, 1879-02-09
,tl sngfrg, and We give below some interesting
communications on the subject:


,t:l sngirg, and We give below some interesting
communications on the subject:
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
C81cAco, Feb. ST. see that there is quite 4
sontroversy going on between the partisans o
n,a.,n,s a1lu Mr. Edouard Rcmenyi. the :rcatyio.
,os. questioning the yesacity Of the latters
mcr's authorship are rlaeiarsms. Now. an nc
musician; bnt while calling last night on my fellow
exile and friend. 3lr. Renlcnyi. fonnd some mu.
sicans discussing this matter with HIM. To carry
conviction their minda, he took up his violin and
becan playin. one Of the reputed compositions OF
Brahms No sooner did the first notes strike my
rang to me like fash OF lightning, aud taking m
tic theme whistled it through tn the amazement
Of the gentlemen present and the satisfaction OF
Rcmcnyi. The mir is one OF the csardas which |
tayc danced when youth more than hundred
times writc this to assure yon OF Remenyi's
perfect Justification in making the charge.
A HuSaAR14N.
IN DEFENSE OF BRAHMS.
Bernhard Ziehn, well-knowu musical all
thoriy, contributes the following to the 4Staots-
Zetung Of this city:
During May or June. 1874, the d1io<meine
us;ka,isce zeitunq published the titles Of the ten
original tunes which Brahms had used in lis
composers. Nobody in Germany then uudertooE.
On account OF this statement, to accuse Brahus or
theft or even plagiarism. is now done by the
fen o. cleycu years ago, brahms neulected to adl
on the t1tle-p Of his - Hungarian Dances Inc
nanles OF their original COMPOSERS. be probably
Enapsodies'' also lack the information about The
nupin OF the several tunes woven info fhnm
At all events, the original in themselves must
that he considered it sufficient to write m the
titIe.pase: ..Uncarische Tanze, fur Gas Piano
forte gsfet.t vou.. job. Brahms This
expression Essel~s - vesJ important 1t
io3a!s!H ~. i;,,i I ~ ~, "t1n eonooscu- oat To-
~: ;.i ~ urahn,a, ,rori. =. anu y, neaas om
Tue :M1 .'.te Va =. =, 49, -. S'tauEeu, scored
o,.nts1r Or ;s nssno m snme ~ ~ ,s a+ ac
c!aEn.eas 40 t ~ ~ o..e " tlle 4ute1 coit1ons
o. ine ,nn.;nn ran ~ Wa 10 oe 3aHeh a. PROOF
Of 9aa tsr a. ,s n,o ,S. ~, 80 onsl1.zenung M
pnaTs fooethcr w,th he a. s'A q! tas
oF'slnai to9e.aes IL Ma!n Tue cptlesponulns bars 1n
% c,ra. tst Ing .1ntn o. Mr:
snre4 The connarison Of flt a5 ms ms
acscd copies does however 81 no MEANS @ fulniss es
ls proof pns estaosnes something quite
different. naah,aa hnG or'slhai COMPOSERS arc
tea. 1be;r n;aces and ,adad ~ H., snst
he aru auneo h 10 .near FTP
eS,lse ,tt aa t. ~ LUG ssn,ples+ tne
@ uhs h,nn" ~ ,,,o;n nna ss tntis e.se
a tna; ~ . ~ rort r. rs, aesu. ri,;y .ook Ut
fn's - a;1 T. Mvutu 1I"'.s tea4i!ts s.StAa
p'ant; o ~, ns1 ,xSeh rrah acsJtua 10 Mr:
ar,r"nra;narr trines rcnl1x smnnr1s 81 ntt; teee
~, w., sa:.on ai.a 80 .a;x ~ no,1lns,
!uen ~ -: ca. 49, ~ ~ IN lIei - LIZ -.'cSlo
moho OF nis a"nata. Up. tio' ov nor hdains any
..itn .Ien hin Iicderch. In bist iedereh 'ons'
~ Va. ase4s ~. .4..a' @ ~ - e.st 49, M t!soet!aeu.
a. s.; ai 'ns ~ Va ~ use 3ears seano~
lns. 1nsnn ~ % auu ."as lne pInees ~ question ar
,u ~ t.; ,s sscro. W, ~. "sr tnan Len
.eas| Wv ,, VA. % .4 e. ~ &c s.eu hsc years
~ 1 w. ~ =" ~ -1Aoen4etHe nm
tNa,st" @ .s f a''e esailoe eeclet, put
Iepubiished a @ % The :.reveialions. ] M 'A"sf 9apsfS
bHRSAAAD A1EHN.
