witches Dance v. ............ McDowell
Blx Preludes Noa . 10.. J. , 16, H. . -'
. ,'t ... i. . w . . k .. - Chopin
; Miss Young.''
iv Three' Songs from the Rubaiykt.
Vk T.n rnnA Vmi and I ConaDlre '..
. I i . . 1'a.rl Cranston 8har0
"But Ah, That Spring Should Vanish"
................ .Karl. Cranstone bharp
Coma, Fill th Cup". .' . . .- t ;. .
iEarl Cranstone Sharp
AftAAmnanlMff hv the COtnOOSSr.
Solre de Vienno .... v . .Schubert-Usst
Arabesque ....... . .. ., LWmssy
Isoldes' Love ' Death t rristan ana .
Isolde) .. . . .'. . . . i wagnr-jL.ssi
- , . . Miss Young,
X TOUNG COMPOSER'S-
SL Rosy Outlook in Music.
9
j score or so of dear, gentle old .'mothers
In Israel' returning , to their former
ols m the chorus for this ' one aer
- f ormance. and the dtroctor-rwould, -natuty
tally hesitate about robbing" them of the
jBreat pleasure ofr-this annual participa
tion, But ir the fqulremenU or tins
' nionumen tal ' work bdadequately - met
.'there must be a compact chorus of
j fresh, vigorous voices, and the-orchestra
.must not be allowed to fall into any
- slovenly Indecision,
i There are a good many classics that
1 I fall into this earn-? category . at , music
jtmng often but not too wisely Chief
among them, as has bean said before, in
!t he "Messiah," ' s which , marks ,' . every
Chrlsttnastide an oratorio written with
Jail th reverence In the world, but
. nften made to sound Ilk an A-B-C sing
ling school, and sometimes In the halle
lujah chorus to sound ' like-, ..a; football
rally. Then there la thev insurrection
.music for Easter rnd mora especially
"the "Unfold T Portals" and there Is
- Th Palms for -.Pahn Sunday beauti
ful compositions- but - too oftn sung
with the easy contempt of familiarity.
Have you aver learned a poem and
'recited It over and over and over, till
'you can b thinking of something -else
"entirely different and attll recite wlth'
-out a blunder? That la what frequently
happens to songs oft repeated. The
.ringing of them- becomes purely me
(hanical. It is haid to arouse again
spontaneously the feeling that the song
' or th poem awakened In you when you
first heard It. So likely are you to for
?j?et the 'feeling in mouthing the words
for emitting the tones. Or just as likely
jars you to let the words and tones Blip
out any way while you are thinking t
something entirely foreign. In fact as
time goes on I admire mora and more a
' -finger who play the sama part In a
iuuwlw vr Digst uter ntgnt
;and auu bests her words with feeling
'nd her notes with careful technique. A
i concert singer giving over, and ever the
Uam- songs must often have difficulty
I in fitung tils mood to the song that his
I Interpretation may seem alway sincere
land spontaneous. Thia falling -into
Jrmitine in manner of ainging-must' be
. ujij (usroea againsu
: ""''1 "'""' v",'y'yi?
? I Irttroduce New Cornposerrf
A recital of unusual interest will Te-
'glvanJ at Eilera hall. xt. Tburtdey
'evening, wnert Miss " Mary McAfee
iVoung piano pupU of W. Glfford Nash,
iwiil be presented In recital. Miss Young
Hior excellent work snd -Iter program
includes aa Interesting collection. She.
will be assisted by Raymond Graham,
baritone, pupil of Mra. Rosa Coursen
Reed. Of particular Interest will be
the group of songs by Earl Cranstone
bharp, a local musician u.wWss -talent
for composition Mr. Nash has recently
discovered." MrJ Sharp will accom
pany Mr. Graliam in- the aengs. f In
, another column Is given a latter- Mr.
.Sharp has received from a worthy crtt-
Jlc and musician of Baltimore. . Mr.
J Nash Is out of town, but aa th ar
rangement bad all been completed for
this recital It will te given aa artginaj
7.v planned. Anyone desiring t attend
ran secure van invitation . from.- .Mr.
Soma time ago Mr. .Sharp, who has
hardly. passed. out of the boy class yst,
was' mentioned herein as a musician of
extraordinary promise, a composer of
merit, and a crltlo of ' discrimination,
Truth to tell "it 1 to W. Qlffofd NaAh
that these column owed their recogni
tlon of this, for Mri,:Nash..?dicovered!
