Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
Crotchets and Ouavers,

| ALL rumors to the contrary notwithstand-
| ing, Teresa Carreno married Eugen DIAL
bert. the pianist, some six weeks ago.-MiGsi-
| cal Courier.
THE Tooth performance OF Reyer's opera
"Sigurd'' has taken place in Paris. The
| composer has been made member of the
Legion of Honor.
Mrs. CELEsTIA MCDONALD, a contralto from
Boston, where she studied with Lyman
Wheeler, is Pittsburg's newest acquisition
in the ranks of vocal teachers and singers.
EDWARD GRIEe celebrated the twenty-flfth
anniversary of his first concert last month
at Christiania. The musical world joins
dramatist Henrik Ibsen in that toast he pro-
posed to the Scandinavian composers
health.
MEssRs ARDEY s GRAU have concluded ar
rangements with sSonzogno, the Milanese
publisher, regarding the production of Mas
cagni's new opera, "LAnlico Fritz" At the
Metropolitan this season. The original
manuscript is now on the way TO New York.
AND now the Courier saws: "Rubinstein is
coming after ali, as the contract with
Messrs Abbey & Grau, signed by him, is on
its wav to this country" The report will
be entirely creditab BILE when Rubinstein fol-
lows his alleged contract, and 4 OF nut ch be-
fore then. probably.
Mrs. X. o. LIPPA, of this city has just pub
Iished a sacred song, "Jesus, l Live to Thee"
which breathes suitably devotional spirit
and has skillfully constructed accompani-
nient, but would have been bettered by q
closer adherence in the second verse to the
melodic subject-matter OF the first.
Mr. LOUIS CLARKE who is the solo bari
tone organist and choirmaster of the r. C.
Cathedral, at St. Augustine, Fla, sends to
THE DISPATCH his fine musical programme
for the Christmas services If the choir
sang that imposing list OF works anything
To rtf n nriQtar
it. Mr.. Clarke should have been the recipi-
ent of hearty congratulations.
Mr.. A. L1BERATI, who enjoys national fame
as a cornetist and bandmaster, will be the
chief drawing card for the concert an
nounced by Mr. G. Gill to be given at the
Auditorium on Wednesday evening of this
week. Besides Mr.. Gill and several of his
vocal pupils, there Will appear Mr.. Charles
Corcoran, baritone: Mr.. c. W. Fleming, vio-
linist, and Mr. NJ. S. Rocereto, who will essay
to manage the stubborn clarinet and brass
band on the same evening.
The exceedingly careless, not to say dis
respectful. department. and playing OF the
New York Symphony Orchestra, when ac-
companying the cantata under Mr.. LafTerty's
baton last Wednesday, has been remarked
upon by many. At the same time the en-
larged possibilities of choral productions
with n complete, well-trained orchestra,
were brought to many minds. Pittsburgs
need for SUCH an orchestra of her
own grows steadily greater and becomes
more painfully felt. There is 10 reason to
doubt that Mr.. Homer Moore would still be
willing to undertake the work iii the man
ner proposed some months ago and 1t would
not be strange if the extraordinary pubHc
recognition he has gained as n singer ana
essayiSt within the past few weeks shouid
make the path smoother now. Is there no
way ofraising the subscription needed SO as
to get everything thoroughly prepared for
next season.
AS AMPLY indicated in the columns or thls
journal during the week, the two concerts
of the Allegheny Musical Association, with
the New York Symphony Orchestra, gave
great pleasure to oaudiences aggregat1ng well
up towards 5000 people. On Thursday even
ing the officers of the association thought the
Ieceipts'would very nearly pay all eS penses
and make it unnecessary to call on me GUAR
antors for more than small part, II
any, of their subscriptions. u Is
to be hoped that this VIII oe louno |
correct, as it would smooth the way co more |
frequent repetitions of orcnestIal Vlslts- |
Eoth the Boston and the New YORK SYM |
phony orchestTas, which make stated con-
cert tours, ought to be heard mere severaI
times each season. 1t might 1aci!tate the |
matter in the case OF the GotEamltes were |
thev to knock OFF that $500 they ASK over tne |
amount charged by their superiors from the |
Hub. There ought to be no need for guar |
nntee fund in order to secure reg uiar, nigh |
class orchestral concerts, Wnlcn are not |
necessarily upon the extraordinary scale OF |
expense that fits q large festival enterprise. |