Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-26
sketches of Cappa and his Artists.

Sketches of Cappa and his Artists.
The great Seventh Regiment
Band, of which Cappa is the cele-
brated Director will appear at the
Southern Exposition during the first
half of the great exposition. The
successful efforts of Cappa to include
in his band the greatest solOists OF
the age have received the highest
praises of the Eastern press. His
band contains masters of every in
strument necessary to the power
and success of instrumental music,
and these musical artists combin-
ing their forces under the leadership
of Il musical genius such as Sig.
Cappa, can not but succeed in pleas
ing the hundreds who will listen to,
them at the Exposition.
Sig. Charles A. Cappa was born
in Allesandria, in 1884, and received
his musical education, such as is
necessary for so great musician, at
the Royal Academy of Asti, TO
which only the sons OF soldiers are
admitted. When but four years Of
age, his father, who had been a
Major i'm the Sandman army, died,
Charles was admitted to the Acad-
omy and remained there until fiji
teen years of age. Soon after he
volunteered IA a musician in the
Sixth Regiment of Lancers in the
Sandman army. After short time
be became first trombone player in
the band OF that regiment. In 1856
he enlisted on board the United
States frigate Congress-" at that
time at port III Geneva. After 81
two years cruise as leader OF the
band he came TO Philadelphia in
1853. He joined KendalPs band
and visited most of cur principle
cities during tour undertaken by
Mr.. Kendall. Mr.. Cappa atterward
Joined SheItOn's celebrated New
York band, but when its leader
Grafulia, assumed the leadership Of
the Seventh Regiment, Cappa went
with hun and remained with it I'M
til Grafulla's death. For some years
he was the first trOmbonist in TheO-
dOre Thomas Orchestra. lie also
played in Mapleson's Opera and the
Philharmonic Societies OF Brooklyn
and New York. At present the
band master of the Seventh Regi-
ment, Sig. Cappa, rs a leader, dis
plays large and to Il degree, per-
feet knowledge of this style Of musi-
cal literature. His ready and per-
feet ability to adapt his programme
to the varied tastes of so large an
audience as listened to him daily at
the Exposition, speaks as much for
his general musical knowledge us
the degree of perfection which the
Seventh Regiment Band has attain
Ell does for his musical genius.
Surrounding Cappa are the great
est solOists of the age. Il. n. Currie
trombone sOloist, has no superior in
America. His tone, style, and
brilliancy of playing mark him as
one OF the greatest performers in
America on the trombone. The
Prince of Wales declared him to be
the best trombone soloist in the
world. He will use a gold trombone
for the first time during the South
ern Exposition,
Mr.. ]. Diewes, the solo clariOnet
player OH the band is one of the fin
est of performers. He holds the first
position of this kind in America,
and is, at the present time, with
Theodore Thomas.
Sig. Liberati, the cornet virtuoso
is the most celebrated in America.
He has a worldwide reputation and
the greatest musicians declare that
he has no equal.
Mr.. III. Whitien, an Englishman
who has been in this country about
four years, is the EuphOnuim sOIOist
of this band. He is pronounced a
wonderful artist.
Sig. NOrritO, the picOlO soloist of
the band is an Italian, who came to |
America in 1878. His tone and ex-
cellent accuracy of playing, brlllian-
cy and perfection In tune, mark |
him conspiculOusly as the first pico- |
10 performer in America. Mr.. J. !
was born in Brooklyn.
lie is a self.taught man, never hav-
ing had a lesion in his life from any |
one, and is now regarded as a cornet |
5OlOist OF unusual merit. He has a
great future before him. In addi-
ton 10 these great soloists Mr.. Cappa
has in his charge forty other musi-
clans of unusual merit. This great
band is the peer OF any similar or
sanizatiOn anywhere.
CapPa and his associates will
open the great Southern Exposition
At Louisville, kentucky, August I6
next, giving two concerts daily un-
Ill September %, when they will be
'ucceeded by the world-renOwned
Gilmore, who will continue the
anfe order of the Exposition until
Is clase.
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