Earl Cranstone Sharp, whose talents ar
so marked, and so original that he ha
attracted th attention of the discrimi
nating musicians of the city, and they
kre Tanahlmousvln thtaklng a brilliant
future 'lies before blm- , '
Mr. Sharp Is employed by a music
concern here, and between. whiles he en
gages: himself In" the. study of musical
masterpieces arid. In writing some of his
own. ?a group -of , his 'songs from the
Rubalvat will be sung Thursday at a
pupil's recital of Mr. Nash, and much
Interest Is centered in this opportunity
to hear his work. Th following-letter
from Mr. Qwst, musical critic of the
Baltimore Sun. and a well known teach
er, and authority throughout tha east. Is
published entire, .because a note of am.
cerity, and keen Judgment rings In It
words or extrema: praise mingled with
suggestions for this youthful composer.
Even in Its adverse criticisms Mr. Owst
shows his deep interests People do ut
take the trouble, to criticise in detail uIK
less tha result Is- going to be worth
while. '
Portland may some day be proud to
aay that It was once the home of this
19-year-old young man. ,,Mr. jQwst
writes :. n ,,f" , j 7 ?
. My 'Dear Mr. SharpTour letter; and
more particularly r your 'composition,
have , given- me,: a better., insight lnto-
yourself. your ambition, prospects 'and
work than, anything else could ; have
don. . Tou atata In' your letter., "it will
not be lack of . earnestness-that will
bring me back, but probably the consul"
Now there you have a humorous vein,
which Shows Itself-In .your , "Barbarle
March.".'. One point in your favor.. .
As to your songs, I arh sorry I cannot
agree with you in thinking "If I Knew
Tou" the best To me it simply repeats
a message that all young American com
posers aeem anxious to deliver (excuse
my : frankness) and one that is -of not:
much valu to the world. " " y
But your Japanese song is a work of
entirely different kind. Tou may; or
may ' not ' have seen Puccini's "Madame
Butterfly" and been Impressed, with It.
If you have, the impression ha had. ex
cellent results, and 1 not, the idea Is
excellent all tha same. In fact, take it
which way: you will, you have succeeded
it saying' something" of Import to the
world, and saying It 'very cleverly..; It An
a' conception in every way beautiful,
striking and intensely dramatic This la
another' point in your favor, and indi
cates -versatility. Believe me, you have
a6me thing, to. aay to tha. world, and time
aad experience will teach you how to
tell IC Keep on working, and if 41a
couragement or want of recognition
cross your path; remember kenyon Cox's
Wrdsr" " -"-r"-f ,, - ;
'Work thou for pleasure; paint or aing
... or carve ' -
Tha tning thou lovest, though the body
-tJf.i..tarvet---i5--i-"r5- -
Who, works for glory, . misses oft the
- goal:
Buthe who work for money coins his
very soul.
WOrk 'for the work's sake, then, and It
.'-mav ba :. i '- .- N
That, these things shall be added unto
; -- thee." s . ... -
' And "now, before Ileave the Japanese
song. . I want to say a few words, 1 ii
have.a friend In NewVTork, a singer and
dramatic reader and reciter, for whom I
wrote a melodrama to Rossetti's "White
Shlpnow belng: published by Schlrmer
of. New. Tork. My friend Ed Brlghaid
was hers thia morning en tha cornjnence
ment of a concert - tour through Jli
south. V was so pleased and lmpreased
with your Japanese song that I showed
It to him. and he at onca became very
enthusiastic aver It and aaw immense
jMWsibUUJes in It Be said: "If Mr.
Sharp wil send me a copy X will atudy
It-end use It all around tha 'Country in
my recitals. If you should decide to ao
so, send It to Edward Brlghsm, X
North Oettese Street. Waukegan, III ' )
If you do so, may I make a suggestion
that you dedicate it to him. ' (I am sur
be wlU accept the dedication;) and add:
' . Dedicated to and aung by ''
?-. Edward Brigham. 1 -,-
It will help you in publishing it ; M :
, I hsye taken .the liberty of making a
uggestldn or two in light pencil marks,
but do not take' them unless you fully
approvs of thsm. s-. t ; " '
The "March Tlnd" is not a bad song
at all, but is not nearly bo Impressive or
effective aa the Japanese. v.-.tv J
The orchestral' number la gdod, and If
you can hear it some time you will no
ties two or three places where it can be
more effective. It however shows good
Ideas., Where the violins run Nln oor
taves, mark them "divlsl. ,'X "!
