The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29


Local Instructors and Composers.
The interest of Scrantonians in music
Is illustrated in the announcement
made by DR.. Leete. president OF the
Scranton Ora,orio society, to the effect
that wellknown business man of the
city has denoted $3.50 to the society TO
be used in paying the membership fees
Of people who have musical talent but
do not feel able to spare the cash for
musical instruction. This will pay
dues for the frat quarter for nearly
eighty people. This will afford a
grand opportunity to those not feeling
to meet the requirements of fees, to
become members Of this society. All
applicants are requested to meet Mr..
Lindsay next Monday night over
Powells Music store from T. 45 to 10.
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On Friday evening W. J. Wee
den, father Of the young vocalist who
has charmed the attendants at the tent
meetings with his magnificent voice,
after the rendition of Tallie Morgan's
latest song, announced that be was Just
about to publish book Of songs and
that the work was ready for the prin-
ter. He said, however, that while in
this city be had been 80 favorably i'm
pressed with the music in Mr.. Morgan's
compositions that he had decided to
destroy the plates Of six musical num-
bers that had been prepared for the
book in order to make room for Mr..
Morgan's compositions, which he re-
garded as among the finest he had ever
listened to.
The Fuller building on Lackawsnna
avenue, over the Fair. is being fitted
up for the Scranton School of Music.
which will open with beginners
class in sight singing next Thursday
evening. Tsllie Morgan established
this school two years ago, and last
winter nearly 700 students attended
the various sight singing classes So
large has the school become that it has
become necessary to secure new quar-
ters, and he has been fortunate in get.
ting such q central location. Sight
singing has been positive necessity
in a musical education, aud when one
can secure the best of instruction for
81 month 1t would seem that hun.
dreds would avail themselves of the
opportunity. George G. Stsbbins,
while here week or two ago. said that
Mr.. Morgan had the finest system of
sight singing he had ever ssen, and
strongly urged him to publish it in
| book form at once.
A visit to the Young Mems Christian
Association hall last Saturday after
noon revealed an interesting sight.
There were great crowd Of children,
ranging in ages between 9 aud 13 years,
receiving their weekly music in read
ing from Tallie Morgan. After some
time spent in skipping from note to
note Oh the scale marked on the black.
board, the teacher dictated in figures
q new marching song he had just then
composed Every child took down the
figures just as quickly given, and then
sang the song from the figures just as
II they had always known 1t. Then
IEcy WoE0 iustkuOtou w tLdustdto bu0
song into notes. some in the key Of G,
others in D, A fat B and other keys.
II is simply wonderful how readily
these children did the work, and q
work that would put to shame q great
many OF our grown up singers.
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According to the Record, '1overs OF
music in Wilkes-Barre may expect a
rich entertainment or two in the course
of q month, as about sixty musicians
of Wyoming ami Lackawanns valleys
have combined in the formation of q
symphony orchestra, under the direc-
tion Of Professor Hem berger, OF Scran-
ton, whose violin renditions have been
much appreciated in this city Among
the WilkeE-Barrs musicians included
are: Professor Alexander, A. Hansen.
Arnold Lohmsnn. the RIGGS. Sam
Laciar. James Eldy (rom bont) Alex
snder Rippard aud Frank Inness The
wood and brass will be largely made mp
OF mem bers of Bauer's excellent band.
The first rehea q cal was held in Sell 4 on
on Wednesday evening. One eoucert
will be given iu Wilkes-Barre and one
in Scranton, and the selections being
rehearsed are Schubert's B minor sym
phony, Haydn's second symphony aud
the overture from Msndelssohn's Ruy
Blas'
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