The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-02
German Music

Carts band is the leading baud at S,ut,-
CART. The bands ia Germany arc all IA.
mous-ghal Is. with foreigners, Cor they all
plav 50 we'll aad With such woaderial skill
But some Of them have greater rcpaia-
tions sud are greater fayoFi,es than others.
Carts band, which IS attached 20 one of
the kings regiments, has sixty members,
and each member, i. IS said, is star
player on his particular instrument, aud Il
the c0rnet, the trumpet, the trombone, or
even the man who claHgs the eymbals or
beats the bass drum Is called upon by an
audience FOR a solo, he can respond in
manner and with skill that will bring
down the house with applause. Carl
himself IS a great musician and has be-
come celebrated as a composer. He IS
such musical enthusiast that il Is said he
does nothing but drill his band from early
morning until late at night, aud the mem
bers have become so proficient By long aud
thorough training that they are the mas
tiers of not only one instrument, but Of
several, and are equally "at home on Vi
olius, elarionets, post horns, harps, from
bones ,citherns, mandolius, pianos or church
organs
One Of the great pleasures derived from
living in Stuttgart is the free concert
which IS given every day by the band in
the kiosk in front Of the kings palace.
At precisely II so at midday a drum aud
fife corps Of twenty members, Carls band
of sixty and an infantry company Of about
100 men file out of the grounds Of the
military barracks in the upper part Of the
city and proceed toward the kings palace
1t has the appearance Of grand military
review, only on very small scale. Not
only the infantry company, but both bands
are in full German military costumes, with
side arms and brass helmet hats, as If for
a dress parade before the king. They
have to march the whole length Of Ko-
nigstrasse, which is the Broadway Of Stutt
CART. 1t is iue wide street, about half
a mile long and lined on both sides
with elegant shops and private palaces
A little before y it would seem as if half
the Inhabitants of the city we're gathering
on this street in anticipation of the com
ing of Carls band As the clock strikes
II (the German military are precise on
time the bands escorting the military
emerge from side street into Konig-
strasse They strike up some martial mu-
sic, quickstep or march, which seems to
start he city into life The crowd begins
to grow more dense every moment; people
pour from the side streets and from all di-
rections storekeepers and clerks forsake
their counters and rush out on to the side
walks. Schools close at II and scholars
by the hundreds with their knapsacks
strapped to their backs, rush pell-mell to
get as near the music as possible. The
throngs of people who were walking up
the street to meet the band turn about and
march down with it. The wide street,
sidewalks included in both directions, is
black with people. All are marching and
keeping step to the music. From dis
tance it looks like an immense moving
mob that gathers new strength as it rolls
along. The show of military is of no ac-
count-Carls band, which is playing so
splendidly, occasionally relieved by the fife
and drum corps, absorbs the attention of
the multitude.