THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4; 1921.
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M U S I C
By HENRIETTA M. REES.
Whea I was in the university I
should have liked in "N."
nut 1 was cot a good enough
baskf t ball player to get one. I did
not even make the first team, and jn
the game in elan I alwaya played
opposite a girl whose arroa were
longer than mine, and who surpassed
me in a great many respects aa
basket ball artist But I could play
the piano, aa I bad studied a great
drat, and upon one notable occasion
played a group of classical aelectioni
in chapel. It it had been possible
to win an "N" by being one of the
(ive pianists chosen to represent the
university from an artistic stand
point, I think my interest in keeping
up music with a full university course
would have been given an impetus
and spur which would have done a
great deal or my technic at least,
fur I would have worked, feeling that
1 was having a part in universtiy ac
tivities rathar than that,, when I
practiced, I was away by myself, out
of them. . Of course, there might
have been many other players who
would have surpassed me, with all
my work, and I might not have won
the coveted "N" anyway, even if they
had had it.
But the right to wear a college let
ter is not given for supremacy
or skill in any art, only in athletics.
The girl with longer arms than
mine could catch and throw a basket
ball, and she was considered athletic,
yet she wouldn't have lasted five
minutes in simple finger gymnastics,
such as certain gentlemen like Kra
mer and others wrote into exercises,
to last far longer. She had capacity
of one kind, I of another, but it was
her kind ' which was recognized.
Music is not classified as an athletic
sport, yet any one who has ever
Worked seriously on technic knows it
is one of the greatest athletic sports
in the world. In fact, a great many
who have, given professional recitals
cast interpretation to the winds and
merely present it in its athletic glory,
that all the world may see, even uni
versities. An art is really nothing but a sport
hi which mental and spiritual devel
opment is superimposed upon he
physical development necessary to
express it And if anyone thinks any
line of music does not need physical
development (except composing, the
greatest of them all), let him try it
' without any. Or if the debater thinks
mental activity does not count, let
him also try it. The virtuoso 'must
keep in the athletic training of his
line as rigorously as the best foot
ball player or' pugilist
But if I had been the very fines!
musician in the whole university,
could not have won an "N." One
must make a team, and universities
do not pick out and recognize a team
of the best in art. Why not? A
team ol the best musicians in school
would certainly be worth while.
Certain students, according to tem
perament and preliminary training,
dould have an opportunity to try for
it, the same as certain others do for
the athletic teams. And what
recognition is so, distinctly typical
of a university as- the right and
honor to wear some form of , the
college letter?
1- The'luesday usiciat club' will
present Erika Morini, violinist, in re
cital at. the Brandcis theater on
Thursday evening, December 8, at
S:1S o'clock. Erika Morini has made
, a sensation In both her. -New York
and Chicago appearances, and her
recital here Thursday evening prom
ises much in the way of a musical
treat Press; and public have given
her unstinted laudation, and conser
vative critics have waxed enthusias
tic wholeheartedly. ' Mrs. Stephens,
who handles the publicity ot the
Tuesday Musical club, assures us
that the "program is almost identi
cal with the one given in New York
City. The program for ' Thursday
evening- follows:.:
' I. Concerto,'' B minor". Salnt-Saeni
Allegro BOB Troppo. ............ ..
Andantlno Quasi Alte&rettoi
Molto Modcrato e Maestoso
2. (a Andants . RcllElao... Francis Thome
b) Valse 'In A major. ...... , Brahms
(: Rondo , , Mocart
2. (a) Hindoo Chant
. M . . , . Rimsky Korsakow-Krelslcr
(b) Canzonetta. . -t t........ .(iodard
(c) Walta Caprice , ."Wienlawskl
4. Two Spanish-Dances' (Nos. 7 'and- 8)
... Saraaate
Emanuel B&laban at the piano. .
In one of the books of the univer
sity ;course of music study, Rudolf
Ganz makes some pertinent and
ironic remarks about the .composer
and his- part in the , great general
scheme: .
"The evidence ot the neglect of the
composer lies in the fact that a great
part of the? so-called musical profes
sion,, the public' and the pcople-at
large' have no clear idea of differeiv
tiation between creative and re
creative' musicians. Thel composer
is that obscure being the name of
whom you find on the programs, but
of whom you are not supposed to
know anything,, and in whose fate
you are totally uninterested. ' He is
usiially supposed. to be dead. He
mostly is; but what would the armies
of artists and would-be artists, the
millions of music-lovers, do without
him? Music as 'made' by the com
poser is a sister to literature, sculn.
ture and the .beaux-arts in their dif
ferent branches. .
