, 1879-01-19
ELSEWHERE.

ELSEWHERE.
SLIGHTLY PERSONAL
The New York 1zade- Rsoieu has the following
eaysgeEies:
Rosnsti is man who is SAID to compose his own
nhraees in ve1l-known and wel1-worn operas By
insuiration without initmating to his partners OF
the conductor his intentions.
Alfred Pease prepares some rec:tnls. This in
formation IN itself is not astonishing, but when
We sud that these rccitals are intended to be
classical, VIC begin to feel somewhat alarmed
When Behrens led ''Aida.'' and cooled of all
the warn Italian phrases before they could reach
the audience musician sa,a. Ihas - s'a9 @an "ust
Nine. Clara BfinckerhoG wishes it to be dis
tinctly understood that she is going to sing the
song, ..r1 not forget the one vino is all the world
to me, !" whenever ahe has any opportunity OF do
ing 80. until further notice.
We read in European flies that Lucca is going to
sing Carmen in Vienna. Why not In New YoEks
fthere Is some voice 1elt IN that l1ttle laay. We
Cara Louise Kellogg, in the part OF Bizets hero
ine.
Rudolph Aronson has fallen back into oblivion;
ideas which will astonish Newly Yorkers. We do
NOT doubtit- Rudolph Aronson always has aston
ished us: why should he suddenly cease doing so:
On the arst night Of the Italian Opera ut Booths
the audience. After the second act We met him in
the lobby, when he snlo in his pure and sonorous
I1alian: - Carissimo! I am born In the, country
OF Dante. and 1atter myself to understand my lam
guage b1t TO this moment could not make out in
what language these artists sing; OF course except
the baritone"
TIE CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
MIR. George Ward Nichols, the President Of
the Cincinnati College OF Music, has issued his
annual report, from which we abstract the fol-
lowing:
Without counting several classes in elocuton or
the members Of the College choir. the number OF
students who have entered and are now IN the Col
lese Is o73.
cities and States, and from our immediate neigh
borhood. The schools of learning Of the New and
the Old World and Sspscialy those 10, "sicat ~
and slow growth.
Early during the month 0: August Of Inst sum-
mer correspondence ~ias opened with Mr.. Theo-
dore Thomas, wherein he consented to assume the
musical dictatorship Of the College, Later IN Au-
gust q number of gentlemen organized this 1ncor-
poratlou and extended dr. Thomas formal invita-
ton which he accepted, under date OF aug. 20 Be-
tween that time and the 14th OF October the fro-
fessors were engaged and the plan OF the Coilcse
orvanized and get in operation. Tae number o.
Professors constantly occupicd IN the College IL
thir:y-hyc. These are employed in the Thcoret-
tcsl, Vocal, aud instrumental Departments. Each
department is subdtvided and under the direction
of Professors who have special faculties aud train
ing for the work TO be DONE The Temptation 1s
hard to resist to show you how broad ana Simple
bs onr Director and his associates, which are in
tappv operation. aleo cali yonr attention to the
eminent Qualifications II tue corps Of instructors ,
This College affords rudimcntary instruction.. IL
emb.nces every branch Of the art, with that thor
ouph scientific training heretofore thought to be
a1tsfnnbIe onIy in the schools or the Old World.
VIC now teach :,7.5 pupils, but the organization is
planned upon a scale 20 broad and comprchenslye
that re shall be ablc next year easily to teach 5OO
or l. 600 pupils. This is the scheme OF instruction
which ia immediate, and includes the pupils OF
the College
Nr. Thomas has also lssuca an ADDRESS 10 tne
members Of sthe College choir. in which he
SAYS: -
The object Of the organization OF The Choir IS TO
tbc sinscr IN The Science Of music develop The
voice, and thus produce, in more perfect way,
enDss! woIks .,,r.o ~ roach t,,ia oh;cct arc:
A. rs M w. n. ~ t5;3;1r amons Tho SINGERS 10 sing
eona11r ~ re1 a' II TG,9mnnions hai,nce Of the parts
and 70 a for high standard AL o. tn,s Gan oe
ons W va naty es;rn n accomnnsh
.om.,h;aG ~. ,ra rarn NJ axnd standard The
choir must be- necessarily IN the beginning, crode
ana @ M any 10y nsse s,rp Is ~ oba;n from
ana oy csretni , mi then cnnal;ze
the whole. To do tn1s effectively, propose to be-
e1n With elementary musical 1nsttoct'on. 1H1s
sclse may VIVA many &c HUE ~ - ~ nacea.
' kary. ' 'A' '' ''1
The exercises will be as follows:
Interval exercises, knowledge OF chords. mr.
nonlc changes, modulation rnlcs and exercises lot
of The voice. combined with vocal coloring and
Pronunciation Of novels.
II order TO make satisfactory progress We may.
at the start, require more than one session per
Teek for vocal exercises. It may be desirable @ for
inc The DIV. and the mems voices separately ut
niRht, aud then ut the united session, after some
General elementary instruction. to study four
p1t Choral work.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Kari Formes is teaching music in San Fran