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kas E:t~l'l THE MICHI1GAN DAILY SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1923
TO6NE PAINTING hut he never succeeded in dpict-!perhaps as men of the ho;'. but wec It migt secus uutsecesay to delve
(Continued from Pg' Seven) ott the worth of his "Pglicci." he know only tot welt how oten thes into thoomusit ot Safn at this jun-
Perhaps one of the best examptes soecohIado h oe t-at too h or ufra h os. oe in vies of the cootrehenei-et
sited Ms agni and his 'Cavoter isa futre generations.}
can cite is that of Edtward Elgar, En- Rusicoita." Smehtlsrailintyeihotreatment so ahy acorte thtoat-
lishnion no dout, bhtitbelonging to SmwAlmostaiali sye st
the wold atlarge His orks lnclud simultaneously with the rise msusic of tie late S riahi, attd the lot in a boo y Crt IYn Vehte.
almostto everylg form ofHi musical creationicudo Russian music, that of Getmay Fitis composer Sielius.ihese !Stitce it to say that lise musical school
tes le i epecaly aaped o ritngseened to collapse completely. This mets infuse a distinct northern tinge'of the Latin country received a severe
Chersuinis, Meyereers, and others seemed t range, for in Germany ttcre' in their work, ut yet are moe co- ret-ack die to the ntimely death of
Thlis third influence cannot he gain- were at least our men who appeared mopolitan than national, 1 think. S- tEnrique Greads dring the war. U-
said, to show great promise, particulaly'hlits, eing stil alive, may e won 'fortnately he happnd to he aoad
Havig nw pesetedthetwoex-Richard Strauss, who started ot iby over to the more radical writers in one of the ill-fated vessels sunk y a.
Having ow prtexsntdayein-uoe hewing out a patti for hinsef in the time: he seems to tendl that way at tGerman suhmarine. Germany has
trnse views ateisatedtodatinmod field of the symphony, as Wagner had'any rate. Nevertheless at this writ- since paid the Spanish government
trendfet music niatseds thatte done in opera. After a very succss-j ing, he can e classed as quite mod 'and his family a tremendous indem-
trendof eentsmusial sems o hetotbeginnsing which included a ionsgcrate. Scriain, on the other hand, e- uy, addig a hit of irony to the sita-
great vocal and choral works suchsas list of splendid symphonic pom, his caie increasingly radial as hiepr-tnwihaoeofplgy Busdy
oraori an opra.Hissymhon soinspiration simply seemed to leave gressed, and actually calls for ;per- enough, genius cannot be reisaceet
Ah FlatstaccordiniMaonrisutonso him," and he now is performing allj fumes to e cfrulated through the with material gain. Other Spanish
ththe gretet smhnccnrhto kinds of wild antics, losing many ar-,house in the performance of one of composers of note include Lao who
oftepresent generation and closely dent supporters he at first won to him- iis later symphonies. ecame famous with his L'Roi d' Ts.