"The composer is a brother to the
painter, the poet, the. sculptor, the
etcher. The "reproducers', pianists,
singers, violinists, : organists, con
ductors, banjo-players, aad the like-
are not in his class. They may be
wonderful, great, successful, rich,
clever but they are not jn his class.
Just scv the actors will not sit with
the dramatic authors on the last day
of judgment. -.And yet teachers and
students are not interested in the
neglected composer, both old, and
young he has to die to be appre
ciated." '
Theater Lyrique in Farjs. Later
she sang at the Crystal Palace, and
at the Birmingham festival. In 1869
Mile Nilsson sang Donna Elvira
to the Donna Anna of Titiens. and
the Zerlina of Patti.
She sane in America under M.
Strakosch. and paid a second visit
to America in 1873-1874. Speaking
of her singing, A. C, in Grove's
dictionary, wrote:
"Her voice is of moderate power,
great Sweetness, brilliancy and. even
ness in all the register, . the com
pass being about two and a half oc
taves, from g to d. It had formerly
been three octaves, pur, upon me
advice of Rossini she spared the
higher part, on account of the gr:at
strain. Her style is especially suit
ed to 'the more pathetic parts ot
opera, being peculiarly excellent in
The news of the deatfi of Chris
tine Nilsson brings to the mind of
many of the - older generation, the
days whea this soprano was among
the greatest of her time. -
The dauehter of a small farmer
in the district of Wederslof, Swe
den, she showed great aptitude for
music at an early age, and was for
tunate in having friends ;wJio inter
ested themselves in her career.
! She was noted in the roles of
"Violetta." in "La Traviata. "Mar-
earet" in "Faust." "ODhelia".
Ambrois Thomas' .. "Hamlet " and
numerous' other roles which are for
gotten today. She sang at the Swe
dish court early in her career, and
afterward made her debut at the
Twenty-Four Lessons in Piano Playing-Fourth Lesson: E Minor
GROVE'S MUSIC SIMPLIFIED
(Copyright, 1920, by W. Scott Orove,
- gcrantott, Pa.)
Lesson No 4.
The fourth lesion in this series of twenty
four lessons of the modern method, of instruc
tions for the piano or organ according to system
originated by Mr. Grove, take up the key of
) E Minor, It is proposed to give in this complete
series all of the fundamental chords used in
musical composition. There will be twenty more
lessons before this twenty-four lesson course in
music is completed. The pupils are expected to
learn these' chords so that they can be played
almost intuitively. This means diligent- practice.
When this lesson has been mastered the students
will be fully qualified to take up the study of the
fifth lesson wly'ch will be next presented. . ,
INSTRUCTION Place chart upon the key
board ol piano,or organ so that the small letter
D with a dash' above it, at the bottom of the
chart, is directly, over the key D on the key
board. The hite and. black spaces will then
correspond to the white and black keys. Esch
of the three horizontal series of letter repre-,
sent a chord. Beginning with the upper row,,
play the white letter with the left hand and. May,
the three black letters in unison with the -Ah
hand, making the first chord. Then, fn the a&9
way, playt the notes indicated in the second hori
aontal series, then those in the third and back
to the first; forming a complement of chords in
E Minor.
The first things necessary to become a good
player, are patience and practice. During the
timet before the next Icnon le cl 3rd shown
fhafeld be 'played over and over again until you
. memorise it and eari play it without the chart.
.Meinorijre the letters also. You will find that
before- long. you. will be able to play simple
accompaniments in tbis key to any melodies you
or your friends may sing. .
If you. wish 10 go further In studying, learn
the fingering of the Scales shown on the staff in
each chart, upper notes played with risht hand,
lower, with left hand.
Every triad in black letter is marked 1, S, 5.
Always-read it so, no matter in which vertical
order the' notes may be written, i Note that the
small letter D with a dash above it must not be
played, ' . , -5
Never play imall white letter 0 with dash
above it
NEXT LESSON Key ot C-The natural
key. ,
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Elsa, Margaret and Mignon; as
Donna Elvira and the Countess she
was unrivalled. During her earlier
seasons her success was helped by
a certain naivete of look and man
ner which was very charming."
