, 1880-12-05

were ln1 ,iv" from Et,.h III ivy ssa sses seleenons @ M
Zntfts Twelfth Mass tn excellent style and fn-
fsh. Among the tlno SOLO talent. we had Miss
op. soprano, ut Fond du Lac; hiss Cohmon,
soprano. Of Randolph; Mrs. slirTsky, soprano,of
Rio; and Mrs. Lyon. OF Rtchland Centre"
MUSICAL NOTES.
Theodore Thomas will conduct the Christmas
Dec. Is.
Mr.. H. E. Krehblel the late critic OF the Gin
cilnutt Guzcttc, has connected himself With the
New York Mlsicul Revicw. He will prove IN ex-
cellent acquisition to the staff Of that paper.
Mr.: Louis Mas, the pianist, who hns for the
sors In the Leipzig Conservatory, intends to set
tie in New York. He has accepted position as
a Professor in the New York College OF Music
Mr.; Runmei. the pianist, is eneaged to marry
Morse. the young lady to whom Gov: 1flden's
attentions have long been discussed. Their
nasEiage will shortly be celebrated, and their
wedding journey will be to Europe.
The slxty-nicth birthday Of Liszt hns been
celebrated at Rome by the German musical So
c'ety he founlled there. A magnificent gold
by them one se Of
grayeu by Hormann Wittg, of Vienna.
Says the Muskalischcs ]Vocl.<nblau: with the
beginning Of the concert season we beg leave to
cnll the attention Of SINGERS to the faet that
bestreu." and Franz'9s Er ist eokolnmon."
The pro9ram Of The complimentary concert
rendered to Mr. John S. Dwight will be rs fol-
lows: l. Fifth Symphony III Minor. Beethoven;
2, Twenty third 4snlm, female chorus. Schubert:
3, Trplet Concerto, j. S. Bach, three pianos ana
seE Psno
u, overture, "Mceresstillc," Mcndclssohn.
Mr.. John G. Hassard, tho accomplished musical
critic Of tho New York Tribune, is III falling
hcnlth. ind, MS bis physician has advised him to
A3,}tr
relnguish his position US critic Of tho Tribune.
Mr. Hussnrd has stood without rivnl In his
ion of musical matters has had the greatest
weight We hope that robust henith may soon
return to the gcntlemnn, and thnt he will DC able
to resume his 1nusicnl editorship of the Tribune
at III early dRy.
The idea has been started In Boston OF found
ing State Normal Musical School. where NOT
only those who intend making music their pro-
fession, but also those who would like to COM
public schools, could tind adequate instruction.
Tho project has found favor with Secretary
s. Dwight. Prof. Paine Of Hnrvurd. Mr.. G. c.
Perkins, President Of the Handel and Haydn So
ciety, Mr.. Carl Zerrahn. and Mr. Henry Holt;
and, when SO fnatl} well-knoWn musical cOnnOfS-
seurs ind,rse the project, it Is likely that steps
will be tnken to hive the idea become fact.
The Cincinnati Musical Festival Associati tion
has organized its chorus into permanent one,
instead OF. rs heretofore. a biennial chorus. It
numbers some 700 voices. and rehcArses ev-
cry Monday evening; and III IT'S fnithful devo-
son lies the true secret Of the Festivals There
member OF which will average forty rehearsals
IN an .oir- year." Christmas night the - Mes
Mr. Thomas Is conductor. On Good Friday ho
will also direct tho performance Of selections
from Dach's F" Passion Music, According to tho
Gospel Of st. Matthew which is 10 be given in
full at tho May Festival In ls2
4 new baritone has suddenly appeared at Her
Mujesty's, London, who has been recognized as
nn artist Of tirst-cinss abilities Sig, AldIgheri
Of i iife qerar re bis IL vocal gfts curious nc
dent happened to Sig. Aloighicri on the evening
OF his debut. He wis singing In the third act Of
VENGEANCE % against Inst the be Duke for the dlshonor Of
his daughter he rushed from the buck OF the
Stage to tho footlignts In order to give full ef-
feet to the situation. He miscaiculated the dis
tAt,ce, and, carried away by the ardor of the mo-
ment, he found himself spr'lwling upon bis
back, with one leg i'll tho fooaughts and the othor
In the year 1850, In the village OF Warschaw, In
Poland. there lived a musician by the name OF
Emanuel Bach, Mt whose housea number OF u,u-
sicai people had conEregated one rainy night,
conductor Of the orchestra tMr. Otto koerttng.