Under tha circumstances, I believe
Berlin would be a splendid place for you,
and I think-1 catv obtain 'a letter of in
troduction for. you to Hugo Kaun. ;s
I am sorry you have waated your time
py jtuflying Jaichtejwiiie. jnoat auperri
clal book in creation. If you will allow
me to advise you, get Goetschius' Har
mony. ." Read it carefully, then get hi
Homophonic Forma, and then his Coun
terpoint. They are. large books, but do
not be alarmed at them. They go more
deeply into the 'subject than any books I
know.- They are published, J. think, by
Schlrmer of New York. ' !
Tour work haa so pleased me that I
hope some day to have the pleasure of
shaking you by the. hand and looking
upon you a one . of America's musical
lights. . ' - 'sxs.y,
Now If there Is anything more in
which I can help you; let me know and
I wilt do my best. Very sincerely yours.
i (Copyright. 1110.' The Press" Co.)-
adthemJ. Tha sololsU were aU well ra-I'THB BATTLE-CRY- OF FREEDOM
calved., and Miss Burns, in particular, i y we'll rally round the flag, boys.
received hearty applause. , -Following )S I w n rany once again.
tha program:
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom l1-
wa win rauy irom-tne nuiaiae, . ,
We'll rallv round h nlaln. .' ,
Shouting the battle-cry of Xrtedom;
CHORUS.
i. wouw aoan enminwa tna vno.TOu.n - 0 - 7b request) Xa Huetto de
tones which- are 'heard ao; frequently. ltHrtiA-- .' H : . . 7. .V7... .Auber
In other word, singing la an art whloh William Mansell Wilder. v
requires careful foundation study In or 1 Solo -"Best of Ail" .............. .Molr
dr,te attain pleasing i results, and; oar 4X r W. A. Montgomery,, , . .lTh- fTnin'n A.. T Hurrah! bovs "hur
people are beoomlng "o. wall adUoated I CartsaUrila-Lai,rt'- . -... Parke The Union f orevsrj, Hurralu. boye.. nur
mUslcaUy .to acoept anything, 1b.h
.,. .,';. i, y "xpre eincereiy, . .
M.RS. EDWARJKaLDEN BEALS.'
s-'u...w r.lk Pl.n.s
UIBWW VI UltU lUettD.WUVI ! . a
Solo "A Gift From YouT.
9
TN AMROSCH; MUSJC ' I
XJtk- . Exerts. Good Influence
Down vlfh the. rsiUnr iiM With ''th
mjio-" a. uiil x rum IUU .. ! i . --- t , , , -
Tfe eVliaolly! "f,V Tovn th .'VW
.iL.i'v..n!ni. ..waat sikiV': I Rally onca again. -
Soloi."Teoman' Weddlna; Hon a'. '. '.; I .nSI f e Vrdnm.
. , , t . ... i.. PionTatowkl Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.
Solo rom". VK ornin'Elkln Shoutlna the battle-cry of freedom i
Mlea Jane Irene Burna . -
Solo A Yankee ' Courtship" . . . . . .Anon
Tha loval. 'true and brave.
A:...i .n, , r.-w t ..w ... . v i i enoutinr the battle-cry or rroeaom
T"' . afvw f "T : The foiiowint program, will be given lAnl altfiouah ha mav be ooor-he .-v
ian " annAatrT lL, ii w ' :i ' .- t.: , , , .f l - j ... .'-.--. u l . - " . -
r v VV - i ' - i11 li tne regular, meoxing or m xaonaa j i - tnau never b a s
- ntr (engagement i an important one I Musical
Tha , appeanarce " of tha New York
symphony -orchestra under the 1 direct
tlon-af 'Waiter; mroach. Wednesday cb-TJreaml5g"r.
s t, t tuw lata lUMVivna . avaauili . siv vi'
And well fill the vacant ranka with .
.A million freemen more,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom. ,
o Church Male Chorus., - , . , .
n regular meeiing ot toe aaunaax - oiiaii never DS a aiave. ' '-','
iialcal olnh. At Kilor. hall, tomorroir I Hhoutlna tha . battle-cry of frjeeom.
St-' taif. time;- toati:raora .partlcularljr'-t I i.ta ' . ?., -, !'. , l.v lt v-a.-- '- .'. -.f..o.:'
thiearaa,lttnarksthe only orehe-tral TJikni!V!Mn.f Ji&n lrora
BOlOm ' . . I BrtAiiflna. har1.fKv frr1nn
a) ."Bong My Mother Taught Me J'l hurt tnaaVmr freTT
rs.. BlOWeu.. vs., . ,. I , A'7i .k. Jl.vT . T ':
CSigned)
W. O. OWST. ,
K f ORE."HOT MUSH"
1.x K How Italy Treats It.
ft
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It1 Is always satisfactory to know
that your little impressions have awak
ened, a sympathetic chord in , another
and started a train- of thought. The
following latter from a prominent vocal
teacher to the mitral editor contains
much that is worth thinking about. It
run:
I wlah to-tell you that 1 enjoy read
ing your musical paga in the Sunday
Journal very much,. -and . I -am glad iA
see that you are giving musicians some
thing to think about In, last Sunday's
issue 'your article on "How to Eliminate
Hot Mush in Singing," appealed, to me
particularly; and while not wishing to
intrude, I would like to add just a little
on this subject. If you care to use It.
