Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1927, Page 11

"~ JAZZ 1S RevoL; CRIIC DECLARES Sigmund Spaeth Gives First Lecture of Community Institute’s Series. ‘The Community Institute of Wash- ington formally opened its series of programs om musie, art, science and othe bjects of current and cultural interests at Central High School last night, with an upusually large au- dience, in spite ‘of the inclement weather. Frederie A. Delano, chair- man of the advisory committee, pre- sided and introduced, in adadition to the speaker, the famous music critic, Sigmund Spaeth: also Willlam Bruce King of the Society of Fine Arts and Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian of the Public Library of the District of Colum hoth of whose organizations sociated with the Community movement in backing the new Community Institute. Mr. King and Mr. Bowerman made a few brief re- marks. The former commented espe- cially on the satisfaction the Society of Fine Arts felt that at last the cul- tural work which that society had carried on for years under private auspices should be taken under pub- lic service auspices. Dr. Bowerman assured the audience of the co-opera- tion of the library in providing lists of reading matter dealing thoroughly with each subject which will he fea- tured in the series of lectures in the Community Institute’s excellently com- pi'ed course for the year. The subject of the evening, present- | ed in the inimitably witty and force- ful fashion that ig characteristic of as_“Jazzmania, a Musi- | The speaker chose to apply his remarks to life and living conditions in general as well as music of today. He stated that jazz s a treatment rather than a form of music, and is really a revolt against the existing conditions. Compares Differences in Masie. “In reality jazz is a distortion of the conventions of music,” said Mr. Spaeth, and, later in his lecture, quoted the French modernist, Maurice Ravel, as saying that “the rhythmic patterns and tone color of Jazz form America’s most distinctive contribution to music to date.” In a skillfully easy way Spaeth carried his keenly interested audience through the basic analysis of the fundamentals of music rhythm (which he defined as emphasized particularly for so-called “foot-listeners”), melody (perhaps the most important factor of all), harmony, tone-color and form. He illustrated familiar rhythmic pat- terns and showed how the melodic pat- terns hid the rhythmic design. A most amusing instance that he gave showed the “Funeral March” from Chopin’s famous sonata to be rhythmi- cally identical with the “Wedding . March” ., “Lehengrin, minor to major key and melodic pat- tern made the two works entirely dis- similar in all other respects than that of rhythm. A Mr. Spaeth emphasized the fact that the real“appreciation of good, so-called “classical” music, depends largely and primarily upon the simple fact of familiarity. “Ability to recognize a melody is a distinctly human pleasure, evinced amusingly by the applause of an audience when a performer plays as an encore some unannounced yet gen. erally familiar work,” said Mr. Spaeth, who showed how this applause is not really for the performer, but the audience is spontaneously applauding itself for the pleasure of recognising the encore. P % & Radio Cuts Popular Tusies. “To my mind, the most important thing is not to try and force good music on an audience emphasizing its value, but rather to expose peopl to plenty of good music with the emphasis on their deriving honest pleasure from the programs, speaker. “I understand that the radio has cut the lives of the cheaper, popu- lar music tunes six months short, it offers so many more opportunities for the public to hear and get tired of this music that not have lasting values. The only real difference be- tween popular music and good music is that the composers of the latter have used the same materials with more care and musicianship, thus pro- viding lasting qualities of which people never grow tired. instead of the obvious simpler use of rhythmic and melodic patterns which soon become boresome." Among the many examples of fllus- tration at the piano and vocally of certain points in his talk, perhaps the most amusing was Mr. Spaeth’s sing- hg of a very typical ballad of the ! " _entitled “The Lost Little Child.” The speaker showed how the sophisticated American folk music that is represented by jazz might well be a revulsion against the sugary sen- timentality of this music of the pre- ceding generatio) He also showed how Irving Berl “technique” fen- tured some of the simplest melodic patterns and told how that popular composer wrote always on the black keys alone. As his final example, Mr. Spaeth gave bv request. his famous analysis of “Yes. We Ha which ingludes excerpts snatch, from Handel's “Halleluia Chorus, “Bring Back My Bonnie to Me, Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls” and “‘Seeing Nellle Home"-—quite a com- 26 HORSES BURNED. EL PASO, Tex., November 4 (#).— Twenty-six horses were destroyed in a fire which swept the stables of Troops B and C, 7th Cavalry, at Fort Bliss yesterday. Many of the animals were saved by soldiers who rushed into the blaze after their favorite mounts. The loss ‘will approximate $5,000, Fort Bliss au- thorities said. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1007 £’7 SHOP-MAIL EARLY MOVEMENT STARTS Merchants Vote to Extend Period of Christmas Season to Avoid Rush. The mail early—shop early move- ment being promoted by local mer- chants in co-operation ~ with postal officials to avold the last-minute rush of Christmas*gift buying and mailing will be inaugurated here November 21, according to an announcement to- day by E e the Merchants Assoclation. Advancement of the Christmas sea- son to cover a longer period than formerly was voted by the merchants’ group at a meeting yesterday in the and Il offices of the association in The Star Building, and merchants announced that this year they are making the greatest advance preparations in the history of their organization. Figures collected by the merchants’ association following last year's Christmas season, according to Mr. haw, show that the real Christmas ‘hopping season was spread over a week period instead of the six to eight day rush of former years. The shop-early movement originated veral years ago as a result of agi- tation by women's clubs against over- working of woman clerks in stores, Mr. Shaw recalled. Christmas buyers hava recognized the advantage of shopping without haste and discom- fort and have joined in the movement, the merchants’ secretiry said. When Winter Com es! YOU men will be glad you treated yourselves to shoes as good as these. 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SAN FRANCISCO, November 4.— Miss Helen Wills, America's premier woman tennis player, began practicing here today for her first venture on the amateur stage after having passed the critically directorial eye of Ned Wayburn, director. The 21-year-old net star. who has iust returned home with the Wimble- don title and the American women's singles championship, was assigned to the title role in one of the presenta- tions of the Junior League Follles, to be staged for charity here soon. In addition to the leading role in one of the principal numbers, Miss Wills was given a place in the chorus. She will take the title part in a nr!‘l, act skit called “The Oriental Lady, and will be a chorus girl in a comedy sketch entitled “The Understudy’s Re- | hearsal.” . Army Salvage Nets $783,997. By the Associated Prees. st year was “thrift year” in the . judging by figures published today showing $783,997 realized from salvage sales of waste materials and unserviceable property. 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