Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21

The true reason is probably that he wants to
retire from all public activity, except con-
quoting his own compositions. The follow
ing paragraph from Mr.. Krehbiel, in the
New York Tribune. is apropos:
The most interesting hit of musical lntell-
gence which came from Europe last week was
that concerning Rubinstein's resignation OIL
the drectorship of the st. Petersburg Conserv-
tory. The news caused no astonishment among
the great musicians friends or the close stu
dent of musical affairs abroad. 1t has been
known for some Iime that ne was als-
nation was mooted even while his
native country was doing him honor on his
jubilee in November. 1889. 1t is the second
time that Rubinstein has laid down the irksome
duties of that office. He was the leading spirit
in the foundation of the Conservatory in 1862
and was its first director. Five years later he
faculty and resigned. In his autobiography,
dictated to a stenographer on the occa-
sion of the jubilee, he mentions the
circumstance, confesses that the disagree
ment was partly caused by his own hasty
temper, but ventures 10 further explanation.
In 1887 he resumed the directorshlp OF the Con-
servatory which, under Zaremba. Assam.
chewsh and Davidof had made considerable
progress, and Immediately began to labor for
its greater advancement. He revised IT'S con-
stitution and strove to enlist the AID OF the
Russian Musical Society (Which, We 6eleve,
eEjoys Imperial patronAge) in behalf OF native
composers"
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The National Conservatory In Congress.
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber writes to The
DISPATCH that the semi-annual entrance
examinations of the National Conservatory
of Music of America will take place as fol-
lows: Voice-Monday. January 8, 1881,
from 9 to u A. NJ, 2 TO . and to 10 P. NJ.
Piano-Tuesdav, January 6, from to II A.
NJ, 2 to and s to 10 P. NJ. Violin and
other. orchestral instruments-W ednesday,
January z, from 9 to II A. M, to 5 and 8 TO
10 P. NJ.
The National Conservatory with its
steadily growing list of really emil
nent instructors, its broad plans for musical
progress and its offer of free training to
worthy applicants, is already one OF the
most hopeful signs OF the musical times. 1t
bids fair now to widen its scope of useful
ness through the plan outlined in the fol-
lowing Washington news item, reprinted in
the musical papers under date of Decem-
Der s:
A bill was introduced in the House to-day for
the Incorporation Of the National Conservatory
OF Music of America. Among its incorporators
are: Jeanette NJ. Thurber, William 6. Choate,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Abram S. Hewitt and
Frank R. Lawrence of the State of New York;
William Pinkney Whyte and Enoeh Pratt. OF
Maryland: William II. Payne and Fitz Hugh
Lee, of Virginia. and Olive Risley Seward, John
Hay, S P. Landley, Anthony Pollock Z. r. P.
Rodgers and John NJ. Schofeld, of the Dis
trict of Columbia Mrs. Thurber the founder
of the National Conservatory of Music in New
York. in speaking of the objects of the bill,
said to reporter: mo subsidy will be asked
from Congress. Resources will be drawn from
endowments and voluntary subscriptions from
all parts of the country. musical university
will be established in Washington and branches
in each of the capitals or metropolitan cities of
the various States. The present conservatory
in New ork will be one of the chain"