OF our city, was one OF tho nunlber), celebrated
played played the ' air ii las was ms composed By l. schu-
mann) upon the piano. Mr. Bach, hearing 1t,
Immediately arranged It a. string qunrtet-
formed It rhe next evening ut the Concert HAl.
and were Obliged to repeat several times. From
Warschaw it was sent to Conductor Grossmann,
at Gurlitx, who was charmed with the arrange
ment; he had it performed, and tho piece was
then sent to Conductor hlise. at LicKnitz- 1t
position in lsJs where Theodore Thomas heard
1t. He was 50 delighted with it that whom ht re-
turned to New York he had Mr.: George Matzka
arrange 1t In connection with the Romance, as 1t
was performed by bis orchestra in all tho largo
cities OF the United States. "Traumerci" Is
one Of a series Ct pieces written BY Robert schu-
T1.knV kfrHRrEHannr nf1f
only by children, for whom 1t was written, but
BY all musicians, and fs Il gem.
The Handel and Haydn Society, Of Boston, an
Of f9q Ws tor be It's
;t si@s aS"ei Il wen years
n I'M twentyNseven years. ' GoodFrday, C % 1s nacb's @
passion Music according to St Matthew; aud
Easter er-Sunday, Mendclssuhn's st Puu-" The
Mrs H. N. Knowles. Miss Anna Drasdil. Mr. W.
z. Tower, and Mr. George Henschel. Mr.. Hen
schet will also Sing the part Jesus in the Passion
lowing solo engagomeuts hnve been made: Miss
tt Welseh' 4 Mrs 5! Jennie II. Nqyes&; & Mr; C. r
sixty performers under tho direction OF Mr. G.
Zcrrahn with Mr, Lang at the organ.
Musical % Reuis1o says: @You W viii III havo % read adm IN
the Bauresuher Blattcr that Herr Wagner has
dehnitly decided to give Parstfal at Bnyreuth
- Aoo... LIZ sAA4A4 sIAJ A4A~l4 NGpCuA5 ApUu
Herr Hans Richter, who has, despite bis ad1nira-
ton for the meistcr, hardly been treated well by
Herr Wagner. The arrangements are quite in
train. ard tho details are practically completed
by which Herr Wagner will direct series Of
German opern performances ut Drury Lane,
London, III the summer Of 15Sss, with an import
ed troupe Of German chorus and principals. AS
Herr Wagner insists on Two or three months
rehcnrsals for 'Parsifal, the Drury Lane
scheme. tPars'fal,' or Herr Richter will have
to be given up. AS Herr Richter will earn about
Sl00U By conducting q twO-months' opera and
concert season In London, und lis tho funds for
the production Of Pursifal' are by no means
Forthcoming, it would nut surprise many people
hero If Parsifal' were, for these various rea-
sons, further postponed"
EEW MUSIC.
Boston: Louis P. Goutand- Chicago: Chicago
Music Company: "Wst, Wst, Wst. by Eugene
Colvile.
Boston: G. 3. Russell. Chicago: Chicago
Music Company: "When tho Roses Fall"
ballad. by Herbert Leslie; Upon Our Roof
song. by Sawyer; !" At Eventide," song without
words, by August Mignon.
New York: william 4. Pond & Co. Chiaago:
Chicago Music Company: Moonlight Fancies,"
valse grotesque, by George SchtieIarth; - You
Kissed Nc ut the Cute Last Night" ballad,
w. Alfred Robyn; "Juanita Waltz. BY
William Kepplcr; "Sprite OF tho Spray Waltz"
by Edgar H. Sherwood; ''Americu is Free or
Light Ahead,' song. by John NJ. Lonctz Jr.;
r 1,r;o >A1 C,I1A