The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
9HE WORLD OF music
Miss Caroline l.. Yeaton, Who
Has Just Arrived from
Germany.
WAGNER LECTURES AND SONGS OF CAMBRIA
Many Dates Announced for the
seaeon-Mrs. Let's to Teach
at Hasbrouck.
WAGNER LECTURE Is AND SONGS OF CANBRI

line IL. IeatOn before her piano recital
on the thirtieth OF this month a very
pleasant one to a critic of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS. Her name and the fact that
she had studied abroad was all that |
Knew when l met her al the residence of
Mrs. Hannah Cairns, on West Hamilton
place. Two hours later 1 carried away
the memory of five compositions and the
conviction that here was au artist who
had fairly deserved the title, AMI would
In time stand among the truly great of
her profession. What led to this CON
viction is soon told.
Miss Yealon's instruction has been
broad and eclectic. She has studied at
the Royal Hoch Schulz of Berliu, and
under other masters. the last and most
Important. Morltz Moszkowski, the
pianist and composer. She is. so l should
judge, some twenty or twenty-five years
old. At the plano she is ~singularIy free
from mannerisms, the impression that she
gives being Of complete absorption in
her work. The fact Is mat this impress
sion Is absolutely correct-she is absorbed,
not only In ner music, but in the produce
tion of her music. You may know that
every note as she strikes 1t receives her
close attention, and has received it every
time it has been played. She listens con.
tinually. One can tell that she does not
practice with clavier. Now.
proper functions OF every note
would have u tiresome effect were 1t not
that Miss Yeaton's best characteristic is
her ~broaduess of conception. Sna has
evidently formed a definite mental pic
ture of what the composition means,
I and than NJ - rnlin nH RI M a Rn V1nf.
contribute Its greatest towards the whole
effect.
An expressed preference on the part of
the listener had something to do with The
fact that out of the five compositions
four were by ~Chopin-the G major noe
turne, op. 81, No. 2; the G sharp minor
Scherzo. op. 80, and TWO preludes. Sac
took the nocturne a little less gIibly tnan
most planists, the tempo not much
slower. hut with Il certau thoughtful l.
ness aud frequent deviations from strict
time, all of which were, however. from no
mood of the moment, but evidently the
result of "a ~preconceived idea of the CON-
positions meaning. This same earnest~
ness made her lose something of the
humorous character of the Shefz), but
this | forgot in listening to the bird like
finency aud accuracy OF the ruus. Ii thara
is any touch more iSSinl0 tn ~ leqdtiSSi.
mo. she has 1t.
II | were 10 choose the one point III her
technique most noticeable, it would be
her complete mastery of Independent
wrist motion. This gives her au ire.
ptoachable staccato and an accuracy and
vivaclty IN octaves. As she said, My
idea of an octave Is a click" The last
number that she played for ME was the
last etude in Kullak's Octave School.
She did not miss a note or skip q note or
blur Il note. To Il one who has trod
with tears the path of Kullak's O:taVe
School, this will speak volumes.
IN October 80, at the Hasbrouck
Hail. Miss Yeaton will play
for the beueft of the Home for Aged
Women. 1t is a worthy charity, Miss
Yeaton, VINO is stopping in the CITY, has
serves support. Mrs. Grace Haskell.
Barnum of Brooklyn, will sing. The
programme ranges from Beethoven to
Raft. A new departure will be the issu.
ing Of students tickets at halt price, to
admit students of art or music or of n
school.
THE DEAN LECTURES.
Mr.. Frederic Dean of New York, who
was heard with so much pleasure at the
Hasbrouck Institute last January, will
give a course of illustrated lectures on
musical topics at the Institute during the
fall aud winter season. The lectures
eight in number-will be given in the
ASoCAlOlJ A1AAIs WuiCn 4 Idpiuly O6COlIl-
ing the favorite place for hol1ipg such
entertainments. On Friday evenings at
eight O'Clock. The list f3llows:-
November 8, Richard Wagner's Heroines.
November 10, Song Writer'S of Europe.
November "a, The History of the Opera.
December 3, Mozart's Music.
December p, Oratorios and their writer's.
January 8, Frederic Chopin.
January 10. The Music OF Hungary.
February 2, Seven Living Composers.
r.. 4 L..lI-
commendation to the IT butte of the press
throughout the State of New York TO
Mr.. Deans ability as a lecturer. The list
of musical illustrations OF the first lee.
ture show how carefully the salient
features of the Wagnerian music dramas
are to be reproduced on the Hasbrouck
stage. From the Flying Dutchman"
by Messrs. Becker and Baier; the Spins
ming Chorus, by a choir of women's
voices, and Senta'5 song, "A Ship the
Restless Ocean Sweeps" by Miss Flor,
ence Turner. "Lohengrin" has the
Bridal Chorus by mixed voices, and the
hauser there will be the Pileerchor for
mems voices. and Elizabeth's prayer by
Miss Lucy F. Nelson. From Tristan aud
Isolda there is Isolda's Ii ebestod for
piano (Mr. Becker, organ (Mr. Baler).
and violin (Mr. Case). From Die Meis-
tersinger" there will be the Vorspiel. for
organ aud piano, and the Preislied.
The quintette will not be given. as first
published. From the Ring music dramas
there will be the Rhlnemaidea's song Gf
M. Bater eau find by that time three
young ladies who can sing well enougn.)
The "Fenerzauber'' from Valkyrle and
''MaIweben" from Siegfried, as piano
solos By Mr.. Becker, and Siegfried'~
Todtmarsch, for piano, four hauds.
In addition to this excellent selection
OF representative numbers, there will be
an attempt to represent the six principal
Wsguerlau heroines. Senta, Elsa, Eliza
beth, Isoida. Eve aud Brunhlide. by
tableaux ~vivants. This Is pound to be
interesting and useful TO a..certaiu degree
III fixing the personality of the Wagner
ian women. / say ito a certain degree"
because I'M representation Of this sort Is
valuable in forming a mental picture of
the heroines of Wagner just as much
and in the same way as the crooked line
90 the map is useful in giving us au idea
Dean claims for the. tableaux, for he
knows-none better-that OF all dramats
lists, Wagner uses the uroadest surfaces,
and that one must see the whole to
fairly see the smallest part.
OUR ARTISTS ABROAD.
Mr.. Johu Holland, the well known
vioiinist. will leave this city on Thursday.
October 26. for an extended concert tour.
HIS route will be porthward to Montreal.
returning by way OF Olean ana Syracuse,
The pianist Of the concert will
be Macintyre, q pupil Of MosZkowski, aud
Miss Madge Wilson the soprano.
Mrs. Frederic Dean, conti alto, will
make her first appearances in this city in
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