Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
Crotchets and Quavers.

Crotchets and Quavers.
THE sixth organ recital at the Fourth Ave
nue. Baptist Church will be given next Fri
day evening by Miss Della Crosby, of Cleve
land, who will be assisted by Mrs. Anna
MeIlor Sheib and Mr.. John @. Everson,
BARNBY's cantata, "Rebekah," and brief
miscellaneous programme will be given next
Friday evening at st. Marks Memorial
Church, East End, by Organist Frederick
sustained by Miss Marguerite Wilson, Miss
Florence McLain, DR.. P. j. Eaton and MI.
Simpson. Mr.. Lane and his singers seem to
be progressive band.
THE latest concert Of American compost
tfons, given in Berlin Under the direction OF
F. K. Arens. included orchestral works by
e. A. Mcdowell, John K. Paine, G. W.
Chadwick and Otis B; Boise, and songs by
Reginald de Koven, Ethelbert Nevin and
Wilson G. Smith. The American colony
turned out en- masse and the Berlin critics
said some very pleasant things about the
works performed.
TsoHA1KowsKY is said to have thrown the
score Of his new symphonic poem, "The
wojowode," into the ire after its first per-
formance in Moscow. Afterwafd he re-
gretted the act committed in moment of
teverish excitement, and went to hospital
for nervous diseases for treatment. He also
threw into the fire the overture and several
fragments of the music to a ballet entitled
"Casse-Noisette," !" but this was saved by the
timely Intervention of friend.
A GOOD Verdi anecdote is going the rounds
of the italian newspapers. The other day
General Tournon, on his way to Ravenna,
began a conversation with an old man who
sat opposite him in railway car. Musical
topics we're touched upon, and the General
expressed great aversion to German music,
while the other man declared that Ger
The General became more and moro
excited in maintaining his opinion, and
finally he exclaimed: "You may say what
ever you please but ], for my part, care
all the German operas put together" Where
upon the other man bowed and said: 81
thank you for your very kind appreciation,
for am Verdi, but I adhere firmly to my
opinion" And in Verdfs later works, his
actions speak yet louder than his words
MRS. H. H. A. BEACH tagged 25), of Boston,
has written a mass, which was produced at
the last concert of the Handel and Haydn
Society. Philip Hale writes Of it as follows
in the Boston Journal, Tt shows knowledge,
skill, and, above all, application, patience
and industry. She has not followed closely
an illustrious predecessor; she has had fixed
ideas of her own, and she has not hesitated
to carry them out. Her treatment of the
text is modern. She has treated 1t subject
lively and effectively. hence we hnd mysti-
c1Sm that Is lntenQeQ TO suggest Co the
hearer a mood, and we also find direct dram
attic appeals. There is the natural exaggera-
tion OF youth. The mysticism at times ap-
proaches obscurity, the dramatic appeals
are occasionally unduly emphasized. Nor
is Mrs. Beach always successful when she Is
most ambitious. The comparative simplic-
ity of the 'Kyrie' and the Sanctus,' the un-
affected solemnity Of the Et in Spiritum
Sanctum,' the peaceful close Of the work
these are more effective than certain pas
sages where the composer apparently
2trained every nerve"