1 see by my musical iournala that
c6nsidetabla , agitation la now being
given to the subject of opera In English
and It Jieartliy mts my' approval;
but ! do not believe it will be a success
until Americans learn to give tha same
attention to diction that foreigners -dof
in. my opinion, the entire secret of
poor enunciation is m the fact that
pupils. In their early work, are not
taught sufficient vocalisation . on the
different, vowels, , and do not properly
estimate the necessity- of .concentrating
tones, our language does not help them
aa many of . our words are inclined to
be spoken too far .back In th mouth
and throat, and singing enhance 'this
fault. For thia reason th progressive
teacher tries to teach her pupils to
sing in Italian, which, owing to its
combination of. consonants and vowels.
Is entirely a lip language. So far good.
but how many teacher - underatand
Italian diction They learn - from books
that certain letters have certain sounds,
but having never", heard pure Italian
spoken, they jar as far. from correct
diction as Is tho Italian peasant who
essays to spea English correctly.
It is deplorable that our language ia
not sung in such a manner aa to be
understood, but whose fault IS It? An
American audionca will accept a singer
who pleases -otherwise, -and -shower her
with applause, even if aha does not aing
an understandable - word.' On the con
trary, an Italian audience will hiss from
th stag a singer with the voice of an
angel if her diction 1 not good. They
insist on this first; other things to
follow; but this Is no hardship for ths
Italian singer, far correct -diction and
pure tone go together, and as pure ton
Is produced by concentration, the Ital
ian, knowing nothing of .throat, produc
tion and being always erustotnd4 to
speaking on th lips, when he sings, tha
voice is naturally placed and enuncia
tion is easy. For this reaaon pupils
should learn to sing, In Italian, for anoe
the .voice is properly posed and th
Student- Is acaustomed to pronouncing
his words on the lips; English becomes
very easy and' pure enunciation ,natural
iy follows:
When in Italy I, made tha acquaint,
ance of a university professor who had
sn excellent knowledge of the English
language theoretically. Ha- had trans
la ted into Italian many of tha writings
Of Shakespeare and Byron,' and wrote
very, well indeadut b wa loath ta
speak English, as , he said ha had , not
had an opportunity af hearing it spoken
a ad ha knew hi diction waa not good.
If- our American atngera were aa con-
event of the year. Last year, tha local
symphony , ofohestra,- and "the Chicago
Symphony orchestra, besides the Dam
tosch orchestra, whetted our appetites
for orchestral" muslo and this has seemed
like a aingularly long fast' The capa
bilities of the orchestra were abundantly I violin, sol
proved iasi year -ana me - magnetism
of 'the 'cpnduotor removed from ''doubt.
Mr. l3amrosch'a work Jteadllyj tecelve
we recognition it deserves. . r
Orchestral, music is an education 'and
one needs to bear it. The mora on
hears it . the - more one -appreciates It,
for it Is so big. that when .one haa be
com' fairjy (, saturated, .with it, one Is
really only tbeglnnlngtto know and grasp
it. ,- - roe uamroecn orcnestra . is wen
.rnmaVrer freedom; i
ih "a?oa TnnSh-" ?t "'.Kuniti Un1 win - th Blorloua -aurs of
.. (b) Scotch I,ullab...).r-Kunlt and. tha right" . '
FtfttfWw , . - . ii.
ta; "Morning iiyma -, . ; ,, ,ensenei
Shouting the, battle-cry pf freedom. ,
a-- r l v ill , ... i . . .ncnicnoi i t.. . . J. . . . -
(o) 'hauson De Jean",;. ; '-iy.i, i,' Rhoutii
Mlsa North roD.
Piano solo . ,-. '.--- v, ''':-;
ta "Fantaisis lmpromptu"i. .cnopjn
(b Walts in E Maior..OD. t No. 1
- .... .... ,. i
. Mwuownu
miss Jessie ai. xjiock.
fan r-1 hurttf AnH trilA.-.'i "1
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom?
