Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23

SlDle, less imposing ana altogether I'M
worthy of the great genius whose remains
lie beneath. A bronze bust reproducing
the features of the Immortal tonc-poet is
placed ut the upper extremity; but though
we know Schubert was not of prcpossessing
appearance, yet the metallic work OF art |
saw this morning lacks that expression so
admirably rendered in a portrait taken from
life which hangs, if | mistake not, i'll the
reception hail of the Vienna Conservative
On the stone pediment behind the bust is
the following inscription: Musical art
has buried here a rich possession, but still
brighter hopes" Surely the memory of
Franz Schubert might have inspired Il
nober epitaph than that.
Modern waltz music comes almost cx-
clusively from Vienna. Chopin, indeed, is
the only composer not of Niennese origin
who has written perfect waltZes Some of
the Nicnnesc waltz-makers were not it is
true, born ut Vienna. Gung'l, for instance
was Il Hungarian. But the composer is
sometimes formed by his audience, and at
Vienna a beautiful waltz is more readily
appreciated than elsewhere. Lanner, La
bitZky and TIE Strausscs all belong by birth
or adoption TO Vienna. For the last sixty
years all Europe has danced to the music
Of waltzcS by some member of the Strauss
Johann Strauss the younger, or by one of
the brothers Of this younger Johann.
Among other groundless accusations
brought against the English by Ieine (who.
however, became reConciled to us before he
died., is that Of being unable to waltz in
time even to the music of Strauss. 1t was
ON the authority of Johann the elder. that
Hcinc made this charge, which in the
present day will he received with mere
dulity. That the StrausseS possessed and
that the younger mcmbCrS Of the family
still possess, a special aptitude for waltz
composition amounting almost to genius
can scarcely be denied; and Il negative
proof OF this Is given by the comparative
failure Of far greater composers, such as
Donizctti and Verdi, who have both written
formal waltzes, the former in the third act
Of " Don Pasquale,' The latter in the first
composers have written waltz melodies for
the voice. Ncnzano is believed to have
originated this style, which has been con-
tinued with striking success by Arditi.
Gounod, in bis Romeo and Juliet" has
written for the heroine a very charming
waltz to which petiantic objection has been
made on the umtenable ground that the
waltz form was rot known in the days of
the Montagues and the Capulets. The car
Hest specimen Of the waltz for the voice
occurs, so far Us ! know, in Gliukas second
and last opera, " Russian q Ludmla," pro-
duced in 1S42.-[ English Illustrated Maya
zine.
That the waltz is the most charming
dance ever invented. is sufficiently proved
by the quantity Of beautiful music in waltz
form written by modern composers, from
Weber to OfIenbach and from Beethoven to
ID . IL .
Krilof-s fable who We're good men but
bad musicians" Beethoven's waltzcs are
good as music, but deteStable as music for
dancing. Not 50 the waltzes of Weber the
inventor, or, at least, pcrfcctOr of the form,
whose irresistible " Invitation TO the Waltz
still remains the most melodious and most
rhythmical specimen of this fascinating
class of music The Invitation to the
Waltz was not, it need scarcely be said
written as dance mWic; but a waltz that
cannot be danced l. deserves to be put in
the same category as songs that cannot be
sung; and Wcber's typical, monumental
waltz, at once the most classical and the
most romantic example of the style seems
as introduced with BerlioZs orchcstration
in that masters version of Der Freis-
chutz," to have been primarily written to
suit the steps of the dancers. Bcethoycn's
they are the work of Beethoven, one is
bound to admit-might have been written
to accompany the steps of those elephants
who, III the circus of imperial Rome, were
trained to walk on the tightrope.
The engagement of female ushers leads
me to mention again an idea ! formerly
cXprosScd-the employment of Il female
orchestra 1t is merely a matter of the
future that we shall have female Orchcs-
tras and in Europe they exist now. II
may be possible that the combination of
instruments will have in some meas
ure to be adapted to female players, but
this will not be so out of character as To be
impossible. And what an attraction to a
theater a female orchestra would be I!
There would be a charm about it that
might act beneticially ON the treasury of
any thcater outside of the natural pleasure
derived from seeing 4 number of smart and
talented girls perform on various instru-
ments can dn0re-therc would be the Ger
tainty of their doing their very best to do
Justice to their calling; ambition would
run high, and with good female leader at
their head the young ladies would certainly
constitute an element of strength in the
whole performance. Whoever ventures
first on this experiment will, I think, not
regret it as unremunerative-[E Every Other
Saturday.
a romantic story has been circulated
lately III reference TO the marriage OF Nine.
Zelda Seguin-Wallace. Mr.. Wallace. a
brother of the Minister 20 Turkey, formerly
lived in indianapolis. One evening he ac-
companied two Indiana friends to the the
alter at Louisville, in order to witness the
performance OF ali actress who had previ-
ously been well known to Indianapolis.
On the same evening Nine. Seguin APP
peared. Her first name is Zelda. Wallace
had said for many years that he would
never marry unless he could find woman
whose first name began with Z. After the
performance he for the first time met Nine.
Seguin Six weeks after they were en-
gagged and in six months they were mar
ried.-LThe keynote.
The municipality of Bardi have rnani-
mouSly voted the funds necessary for the
erection of monument in memory of Pic
cinni, who was born III that city. "The
llluStrious author of La Cccchina, Ro-
land Didon,' and Atys," the rival of
Gluck, the man of genius who had to pass
through such cruel ordealS in Paris. and
who, when - years old, died almost of
want at Passy, leaving the members of his
family in deep distress, thus obtains at
last, says the Nenestrel, g from his COM
patriots the homage which, for so many
reasons, they owed him Better late than
never"
Tamberlik, the great tenor who is now
nearly 20 years of age has during the last
two or three months been engaged upon
concert tour in Russia with considerable
success, having aroused the utmost enthu-
siasm wherever he has appeared. He gave
four concerts in st. Petersburg which real
lied profit of $4,000 As be was rich
when he retired from the stage his unex-
pected and momentary return to public life
has come upon his old admirers as sur
prise. Some of them attribute the step to
caprice while Others think it due to a re-
verse through ill-luck in speculation
According to advices from Germany it is
quite likely that season Of German (Wag-