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i THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 7. 1920. 13 IT VI 1 1 S I c By HENRIETTA M. REES. THE principal thing one should strive to develop ' in musical study is a matter of taste. Some one Has aptly said, "Tastes differ, - taste does not." This is as true in music is' it is in every other line to which it may be aoplied. It is the reason, why the m(rjic of the great masters has survived. Other peo ple in the time of Haydn and Mo zart wrote good music, correctly written music, as'simple or as tbeo- retically intricate music, as they, but , the good taste of these masters in the selection of their melodies, har 't. monies, and the development of "'"'. their compositions, marked them as '"no much better, than the music of the other writers, that their music .i lias remained in the repertoires of t the present day, while the other has f hcc$ forgotten. Beethoven ntif?ht , have written otherwise than he did, I: if he had not had such Rood taste. ' Schumann, Schubert. Chopin and many others were famous for the '.f (?ood taste they displayed in writing their music. Others have written in ' . the same style, perhaps, but they did not have the .musical taste which . - resulted in . masterpieces. Qthers had the same tons and chords to " use, they did not put them together with such unerring judgment. The great virtuosi of today play a .great "many of the same numbers which the lesser virtuosi play. There are perhaps many who have as much kchnaal skill as 4hse ,rtr-n ones, many who can play as loud or as soft, as fast or with as full a sing ing lone, but if they do not play with as full a singing tone, but if with as cood- ta$te, in 'the use of their lt. ,they are. not as great. There' arc singers" who have as beau tiful natural voices,, and sometimes as beautiful trained voices as some ' of the greatest singers in the public eye, but the reason they arc not as great is because they have not the same good taste. There are a great many very learned musicians, who have-not good taste.. More than technic, more' than mental under- standing, the., student "should strive , to develop'his good taste. A fine teacher is a great help, but the stu dent must do the' larger part A . fine teacher can by his careful thor , ough training throw a cloak of good taste around the work of his pupils, but unless (he pupil himself pre pares upon the pattern thus given. ." him, a cloak of his own, when the ; influence of the teacher has worn :- away, all his skill and accuracy and learning will avail him little as an artist. ' : ' On Thursday .evening, March 18, Mabel Garrison, the brilliant young soprano of tht. Metropolitan Opera company, will be presented by the ; Tuesday Musical, club in joint re cital with Emilio de Gogorza, the . celebrated bar'tone, at' the Brahdeis theater at 5:15 o'clock. - ' Press notices from Duluth, where ; Miss Garrison was heard recently '., in a recital, state that Miss Garrison "possesses a coloratura sdporano of -are beauty and spontaneity, which . c'MTibiires unusual depth and timbre. I Miss Garrison is said to be the lead- ing coloratura 6oporano of the Met ropolitan Opera company, a position never before. ocjupicAby an Ameri can singer. ' Emilio do Gdgorza is a. Spaniard by' ' birth, 'lie , received most of his i vocal training under Emile' Bour stools of Paris, singing waster of the . Ouera f!ominnp.. As a , vonth In school near Yindsor, England, Go gorza. first tlrew attention to' 'his votee while sinking in a boy's choir. Mr. Gogorza' Is now considered one ! it .-. e .. , . ...... or me, .toremosi. singers. or me pres.- cut dayr he is widely knowrn on two continents. ..Of recent years he has - resided in America. ,- . ...... ' The 'membership sale' of seats for the Garrison-Gogprza recital will . open Wednesday morning, March 11, at the box'office of the Brandeis t theater. Members of the cliib may reserve five. (5). seats, only in ad dition to their Own,. Extra seats may be purchased .at the same, time. The public sale will open. March IS. . , j' 'A recital will be given -by Ellen Be&ch Ya under the 'management -of the Municipal Auditorium oh i; Monday evening, March' 8, at the Auditorium, Fifteenth and Howard an ecu. 