viesr wih Rachnminoff's for inF self. ax Reger was destined to eI Truly moderate are Moskowki and Aeni is also eminent y virtue of
asior hissecndsymhon) fr is-another Brahms in the minds of the faclnaninoff who rely on eautiful his works for pinofort, while de Sara-
portnce Elgr, ols andHmusioei critics, ut he rapidly disintegratd melody deftly applied and treated in sate, who died in 108, composed chief-
form a splendid nucleus for muicalito a most commonplace sort of writ- rich harmony, with good supporting ly for violin.,
development in modern England soil r. Mahler also gave early evidences, conterpoint. The forner was living to closing, I might state that smen-
I think stand well ahead of the ex- iof trute genius, ut could not get an-ay terrily in want in Paris sone time:toss musical life seems to e but a
tremist-Cyril Scott. The latter claims front satisfying the pulic taste and ago. It is known non- that the relief replica of that t have so riely gone
he got over the childish hait of anit- sent slowly downs(till. Trying to do sotspIendidlty carried o in Amierica over as the Eropean situation. we
ing melodies long ago, and t migit all kinds sit new things lie wrote sei-'for his enefit finally reached ins. have our various composers of all
addhiswors sundlik itThee limies thai would fill a co isltee pro- IThe Russsismn, Glazaunoff, a50 otgrowh sorts, the conservatives, the moderns,
are some who may care for huts.but ;grat intsthemselves, much as one gtes of the trie Russian shool of the past'ansI the ultra-moderns. Among the
I douhbtIis sinscerity andtioioist le- to a simgle opera in one evening. but (century, like R ctstsainoff, 5rokoieft lst nomeed t have already mentioned
liee liwsill outlive his generortm. Psse ave hadt tbt indifferemt cu-!std host. of others, is now in Amei- ristelo and Bloch, the latter eing
Tritss iaNlmsel rssmsive is iti sit ess At presemt Wolf-Ferrari, :st-ta. le is a trie moderate in the sene really a Swiss, although he nakes
ven sstilt ofth old-faosionsedslie'yssssi, alf-talian, tutd posihyBrtrct ttat German, Massenet, and the real Clveand his present hotme. Hadley,
vsein, s te ts le otie of the chief hopes t ,Pucini ner. Qite interestitg is itleiling and the very promising
and very pleasing. oosens andhumon-;futurmsicssattGermany. This cositn-'the nwork of Reinhold Gilre. If jsdgedl young Leo Sowery, are also figures
aid are other interestinig representa -try sas extremiely unfortumnate in tos' omnly hyyIis symphonic poens 'Tle sststadig. Theta the unortnate
lives. lrecemt untinsetysdethi of the smore Sirens" see oight say Iis tendenies deatih of Charles Griffes soue years
Th'le orks of Gustav Hlost are si ooderale IHumperdick amd of tlt. Il-,re distinctly futuristic, ut tast lhi to roahy rohed our country of a
particular interest to is at this miss- Inentcd tHugo Wuolff, a youngma nis seiis a transiional worker can never vefinelmusicsial prospect. Whatever
ment dutoIshiis recent arrival in gave early promise of great genius, hbe douted. His early norks reeal has een soul for or against it, no tue
Anserica. Ants Artbor miay feel sr- The musicofteSssisstef distinct orthodoxy. Ippilitoff-Ivanofi esu iaa eYrsni uia
ticlary hmioed ts hattts Aiuis-.he stosrms centers of art discussio to- has unfortunately not been heard from Aumeic to unify te situation sd e-
ton tpremere performance of h, 5'y. onsthe great land of the Mius- since he disappeared in the Caucsas talist scohol. Mtac~owelnas un-
"Hyintn to Jesus," a' work for thomasu coviteitussia, seemingly come tie in 1914. :denily great and his work tended
and orhestra, will he condumcted eremtost radmcal of radical creators. Tauke' Little is known of the musical life towardl the more modern and cosmo-
hy the composer himself oni fthese-for example the case saf Prtihtstef, of thisumhappy Austria and tBaksnuoitan.Til1,.;I veriy eieve can ut
ondivenghofpouethirtihea thtay -i S trav isty, wills that of te Germanso States. We hear of great operaticte te ftae of any Amrican art, as this
tivl. hehtice asatrsiy O itSihoemnbeg, amd theno come to Asiri- activity in Austria, of a young con-l'eoiutry must be html the reslt of a
ed mucs favorable attention in lug ti to tall to smS natmes iscliuig poser y this name of orgold who great uiion of Efuopacarcteris-
lanud and fr that resaso HoIst sill Bloh and Ornsteims, ansi ne have the after indifferent success won great is, after at. This, the,old tend
no dutsbe the cemtral focus of im mstnuclus isf a schoosl that ias 55sftin-fansewith hisisoupra. "tO" eal tiet" 'C'spmic" us iathe poition of prospec-
terest in his dutal role sit compotsetr ads itlam ta teanstutieas I tharslytuhk A truly modern work it is, and w8 ive cadethrs in a ness and great art
conducteor. Oherc works of Iis to bs'(it tpossiblte 0-1" 'tena ritic couldtell ai ut hops for mr mthpout ons nus snt rothe prset and future.
