Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-26
SATURDAY PRESS


violin skilfuly
Armonipiano, is the name OF new
instrument used at the conservatory, in
Milan.
The Duke OF Albany prince Leo
poldD was a composer Of dance music,
and a good vocalist
Rubcnstein, the great pianist, will
shortly commence q concert tour
through the United States.
Handles ,ooth birthday was eclcbra
ted at III, birthplace, Halle, last fcbu
afy by great musical festival
A testimonial, expected to reach
$4,000, Is to be presented to the yctc
ran musician. Sir julius Benedict
The monument to John Sebastian
Bach will be unveiled June 10th, ut
Elscnach Five hundred singers will
render his grand mass in u minor ON
this occasion.
The City Of Paris has Offered prizes
OF ten thousand francs and six thousand
francs $1,000 and $1,000 for the
best and second best opera. The
competition is confined to French com
poSers
Tom Moorc's harp, upon which the
poet played the melodies associated
with his verses has recently come INTO
possession Of Mr.. George W Child,
OF Philadelphia. 1t is said still to
retain its purity and sweetness OF tone.
Music is the art of sounds After
countless attempts, which may be
traced back thousands of years, man
succeeded at last in subjccting the
SCUM that is in nature, producing at
will sounds beautiful to the car.
As stated las, week, Madame Anna
Bishop the once famous vocalist, died
recently in New York. She once sung
the "Stabat Mater at the Crystal Pal
ace, London, To an audience OF $4,000
leoplc. Her health was good until
.arly the last, and, though over seventy
her hair was still black.
Gilbert and Sullvlns new opera
-'Princcss Ida" the fifth IN number
is spoken Of as meeting with great sue
cess wherever operated. 1t suggests pre-
vious works, and has strong marks oI
"Palicncc' upon it, especially in the
female chorus work. The music is
bright and attractive, but not catch
ing" rs WAS that Of "Pinaiorc.'
Sims Reeves the great English tenor
dcnies cnphaticaily that MS frequent
failures to fulfill his engagements were
due TO his over-indulgencc in strong
drink. He says the govt from which
he suffers much, has gone to his throat.
He intends to 90 on grand concert
tour through the United States, as a
wind up to his artistic career.
A new Spanish tenor, Senior Gayarre
who has taken Paris by storm, is the
son of a blacksmith and the story
goes that he first rehearsed the anvil
chorus at his fathers forge. With the
exception of Mario, all the great tenors
are Of common origin. Campanlnl
was blacksmith, Capoul was a shoe
maker, and Brignoli was an organ grin
der.
The Richmond Baton, speaking OF
music in Honolulu, says "Accoding
to a correspondent Of the Boston Musl-
Herald, a concert was lately given in
Honolulu which consisted Of thirty five
numbers | When we consider the
amount Of conversation carried oh by
our Mozart young people during the
rendition OF seven or eight pieces, 1t is
appalling to think Of the Strain on the
average Honolulu dude. Ii may be,
however, that they retire for refresh
mentS between the pieces, as that is Z
Sandwich Island
The Mendelssohn Quintette Clul
which gave a concert here in Musica
Hall, June 1882, has been reorganizc,
for the present season, and is nov
travelling through the states. but vii
hardly get so far west as California
It's membership has changed somewha
since it was here and as follows: is
violin, Mr. Sam Frankie end violin
Mr.. Max Kle.n viola, Mr.. DAME
Kuntz clarionet and viola. Mr.
Thomas Ryan violoncello, Mr.. Frit
Giese. Nine. Cora Giese (nec Miller
will be the vocalist.
The late John Hullah, (whOse dealt
was noticed recently in these columns
was we'll known in connection with tn
history Of musical education in England
lie worked nobly for it, more especial
among the masses. A great deal of hi
work is possibly unknown to tn
younger portion Of the present genera
ton but undoubtedly he titled tn
ground and sowcd seed the harvest Z
which is being reaped to-day. Joh
Hullah was skillu teacher, an a,
complisl,ed musician, and his deaf
wiil bc mourned by many outside hi
own circle OF friends.
Il has been reserved for a German
doctor oil music To introduce some
thing novel IN the way Ut conducting
The idea is original and consists j
changing the cravat and gloves, accort
ing TO the character OF the piece pei
formed. For instance, when conduct
ing the Funeral March, from Beetle
vens symphony, OF "Eroica,' he puts o
black cravat and black gloves, bv
the preceding movements and the fl
ale he leads with blue cravat an
tight yellow gloves. There is an ide
for Bandmaster Berger it opens Up
vast field for new innovations.
There is probably no art or science
1t the presen, day, which has 50 un