, 1875-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
WAGNER'S L(0l1CMEHfN" "

E1SCif to the fIlnaEo tltEIr thu a.
tion Of - Lolcugrtu "t.se sirst ,u.ellieent aud
sustained rcrfo,,raucc of Nncrcr'a n,sc II has
had, WaRncr.a nu.;,. l,os mt been unfamiliar
here either uvon III, cpcratio Or tho concert
stage, hut it llss t,con .:ycn hitherto in ucrapr,
"Tannhaueer has been twice presented
nst t:mo at McEic..cr's Theatre, Jan. Is, 1895,
with Graft thinner, 1Iabelmanu, Joi,annaen.
rredcric. and Ca,,issa: e;d the uccoud
ti,no ut tho Crosby O;era-liot.so Fob, H. 1871,
with Lichtn,av. 1;erua,d IlaaeImsnu Hooper
Franoxch. Fierling, anl Wilhelm Formcs,
on both ihcro occasions tho opera was CT.
tenBivoly n,uttatsi. and wrste1ctly performed.
and with ecasty nui crutlo n,steriaI. TheotIore
Thomas has ilnno great work a. a Wngncr
,rfssiousrv. lila ,roor,n,r,o. r., th;s ,it,, l.,,
,..1..Is., a.... .-,a - w'' -. '''9 10y n"so
,,.e'""'a ,,. my ""a''os n"t'posa o"s ss
wagner mas WILTON very httIe legitimate con-
numbers, tile "Kaiser March" "]iuldicuue'g
M.rc,, " md thc =. E.ust f,vo,t,,ro s-f,,e hno,,
Lit, A.. -'"o D~,"
onnsea 10 e'so excerpts rom tIo operas. Wliich,
notwithstanding tho admirable character Of their
performance have suffered by being detached
from their dramatic eurrounainra and mn.
.i,,1 o,,,..xt T,,,., .or,,t, :, 20
@, t"snu os.li'N' tlafo '4'eioueu 'no
u'ost"rot Mareh, AMI l'acchanaio from 'IHnh-
lauHcr"; the Forapiol, Introduction, Chorus,
and March third act) from Lohe1)yrtn -. selcr-
tinns Frar, arYho r1.,ipr l1,,f,,,n,,n " ttn r-.-
~. N '"' 49, "a. ''. '"o "'e.-
tuio MI" hs"eE from MepA inc f'haAo
x, ~ :, .-;I.,..- ,t,:,. IL
.io'" ."o .'1osH''hoa LIBBY l'o el"Emy
Introduction and FlNate TO 1ratnn and 1sotle;"
aud t1,o ,roirt !. 1,j,t ,1cr W,,sror,n T, .Io
,reacnt,t,o, of ,,,,.o NV ,,,,,,,ars ". rh"n.o s"e
luehcl'.as'on VI '"ea" n9hDers, ~ Mf' lhomas
w,,p,r,u .rst,;,,1 ,u,.,u IN. :, r ,,,.,,,u:. :,
-. ;,,at,.,. 49,, a,,,'e.,",' .,.a ,....'.
w ''0'as' "a'' "'sno"hn 't4' os''"o'0nAAsioA
W MI ordinary oporatic orchestra must lneylta-
,rtomas' iucomrarabio organization. KtjtI wl,nt
~ 1,,,,-,,, ho. ,,o l., ,i,.x,, ,,o,,, ,,;,,,,.o,
-. 1,."'. - pe s."f'."
" lae nlcanil11' n''" hp!ftt oi Wagner 1nublo
"hlcii tley eol,ia not otherwise nave lAu.
1t Is inpoFhlblo within Ordinary newspaper lin
itH To present q clear idea OF the Wngnefiau
theory ul music. lie a'lti hid disciples hayo
Wrt.en so'uraes IN olAciiatsoh OF It, nnd his al
vefaafics liavo written Volumes against it, aud
e light still rnEeR hin music ia still tho m'lsic
OF tho fntnro. not Of tho present, although, 1t,
- Loliangrin como exception may be taken
10 Tins statenaeht from the faet that when iio
Mfolo u he ma nos carried LIE tnoorlea 20 far o.
70 hoeosalthte 1lo eacfiilce Or the ordinary op-
cratic iorhae' sucn aS appears IN sEe Ainelt'nEen
IriIoEf ant That u III very popu1af IN tho world.
