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

AND now Beethoven is accused OF having
written sonata for mandolin and piano. 1t
makes no difference whether this be true or
not-de nortItS mil nisI bonun.
NINE. Rosa SUCHER has severed her con-
nection with the Hamburg Opera and settlsd
altogether at Berlin, where the great artist is
badly wanted, and will, no doubt, be very well
come.
RHE1NHoLD HERMANN's opera, Lance
lot" will be produced in Brunswick, Germany.
this winter. Pollini is negotiating for the pro-
du .tion of Hermann's opera "Vineta" at Ham,
burg.
HEREAFTER, they say, winners OF musical
scholarships at the Academic Francais will not
have to pursue their studies in Italy, but may
go where they choose. "Pri1 de Roam" will be
the proper term henceforth.
MISS ELIZABETH WEBSTER is to be added
to the list of Pittsburgers to take active part
Philadelphia next week. The number of at
tendants from our end of the State is also on
the increase
THE important library of the late George
Kastner the musical savant Ia native of AL
sace) has been presented by his son to the
Paris Conservatoire on condition that it be kept
in a room by itself The collection comprises
upward OF 10, 600 volumes.
IT is stated in a German paper that the emf
nent lyric tenor, Emil Goetze. of Cologne, has
accepted an offer of $4,000 for a series of so
concerts in America. Goetze would be welcome
as one of that small class Of German singers
who really know how to sing.
AN item is afioat in the musical press stating
that lie Prophete" has been sung in Volapuk
at Brisbane. Things really must be upside
down on the other side of tie globe. But after
all, why not Volapuk as well as Italian or Ger
man. before an English-speaking audience?
AT the Linden Club, East End, it is expected
to perform some time within the next two or
three months Julius Eichberg,s bright little
operetta, THE Doctor of Alcantara." The
singers and a small orchestra are being drilled
for this occasion by Mr.. Dan Dore Ezechiels.
AT the pupils recital to be given tomorrow
evening at Beaver Female College, under the
direction of Mr.. w. H. T. Aborn, the pianlsts
will be the Misses L. NJ. Stuart, Nj. V. Brown
and 6. A. Grifiths, and the vocalists Mrs.
Edith Fry. Miss Jessie Galley and Miss Jennie
Mitchell.
DURING this evenings service at St An
drew's P. E. Church. Ninth street. the closing
part of Spohr's oratorio, THE Last Judgment"
will be sung by the excellent choir under
Organist L. c. Webster, who has long been a
leader in the forward movement of church
music in Pittsburg.
NINE. CLARA ScHUMANN has not yet alto
gether given up public performances. She
played lately at Frankfort, and in spite OF her
II years rendered the F minor Concerto Of Cho-
pin in such fashion that her audience, so far
from finding any occasion of regret, received
her performance with enthusiasm.
THE first service" of the Church Choral So
ciety, of New York, under the direction of
Richard Henry Warren, took place at St.
Thomas Church on Thursday evening. The
works presented were Bach's Gods Time is
Best" Schumann's advent Hymn" andtSai
Saens' THE Heavens Declare"
PHILADELPHIA Councils have Just increased
to sl0000,the annual appropriation for music in
Fairmount Park. Carnot our own Jealous
Chief of the Department of Public Works coax
from the close-fsted Councilmen enough money
to provide some public playing in our new
public playground next summer?
THIS report comes from Louisville under
date December 13: 1.-The Boston Ideal Opera
Company disbanded tonight No salaries
were served in one day. The chorus and or
chestra struck several times during the week
and this afternoon all the members of the COM
pany refused to sing"
DR.. H. II. HAAS, principal of the musical
department of the University of Wooster, O.,
is one of the few musicians in the country
whose title "Dr." can be accorded with out any
Qualm of conscience. He is not musical doc
torate. however, but one of law-he having
gained at Heidelberg the uncommon degree of
Doctor utriusque jurfS.
LIszrs oratorio, ''St. Elizabeth" has become
popular IN NOlOSuo anu OIuer UeIma0 c1tleS
where it is being performed in the guise of an
opera. Per contra, Weber's opera, "Eury-
anthe," has been performed with great success
at Barmen as an oratorio. Rubinstein must
have anticipated this sort of Thing wnen be
wrote his oratorios and called them sacred
operas"
IN recent leading article on Musical
America" the Monde Artistco, of Milan leaves
out Boston from its list of our musical ceIIters
Such is fame. Boston need not mind it; but if
Chicago gets many more such excuses for blow
ing her own horn, an international brass band
contest will really be the oRly practicable
scheme for the Worlds Fair music. No other
sort could be heard in the Windy City.
The Mozart Clubs production of "The Mes
siah" at Old City Hall Tuesday evening. the
Goth inst. is to be borne in mind as by far the
richest of all the Christmas programmes
Nothing can give more lofty and appropria1e
musical enjoyment at Christmastide than such
a worthy performance as is then promised of
the greatest of all oratorios and the one
specially devoted to Him whose birth this fes-
tlval celebrates.
The Balmoral Choir, which has achieved
reputation by its artistic rendition of Scotch
music, is to be In Carnegie Hall next week.
under the management of City Organist
Leonard Whales. Friday evening, December
%, will be devoted to Scotch music exclusively
On Saturday evening programme of English
Irish and Scotch music will be given Nine
Stewart, the prima donna of the choir. will
sing at next Saturdays free organ recital,
The magnificent organ:n the Town Hall at
Sydney. New South Wales. built by Hill & Son
of London and recentlv inauonr,+.a b.. ~