'mine. jiw lias not . visucu Omaha ;for seyerafcyears. , She be ; . camesfamous a short, time previous , to this first visit' for the. phenomenal range of her voice'.which compasses 1 three actives, ad -holds' some of theJ i highest notes which have ever been -. found - even- in- coloratura "voices. ' ? Mme. Yaw will j be assisted by Georgiella Lay, pianist in the fol ' lowing program: ..:'! Indian-. Bell Sons; , (Lakme). . . I". .Dellbes. i Ee 8lr Ambriotse Thomas. HI Frimo Amore". ..i. ...... Ch. M. Wider. . Marqnlie. . Masssnet - " Mme. Ta-W - .Tarantella atld ' Canionette, from Ntples : ' and Venice ...... ...Miss Lay. Tune Mrs. H. H, A. Beach. -. Bird ef Love Divine ...v.. ..Haydn Wood. Ghosts Mariaret Ruthven Lang. Just Before the Lights aro Lit - ............. eena Brsnsrombs. The Robin .. ... ...... N'iedler. The Big Brown Bear Mana-Zucca. - Mme. Taw. V ' Prelude la D Flat .....w.i... Whltlnir. Rerceusa..., Karnanoff. , Schersa Barglel. miss . iiay. Great Baritone to Be Heard In Omaha: A The Skylark .i. Ellen Beach Yaw. Caro Nonce (RliroleUo) Verdi. - v . airoe. Taw. I ' . -A 'phia for better instruments" in ' the. schools, is made by "Musical X(5vs." -London, and seconded by ; tUe Chicago Musical' Leader. "The ' wastefulness of buying jri u a cheap ' market is shown by-the fact that these, pianos last but a few months, whereas a good piano would remain in shape for a considerable number ' of years. :A cheap instrument's the " saret way of killing a desire for music. One of the chief reasons why children sins in a cracked tone so frequently heard; comes from their auuiuuBuus miiiaiivii vi tut; piauva which they are accustomed to hear." " .This plea could be enlarged to - take in a great many people, who have the. financial - wherewithal to Kive their children a good. instru ment, but wlic are content with poor pianos in their homes. There are other people in tlie world who own good pianos, but that is all . When onen toucbes them one is disil lusioned, for they do not keep them 'tuned. - How can one expect thu .dren, to develop taste for .the best in music when there b -no opportu nity to make musical sounds? Cheap instruments cf any sort lire not an economy. .. Kather they are an in- I ' . I r . . " i ' rLi . dean of - the Nebraska Chapter American Guild of Organists. Luella Allen's Violin school ?ave a recital Saturday afternoon. The following took part: Miss Lillian Over, Mis Ruth- Bait, Miss Mary Jennings, Miss Albacn, Miss Opal Smith, Miss; Pearl Haas. Miss Mar. garet Minnick, Miss Josephine Rob inson, Miss Marie Hamilton, Miss Lillian Nusbaum, Miss Irene Stew art, Miss Leonore Wilson; Howard Lundgren, Frank Falkner, Maurice Vest. Albert Harding, Ellen Heine, Edith Hamilton. Evelyn Frances, Dorothy Clark, Grace Wells, Doro thy Kohansky Bess Sturrock, Sarah Hausen, Olive Wilson. j Mr. Joel Mossburg, well kno .vn the home is not an economy either, It injures the instrument in the first rlace to let st stay outvof tune, and it -injures the ear of every one who listens to anything played upon it. A badly out-of-tune piano is about as inucii good in a home as a clock which docMi t run. 4. Dr. Silby, organist and choirmas ter of M. Lecilias cathedral, has re cently formed the Philharmonic society, which is rehearsing at the Elks' hall on Fifteenth street every i uesaay evening at o clock, ihis society has been formed with the ob ject of bringing together the mem bers of all the choirs in the city. It therefore ' invites " members of alt creeds and organizations who are able to give their time to rehearsing. Applicants may call Tyler 4200 or write to the secretary, Mr. SpHlman, the Elks' hall, Fifteenth street. The first work will be the Messiah which is now being rehearsed. Among the sponsors are Mrs. E. Wt Nash, Mr. and ' Mrs. ' L. C. Nash and Mr. Joseph Hayden. Many members of the former well known Mendelssohn choir are be ing enrolled. The intention is to have a choir of 200 and an orchestra of 80.- Heard at the Symphony Concert. The program -promised Grieg and Brahma, Debussy, ElKar. Hchumann, Scott: The muHlc-lovir rubbed his palms And Iuar.tMi beck to enjoy the lot. "Piano, o1ck and violin,' Paid ho. "delight my soul within. And by anticipation stirred. He lislentu: this is what he. heard:! He heard the shnffllng tramp of feet ) As lato arrivals fought their rows; T.