, 1880-04-11
MUSICAL MISCELLANY.


Campanini is spoken of as the Faust for
the next representation of BerIioz's *' Dam
nation Of Faust :" in New York.
Lecoq's new opera, which is to open the
coming season Al the Renaissance, will be
entitled lie Marquis de Windsor
NJ. Alexandra Guilmant, one of tile first Of
French organists, has just completed a
symphony -cantata," called Ariane."
At the next concert Of the Cecilia Club, to
be given at Boston A1isic-Hall April IL,
Schumann's music to "Manfred " will be
given.
Mile. Vallerla has finished her engagement
ir New York, having to appear shortly in
London with Mr.. Gye's company, which
opens earlier than Mr.. Mapleson's.
W. A. Crotlurt and Dudley Buck have
about finished their new, comic OPERA 1t
deals with Mormons and fhe United States
army, and is said to be satitically pointed.
Wagner is looking remarkably we'll, ac-
cording to Miss Minnie Hauk, and finds that
the air Of Naples, where lie has been SPEND
ing the winter, has done him world Of
good.
has given up, or suspended, her ,operatic
career is contradicted. She has left the
Strakoscll company, and is about going
abroad, to sing at Naples and Milan.
The report that Rubinstein's "Nero" !" was
to be given at Coycnt Garden. during the
coming season has been contradicted. It
seems that there is nothing, for the soprano
to sing, and the plot is quite too full Of ar
sons and assasinations to suit the British
palate. :
The celebrated tenor Fra Giovanni Papa,
OF the franciscan Order. Whose singing III
tile Lateran and other choirs has these last
two years been so great al attraction to
Mlt. iii the Convent Of Ara Cnli after short
illness.
4 manuscript violin concerto, by Herman
GoGtz, composer Of the ssTaning of the
Shrew, - was performed for the first time. i'll
England at Crystal Palace. concert 4 few
weeks ago It j. spoken Of rs meIodiousl
ambitious.
Gonnod is very busy correcting and in part
rewriting 81 Lii Tribut de Zunorra," which is
to be the great event next year at the Paris
Opera; lie is also engaged III finishing an
opera begun long ago, g Heloise ct Abelard,'
ana has V1 II 1fetenpa,tio%n p,s% ~ grnd opera
written the libretto.
lege, poughkeepsie, n. Y, has made ar
rangements with the firm Of Edward Scfu-
berth Il Co., New York, to prepare an En-
glish edition of Schuberth's Musical Die
tionary. Musicians are requested to send i'll
formation regarding themselves and their
labors to DR.. Ritter.
-, The monument to Chopin III st., Cross
ult. The bust Of the composer is III white
marble, and is the work of Leonard Marconi,
Warsaw sculptor. The Inscription is as
follows: follows; e "Frtderick Chopin qn Polish,
:, 1909, in Zelazona VIOLA; died in Paris Oct.
Il, 1Si9." Under the monument is inferred
Chopin's heart, exhumed from 1'ere lacliaise,
a religious service was held, at which some
Ut his relatives were present.
II: Wilhelmj is rather indetinit and little
musical public. To the question Of what he
thought of it, put by the San Francisco
C1tTo3aiclc, lie replied: swell, that is long
question to answer. I would merely say that
BID d teachers e; are responsible for BAD taste.
on should hold teachers accountable as VIC
do, and treat music as one of the arts, not as
an accomplishment for young girls. There
is always more or less tendency to mfsunder-
stand the {, artist, but he must never cease to
NEW MUSIC.
Boston: Oliver Ditson g. Co. Chicago: Lyon
& Healy: "Musette," by Charles Dohne; fam
taste brlllantc. on themes from "Fatinitza,"
by Joseph Rummel; fantasie brilante, on
themes from "Chilperic," by Sidney Smith;
" Crimson Lake." caprice brilliant, by Edgar II.
Evening" for piano, by Jung
mann; 81 Your Boy in Buc." by William Small
wood; "spring Violcts" and '.Winter's Greet
ing," By Harry n: Sawyer; "Coming,' song, by
6 Gorge l.. Osgoo|l; Come Live with BIC and ne
Ny Love" ~ Hdnry 4; nishop; . Guess Who,"
aHh ahose oX GEs y i nenjaein nj S
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