And well show what Uncle Sam ha
For th loyal men to do, . .
Shouting the battle-cry af freedom. '.'
If wet fall amid the, fray.,, boys.
fa) "White- Butterflies"...;
(bl '"From Flower to Flower', .Dense
Dense lAnd our comrades brave shall hear
Solo by Mlaa HolUster.
i" -
Shoutmg' the battle-cry of freedom,
.... hJ iw-.I -eorevet rising in our might, , ;
Hrlte?! Shouttngthe battJe-ory of freedom. A
of theib genuine v.w-' y . -.;., .Georte F. Root
hbyOthlclf,:- ra- .',i.w4 , , . ,
chosen; It haa a good director . who is gnoru. (Under dtion of Prof. Rob- ttt'Zg&om
musicianly and at the same time prao-l ertsl 1 - i j I -J"0,1"'" J'f-JJSf,I?lr:-i
iicai: -ana its program are aiway wen
chosen -and wen arranged.
good combination. .
: Walter Damrosch haa traveled more I ' ? ' - ' ' ' : " I Ye. , for c liberty . and union
svtenatve'v thrmirh thii miintrv - with I The Anollo club : concert . tomorrow i ' we. are SDrlnaina to the flaht. .
his orchestra than any other great con- night at the Masonic Temple will aU b uV,n f!7aomitii
L.....L........... .. i.... ... I . . i in,... i l And . tn victory snail ba oura. - - '
uuciur who uovoion nimaeii to eyro- L - s.i.. wuv, 1. 1 , Vrrn n mi.1,1 " f
phonic njuala The far west ba inter- have taken a high place In th. Interest shoutmrhh bSttle-erv or
ested him most of all, for he and his I of the people because
SDlendld orchestra, owinar to tha enter arti Mm. - Lotta" Ashby
prise of Lois Steers-Wynn Comas, axe j atlo soprano,-, will be the aololst and
now' becoming . regular aprlng feature I her lniitial appearance faefa is watched
wwn- mucn interest ene win aing .two
numbers with the. choruA and two Bole
groups. The club's principal number is
lovely setting, by Dudley Buck of
Damrosch thinks that tha peoDle of I Tennyson's Bugle SOng. Gounod's Ave
the west are temperamentally more alive Maria, a selection from Max Bruch's popularity, tts chorua was , especially
to music than those of other parts of "Die Loreley," the "Spring Night Walts" inspiring, and while the song is raraly
Amerfca. H has' observed a truly re- (Fllke) are among tha number to be heard, today, -bands continue to play
marfcable development' along inusical given. - .. the -musio, forYit is Inspiring- niarclj
lines since n.urai ogan tnese musical I ar ar k imUsio. particularly me cnorua, , .
pilgrimages, for this, it will be remem-L The following' short program Vwas. When President Lincoln iaaued his
bered, fa the anniversary of his twenty-i given at the last meeting of ' the Tuest I .eoon(i G.ii for troops, in the summer
ftf th Tear arronductor, Hat agarda a I day Af terpoon club at the studio of I of 1 I8b1,j Mr. 'Root; received i the in-?
Rose .Oteed-Hanseome: . a) "My -CKfts" aniratlon for this sonr. While a num
(Dl Riege,; b) Schlafliedchen (Her-1 ber of -Rallying"! cries had already been
mann. Miss t Marlon. Brodie; "Bo Run interjected Into the turbulent condition
My Drean,(Mascheroni). Miss Ethel 0f tlie north; Root -felt that not one
Eaton; (a) "The Stara Are Falling" exactly met the requirements. Ha wa
(Dellacqua), (b) , ."Die Nacht" (R. tlvina- In Ohleatro at the time, and waa
Stnauss, Miss Virginia Merges; "Slave I aepp-y impressed with the mighty Blg-
of Portland's musical season; tha May
festival that hi orchestra gives us Is
Indeed the culminating : and crowning
event of the year of music
HE BATTLE-CRY. , OF, FREE-
' puit, t ia xne - ortiie"mnyi
' songs- contributed ,ttr tB; l'ii,
'i ''" ,on army.of the Civil war by
-' v -T: ' a,; F. Root,' oae: of the most
productive .composers oc.yiai perjpa..i. n
muaic, more t nan tne words tcnuea to us
symphony orchestra of -far greater im
portance . to : a city '; than opera, ' since
opera is a hybrid form of entertainment
which usually means the glorification of I
some prima dona or tenor, whereas the
Inspiring spirit of the orchestra la en-1
tireiy impersonal,, each man losea hlm-
tne Whole , etrect might ; be likened i the snore" (iseiaiinger;, Mrs, .,w.i ; Mr. Root was-a, member of the muslo
to the wind yelnglngctihrough a srreat I Schmeer( -.' -a - aihitahtn hon of Root - rsadv at
forest wherein every leaf does Its parti . w I the time. The day following1 th Jssulpgl
now an impassionea cnorus mat nres l- - anias jnaaeune eione sang an eucciivvinf the proclamation. iateln the- after.