-i" slam of many a tip-up seat; The groans evoked by woumlea toes. . The heard the hissing. Whispered Jeke, The rustling clothes of restless folk; The need Was cough;... the luckless snoeie : The stick that slips from slanting knees. Re heard why someone broke 1t off Wltn James and made it up witn jona Hs heard bis next row neighbor scoff . At what tr.e vocalist na on 1 He also heard (for who could fall?) , ' The mimic stcrra ot rattling hall - ' As all In unison tb throng Their programs turned half through a . song. . v j He heard somewhere astern, abaft. A far too often opened door: liu heard from those who felt the draught A murmuring like the ocean's roar. . All thii and more . he heard quite plain; As there he sat distraught with pain. But hardly one whole phrans he got Of Brahms, Debussy, Grieg o- Bcottl New York Telegraph. Appoggiaturas. Time was when Americans went to Europe to study with certain teachers. Now it is said foreign students are coming to America to study with some of the fine teachers here. 1 , . "In his rage at his political down fall, Paderewski is reported to have broken his piano to pieces. He has succeeded finally." -Musical Courier. NewYork welcomed Wagner back to the operatic stage with what the same paper -calls" the fatally soporific" Parsifal. -This opera was sung' in English with an illustrious cast; v ; V. vJ "Y Tljc. latest in musical advertising is to drop circulars about the event by, aeroplane, -.which was-' recently adopted in 'New Orleans. Let us hope the practice will not become general. ' .,."'C.-'.-, ' The Chicago ppera company is winning great fame in New York City. Crowdsare being attracted by the interesting masterpieces present ed, and by the fame of the singers and in some case of the composers whose work has been-presented. Ac cording to. Musical America, police reserves were f called to curb the crowd assembled to hear Galli-Curci and Titta Ruffo in Rigoletto. The ballets by lo Chicago men, "Birth day of the Infanta" by John Alden Carpenter, and "Boudour" . by Felix Browski, were both successes at the New York premiere. . - A certain leading voice teacher in Omaha, keeps busy all day long at her , residence studio, training am bitious a lid aspiring students iri the art of. music. Incidentally she keeps house, and on certain stipulated days colored lady of skill in her line, occupies the laundry io' the baserticnt of her home.. One day as she was being paid for her ser vices she expressed her pleasure in working there. "It sure am fine," she said, "to be down dere in de laundry a rubbiiv' on de clothes wid all them girls upstairs a hollerin.") Musical Notes. Mr. Stanley's third organ recital with vespers and sermon by Dean Tancock will be given tn Trinity cathedral ' this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. Stanley will have the assistance of Mrsv Hazel Reynolds, organist A novelty will be pre sented when Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Stanley will play a "Festival Over ture" by Volckmar for two perform ers on the organ'. The program will also include the "Andante" from the Mttti ; Symphony; of Beethoven. The choir will assist in the service, This Series of Mr. Stanley's ren'hal. tsyncnt woicn aejeais, its own ena. tis taking plate on Sunday after Aca ttcn ot tuning tor tnc piano in 500ns during Lent, Mr. Sta Stanley is baritone singer from Chicago. 111., will appear in concert in Omaha -at the Swedish Auditorium on Friday evening, March 12. Mr. Mossberg is a'so director-in-chief tor tlfe American Union of Swedish . Sing ers, which will hold a convention this coming June in Boston, Mass. The West Sisters String quartette, Omaha's popular chamber music or ganization, will aiso appear on the program Friday evening.. Mrs. Madge West Sutphen, first violin; Vivienne West, second violin; Eloise West, viola, and Belle West, violoncello. Mr. x Mossberg has been heard in Omaha before with the Swedish singers and he is well remcmWered by those who heard him. The , W'f st Sisters String quartet ' Ply with musiciajiilykili afrd a fine feeling on ensemble, and are so' well known to Omaha'audi ences that, no further mention is necessary. : This concer will be given under the auspices ot the Norrten Singing Society of Omaha, which is affiliated with the American Union of Swed ish Singers, and which expects to attend the convention 'next June in a body. The officers are as fol lows; President, Emil Peterson; vice president, Victor Nelson; secre? tary, Albin Anderson, and treasurer, Vitus Ericlfson. John Helgren is director of the -Nordeii Singing So ciety. , j . " - '".; A concert "was given Thursday evening, March 4, at the Immantiel Baptist church, T.wenty.