The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16

the tull, sweet sounds.
Austria occupies a high position in the
ranks Of nations which have gained distinc.
ton In the organization Of bands of music.
1o-day, as for years past. the names Of two
| Str9usses stand pre-eminenb. Sons Of a
! distinguished father, who, although himself
musician and kappelmei ter OF en- AUS
trian regiment, sets his face against their
Following the same profession. they found
the force Of nature stronger than ANYTHING
else and drifted into music as p Thing newt
able. And their success has, IL anything,
/ outshone that OF their father Who does
not know and love the wa, ties OF Johann
Straussf 10 the iennese-to the Austrians
at large-his beautiful Blue Danube is re-
! garded almost as a national air.
Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in
! 1925. and his original calling was that OF
bank clerk. His mother. however. favored
! his musical aspirations and allowed him to
have a violin teacher in private. Then he
| went to Drechsler for composition lessons
His first waltz was written at the age Of
IL. The Austrian army was fortunate
! enough TO obtain his services for a time
and he became kappelmeister in an infantry
regiment. He was now in his true element.
and did much to improve the condition Of
the military music as he found il. His
! methods and ideas were generally adopted,
, and the consequence was a marked rise in
the general excellence of Austrian regi-
mental bands.
On the death of his father he nmalgn-
mated the latter's band with his own and
made a grand tour Of the German cities.
his fame was so great in Russia that the
government engaged him to superiutend
the popular concerts of music in ST. Peters
burg, and so 1t was that, leading his band
In tue Petropaulovski park ia that city,
Johann Strauss won the affection of the
masses us Gilmore did with us
Connected for time with the court balls
! at Vienna as director. he resigned TO make
tour Of the world, during which he visited
Now York and Boston.
Eduard Strauss, who so recently per-
formed at the Madison Square garden in
New York, is a younger brother OF Johann,
and though not quite so prominent, enjoys
a wide fame. He was, like his brother
very popular In st. Petersburg when he
filed the position of conductor Of the open
air concerts in the park, to which he sue
ceeded on the formers resignation.
In England for many years the inferioritv
OF the military bands was proverbial. Flies
and drums were the only part of the eauip-
ment furnished by the government, and tho
band was really kept up to such standard es
IL possessed by the voluntary contributions
OF the officers to the band fund. Things are
changed now, and the English army band
Of 1889 is a thing no service need be ashamed
of. The English bands are still as regards
funds, run on much the same principle as
of old. As all army officers there possess
private means, it follows that in those
corps where the officers are the wealthiest
the lest bands are found. The Foot
Guards, aa the SWEETEST part OF
the army, took the prize in this respect tho
band of the Greuadier regiment having a
world famous reputation. There are sev
eTal reasons for this The officers beiop
men Of rank and fortune the band fnnd
was plethoric, and the engagement OF the
best bandmaster thus rendered possible.
Under the regime Of the great Dan Godfrey
the band Of the Grenadier auards became
like Gilmores, household word in every
land. All that the officers wealth and
Godfrey's art could accomplish combined to
this result.
Dan Godfrey ID one Of the best known fig
ures in London, frequenler of the clubs
aud much feted mRn in society and liter
airy circles. he is constantly to be seen in
the Savage Club. the center of a eroun of
friends and admirers.
As rule, In the cavalry aud infantry of
the line In the English army, the hest bands
are those of the former arm. This il he.
cause cavalry regiments have q rich class OF
officers. Many of the bands are nagpi6-
cent and have double personnel, respect
lively performing the functions of a brasa
and a string band. The Seventeenth I,ancers
cavalry corps OF the highest repute. and
also very rloh one, possesses a double
band. Its bandmaSter is q German named
Albert Hartmann, who has received the
honorary degree Of doctor of music from
one or more Of the European universities
English army bands perform most Of the
work incidental to popular performances.
regiments stationed all over the united
kingdom hire their bands for seaside
promenade concerts, and public functions
OF all kinds in the garrison towns where
they happen to be quartered
The United States has lost in Gilmore
man 80 distinguished that it will be diff
cult TO replace him, but probably the
mantle will descend upon Carla Alberto
Cappa, the widely known bandmaster of
the Seventh regiment OF New York He is
already favorite In many parts of the
country. BY birth a Scandinavian, and the
son of a major in the Scandinavian army,
he enlisted first in the Sixth Lancers Of his
native country and when 20 shipped aboard
the United States ship Concord at Genoa.
just before the war he joined the
band of which he has been con-
duotor for the past eleven years He
also acted for several years as frat from
bone In the orchestra OF Theodore Thomas.
As an American representative band Cap-
pa's has had a record gratifying 10 our
national pride, and there seems no reason
why we need have any apprehension az to
the future trumphs of this country in the
matter Of musical art as expounded by the
achievements OF our leading military bands.
1t Is 60 be hoped that under the Ieadeshfp
Of tho great Gilmores successor the band he
made SO famous will continue to maintain
it's high standard Of excellence.
THOMAS DONNELLY.