The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

odic skill OF tho country. In spite OF tho fact
that tho directors of>this department have al.
lowed q month longer than the date originally
set for submitting scores to the com petition.
the Bureau OF Music has not been inundated
with manuscripts. The reason for giving an
extension Of time to composers that Is not.
with similar courtesy yielded to the other
arts. tho sciences. manufactures. and trades.
ostensibly proceeds from the judges desire to
estimate with care the scores presented for
their approval. But the fact seems to be that
our musicians have not yet display ed any en-
thusiasm over the competition. The causes
for this inaction are various. The standard
by which manuscripts are to DO Judged 10
| necessarily high. and our musicians. who are
still in some sense amateurish in method.
hesitate to have their efforts compared with
the creations Of the modern school OF Europe.
There Is general belief that musical compe.
titions are not always OF benefit to the artist
or his art
The Bureau OF Music is the only department
OF the Exposition that docs not ofTcr some
tangible award OF excellence. Other exhibit
ors have reas enable hope OF n medal or honor
able mention. The composers only sncour-
aRement for many months Of labor is the nos.
sibility Of successfully passing the Chicago
judges That this honor may be OF n doubt
full quality Is attested by the recent extraor-
binary applause given to Miss Munroe's ode.
After receiving the approval Of the musical
jury the composer has further possibility OF
hearing his work performed once during the
continuance OF the Fair. This is the only prize
offered by the Bureau Of Music. and it can be
| gained by only one work.
Our composers therefore have merely the
| incentive OF q bare chance to surpass all their
| fellows which merit will be rewarded by II
| single public performance that can scarcely
| be regarded with much critical attention By
the crowd at the Columbian Fair. The Bureau
| Of Music has expended considerable effort.
which So far has not been offended With 70.
| in itself or all the arts aud industries music
| is promised least announcement at tho ap-
| preaching event IN chicago.
| An incident OF considerable interest will oc.
| cur at Chick ering Hall next week in the Amer
lean debut OF Johannes Wolf. the viollnst.
and Joseph Holman. tho 'cellst. Each OF these
| artists enjoys European reputation for
| mastery OF his instrument. The former Is q
Dutchman. His father. q resident of tbs Hague
and an accomplished musician. discovered the
boys taste for tho violin by taking him to q
Wieniawski concert From that moment
| Johannes and his fiddle were inseparable. He
studied under Wicniawski with such quick ad.
| ont that at the age OF fourteen he car
| ried of the Kings scholarship against n score
| OF older musicians This ambition satisfied. the
| boy went to Dresden. and after two
years Of assiduous study won all the prizes OF
the observatory. At the age OF sixteen he
| entered his professional career in Paris Here
| he gained the friendship and approval OF
Gounod. Ambrose Thomas. Massenet. Saint
Saons and other distinguished composers.
Under this eminent patronage tho youthful
| violinist speedily came into favor with the
Parisian.. Tho success that attended his
playing in this capital was repeated in all tho
PRINCIPAL cities Of Europe. He received many
decorations from royalty and earned SO much
money that. we're he not under the manage
ment OF Mr.. I. NJ. Ruben. the violinist could
the HH a d iv Of art. Mr. Rutsn however.
sic x 5 Ss sy N Ss %osS s
money il European CITIES are to DO trusted.
Johannes VOLTS PLAYING is said to include
and intensity OF expression. delisacy OF taste.
and perfection Of technique. He plays on =
does not wish to inquire 100 urousiy. into its
the rssaenee Frsneh
IN the course Of the evening his host asked
ho did not oas carry his sddIe When mat
ing 2 !. social salI; The. nobleman did
favor the company. Thus cornered Wnln So
and played with such, skill that tie nohemnn
was enchanted. He declared politely that the
SO Of is sns
and insisted TINT the player should accept II
was valued at 1000 euineas. II bore the
famous Cremona varn!sh. but no expert has
evcr been able to discover name on it.
The vioioncelist is MISC n Hollander His
family intended him for q lawyer. but the boy
Joseph Holman developed at an early age so
evident taste for music. that he was placed
under the instruction OF a local teacher IN
Maestricht. The pupil soon outerew his mas.
ter. and young Holman sought for and OBJ
tanned entrance to the Brussels Conservative.
whore. during four years term he studied
the vloloncel!o under NJ. Servais. At tho age
OF seventeen HOLMAN gained the first cello
prize at the Conservatolre. A year later no
went to. Paris and plugged himself under the
sy I se
81 his the to nssnS
m mem with ii. Iasdelonp. FOLLOWED b. a SEASON
a tour Of Germany. imssia, sweden. Denmark.
and Norway and Won su6s"1 Hn hoR9rs In
fin Of fop Monnd him g % Sn
cer q the "Con1onne de Chens G This dis
fahc CaO Mns rom tbo KIM q, r, ne
and The Order d'Errestins Sage. Coblre"
Of Wales who Is not musical In taste. vas so
struck with lInllman,s playing that nc. pre-
The greatest honor ever paid to this artist.
however. consisted in ,rromlliment from
When he plays his souI I il, his bow" The
yonist and fef VIII rinr intr1d1ec al. these
johannes WoI sn goodi;!o;Gking Young CEN
like a man OF fashion. Joseph Holman wears
hi hair long. IA radrrewski., But here lis
'ceilist's moustache and imperial aro nercrly
military. and in general his face looks like the
doughty Admiral Van Troinp.
Tho acoustics Of the new Manhattan Opcra
House are too faulty for the full satisfaction OF
n play-loving audience. The people in tho
boxes can near we'll enough. but in the par
quet it is impossible to differentiate sounds
with any degree Of distinctness. 30 Mr.. Ham
merstein intends to devote his house to the