NOT AMAZED.
T. tx 5ae 'a1n' az nrtic M trane a nc ,s.nv
prolms cuntroycrsy in your issne ~ ,he .;th ;ns,
xo,T infnt1nnnt s9vs 1 n,n.;c,n ,nn o'n . MS,
sela .n,s1na 81 ,ha 7cof ~ ,,c, p.ssent
~, s," a1sar. ~ ~ a,nn1+ 10 ai @ ~
~, s - sas H. ~ +n;nt. thsr 10. oaes; a'oW
itat h u.nns;a, % ns"ns 49,, " oottumTu % Inc al1s VI
ns auIan ~, pa1Ss 1Sc5 . ntun' ItnaSaIlan
nnnoaIcSu sp ttse, sah, as e.; set or ar,
tansea ~ ~ n'i.ins. ieiin pecaiaHy ven
tuoseo' ' l"pse tna1 lie Je"el,
mere tne me!oa!, appears only IN
new esss,n:. nue ~ u would oe Impossible TOT
any % one n'ane asth IN tcEo 10 get any saeet music
rerr. nro ~ r,s st;, ol .nasaT
anu no uoaot " present, 10 Examine Inc offc1-
na, puuItS1ou u enose Nhcss- "1ta tnesr original
saat uts uI n doo9' nue 70 repre-
seHt na'! ! oozeu Gentlemen VINO nave devoted
W an a'e'ase L"tutt sea.s 70 HlusteG matters as
aaaazeo M al .ne paslarls1h Wou!o oe 10 ser them
oomn 70. t hs,caa ah.. at1o,s, ano.ld fatncs not:
ess. %Aetoel 9fanns hao any control over the va:
!1ous ala nol aware. II nc GU II "on'u
4ase oee" "el' iof nlul 10 ste tn3t tnc arranged
nau oeen renamed IN eFesS instance and On the
par; OF ms panlsheF5 thc omission is ueIestabc
Mlch, uut via sucn ohoacatlons as b!aams'
!iungallan Uanees. issued oS >. 1. Gordon = son
eha roma = %, before me. am strongly inclined
" Aolo soaanHes bFahms as Innocent as new
ooIn oaoe as 10 any compEc1;v IN onttln9 the word
alaaneea on tne utle-paec- 10 mention i
h pa.ai1el SSse: VINO mas NOT. somc ten years ago.
at ne1!o u lhalncts home. sweet lone " spoken
=! -, nuhoreu times: HOW often was It called
II ,mas anapGss arrangement OF Home, sweet
.n;S ~ .I1oae G1' tnS na1ltnS tit'e- pa5s
,cis n :: e.. M l.uulSs -, o"cSt n'lAe, paT D
rrhir @ ~" ,1e,'r ~ e. ~ @ nsa.a ans vp0s accuse
r.ea ~ " ~ 49, os;;n, - - pa7 ase1 Oh as the
c,.,;a, IT,, ~ ~ ~ ,,,n.;,;n - ~ .ns, pe
rn,;on hs. ot.o;n.I nnt.da ~ uuronrn ~ +h. ne
,.cre snrt of ncnni,s 1neiodi.s handnG dn M1s
~. sons of Scot;pnd snd 1ra1, ~ nnd Jr ,ha+ nv =?
n,osf cases tSe sntbors,,i, we m,krnr trht ~
mn ,,oI;on snnn,d nre"a;i !" not ~ n'ach - ~ ~
tvndaraa rs ha, e 'rsaor ~ *, uEn ~ ~
houses who had bit little interchange with publish
s ets VI oanes countries. lhe Sop'es wnlcn we nau
,,;anat arran,nman4. ,nnrh A 81" ,1 "ea1 1
The nuadril.s uuh;ished no,yad.ys and trcatea in
The simple manner usual in dance musc, but in that
et'i'hs no1 very Alt!AcuFe 10 pidnlsts. hnen