One little extract rum NABners worS on "the
urera VIII th!o" cohsloeisoie l6At upon his
taeofy. however. He enya
t'AAs VI "tHs ~ cAE4ff1 II HtAs!E 10 bAiy iecHHB
AMI sesa!o. Mnas renters 10 ~ ftleat sway the
rnts sis.l 4sa' y, ~ "o,a Mlta IN our
n,I.tmrc - raas,mnv fts nlv tha nnss - u ....s ~
y Gistl,ctiy tho rrrsr.e and iniisual shat 1anric
Esns by It's blc1liug with woeded uteranrc. II ills
connection in 10 e fruitful thera must TO III tho words
themselves an Innate want md desire for pura ssti
n.e.tas expfes1'o, ana " this .o natre ot the
II ~ n IL ~nthin1 m 1ha r,,,s,v hmnan T..H t
liz fpttera Ct iii coprcntipuaIitlca. -3 '''''4
Waoner'a pr;na o1,icct ;a tn ,,,iv. NJ ,,ro,,ot,,
nocr.eity mntn Tho nncticaI c1encnt s,no..;"r y.
tha ,n,,.;coi oio.nat ~, aeoon,,:s, ~ @
nf neccsatv wr;ts lis oTn i;brstti whic,, '4us Ia
floou n,,I thosn ha tons mi ,yritn Will, rsfr,ea
Other sna ttn m,sic mutt hn n,i" 1' ~ n;t t, ti
lirottn and to ernIau its tert nnsi i,s .,nut;,na
- I;n Ia ,u,a csu,at H., 5",s" ,s,s ~ t.o,
by lie eonvcntou.I arnrstc forna "''i In o"Jar
tiercfnro tn baya lila ,nu.jc 1,mo" I'm ,on,;cni
ennt;nne,iea ,o nu. aarri,1ce ,c iii fppna ~
n,rs,n o1nrruon ~ ali ~ ~ ,oe,ai u s "
XII ,n,a iin 1nas ." 1se vii i la"rn,
sven in ,o,,,e,;, w for f,o ~ no,,.ns ,r'u'
ton,, ,I, and snrss ~ nj 1,;ac,s ,in,ea1
tnrr,hrr i,v rerna,;ve ,yhic;, natnctnrj.a si,a
,,,1.iar,, ,,,o,, Isaaa "a ~. ais.";,t.1 lie
niso lin ,;naos vii, wh;ct, n;c~ co,upo.ous ous
1na ~ n ,I,o;. wv H. ova
vital" .Iav .ost ~ i1,t o1;tio,si Wa
tesity mi, cJrcct IN .i,cir aitn,tona II" can- ~,
t '' Io a,d ~. paecaaoy
wi .i,st m. a,trat,o, ~ :, .,,t.sst -. 49,;
I,o u ',@. as o,,cnrta ea Yr az ns' ot
,onnnA r, ~ 80 ta.t .,,I 80 1 T. 10 uo-
',rsn - ~ ~ Wv aa ,s,,1 e "a Wv 20 nn
fra,, ~, - su s;toa Jt ~. 1as uo hi
~ ...,a"t ns,r;, AA'3 en'ns's "ch
IT, .,a,n n,.,e !. ~! i' II .,,.,.
,r.',st;u W. Hum sonu an - J., WR %hen marSs
iTs!, ts"s.Ia s.1ou ~ haSHJ:s LIZ ana WORK:
m"t1 slc t9o e Iorm oi
1as .,,I,' snuso,s eSGsusa snsi olofa
49,. IT, erot LOT hleas
tn' ~ ,o; mG'S nusa ,, l's nrss & se',oas woEk VA
AenH', - .ao .ne.ne ~ winch VA botfowod
ltun ,1', nnst umSsa nofel ., no noHss 10 compots
M "tn .nofetpeet @ ~ IAlis Y ~ Plouacl's HFeetac-
war MoIa, nas tno iar!slAna wouia lave none OF
~. anu a. .il'h Ioiht co,useneea Masaefa etfns-
~ H.tn thn mu,M: a,i H. Doluea III Alh Fso'ocss.
ana aih9usseu WIN LUG "oIEa m senerai. NC Ea7o
" ~ paeln .nu3ecis' ana sousns conservation
~ ~. i'y Ht,; .nu t.snn; Laelaeh
,,i.aa H. a,,1,a ,'t,;r, ~ IT, t sl, "Isn ~
h.sSs "a @ " it'tt W. ecnna1ol-
e"opsRl, tufhirlca him win hla next tlleme,
a'!'i brought intth iilH hEst e!notionnl work.
which was quickly Followed by "Iaunflsusor"
produced III 1915, Ia which his ideas began to
iako form lie had already mutt tic old stantiar1n
ceuuel to tickle tha cor III, nenuunus Iunio,1v
u,'I ~ fo.an- u a,, ;.s', 49, IT, IT, ~. .i't .'1t'
aLu n"a io.osol uli.anou tuo asat tuat tuo uaha-
organ H4nulactllFef fniEht nct H!a hHhlc upon
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