, 1873-09-07

its September musical freight. It fo announced
ngomont viii bo In tho hatds of ntr Frod Root
Mr. George =. Root retiring to his familiar old
"cornor,6 whero lo will "lonf and invite hia
son." Tho present numbor Of tho parcr ia do.
tho Normal hillaioal Institute and itH concerts,
md among other matters pertaining to'it is
!otor from Mr. Carl Zorrailn himself expressing
ny delight nntl satisfaction with wat ho acc3m.
plsl,ed. Thoro IL also generous amoslnt of
gonoral muscal intelligence, correspondence
and editorial. and Ir'Bll song md Chorus, and
npoiha nszourka by A. scdgwick, for tho u'islc-
George i. Root las in preas collection Of
male voicos, called ''Tho Maonnorohor.
oonnol has Just writtou tho following new
ENGLAND, but probably have not trfeael,od lhts
country yct: !" Abralam's Request" for bari-
tonu MY Beloved spako," for noprano, With
ntson sS'e ost9 orrr To q G9 a e oo5s tA1sye" ~
Sleeping, Maiden, Awake " for soprano or tenor
Loin du PayB," for soprano or tonor.
We have reeelvod from, tho publishers, George
Mooas Co. < GcameTagepor T Maas the sept:
becoming ono Of tho ablost and most attractive
muBical rapors in this country. Its clitoriala
aro marked By great ability. ita sclootons are
nludo With admirable tnGto, mud tho music which
1t publishes In Of a very high order.
OBITUARY.
Mr.. L. 7. Rocco tho woll-known Italian llarp-
ist, who Was q notnbor Of Tho orchestra a.tachcd
to tho Paropa-lsoha English Opora Company md
subsequently ono of tho Theodore Thomas Or
cl,estra Observation-Disclosures, committed suicide In q
New York boarding -honne, . few days ago. Thu
canso was disappointed love. Mr.. Rocco waa
considered tho beHs Larr!nt in tho country, nnd
WAS to llnyo boen with iho strakosch Company
thtH scnHon
The death Of B1r. Frank Nor. at tho ago Of 5a,
Is announced. He wns a son Of tho Mori,
famed yiolniat, who was 80 long connocted with
! tho Kings Thoatro, MILAN when spagnoletti
WIS conductor. Mr.. Frank Nor; was tho COM
poser Of several popular Hongs md WIS we'll
Known accompnnist.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Stool barn are to DO substituted for bells in
several English churches.
Mile. Roso Dell is now In London, singing in
OTenbach'B operas, in English.
According to a Berlin paper the Vicorov Of
Egypt hat given G5D0 in aid Of tho Wagner per-
formancos AZ Daytouth.
London letters stato that Arabella Goddard ia
preparing Tor hor tour, WITCH viii commence
THIS mt IN + tho United States. and include Aua-
tralia and Now Zealand.
A nutnbor OF tho admirers Of Mdn,o. Aaclina
Pntti arc going to present thu. lady with buat
| portrait in. marble. to be executed Ey Bsgnor
Tfentan0Yo.
/ Tho subscription raised in England for Bignor
Mario has now reached ,f1,0 ,001, and 1t in proposed
| to purchase freehold villa for presentation to
Sir William sternlale Bonnet has composed
sonata lor tho planolorto on tho theme OF "rho
Maid Of Orleans" It waH written for Malama
| Arabella Goddard.
| Mrs. scott-Slddons returns in October bring
| ING with hor q musical proEdy, aged II, who re-
comfy won tho. highest mark OF houor in tho
loyal Academy Of MuRo In 1ondou.
-, Richard Wagner is honorary President Of tho
wagner Society, recently organized in Barcelona,
n,'d Ao 10 writing q wark which tho tnemhors Of
that association will perform.
It ia rumored that wealthy Bostonian han
! purchased tho vacant lots in Fourteenth street.