performtedi at thi' Festival art' the Pt it t i ,t ' faie iproroisfomhsuenctie, ore nsr
-etlSuite "Besii Mora," O.G9,Pi1 .Iii wo~r aiuosofsicts t n ur meitsiteomyhie tin us, nsued a me r iod hs "A t" lcsclorfIseii'
"Aa Dirge fonr Two "Veterans" s I if's'e teaou ht+ytl ie taetp f rit ord mrc hs Ad h lc ooro h ie'
suite fronm theisues ''A Perfect Foolt'." itbes hi', r , s i. t.'. 'eu'ril s I, year. At gest cnutr at snaso tr, I 5.t s ll srtt'.shasesoil one
li t: ''I ssci'seers .wlGs. e ,s, si . ii tie ,t '~'cais, iclutdiog letroit, . .say s ' samtote istholowe caes"
It alsos niglhtechellto note ttt itt!i ih ~ hx si7 3rph otiiyo hswrs -iz0ol
te various schools of Nuslousi .tillIf'' i-t's shl'c.sr"1''5'c. ''it.ttuiss fhi ots Nspsoto
have m~isshatiightiet s wolciniis. 1
classedh tifth Elgar, thohhuosse lt ' fh 1 ' " - .
iss, Itsrlssatiusof 'an md uthts' u
who, still smi'oreconi. -u 'ssise, cc.
tribsiute'mu, 0moslvey thitgs to ii i
litermatsu'e, iucha t int usmaner tN '
weardh termuaninitE'ngland. I r nc-
ha. i largequota.oftinhte ste men, ndiN iNO Ui NC.-I'NG hysrl e h rm t 5 r
in thseirce ationms. I Iaet'frism
chiefly to the lteSaintut-wenislas-
tenet, andi to Me.ssage' ot ths, stillhf
livit. More motdeintu types of 1 red +st'1.
writers are numered among Iinsa, 1
the Sato Dehussy, Berio ain1 ('-sar
Franck, who -surely sere theadi oi
their time, and the moo t'hmrlsensser
an Dliie. au uks ndMarie' 1 the New Fall and W inter \,/
Ravel, like Cyril Scot in Et' i'. I
a gain show French omusial arin
extremse hphase, althsugh I iauestl tusEU E I
les. t hr work, littlea. I hove heiir1 V ANH E U SE
of it, pheased me ooare lau tim o
the English comapo.ser. Erikt Saro fs
Ihe outtanoditag figure amnmg a etoupt
o promising youg tat-itttam dy 'af" An adaptation of an excius- as a cavalry officer in pa
ofthe cojjnoIvIator.* ' ' ct he ' ' u n i
The Iluian h'ciui as siosen1 ive Eingishl model o h raue uniorm, b ti use, i
self to be" nomae too sre o iiss rrso :di needs of the American man stands at ease all the day
of ate. Having conipov.. u h i stle-ong
tellent otieras as "Utl'uscs" ,1who Bares about syeand lo g
non to tout," L aFh heuov" "fit-correctness i dress. Buy your collars of a reputable retail-
luterly," masterpieces is noioutt in r. Hse won't offer you a substituteItalinodrwelsabshdtswenyuskfraVNHUE.e
he now is turning to new thought anss' In appearance it' as smart knows there isn't any.
has buen 0055e too 'uccessful, is this
ciritis' judgmnrt may bh elievtd.iss cS
ate.st ophera, thtey say, is truly pa-,s
thetic, mmnd if o, then is fue ca ,N t Yoi O O t I stS
Puccini surely patetic.This ni"u
has earneid forhimitself a geat nas'.-n- llN ~ Yr aB~~lita 5VSo j
as an opera composer, and we may alli~ e __ Y ufe

hope he will not ho.se the reputa tion tugj
trying ho bh ue0er. For the re-I of the,
Italiata school ne maty say that a hit!
ofeperimentation ii goinmg on. After!
long period ofi operatic asti' doev
elosin,,ith ii ersdi, moo douhst, mustsi-' J1
cal It-thy m,' mu to tie tn rs is5 cus- -17/7 , YrT A'
sideralo trans iiom. Men luke I'- fi vo is..5inrfsi7% CI-d1 J
zeffi, O.EletAii, WoiLFeorrari7, whoti
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