-fourth and Piukney streets, under the ausuicics of the Woman's society. No ad mission was charged, but a'S''vir offering was taker '-'the offer ing applying uncoil t!ie futul tor the proposed "new "addition to the church. Those appearing on the program were Misses Jess McDon ald, Charliene Johnston, Hazel Leaverton and Lulu Maxwell; Mes dames C. E. .Melton, Rit; Thdmas True and Grace Tlioonl 'Ogle'sby'; Messrs. Harold Graham Ed;ar Leaverton aiid Harold -Thorn, he. program included literary as well.as musical number. ( . j . t, ' . V 1 f . . -.. j '. Edtth U AVaaoner' W.:l .(rlvD an-! other of her rvi(lonec. . ttudto .r-'Vj cltals this nfternoon at 4 o'clm-k feature of thd proxrant will h . payliiK of Vh-Ktnia HicrmrdHuit, rrv 81-3 y'ms, who will play'nny t ihn wvcral conirx'sltioni) h know In any key requested. Thesu.have bwn atudletl In the original key In whlvh thy wnrt wrtitfn niui she wilt trans. poH? thum. Others taklne prt in the program will he I'mncM Nleholns. Ann Alexander, ' Edith Vlotorla rtobtim, 7A&A and JMarRaret Bromley, "Pete" Hamilton. Marian Tooley. Betty. Stabriskits 'Meredith Oakford. I.oulse nAd Wayn Klwoort. Ituth Hartrick, JVuiH Fink. M.iriun- Btitps, Hetty, linvuv Kranect toKlo and Travis NvtiU v. - - ' ' N'-;-, -1 . 'i iiflVcti. ,6. Demand . c.iiii;- . jued t ! Ht $3,60 1-4. tit 5 Cv.iUtbclow yjsterday's close MaVne Memorial Will MarlcV Apex of Gorman Advance At the fork of the national nign wav UuUt hv Tnesnr :mJ reoairediy Napoleon, on the hills above Meitux on, the Marne, the sit for "'America's Gift to France" will be selected uy MarOial Inffr and Marshal Foch. Meattx marks the high water mirk of the German advance of 1914. "America's jift to France" will be a rnlnstuil st.-itiic hv Frederick M IC- tc the; fii-st Battle f( the Marne. Seiember.' S 1914 ' It will cost WWW to erect the memorial,, and late " in March a .ll.Ttuin will he made throughout the United States to obtain the "unds. 1 c r 7l If fl mm t7 ... nu m mwiinm .,iimwHui.n 1 awn it. v ha .ujoic ni cah ': jq a m M'i m 111 ituimiVMr ui . . mjkw fast fi lii I is ni runro' ri r Tg-f a-. (kCi.-iAw -i". k:i WKfiAmww wwl ,. jzr-"" jrwu r 1 .i na fa vrwi ; ' Tit t :.t rrv i -m una 11 11 tm 11 im Biin nwu iuaiib 1111 mv. mwiiuimiur nn 1 uuivn ws.siirra 1 ma it m w u m - wu mmmmm mmwam . - - : : ' .fi .- . m r 1 . . . - elaborate music score on 1 sim. a -.,,... ,v. j w- m .1-.-. r . zm Maurice Toiirneurrs Exquisite Drama of Feminine Development Since the Garden of Eden W OMAN' is not a melodrama. Neither is it an - allegorical play nor a spectacle. It is so won derfully unconventional that it almost baffles descrip tion. For one thing, the offering is remarkable in the number of beautiful women utilized in telling the story and the few men necessary to the unfolding of the plot! "Woman" is intimate and personal! It is amazingly novel! .Nothing Jike it ever has been shown in Omaha! Episodes presented are . Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Emperor Claudius and His Siren Mistress Heloise and the Young Monk Abelard The Brittany Fisherman and the Mermaid An Incident of the Civil War : 1 1 sjsw lll I 3 r h Important Notice to the Public W HILE "Woman'- is daringly artistic in its theme and presentation, there is absolutely nothing that will appear of fensive to good taste.- A prude, however,, will not' understand "Woman." - Mr. Tourheur, in this super-production, has made no truce with prudery. Eather has his superb' artistry been above such narrow : i ideals! 'The handling of the - surpassingly beautiful ; scenein "The Garden of Eden" is marked by spiritual reverence, imagination arid!gobd taste! - 1 Starting Today at the C Woman' music score Orchestrd with specially lm Nor den9 s Syrri- Pipe Organ. '0 0 4 1 ' 1 ."