solo, "Thy will Be Done" Marston),-floon( he returned to, hU-Aeni. He
last Bunaay at me et, jamn tiuincnu
the heart to great deeds, again sinking
into faint but enchanting whispers of
fairy .melody. -.
For a quarter of a century Damrosch
haa been guiding the destinies of the
New York Symphony orchestra to undls
puted preeminence. In 1890 he pre,
-vailed upon Andrew- Carnegie to- build
In New York a temple of musical art
worthy ef the great ' metropolis. The
Inaugural festival in Carnegie hall, at
which Tschaikowsky, invited by Walter.
Damrosch, directed several of his own
compositions, revealed what a force the
NeW York Symphony and Its conductor
bad become In the musical life of -Am
erica." Since then It ' haa become the
only permanently endowed orchestra In
America, under, contract to devote Its
full time, year In and year out,-to the
highest form of orchestral music, the
symphony.-:,. ,-; . 'tr --..:,j .
MUSIC ITEMS
; About I- 80 Mount ' Tabor - 'women en
Joyed a recital given Thursday at Mrs.
R. M. Tuttle a attractive suburban aome.
Mis Marjorla - Ltacey-Baker, dramatic
reader, and Miss Bemaise, accompan
1st, assisted Mis Ada- Alice Tuttle,
pianist, in giving the following delight
ful program: . . ... - :
Jntroductipo. to Organ Concerto In
D minor TT. . . . f , .W; F. Bach-Stradal
Aux Itallen. with musical aettlng....'
. Meredlth-Verdl
(a) Etude in C sharp minor. Chopin
(b) Four Prelude .... . . v. Chopla
At the Box Office .......... Lirermore
Humoresqua ., .....Paul Juon
Poor Fisher Folk .....Victor Hugo
(a) Romance In F sharp.. ... .Schumann
(b) Aurscwung Schumann
(a) Th Night Wind....... Field
(b Dead Puesy Cat ........ .Anon
(c) The Duel . .-..-. .;..; Field
- ' - - ' . -- -
'The Weetmlnster' Presbyterian jtnuslc
for today is aa fellows- ie:e a, m
Teraetto, "Lift Thine Eye. and tener
recitative and aria, "If With All Your
Heart" (Mendalasohn's "Elijah"),' quar
tet, "New Every Morning lath Love"
(Bullard);- offertory anthemv quintet,
"Oh, Where Shall Wisdom Ba BeundT
(Dr. William Boyce). Mlas Katherta
Davis and Sydney Boniface assisting the
quartet; contralto sola, . "Light to the
church. Miss Stons alao sang at a re
ception given Tuesday evening 46 the
new members of that churehv and who
warmly applauded, responding wlth-
Baschoffa- "Five Little White Heads.1
Mlas Stone la a. member of the Treble
CJ.er.ciuDy i;w--'-.r-,-v f':-f'wv .
f AFvery,'enJoyabiei'iplano ' matinee' V wai-
given by the youngt pupils of Mr.
Lena W. Chambers at ' her home, 4
East Ash atreot, ' Saturd'a,' 'April ' 18,
Tha following dudII entertained: Fran
cea Orippp r, Laura Drake, ' Uola: Mylr.
Ruth Chambers. Gladys Kles.i Helen
Kie and Virginia Wilson,. v ' f
.-..'-'-. "--: i
The Enna Amateura' will irtVe their
last recital af the season at Eilers nan
May it. - They will ba assisted by Miss
Zeta ' Hollister, soprano, - th United
Scandinavian Hinaina aocletles.' and ' F.
W. Ooodrich, "organist. The Enna Jun-j
tors will give a recital on May is., - .
-V : - '.'s . ; :'.-
' The Portland "BoyS orchestra gave Its
ninth rehearsal in It downtown hall
Wednesday, under, tha Instruction, of
Professor Clifford. By next fall th or
chestra, expect to have about 40 menu
The Vancouver Musical clubj was enr
tertalned , Monde y afternoon by Mra.
Lena W.Chambers. An interesting mu.
slcal program was given, after which
refreshments were served. - .
