Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
Crotchets and Ouavers,

Crotchets and Quavers.
WAeNER's "Wilkuere" will be produced
at Turin during the present season.
DIR. PHILIP sr1rrA, the great Bach
| biographer and professor at the Berlin Royal
| High School for Music, has been created
.privy councillor by the German Emperor.
A NEW operate work by Peter Benoit. the
director OF the Antwerp Conservative,
entitled "Pacihcation." has just been
| brought out with great success ut the
| Flemish theater of that town.
The dictatorship of the Conservatorium a.
Parma, held successfully by Bottesini and
Franco Faccio, has nov been definitely
awarded to Giuseppe Gallignani, choir
master of the cathedral in Milan.
Mrs. FANNY RLooMFIELDZEIsLER one Of
| Americas best pianists, whom Pittsourg
| ought to have chance to hear, will play at
| the Brooklyn Philharmonic concert next
month, under Arthur Nikisch's baton.
THE engagement of Eugen D'Albert and
Teresa Carreno to each other is almost as in
| teresting a bit of news as the formers en-
| gagement to be here in May with the Boston
| Symphony Orchestra. Look out for the
piano prodigy of the futurei
AT Calvary Episcopal Church this evening
will be given another proof of the religious
| Hberality OF the rector, Rev. George Hodges,
| and of the musical enterprise of the organist
| and choir master, Mr.. Carl Retter, in the
| shape of performance of Schubert's Mass
|
| of that parish.
| Miss MARGARET A. CROUCH is suffering with
| an attack of throat trouble and on the ad-
vice of her physician is compelled to cancel
| all concert engagements for the present.
Miss Crouch will, therefore, be unable to APP
pear at the Pennsylvania State Music
| Teachers Association meeting on Wednes-
| day evening.
"BL1ND Tom" the weak-minded but won
derfully gifted negro pianist, is passing his
| closing days in an insane asylum. So reads
a floating item. The superstitious age that
credited the tales of Paganini's league with
| the Evil One has passed away; but even in
this skeptical day no one can call to mind
| "Blind Toms" marvellous powers without
| conceding that in this instance, at all
| events, music was helped out by the "black
art"
THE latest good story of Scottish prejudice
against organs in churches comes to us
through correspondent north of the Bor-
der: "a very decent old man was one of
the opponents of instrumental music in the
church he attended. One day lately some
gan that had been introduced Man. was
| the reply, Pm feared I'm gaun to like it,
Exchange.
THE Church Choral Society, of New York,
conducted by Richard Henry Warren, gave
the first service of its fourth season at st.
The choral numbers were schubert's .song
of Miriam" a jubilate by Max Bruch and
Saint,saens' "The Heavens Declare"
ary, Dvorak's Requiem Mass has been
chosen. On these occasions the chorus of 100
voices has the aid of an orchestra and en-
1nent soloists.
In Vienna they are again discussing the
cause of Mozart's death. 1t is now thought
that his disease was influenza, or "grip" as
we call it nowadays. DR.. Guldner, in his
letter to the Chevalier Neukoman (who died
as recently as 1852, described the mnlady as
great lumber of the inhabitants of Vienna
were at this time laboring under the same
complaint, and the number of cases which
terminated fatally, like that of Mozart was
great"
THE Cincinnati Fimes-Star says: "Annie
Louise Cary, who used to tell us in golden
tones. mellow and rich almost beyond COM
parison! that she had lost her Eurydice'
through stumbling into an inferno, is now n
good angel in tHell's Kitchen one of the five
Charitable centers established in the sums
of New York by the Diet Kitchen Associa-
ton" The difference is not so great as it
parts Glaeck to her fellow mortals through
their mouths instead of their ears.
In addition to the elaborate mazurka by
Mr.. Frank Saddler, of this city, already
spoken Of in these columns, a galop of his
writing was Incorporated into the Christmas
ballet at the Royal Theater of Munich. This
is said to be the first appearance Of an
Americans name, as composer, upon the
bills of that famous opera house. Though q
small opening, its marked success may lead
to larger things. Mr.. Saddler's spirited de-
tense of Mascagni, printed in this depart
ment OF THE DISPATCH, is fast going the
rounds of the musical press.
PADEREwsK1 will appear in Chicago at the
Thomas orchestral concerts January and
2 Apropos the Boston Home Journal says:
"Paderewski, the pianist, vino IS now the
lion of this city, is quite a youthful looking
man and speaks several languages, but not
L., I-I
the other day he told her that before he |
PLAYS he holds his hands in hot water, and |
does most of his practicing between IL and |
8 in the morning, not arising till noon" |
Such uncannv nocturnal practicing seems |
calculated to keep more than Paderewskis /
hands in hot water. unless he can find a |
neighborhood of Jobs to live in. |
THIS bit of news, from the Chicago Lndi- |
Gator, shows the wisdom Of placing the |
Worlds Fair music in competent hands and |
raises hopes that Americas progress in this |
art will be worthily set forth: Theodore |
Thomas, musical director of the Exposition.
and George e. Wilson, the Secretary of the |
Bureau of Music have decided with the |
concurrence OF the Committee on Ceremo-
nies, that nothing but original music shall |
be used when the Worlds Fair buildingsare
dedicated October u, 1892 Mr.. Thomas has |
for several months been planning grand |
musical programme for that occasion, and |
in completing it will call to his assistance
the most eminent American composers. Mr..
Thomas presented his plan to the sub Com
mittee on Cere monies yesterday and it was
generally approved. The music for the
commemorative ode has been arranged for:
but who will write the ins trumental music
for the opening. such as the marches, ETC.,
has not been determined"
ONCE more it is declared, and this time
with better semblance OF authority that |
Anton Rubinstein has consented to make
another concert tour in America. He has
accepted, they say, offer from Managers
Abbey Grau of sl25, ,oo0 for so concerts, be-
ginning in November, 1893 Of course, if he
does come, the magic name of Rubinstein
will create popular furore; though it
cannot but make the judlcious grieye
to see the once greatest pianist of
the world exhibited through the country
after advancing age and years Of quasi re-
tirement have much impaired his powers
II there be truth in the most reliable reports
that have reached US of his occasional ap-
pearances in recent years, we Americans
will cherish fRubinStcin's memory more If
ances show him to be aware of this himself,
and make it proper to require the strongest
confirmation before giving credence to the
reports just cabled.
OF prime interest and Importance are the
Allegheny Musical Associations two con-
certs, January and 6, at Cyclorama Hall
(seated for $500 persons) at which Mr.
Walter Damrosch and his New York
Symphony Orchestra will make their first
appearance here. There is every prospect
of a success commensurate with the enter
prise OF the Allegheny organization and it's
financial hackers. And the concerts will
merit all the success they may attain though
the merit could be made still stron ger by
some changes in the orchestral pro-
gIammes as ,,s first oI published Ts in this
are mostly such as Mr.. Damrosch would
naturally make for one of his young Peo-
ples Popular Concerts" When a complete |
orchestra comes here at high prices and
a puarantea behind |