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

thing like the vain fdea OF transplanting the
Passion Play from among its native sur
| roundings at oberammergau-
| Crotchets and QuaverS.
| IT is now stated positively that Rafael
Josefy's health will not permit him to re.
enter the concert arena this season, as was
| expected.
BRAHMS, Rubinstein, Won Buelow and
Joachim are the brilliant attractions an.
nounced for the opening concerts at the now
| Bechstein Concert hall in Berlin, October
| A-16.
GERMAN opera is gaining ground in Paris,
where "Fidelio" will be shortly given. Next
spring will be performed Wagner's "Meis.
Waiter von Stolzing
The first attraction this season sailing
under the "comic opera" banner, will be
| "The Isle OF Champagne" at the Duquesne
| this week. From all accounts 1t Is less
opera" than "comic," but none the less
! entertaining whatever you call 1t.
DvoRAK is setting Joseph Rodman brakes
| famous poem, "The American Flag" as q
| cantata. He speaks truly Of it as one from
which every musician must get inspired"
1t Is odd that no composer has hitherto
taken up these splendid patriotic verses.
FELIX MorTL, director of tho Grand Ducal
Opera House in Carlsruhe, has become
mentally unbalanced and has beon taken to
an asylum; overwork is the cause Of his
trouble. The physicians who have ex-
amined him give hope that perfect rest will
restore his mind.
TEE Harvest FEAST services at Trinity
Lutheran Church. Allegheny, this morning
and evening, will be characterized by
special musical features prepared by the
quartet choir: Miss Marion CASTOR, Miss
Bertha Moore. Mr.. W. r. CASTOR and MIR.
John F. Castor, with Mr.. W. K. Steiner on
the organ bench.
GREATsspreparations are being made in
Italy to celebrate the third centenary of the
death OF Palestrina. A committee, with
Cardinal Biancht at the head, has been con-
stituted TO undertake the management, and
an International subscription is invited to
erect statue to the famous musician.
Mr. FREDERIC CowEN's new opera, "Signa,"
written for D'oyIey Carte's Royal English
Opera House, loses by the collapse of that
institution its promised first hearing at
home; hon Unless M Harris or Lago takes it up
the one arranged for at the Carla Felice in
Genoa during the January carnival -
The French Society of Composers offer q
prize of 1000 francs for a symphony in four
movements, with an arrangement for the
piano; 500 francs for piano-1orte concerto;
300 francs Tor a suite for flute, oboe, clarinet,
horn, bassoon and piano. MSS. are to be
sent to the Secretary, NJ. Weokerlin, % Rue
de Rochechouart. Paris, by the end Of the
year.
THEY are going to give q cyclus Of ofren-
bach's operas at Berlin. 1t will cover ten
consecutive nights, and among the operas to
be performed are the following: "The Bri-
esse, ""Bridge of Sighs," MADAME Favarr"
"Blue Beard" Madame pArchiduc," Les
Contes Hofmann," and also number OF
smaller operettas.
AN odd side-light upon the limpness Of tho
present Presidential campaign Is cast by the
music trade statistician, where in former
campaigns a single house had by September
20 supplied several hundred big and little
drums to the political paraders It has not
yet sold single one for use In this cam
paign. 1t may be hard on the trade, but
what a relief Co the publicl
sousA's new Marine Band, on it's way to
Chicago. will give concert at Harrisburg
next Wednesday evening, assisted by Miss
Mnrcella Lindh, soprano, and MIR. Antonio
Galassi. baritone. The makeup of the band
is as follows: Twelve B clarinets, flutes, 2
oboes, h nat carfnets, alto clarinet, bass
clarinet, bassoons, saXophones, 4 cornets,
trumpets, horns, Irombones, 2 euphoni-
ums, basses, drums, tympani, cymbaIs, etc.
MAsoAeN1 has had too much of a good
thing at Vienna. Last Wednesday night he
tainted after repeated recalls at the Exhipi-
tion Theater, and made up his mind that he
would be honized to death If he sta yed out
his time. His over-zealous admirers have
literally driven him out Of town. Only
prfZe fighter could be expected to be able
to stand such incessant attentions and ova-
tons. In America only q prize fighter
would stand the slightest chance of getting
them.
SINCE the celebrated Meinigen Kappelle
closed its career under Won Buelow about
seven years ago, there has been no organiza-
tion in existence that could be rightly called
CLANS Won Buelow's famous orchestra" To
apply this designation to, OF in any way to
connect Won Buelow's name with, the set OF
Hamburg players engaged by Mr.. Ziegieid
to come to Chicago next summer is tosailv
false and misleading. 1t is falsehood that
has been very widely circulated and calls
for strong contradiction.
THE promising plans for a testimonial con-
cert to Mr.. Thomas f. Kirk, upon the oc-
casion Of his 5Oth birthday, October 6, de-
serves all encouragement. Mr.. Kirk has
always been foremost figure among those
ready to spend and be spent in the cause OF
music or OF charity. Moveover, his profes
s1onal laborS, although chiefly upon tho not
very lofty plane OF brass band music, have
been SO jealous and so efficient that musical
Pittsburg owes him much more for these
good works than if they had all been good
conventional symphonies and Quartets,
each one carefully composed and nicely
fitted to its particular place on the shelf.
THE following programme was presented
at the Duquesne Conservatory last Thurs
day evening"
Plano la) Eros. op q, No. Forester
S AarcS q he oB: Bysif;. oD .Grsia
Vocal Aspring NlFhsi;; -Jen,on
Violin. B.l.ds and iss Fso9.iss. oeaia ,vleuz.smp.
- Mr. PspenbrocI
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Vocal Know'st Thou the Land, Aria from
Mi;:: R,,; i;............ Thomas
Violin and Piano. Andante and Finale, from
Messrs Papenbrock and Ketter.
Morris stephens. '1-
THE Mozart Club will at once begin re- |
hearsing Bach's cantata, "a Stronghold
Sure" Incorporating Luthers great Refor-
nation hymn. This noble work will be given
at the clubs first regular concert in Novem- |
ber, though its selection is primarily due to |
the clubs expectation of singing it at Chi |
cago during the Worlds Fair. That matter |
will soon be definitely settled. The Mozart |
singers would like to accept the invitation |
extended last summer to them (as to all the |
crack choruses within the district outlined |
by Detroit Pittsburg, Louisville, st. Louis |
and Mtnneapolis) to go to the Fair in q body |
Choral Director W. l. Tomlins, OF the |
Bureau of Music. The only open question in |
the way of a decision is as TO the exact ex- |
pense per member, anc positive information |
Pianos Oheap-S30 and Up.
nIeIlor q Hoene.
In splendid condition, good for prao-
t1cc. Will exchange for new instruments
later on at full value. Here is chance
Hyou want bargain. Cash or payments
MKLLoR, 8 HoENE, Founded 1881,