Kftne. Nilsson retired from pro
fessional work June 20 1888. She
was born August 20, 1843.
Musical Notes.
Karl Tunberg has opened a piano
studio in the new Schmoller &
Mueller building on Dodge street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
Mr. Tunberg formerly was a promi
nent pianist In Seattle, Wash., and
before that he supplemented his
study In this country with a period
of study with the celebrated Theo
dore Kullak in Europe.
The recital by Frances Gettys of
University Place, artist pupil with
Maud Fender Putsmer, dean of the
college of fine arts, Nebraska Wes
leyan university, brought a number
of Lincoln people to the program.
Her assistant was Miss Hazel Wep
klng, advanced pupil with Carl
Beutel. Mr. Beutel played the or
chestral accompaniment on, the sec
ond piano for Miss Wepking and
Mr. Rex Fair of Lincoln assisted
with the flute. Mrs. Gutzmer lived
in Omaha and presented i. Miss
Gettys here, that Omaha people'
who are interested might see her
work with a pupil who has been, un
der her tuition lor some ume. m
Louise Shadduck Zabrlskle, F. A.
G. O., will present her 15th organ
recital at the First Presbyterian
church, Thirty-fourth-- and Farnam
streets, Sunday afternoon, ' Decem
ber 4, at 4 o'clock.- Mrs. Zabriskie
will be assisted by the quartet of
the First Presbyterian church,
Louise Jansen Wylie, soprano; Mrs.
Verne Miller, contralto; Mr. A.
Hobbs, baritone; Mr. L. S. Dodd
tenor, and Mrs. E. O. Ames, so
prano. Among Mra, Zabriskle'l
numbers will be Prelude in D. Mat
Jor, by Bach; Harmonies , of Eve
ning, Karg-Elert; a group, of . four
widely different shorter numbers, in
which the many rn'orful'fone color
combinations of ' organ will be
used, and .Ma eV , Heroique", by
Saint-Saens, . '
The quartet will present the mo
tet. "Hear My Prayer," by Men
delssohn, with solo by Mrs. Wylie,
and a group of- three numbers,
among them "List to the Lark"
(The Norfolk Chimes) by Clarence
Dickinson. The -public ,is cordially
invited. t Rev.,- Edwin, Hart Jenks,
pastor. : . -c
Miss Loretta DeLone had the
pleasure of renewing her acquaint
ance with Sousa, who was the first
in New Tork to welcome the west-
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Enlarged Orchestra
HARRY SILVERMAN, Director r''
Mils Skeen, Harpist ' Haupt at Organ
Playing "IN A PERSIAN MARKET"
LOUISE FAZENDA CHESTER CONKLIN
' - in 'a 2-reeI comedy scream 4 V s.
"A RURAL CINDERELLA"
Shows at 11," 1, 3, S, 7, 9
Feature 40 Minutes Later
Box Seats Reserved for all
7 o'clock Shows Now on Sale
PRICES ON THIS PRODUCTION
Matinees, except today, until 6:15, 35c
Nights and Today's Mat., 700 seats, 40c
Main Floor, 50c; Boxes, 60c
ern harpist af(ter hor; six seasons
with tha Minneapolis - Symphony
orcheHtra. ' The-great bandmaster
told, Miss DeLone-that there .was
need of competent; harpists In New
Ifork and hoped -that ahe would re
main.).: s . .' :
Miss. Hmlly Clave ; presents her
pupil. Master Samuel . .Cafmel, in
a violin recital Monday evening, De
cember S"at. 8:15 .O'clock at the
First . Christian . chuich. Twenty-
sixth 'and 'Harney 'streets. 'Miss
Margaret Xlljehstolpe; accompanist.
A representative violin program will
be presented by the young man, In
cluding a Petite Symphonle for two
violins, In which he will be assisted
by Miss Emily DaVls. Master Car
mel is said to have unusual talent
The admission is free and those in
terested are cordially invited.
Ilaiel Eldridge, contralto,, has
opened" a studio in voice culture,
room 10, Baldrlgo-Weed building,
Tuesday and Friday mornings and
Thursday afternoons.
Full Steam Ahead. ,
If there any slackening of mo
tion picture production it is not vis
ible at the Hollywood studios. Paul
ine Frederick, Doris May and Ses
stie Hayakawa are up to their -re.
soective necks in work and L. J.
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licks on one, of his special subjects,
"The Call of Home." Full" steam
ahead is the program o the moment.
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