'- lira. Rose Red-Hanacom sang an old
composition by Salvatora Marcbeal, -f'A
Prayer,' at th Temple Beth Israel last
Friday evening, v.. ... .
- ( MUtoa Coople Wed. .
' (Beeelal Diapati to Ttte Jearsatt
Milton. Or., May T.-Mlss Jeasl Pra-
tier of thle city wa married Wed nee
day evening to Fischer C'ompton, on ef
Presiding Elder Compton of the South
Methodist church.- Rev. Mr. Ren ford
preformed tha vereiMny In the presence
of a large number, of frjenda Last
evening a reception was given Mr. and
Mrs. .Compton before their departure to
their future borne at. Conn all. Wash.
seated himself la the.', parlor with the
paper in his hand and "was pondering
over the' conditions' of tfie country', tie
'teadf and - reread the president's call
for troops and laying the paper aside
began evolving In his mind the senti
ment ef a rallying cry. p Infan outburst
fervor he received his ' inspiration.
Hk took'- up , 'some, paper and began
thet composition of the werda. r jt .waa
not1 long untir he had written the first
veree, - jor lar. noo, was . parucuiari;
gifted 4as ' a i wHter .' of yrlca : of thi
charactef., V Then.? followed the chorus,
After he had finished the. chorus.1 he
was ' particularly Impressed withy its
adaptabiiltj toj'insplripg. milsie. :He
reaa ;i over;.iwti .or : inree nmes nu
then-went to., the Piano ,aitd compose4
tHo- music "Atter playing ut over aev
era! times he went ta work on the com--
position of - the remaining 1 verses. .
"The following 'venlng' the famous
Lumbad 'Brothera---Julea and.; Frank-
the great singers-or the war,- were t
aing at a meeting, to .be hold In the
Chicago -Courthouse -' square. .Mr,
Root went' ta ee them, eartv on tha
m,orntrig ; Of tha, day J following i bis
writing, of 'the -Bong, and. presented
them with two manuscript copies. To
gether the three : went to his publish
ing house and he made ; them', familiar
with the music- to his ciano accomnani-
meat." - Jr. -?.-lV;,;' .-', , :-
After- the first' speaker, had finished
at the evening meeting 4he Lumbard
Brother prepared . to sing their first
eong. ,r It was Root's "Battle-Cry of
Freedom." They held written copies of
the words la their band and when they
came to the chorua: JTha Union' forever!
Hurrah, boys, hurrah." The effect waa
electrifying. The audience -; oheered
wildly at Its conclusion, and when the
chorua to tha second verse was started
a number of people In tha audience
Joined In, and- by th . time- the last
Chorua was reached,: almost.jtha entire
multitude Joined In It singing. - The
song had struck fir and leaped 'into
wideapread popularity at mce. , r .' .
Only a few days after. Its writing a
monster war-meeting waa held in Union
Pquara, rxew ror a. . excitement weal
running .high and .the amotion was In
tense. In the Interim th Hutchinson
Thou ah three centuries aid. a Hiurrch I famtrv. amonsr th tnoet finini nf
World Is Given" (SomrveU). Mra. Max j clock in England still. U giving good war aingera. had secured a copy of the
sclentious, they might be forgiven for ' M. Shlllock. 1:48 p. m. Tenor aria, I aarvlca.
4 song through Mr. Root, and they Intro
duced it at this meeting. The immense
throng pf listeners were aroused to tse
highest pitch of exaltation at Its alhg
lng.v It waa reneatad aaaln aef mln
and tha great audience caught-up the
refrain, as did th aAidleno in j Chicago, .
and It proved a resistless fore In swell,
ing the ranka pf the army. ? -
. No Other war sopg waa aung wl(h
bolder patriotism or with more triumph
ant passion of the souL It seemed . ta
mount up aa if on wings of msgio and
was carnea ait over : me nortn, and Into
all th camp whera th northern army
assembled. .'It was often ordered to oe
sung as tha men marched unto action, '
and mora than once its strains rose on
the battle field to stimulate courage,'
There la an lnterestlna storv related
of how this aong saved a battle-- . .
-During the terrible battle of the
Wilderness on the Oth Of May, 1884,, a
brigade of , tha, Ninth, army, corps, ha?
Ing broken the Confederate line by . an
assault became exposed to a-flank at
taok, and with heavy lpss were driven
bac,k In disorder, ' ,
' They retreated but a few : hundred
yards. ! however.' whn thv ' Hfi.n.ui,
and again confrpnted the enemy,
Just, then a aoldior an unknown hert
in, the Forty-fifth Pennsylvania, with
heart full of courage and aonsr. ba- '
gan to sing: , h . , ' .
