The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-02
Vienna Prater Waltz" by A. Brugulere

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"a composition" muttered Scheel.
written for full orchestra. l must try
this" and without more ado began to hum
it through, stopping occasionally 10 utter
An exclamation of approval. That's a
nice waltz" he concluded. 'but why has
it come among so much luggage? l
wonder what all these things are" and
the conductor picked up another parcel,
which likewise proved to be music, a
para phrase for Grand Orchestra" by j..
II. Rosewald. 1--WE heard that name,
muttered Scheel abs ractedly. opening a
third roll. which contained "Marche
Characteristique' by S. G. Fleischman.
81 think they're all music" ventured
the girl. who had been accommodating the
parcels on her own account. Then the
truth dawned upon Herr Scheel. "Mein
Colt i'm Himmel!" he cried. clawing wildly
at the beautiful lone lock that adorns his
"musicianly" brow. ''Ach! These are the
works of the local composers, and have
got to examine them all. Lleber Gott," and
! overcome by emotion the Praier's chief
musician sank into seat and stared at the
contents of the express wagon In blank
and hopeless dismay.
After awhile herr Scheel recovered his
serenity sufficiently 10 order the music to
be carried TO vacant room upstairs, which
the landlady said she thought was large
enough to accommodate II. Scbeel was
greatly aided in acquiring this COMPARE
tive peace of mind by the reflection that
the music he had seen was good.
It took half an hour or so to install the
wealth of musical treasures, but whom at
last they had been arranged On chairs and
table and floor, Scheel set to work to do
his duty and examine them like man
who knows no fear and musician who
revels in fresh examples of his art.
This must be the work of number of
he oh n
weighty package. ".El CIabel Waltz, by
Guilaume Sauvet. Good! Overture. by
Guillaume SauyIet So! 'Poesie Must
cale.' Grand March, 'Gavotte No. L.
Polka a la Strauss Violet Waltz 'Jubel
Marscb,' all by Guillaume Sauvlet: A
whole programme by one writer" And
supervising groan Herr Scheel put the
had already examined as being accepted
on account OF their intrinsic merit.
Then with feverish energy he began
again to examine and selected the pile on
his right hand. steadily growing more
feverish by the addition Of Parting" by
Mrs. Augusta HollIng; "znlelma .S Moorish
Gavotte," by j.. Lombardero; Springs
Schleiden; "Berceuse." by Fred Maurer
Jr.; "Edelweiss Marguerite" by Max
Schwarzen beck "Eschscholtzia Waltzes,' -
| by Mayine Schleiden; "Flots d'Azur
| Waltz. by ID. wagner W0rmSter
"Le.la Moorish Gavotte" and "a Night In
the South Sea Waltz" by r. Fletcher
| Tilton.
Just at this point the pile of music at
| Herr Scnecls right hand toppled over by
reason Of its own height, and mixed itself
up with the pile on his left, which con-
sisted of undesirable compositions or
works written only for the piano, which 1t
would have taken the conductor days to
| orchestrate.
Zach! this prolific climate" murmured
| Scheel admiringly, when he had sorted
the wheat from the cbaff again. Nun
| noch mehrp (''what, still morep') More
| Why, the works he had chosen were a
mere drop in the ocean of compositions
that lay around him. Once again did the
| mu> ician take up the work befor., him.
| He selected few dozen other gems, and
was just gazing affectonately at 1.-THE
| Actor Club Schottsche." by Leonard
| Georges. manager of Sherman. Clay & Co.,
| when an awful thought struck him:
What are two nights among this wealth
of musical compositions? If the band
could play local composers for a month
| continuously" And in the agony of the
| thought that he could never hope. as long
! as the fair lasted, as long as the span of
his life endured. to interpret the galaxy