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Ji fc THE COURIER. I r ViYIOJXifKKI' IN RELATED KEYS Hekbebt Bates The Unlversallst musical service re peated two numbers from the charity concert. The first of these, Alard's Symphony Concertante for two violins seemed played with more spirit than at the former rendering. Perhaps this was partly owing to the fact that this time It was heard under circumstances more favorable, not at the end of a dreary program of all manner of music. The composition seemed to lack strong sub stance. It is striking, however, and rises to smuch emotional power, a little tinged, however, by sentimental effus iveness. The other number from the charity concert, the duet between Mr. Lawler and Miss Flnnlgan, was not so good. The song was rather pretty, somewhat after the old school, with some charming passages. But the sing ing rather lacked. Mr. Lawler would sing well in a chorus. His singing is even, unemphatic, unlndlvldual. For this every reason It Is, In solo work, very unexpresslve and unsatisfying. Miss Finnlgan's voice, better In shading and expression, sadly needs training. I do not like to listen to a singer who keeps me perpetually worrying for fear that her voice may "break." Miss Fin nlgan's best notes, when they are good are very good. Unfortunately, however, the rest of the rhyme holds true. Miss Flnnlgan should give a good deal of work to the study of voice-production. With her voice once thoroughly under control, so that she and her hearers may have confidence in it, she should do very well Indeed. But the public pre fers a fair voice that It surely fair, to a voice that keeps them always nervous ly expecting failure. Miss Hoover played the planaforte part In Relsslnger's quintet. She was somewhat hampered, of course, by the upright piano, but her playing, partic ularly in the closing Tarantella, was strong and expressive. Miss Hoover has made several appearances of late: at the Nebraska conservatory concert, at the charity concert, and at this Sun day recital. She promises to stand among the very best of the local pian ists. The strongest of the numbers for the quartet was the Larghetto from Spohr, the most satisfying number of the con cert. The Hayden Serenade and Boch erlnl's Minuet Celebre were much of a kind, dainty and gracefully delicate. Haydn's Serenade is not much like Schubert's. It is not the passion of the nineteenth century Heine-reading lov er. It Is rather the very deliberate and sweetly-refined sigh of the eighteenth century gallant, his sentiment as pret tily external as his Beau-Brummel at tire. It Is the very qulntescence of graceful love-making. It Is not love no lover Is enough at ease for such de liberate prettlnesses but It is not meant to be. It Is just the pretty lit tle game of our summer resorts, moon light and meaningless whispering, to be forgotten with the morning. The Hallelujah chorus disappointed. This was not Mr. Hagenow's fault. It was Inherent In the nature of the mu sic. It is music which depends largely on mere bulk of sound. It has been said that a small Gothic church Is artis tically Impossible. So with a small Hallelujah chorus. It Is intended for a marshalling of great masses of sound. Reduce these, and the whole point Is lost. Take for instance the thread of melody carried by those two violins. That was comparatively Inconspicuous. That melody should have been held by at least a half score of voices, sing ing fortissimo, supported by .organ and orchestra. That should 'W loud; but over and above It, drowning not its weakness, but Its strength, should peal the thunder of the other voices and In struments. The same Is true of the theme that carries the words "king of kings and lord of lords," which should roll In long ocean undulation under the leaping crests of the exultant Hallelu jahs. The chorus was composed to show, not contrasted voices, but con trasted masses of voices. It Is one of those artistic achievements almost In separable from Its medium of expres sion. A batalllon drill would be tame with but eight men to a company, though there is hardly an evolution but could be carried out. The mass is part or the composition. This is not true of some other great choruses. Wagner's Tannhaeuser march means much even with a quartet. Beethoven's sympho nies tell their story even on the piano. But these great choruses refuse to lend themselves to humble expression. They demand, before they will render up their meaning, orchestra, organ and the com bined strength of hundreds of voices. They are choruses not by accident, but by organism. Lincoln seems to be afflicted with tremolo. Now a tremolo in its place does no harm. Neither does a "loud pedal" on a piano. But these things are good only within certain limits, and. It seems that these limits need defining. A tremolo Is a deviation from the plain way of singing. As a deviation it has two possible causes. One is the fact that it conceals nervous unevenness of tone; the other that It gives an Impres sion of emotion. The first reason is, of course, no reason. No singer whose voice is not under control should af flict a public except at student recit als when the public comes forewarned. And certainly those singers whose voices are under control should be anx ious to show their skill. Otherwise they may come to be unjustly suspected of having defects to conceal. As to the tremolo expressing emotion al effect. It undoubtedly does, particu larly If it be of the right sort. It should be more of the vibrato sort, not that detached "ah ah ah at," to which one can keep time with one's program. But the -very best tremolo is, or should be, only a temporary deviation from the straight way. Like any other de vice, when carried too far it loses Its ef fectiveness. It Is a "stop" In the voice, to be drawn only for certain purposes, to be pushed back promptly when the need has passed. It might be safe to say that no singer should ever use the tremolo unless ful ly able to sing without it. Then he may use It or not, for effect, in pas sages where It Is appropriate. And, ev en in these passages he should aim rather at the brilliant vibrato than at the fluttering tremolo which shakes like a side-wheel steamer In a ground swell. What the concertgoer loves to hear Is the strong clear confident voice, a voice able to soar without device or subterfuge. Sutton & Holiowbush have moved into the corner store under the Funke opera house. The corner has a holiday as pect now. The children stand about the window flattening their noses against the polished plate-glass and wishing they had money enough to buy a good sized stomach-ache. Sutton and Hol iowbush make good candies, fresh every day. Of late years their trade has ex tended all over this part of the state. Through the winter they will serve hot and cold soda, and make all kinds of fancy cakes to order. 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