Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
Crotchets and Quavers,

| EpoUARp LALo, one of the foremost Of mod
| ern French composers. died at Paris a few
| days ago.
MoR1z MoszKowsKI's first opera. "Boapdfl,"
| has just been produced in Berlin with
marked success
Miss CLEMENT1SE DE WERE, well remem-
| bered in Pittsburg has Ia Sely become the
wife of Mr.. Romualdo Sapio, the chief vocal
instructor of the National Conservatory of
| Music of America.
THE Glee and Mandolin clubs of the West
| ern University gave very successful con-
cert last Friday evening at Carnegie Hall.
Allegheny, under the patronage of a dozen
Of the most prominent society women of the
community.
PRIVATE performance Of "Parsifal," in
oratorio form, will be given in Boston May
| under Mr. Lang's direction, with the Seidl
Orchestra and a list of soloists, including
Mielke, Wvman, Little, Messrs. Dippel, Hen
| schel and Fischer.
IL Alleghenv's Carnegie Hall is enlarged,
| in the manner talked about, it will be an
excellent thing for the more important
| has been a serious drawback to efficient
| choral or orchestral work in that handsome
| hall.
Miss LILLIAN REDDICK, the Misses Cook,
| Mr.. F. W. Robertshaw, Mr. c. c. Griffin, Mr.
j. NJ. Beauchamps and Mr.. A. A. Simpson
| will supply the musical part of the enter
| tainment to be given by the Father Mathew
Association, at Duquesne Hall, next ednes-
| day evening.
Mr.. AD. NJ. FORESTER, Pittsburg's foremost
resident composer is represented by his
| Trio for pianoforte and strings in the pro-
| gramme of the NJ. T. n. A. meeting at Cleve-
| land this summer. The whole scheme OF
the meeting looks very promising, and will
| doubtless draw number OF our musical
| folk to the lake in July.
IT now appears that great injustice was
done to Arthur Friedhem, the eminent
| pianist in the hasty report that he had COM
| mitted a murder. The affair seems to have
| been q sad accident and the coroner's jury
| completely exonerated Mr.. Friedheim. The
| latter. by tie way, has been in correspond
ence with friends in Pittsburg and may be
heard here at an early date.
Mr.. GEORGE HENsoHEL's Hamlet" music,
| in the form of suite, had it's first American
| hearing at one of the last Symphony con-
| certs in Boston. the composer gain conduct
| ing the orchestra tlat lie started on its glo-
rious career years ago. Eusen D'Albert's
Symphony in F major also had its first per-
| Torrance over here on the same OCCASION
These be two genuine musicians-not mere
| strolling singer and player-that we are to
hear again in Pittsburg next week.
FLOATING ITEM: A concert with an invisi-
| BILE orchestra was given in Heidelberg few
weeks ago. 1t was the first application of
the Bayreuth idea to concert purposes and
the effect produced was much apprec lated
by the audience. The front of the stage
was adorned with trees and drapery which
completely concealed the orchestra and the
conductor who, with the yiofins. occupied
the highest portion of the inclined stage, the
brass being on the lowest and farthest away
from the audience.
THE Biblical Cantata of "Belshazzar" will
hold the boards at the Alvin Theater this
! week, perhaps, the first time such an expert
ment has been tried here. Mr.. W. S.
Weeden, who will sing the title role. has
drilled large Chorus; the theater
orchestra will accompany under MIR.
c. NJ. Couch's leadership and
large persian army" will be
marshaled by Mr.. Frank J. Possiel. The
chief musical roles are assigned to Miss
Elise Warren-the bright, particular star
Mrs. j. Sharp Mcdonald, Miss Edith Harris
Mr.. Morris Stevens and Mr.. John A. Strouss.
gheny Gheneral Hospital, and is attracting
much interest throughout the two cities.
Mrs. CONSTANCE HowARDs "Meistersing err
lecturerecitals before the Art Society have
proven SO exceedingly entertaining and in
structive that Mr.. Joseph H. Cuttings has
arranged for their repetition at the Pennsyl-
vania College for Women, in the East End
The first OF the new series was given yester-
day afternoon, to be followed by the others
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings of this
week. For those to whom Richard Wagner has
seemed to speak in strange harsh accents, a
course of Mrs. Howards remarkably clear,
graceful and enthusiastic treatment may be
heartily recommended. She brings the mani
fold beauties of text and score right home to
every heart and mind.
CITY OReANIsr Henry p. Ecker has ar
ranged for quite q celebration OF the one
hundredth free organ recital. at Carnegie
Hall, Allegheny, which will take place next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. For this
occasion the municipal organist will be as
sisted by Miss Bertha Gallentin, soprano:
Mr. Joseph G. .Breil, tenor: Mr.. c. &. Cor
coran, bass; Mr.. F. N. 1nnes. of New York.
military band of 30 men; the Philharmonic
Society orchestra, augmented to 80 instru-
ments, Mr.. Thomas F. Kirk, director, and u
chorus OF 100 voices, including the East End
Musical Club and st. Paui's Lutheran Church
choir, directed by Mr. Breil. The hall will
be handsomely decorated and souv enir pro-
grammes have been ordered at q cost of 500
as mementOs of the auspiciouS event.