New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
MUSICAL NOTES.

At a recent band contest at Rocky Point,
| twenty one bands competed
London has subscribed $4,000 for Haydn's
| grand-nieces.
The celebrated double-bass player Signor
Bottesini, has been giving concerts IN Sicily
Nj. Massenet is composing an opera, entitled
Robert dc France "-libretto by d. Galot
Brignoli is giving concerts in Canada with
Miss Douglass Ferranti and some other art'sts'
A monument to Karl Wilhelm, the composer
OF the DIG Wacht am Rhen," Is to be unveiled AZ
Crefed on the ID of September
Mr.. J. c.. Fryer has entered into an engage
ment with the manager of the Varieties Theatre Now
Orleans for an operate Of Que month, with
Mme Eugenie Pappenheim as tine prima DONNA
The following are among the latest "decOra-
tions": Dr. Ferdinand Hitler the Officers Cross
OF the Oaken Crown OF Luxembourg; Mr. Joseph White,
the colored vionis the Ordor of Bolivar. from the
President of veneznela; Nine Marchcsi the Gold Medal
for Art and Science from the Emperor OF Austria
The list of singers for the coming Winter
Petersburg ana Moscow includes the iol-
lowing sopranl-Mmos. Nilsson, Albani. Gerster,
dAnXrl1 COutralti-Scalchl-lsfl ILL., Benthamternandcz,
T.ebel. Tenor-Masni, Capoui, Campauini, smgno;
Bass Janet Capponi, Fiorini Conductors - Be'f
guam ana Goua.
A very suspicious article in Paris paper
SAYS that ramberk the great tenor. born in Rou
mania in the enyrons OF BotOuchani. and not in Rome
as has generally supposed That he was the son OF
Doo,. peasanfs and that his real name Thomas
Berc-" Bcrc" meaning in the Ronmanian dialect the
clubs her accounts say that the famous tenor
was educated for the Roman Cath9i pr eSth9O ana IN
fact became regularly mcber OF the Society oi Jesus
before bc went upon the stage
A rumOr has been in circulation for some
time that Mr. P S Gilmore intended taken his military
band to Europe next Spring aud The project seems at
last to be in definite shape MIR Gilmore and the banG
purpose leaving this country The first OF May next
for a tour of 1O0 concerts ~ England France aud Ger
many under the name OF GiimOre's Band " Oil
nore,s American Band" or " THO Band OF the 22d
Reliment OF New York., ana one 0i the nam objects o
tbe trim is tp take part IN the BantC0Eitmttln ~
thc Paris Exposition Of neTi iinmer Ihc Danu
will be very perfectly equipped VITA TWO suts
O uifOim. dress anI uANres, uthoIh N''""-
yases ETC. with al appointments III sherI, M the lh'
complete and excellent nature. Inc pHSoHHe, ni ~,
boud viii he very mach il il now, (hvugh MI b-
more hOpes 10 1t to the number oi lO ahd al e
prncpll solrlsiS, Aruckic. Lt"Yfc ava o'Ncra, W 10
OF cours il viii be necessary to rse large iHnd 70
enable slch an organization to star on rs trdNe! ana
while the members viii do everything IA thrir bower 10
add to this fund and hope tGeir infCUaI ohoit u"
the generosity of the public. Mr. Gilmore viii p'"DabF
| make such an appeal himself before very lohs
As It is the band goes out TO L Erope as diSncN
American band nhough il is largely composed OF br-
maus and Auciican-Germans anu as fepItSrhtiS uis
branch of American music. II viii come IN conac. and
be conFaSted the best bands OF EnfOpc al inc n
comp-tiOn next year, with such banJs "a: that Oi e
Car,e Rrpuhicaine OF Paris, Dan GOGiteSs Genauicr
Guards Band and the German, Austrian ana Belgian
bands ami If goes ont at all Tie pubic sn0ud BEE 10 II
that II preDarcd TO support the cfilt o me country
wOrthily Mr. Gilmore - sanguine cf capturing, II hoi
tbe first at least second prize. The bnd VIII make
a cOaccIt throughout the country heNt Winter, lit
profi Of which viii swell the funds needed for
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