. ;We'!I rally round th flag,' boys.
. 1a Eallv onca mln . . -j ....
Shouting the hattle - cry of freedom."
, ; The . refrain, ws caught up by, the
entire regiment, , and. also by the regi
ments next In line. . The air was filled
with tha crackle and smoke of , the '
burning underbrush; ,the pitiful erlea ef
the' wounded-' the rattle .of mnsketri: .
and the. wlld ahouta of command, gay
intense - excitement to the scene: but
above all. answering the. exalted yeN
of the enemy, 'rose supreme the inspir
ing chorus:-' V- ,- --., . -, , . -, '
; VThe- Union . forevart . Hurrah boys - '
Among many. Incidents connected Mh
Dr.; Root's war songs, the -one whloli
touched him .moat doeply Is related ' In '
hia delightful "Story, of a Musical Llfe'
- "An Iowa regiment . went In one ' ef
the charges during th aleae ef Vicka-
burg 800 strong, and .came out with -a '
terrible loss of more than half their
number. But the remnant of - the reirW -
ment left-the battlefield, waving thHr
torn and powder'suined flag, aingiag:
: in, , w n rany round th flag,
v hoya'" ,.". 7
On th afternoon 'of July ' 4. I80- a
vat"mult!tude of '10.000 assembled t '
the eqliseum In Chicago,' the occast6n -being
a war aong-festival for the bene
fit of the George F.. Root monument
fund. , -, i
It was a' great day for the "Battle .
Cry of Freedom." Chicago's greatest
singers took the solos and 1000 choir ,
singers' sang- in tha choruses.. Jujes
Lumbard. the whits haired veteran wtto .
waa first to aing that famou war song,
35 years before, sang It at the Coliseum -'
and every soul was thrilled by its new
born power, w , i . ,K , , ,
Luther Laflin Wills, that superb ora
tor, delivered th oration and. amqnff
other things,- aatd: .
"Th songs of George F. Root abid
and will remain In th memories ,!
olees of our people, not only as j-e-
mtiiders of the nation' heroic strugtrte
for self-preservation.; but as a constant,
inspiring and educating force In main
taining ahd strengthening the- loftv -
laentl ment; of American patriotism." 5
ueorge r.T kooi waa corn ; at ShT- -field.
Mass.. in U20? Ha was the son
of '-a --farmer and tb eldest of eight
children. - He had little early opporto
nity to cultivate his musical talent bet
studied later undot: George Webb -Jn
Boston, and in 1839 became 'assistant
teacher In th muslo school of A. N.
Johnson, ari organist- tn that city, later
his partner, and also assistant organ
ist and . director ef: the Winter Street
and Park Street churches.. ( ' ' i r '
In JL844 iAfr.' Root removed te Nev
York, where h Uught singing In va
rious institutions and played the organ
In .prominent, ehurche. About this tints
he married Mary Oliver WoodTnan. ' a
church and concert singer. In ItSO'ne
went to Paria for. a year's study, antd 1
upon, his turh attempted composition..
HIS earlier works and aome of his later '
were published under the ; pseudonym
"Wurael," the Oermah word for Root '
His first song,;"Hue Dell," was auc-k
cessful and hia cantata, "The Flower
Queen," produced hi' New Tort In 1883,
was unusually ao. - : .
About 1880 Mr. Root .removed to CM- '
cago and engaged in the publishing bus- ,
Iness. which reaJIsed.qulck financial j-ii-sults
from th publication of his popu
lar songs. He austalned. however. heaVr
losses In . the great, fire of 1871, and
soon ' afterwards tha partnershio was
dissolved. He continuad to live In Cld-
cago. where h com pea ed. edited varlou'e
works, . and conducted , conventions a
before. In 1881 he received the degree
of doctor of music from the University
of Chicago, and In 1888 visited Euroi '
a second time. - He died at hia home an
Bailey Island, near tha Maine coast, in
'--, . ' . : ' v
186,.
Dry Lan,d Farmer Welcome Rain:' '
. ' tineHnt fnvnate tn TV" Jternet ;- ,
IClaniath FaN. Or , May 1 Stead
rains., throughout, the Klamath basin
during the past week have msde pros-
pacts for crops on dry lands exeeotloit-
ally good. The spring had been dry
and Ideal for seeding. Th drench mr
rain cam Just in time to be of Inckl-
culahle benefit Lars areas of grain,
have been seeded this year. Several
thousand acres are In crop for the first
time. -.v .-;v.- ;