Saw n"3o xor 1RposS tho Academy Of Music md
loo Gilmore, who will iuaugurale series Of
promenade concerts Of similar oharaotor to
those Of Theodore Thomas.
new opora by Dullo, German composer,
has baon producod ut Konigsberg, in PtuAsia,
with considerable SUCCESS. It IL entitled - Has.
| ald, aud it Is described ns replcte with thosr
charms with which huantlful 1ueiotiy anJ mas.
torly Instrumentation nlono inyesl an opera
Tho schutnan,l Festival ut Bonn WAS to begin
on Aug. II, under thu direction Of Herr Joachim
@ and Herr WaatetweSi, tue :onlposor's biographer.
| The proyrulnnIa includes his symphony In u nj.
nur, his concarto in a minor, will his widov at
the Keyboard lila hytnphuny i'll g major, aud nu-
| merouB minor works.
s'gnor Randcyger, an Italian by birth, but
WHO has been many years don.iciled In Etslaud,
hns coHl 'osoa ll2w cnntata Tor Tho Forthcoming
Birmingtlam Festival. The toxt is adapted from
Schillcrs poenl, "Iho MesBage of tho Forge
birmingham Journals think, that rs far aB can
10 judged from rchcarsala Of tho choral portiouA
the cantata IL l'kuly to prove ylea: succesu.
-, Hiss Clara Louise Kellogg gave n concert Inst
Spring, n. T., for tho bo,lelt Of the Library
Aasoc!atlon OF that place. Although. tho wenthor
! WAS slockingly bad, the colcurt nas IN immense
$1,000.
=, Ata recent meeting OF pianotorto players at
competitors who had to play one OF Hum,uai'a
sonataa, but the judge would not award either
OF thotn the first .prlzo. Twenty-Five young
ladies' played an allegro de concert, by Chopin,
thona-two being the pupils Of ono master. or
the twenty yioiinists. young lady obtained tho
first prixo.
The Covont Garden Promenade Concerts,
London, were commenced on tho :@.h Instant.
under tue direction Of NJ. Reylero. His e!iei
hart, Madame Luminous. Atadamv snco, Miss
| Blanche Cole, AIIsa Rose He1aoo, Mile. Scaclli
mr. g. porfen, signor Foli, &c. Sir Jaliun
nonedlot Conducted tho oratoros aud classical
pianist, and III. gaurot tho volinist.
n. Ofronbach has appointed II. Albert Vizen-
TIM conductor OF tho band OF firty-tvo players
At tho Gaito; the ohoralista will number seven.
] ty-nfo. Ine Theatre WILL bo opened nc1t Satur.
day, with "Io Dernior Gascon," by NJ. r. Bar.
ricre. Tho rouoarsalA OF "Jeanne dare" tue
drama by N, Jules 13arbier, tho music by H.
| Gonnod, wifi be forthwith commenced. hldlle.
Lin Felix will bo Maid Of Orlealla; the othol
parts are allotted to Mesdau,cs Marie Brindcau,
IoyHaandior, Brunot, NM. @. Just, Dearoux,
stuard, Angelo, aud Thlbaut.
A correspondent Of the Musical World, Lon
don, agan pnr!ts forward the claim Of Sir Henry
Bishop to tho authorship, Of "Hone, sweo,
Home" Ho says that, in lettor dated Dec. II.
1sA9, md sent to Mrs. soariabriek, Of Liverpool,
bir Horny distinctly says that ho wrote it, aul
| that Nine. Pasta waa 10 fond Of the song as to-
induce him to believe that sho urged Donizetti
TO introduce Il into his Anna Do!ona." This.
[ Sir Hougy adds, will account for part OF tue
melody being found in Donizatti's work.
! "In tho conrao of our conversation" says
writer, "nossiui WAS full Of hard-hitting t,uthH
| und brilliant Bntiro on tho preaont study and
| method Of vocazntion. r don't want to hear
anything more Of it, he said; .thoy scream.
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