Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-02
MUSICAL NOTES.


Mr.. Emil IAcbling, the pianist, has re-
turned from his trip abroad.
A statue of Wagner is to DO erected
before the Stadt Theater in Leipsic.
The Schubert Quartette, OF Chicago,
closed its fourth engagement at Chautau-
qua, August 90.
"The Merry Monarch" has proved a
great success in New York, and is soon
to be produced in London.
tits stated that Henry e. Abbey has
offered Anton Rubinstein, the pianist,
100000 for a tour through America.
Vladimir do pachmann, who has been
spending the summer in the Catskill
mountains, is now visiting Saratoga.
A monument has just been erected in
memory of tho pianist, Adolph Henselt,
at Warm brunn, the place OF his death.
Herr Albert, tho pianist, intends to
mako Lichtcrfelde. near Berlin, his per-
mancnt place of residence, and has pur-
chased country scat there.
Pauline Hall and her Opera Comique
Company have commenced rehearsals Of
the operattas 'Ancorita" and ''Erminie"
at tho Union Square Theater.
Sig. Sapio, who was one of the con-
dqctors Of tho first Italian opera season
at the Auditorium, has been engaged as
principal professor of tho National Con-
scrvatory, New York.
Tho Grunfcld Brothers, of Berlin
one pianist and the other violoncel-
list-are to mako tour of this country,
and have signed for an engagement
rom September, 1891, to March, 1892.
| A memorial has been affixed by the
/ Licdcrtafel of Wurzberg to the house in
which Wagner lived in 1888 In this
house he completed his carly opera,
"Dic Econ" He was at the timo twenty
years old and resided with his brother,
who was an opera singer.
In answer to a statement that "Par-
sifal" would be produced at Munich DIR
ing the coming season, Frau Wagner
has written letter in which she denies
tho truth of this assertion, and adds
that she will not sanction any produc
ton of "Parsifal" away from Bcyreuth.
Heinrich Conrcid has acquired the
right of production for the United
! States, Australia, Canada and England
of Johann Strauss now romantic opera,
"Knight Patzmann. lie has also the
rights to the ballet Dresden China" to
be produced at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
1t is reported from Buenos Ayrcs that
Tamagno, the Italian tenor, has founded
bank, tho main purpose Of which is to
forward to their families in Italy the
savings of Italian immigrants, publish
ing tho relative receipts in leading
Italian paper. Tho bank is to Rave a
capital of five hundred thousand francs.
Francis Wilson and company in 'Tho
Merry Monarch" arc credited with hav-
ing won success at tho Broadway The.
alter which is almost without precedent
in the history of comic opera in New
York 1t will run only seven weeks at
that'house. it having been impossible to
secure an extension of time.
An English firm not long ago pub
lishcd key to Parsifal," by Mr. Ash,
ton Ellis. The leading motives, TWEEN
ty-fve in all, excluding subsidiary mo
tivcs, arc printed in music typo, and
there arc a largo number CT cross refer
cnccs; tho name of each motive as it ap.
pears in the analysis being, for purposes
Of moro ready reference, printed ir
heavy type. Mr.. Ellis warns readers
who hear tho opera for the first time
against destroying the effect Of the mu
sic by attempting to follow tho motives
too closely, but the analysis now giver
will enable them aftcrward to thorough
ly grasp tho meaning Of tho music.