Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25

worlds Fair music fs bound to be the fore
most topic of interest to lovers of the art
throughout the land for the next year OF
more. Never has there been such an oppor-
tunity for showing what America has done
and to-day can do in musical fields, and at
the same time for giving tremendous stfm.
ulus to all manner of future activity in this
department.
The gradual unfolding of the details of the
superb plan already outlined by the Bureau
of Music will keep furnishing the musical
scribblers with plenty of legitimate news
and topics for discussion until next May,
and after that the practical accomplishment
of all these plans will give all of us, the
scribblers and other musiclovers as well,
abundant opportunity for exchanging opin-
ions and congratulations. At present this Is
tine latest official bulletin:
"WoRLD's COLUMBIAN COMMISSION,
CHICAGO. Ill, q. s. A.,
''Sept q, 1892.
'Under date of June 80, 1892 the following
announcement was made by the Bureau Of
Music:
"sThe Musical Director desires to include
in the programmes OF Exposition concerts,
representative choral, rchestraltand cham
ber works by native American composers.
All scores received by the Bureau of Music
before october 10, 1892, will be submitted to
a committee whose names are shortly to be
announced. The favorable recommenda-
tion of this committee will be final and in
sure performance. Both printed and manu-
script music may be sent.
"The Musical Director is privileged to an
nonnce tho names OF the following musicians
who will constitute the committee to ex-
anime American compositions:
Camille Saint Saens, Paris, France.
DR.. A. C. Mackenzie, London, England.
Asger Hamerik, Baltimore, Md.
Carl Zerrahn, Boston, Mass.
B. j. Lang, Boston, Mass.
William l.. Tomlins, Chicago, Ill.
Theodore Thomas, Chicago, Ill
"All American composers are invited to
present works for the approval of this COM
mittee. and in order to accommodate the
greatest number, the Bureau will receive
scores up to November 10, 1892
"For the Bureau OF Music,
&c. II. WILSON, Secretary
The announcement of June 80 was wide
ly circulated at the time, and has since
been repeatedly referred to in the general
and class papers Yet the Chicago Eren-
fno Post, on September ID. printed an article
stating that Mr.. Florence Ziegfeld. on his
return from Europe (Which was late in the
suinmer), had originated the idea ofinvit1ng
examination with a view to their perform
ance in connection with his big pri-
. yate ,I,S,e consert rSN scheme at Chicago
Of the credit due Mr.. Ziegfeld and tie
corresponding discredit to MI. Thomas in
having merely copied the plan, as it alleges.
article was reprinted approvingly last week
by the Indicator and the Musical Courier. The
latter journal took pains to correct by-the-
way misstatement as to the Ziegfeld scheme,
but carefully refra1ned from pointing out
that the whole article rested upon a false
hood, rs to which the true statement had
appeared in its own columns at least twice
In the past three months.
This is only one OF the more glaring in
stances of misstatement of fact regarding
the Worlds Fair music, made under cir
cumstances that leave little question that
the truth was fully known when the false
hood was uttered. OF the same stripe is the
talk that Mr.. Tomlins has confined his
choral work to radius OF 40 miles from
Chicago, as to which the truth has been
often told-as elsewhere in this department.
to-day. Very similar is the wholly inbound
ed assumption that Mr. Thomas and Mr..
Tomlins, with their respective performing
forces, are going to give all the concerts at
the Fair without letting the other leading
orchestras and choral clubs have q chance.
All this Justification. made out of the
whole cloth, is most disgraceful to its origi-
nators. And it is simply astounding that
such groundless assertions have gained such
widespread currency throughout the press
of the country. Every loyal American who
cares a whit for the cause of music has an
interest in calling down these malicious as
sailants of what ought to be, and what IN
spite OF them assuredly will be, the greatest
and most useful musical enterprise of the
four centuries we are about to celebrate.
Music Down at the Point.
Last weeks classical night" programme
at the Exposition was not furnished for
printing last Sunday. To make the record
for future reference, it is here ap-
pended;
PART 1T O'Clock.
]. March from Elijah .......... Sir Michael Costa
Z Overture, Midsummer's Night Dream.....
:..,,..;......;. Mendeissohn
5. Grand selection, Tannhauser wagner
PART n.-s O'elock.
Q. Grand Fantasia. "reminiscences Of the
syfG WORKS sd Beethoven
cornet solo, solo. sanct Maria iirsi ime3 Faure
Mr.. Jules Levy.
q HseISjas cSerus from the Messiah ~
request HANDEL
For Friday evening of this week the fourth
of Mr. Levy's classical night" programmes
will be as follows:
s. Overture, Fingal's Cave. .Mendelssohn
Sacred Aria. Charity Rossni
s. S, FaFsTslI g. TaEs' to the Forest. msndelssohn
s. sanetus s @ from | Messe soisnneiie. .Gounod
PART II.
O'Clock.
ssd% from II
6. Cornet Solo. Ave Maria ...Gounod
Mr.. Jules Levy
0. Romance Traumerei .shumann
0. HaueuJah Chorus Handel
Mr. Levy has not yet risen to the level Of
The opportunity created for him by his
ALI four of his programmes
,ave been mediocre as compared with those
hat made the classical nights" at the Ex-
position attrscti to the more musical
,lasses and drew crowds of quiet, appre.
,iative listeners from all ranks of the com.
nunity. These tour programmes have not
,een much better specimens of the art of |
than OF the skiu of the
To refresh the memory as to the kind of
music Pittsburg used to enjoy on these |
pecial Friday evenings 1t 10 in point to pub
ish here TWO of the programmes given this
month at the Minneapolis Exposition by
hr. f. N. limos, VINO was with us two years
Igo,
FIRST SYMPHONIC PRoGRAAHA.
Part I-7:8O O'Clock.
p% 4ap %dsgio % Molto-Xilo con brio. '''''n'''n
(bJ Andante Cantabile con moto.
)cl Menuetto( Allo Motto VivaeA
(dl Adagio, Alo Motto Vivace.
sbensnS,. .'..........---echqeer
Part 1850 O'Clock.
(. Overture, ."Akademiscne Fest, Rrahma |
.. Trombone solo, ''Cradle Song". Men delssohn
MIR. Il. N. lnnes.
]. Suite Algerienne. St Saeus
(a) Reverie du SOir.
(b) Marche Militaire,
WAGNER PROGRAMME.
Part I-7:30 O'Clock.
Wa5en; Worsnei Kaiser
.
Grand scensN!.Isoidens Iiebes.ffocdd h'enn
Tristan and isolde
Fisherman's Chorus. ...... Flying Dutchmsn,S |
Part II-9:3o O'Clock.