The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-20
MUSICAL NOTES.
Bottesini is engaged for five con-
cert at the San Carlos, Lisbon.

learn Italian traditions regarding
music.
! Patti breads the voyage to Amer
! lea, and will probably cross during
! the warm weather.
Verdi claims to be country far
mer, and takes his greatest pleasure
; in discussing weather and crops.
Albany's young baritone, Mr.. Pau
A. McDonough, is at present witt
the StrackOsch-HeSs Opera Com
pany.
Johann Strauss, the Viennest
composer, is writing an opera com
ique for libretto written by Hen
nequin.
Giacosa, the composer, has been
promoted to the rank of com
mander of the Order of the Italian
Crown.
Thalberg had no regular piano
forte teacher, but took lessons from
a bassoon-player, Mitag. The
greater. therefore, is the credit due
to his own efforts.
what are the wild waves saying
John?' sung out Young America
to Chinaman on the beach.
"Washee. Washee," calmly replied
the Celestial, with grin.
The original "Olivette" when pro-
duced III Paris, according to the
statement of Miss LenOir, in the
Dramatic NelCS, was "a rank fall
| ure." Time has improved it.
There is a report that a serious
disagreement has arisen between w.
s. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and
that there is little probability of
their working together again.
List was so electrified, when
young, by the weird effects pro-
duced by Paganini, the eccentric
viOlinist, that he resolved to become
the Paganini of the pianOforte.
Two organ-grinders in England
travel with the following sign
"We are English musicians. Please
encourage home talent. Don't let
the Italians have it all their own
way"
1t has leaked out that the real rea-
son why the widow of Ole Bull
refused to marry Bjornsterne Born
son is that she broke three of her
teeth trying to pronounce his name.
Puck.
According to a New York critic,
Walter Emerson is rapidly making
a reputation in New York musical
circles by reason of the grace. deli
cacy and brilliancy of his perform
ances on the cornet.
Thespecific qualities Of Thalbergs
execution were: 4 well-trained me-
chanical deXterity, with great care
in details; the shakes were like the
trills of a canary; the chords
sounded as if struck by mallets of
steel.
Impressario to Adelina Patti:
How much, madame, will be the
salary each time for you and Signor
Nicolini?" 1.-TWO thousand dollars.
SIT" And how much for you
alone, without Signor Nicolini ?"
Two thousand dollars, sir.
On the 27th of January testi-
monial concert was given in Gin
cinnati to little Max Banner, the
child viOlinist, whose performances
are exciting the wonder of mu-
sicians. He is not yet II years ord,
and it is said that his playing is that
of mature artist. His parents are
poor. but his expenses are betrayed
by occasional contributions of
friends and concert engagements.
Four Boston theatres announce
performances Of the comic opera,
"OliYette." The music is said to be
very taking, and the songs are "all
the rage" in Paris, London, New
York and Boston. 1t is also said
that the piece is destined to Pin
afore" popularity. The great hit Of
the piece is The Torpedo and the
Whale" 1t gets five or six encoTes
during the evening, and is destined
to be the song of the day.
Madame Anna Bishop is an
nounced to sing at a concert at
Steinway Hall, New York. a num-
Der of selections are to be introduced
that were rendered at Jenny Lind's
first concert in America. The
Madame has been singing
in public almost uninterrupt-
edly for fOrty-two years and
her voice is said to be marvel
ously well preserved. She shortly
intends giving up public singing
and deyoting her spare time to
teaching.
Mr.. Archer, formerly organist and
musical director at the Alexandra
Palace, London, and musical exam
iner i'll the University Of Glasgow,
Scotland, gave an organ and piano
recital at Chickering Hall, New
York, on january 22d, to an audi
ence composed principally of the
professional men of the city. He is
said to be an Organist of remarkable
ability, and purposes remaining in
! America if lie finds that his profess
Sional services as performer and
teacher of advanced pupils yields
him greater remuneration than in
his native country.
Cesare Galeotti, a child only 9
years of age. is astonishing Italy by
his remarkable ability as a pianist
and musician. He is described "as
an exceedingly pretty, healthy little
boy, certainly not more than 8
years old" He knows eighty pieces
by heart, and these include works
by Beethoven, Mozart, Weber,
and even Rubinstein. He can
play any piece Of music given
10 him at first sight, with
out hesitation He will take
any melody given him and make
endless and charming variations
upon it, and will write down on
paper the airs he has played with
precision. Any air played once be-
fore him is Immediately, as it were,
photographed on his memory, and
he will play it not only Immediately
after, but even a week later The
Queen of Italy is about TO place
him at the Conservatory of Music at
Milan, at her expense.
Miss Emma Wixon, daughter of
DR.. Wixom, of Austin, Nevada, left
her home some three years ago to
study singing at Vienna. She be-
came a pupil of Marchesi, and after
two and a half years training made
her public appearance as Amlna in
" SOmnambula." She has now
been before the public about six
months, and during that short time
has taken her place among the best
artists of the day. a correspondent
TO DUight'S Journal says of Emma
Nevada-that is her professional