The morning call., 1894-05-31

who have seen il as the finest music school IN
the world. IL is 4 singular fact that in The
early days of lis existence nothing detracted
more from the popular success of the Royal
college than the fact that Jenny Lind. the
prima donna of the century, was among the
professors of singing. Exceptionally beautiful
voices from all parts OF the British Isles were
seht 10 ner Tor training, and after few years,
almost invariably, went home ruined. The
death OF Nine. Lind arrived just in time TO save
Inc reputation Of The Royal College as a school
ior singing from being entirely destroyed.
NINE. Lind's is not the first instance OF a
great singer being very bad teacher" OBJ
served at the time famous provincial teacher
ana critic who had sent two gifted pupils TO
the Royal College with disastrous results. "a
man or woman with a heaven-sent voice can
not realize the limitations that nature has i'm
pOseu upon an organ that is merely beautHul.
vocal teats that were easy and natural 10 Nine.
Lluo were Representatives, to most Of the voices
she strained and ruined"
George W. Chadwick, who has just descended
from DIS classical pedestal to make the ac-
quaiutance OF the public al large through his
opera "Tabasco," has called down perfect
nan OF adverse critlci SIN from writer's, VINO
declare that he has Thought It necessary 10
write down TO too low level" In II are
quartets, a madrigal a la Sir Arthur Sui
ivan. quartet Ia Mozart and a trio la
DE hoVen; for the solos a palatable comblna'
ton of Meyer Helmund and Henry Rowe Shell
ley, but the public which attends this form OF
entertainment is not that which rejoices IN the
THROW him. down-McCloskey" view OF. Chad
wick letting himself loose upon another opera
OF the ''TabascO' type, the critics have given
MIN otpouri OF advice upon "how to sue
ceed as a writer OF comic opera" One OF them
says: "For the chorus and ensemble 1udlcl0uS
comminglng OF the styles OF Franz Suppe and
DoniZetti. for the trios style OF melody" An
other critic gives Chadwick even more CALLING
advice: "If the people whistle you have made
hit. III they don't whistle get divorce; get
new wife-get something one can talk about
This Is an age of enterprise not genius, and
Mr.. Chadwick has not yet caught the trick OF
making his audience whistle"
LA Navarraise" the lyric episode written
by Jules Massenet for Mile. Calve, is the out
come OF discussion which arose at soiree
gwen by Mile. Calve in Paris. Il have often
thought" said one Of the party, THAT the
action Of an opera must be retarded by the
underlying music. What an effect might then
be made by the music ceasIng entirely when the
climax is reached" That thought prompted
La NaVarrase." A Spanish woman Kills
Cariist commander, partly to rid her country
OF tyrant and partly for the price set on his
head, that she may be in position 10 marry
her lover, who is poor. The lover casts oil the
girl with indignant loathing. and La Navarraise
In the reVulsion of feeling goes mad. while the
orchestra, which had been gradually working
up TO a climax. suddenly begins TO play a
broken melody and finally ceases altogether.
As the heroine breaks into shrek the curtain
descends.
The Chevaller de KontskI has realized the
dream Of his life N q II N fOr
many years, and only succeeding in awakening
audiences or human beings, he has at last sue
ceeded in awakening lion. On Sunday week,
when for the first time he led the Mexican
Band in his awakening Of the Lion" al the
Exposition grounds. the distant strains Of the
composition was waited to Boone's menageTie.
When the king of beasts heard them he be-
came extraordinarily excited and without more
ado fell upon Colonel BOone's favOrite dog and
devoured him. The Chevalier regrets the loss
OF the canine, but he says now that he has
demonstrated The realistic effects of his faVorite
composition, he can die happy.
G. w. Proctor, gifted young Boston stu.
dent OF the pianOforte, who has just been TAX
ing three years course with LescheItZki, the
famous teacher OF Paderewski gives an ac-
count Of that eccentric masters method. AT
first all pupils are given 10 assistants, and
direction OF women, whose sole duty is TO teach
hand culture. After certain proficiency, in
classes of twenty-five, they meet the master
once or twice in three weeks. When the young
BOstonian started TO play, the master, with
swoOping stride, reached the piano. hurled the
music about the room and called the young
man names until breathless.
When staying at Yport Paderewski took
great delight In the children on the sands
there, and an amusing incident happened in
consequence OF his generosity. He bad taken
great fancy TO one little fellow, probably be.
cause he was more poorly clad than the others
and, panied at seeing the little pink feet bis
tered and cnafed by the pebbles and shells on
the beach, he took him TO shoestore and
bought him a serviceable pair Of Shoes The
next morning. on looking out OF his windows,
Paderewskl was amazed 10 see the entire con-
gregation of shoeless village children had as
sembled outside his house in order TO solicit his
attention TO their little bare feet.
concert in the Music Hall, New York.
on the 2Oth inst, that was Of exceptional in
terest 10 all lovers Of choral music and be-
levers in its potency as a means OF culture and
refinement was the second annual concert of
the Peoples Singing Glasses, and represented
the work done during the season now closing
under the direction Of Frank DamrOsch and his
assistants. Fifteen hundred young men and
women OF the working people OF New York
were gathered in the hail, occupying the stage
and The floor to well-nigh their full capacity.
and their performance was one that would dave
Gone credit TO many long est ablshed chorus
of the same numbers. Under the circumstances
u was In many respects remarkable.
The conducting Of Winogradsky the famous
RUSSIAN kapellmeIster, who with his orchestra
Is attracting so much attention in Paris, is thus
described: "He leads his musicians in a sort
oil continual pantomlme, In which bis entire
BODY participates, lis head swaying, his arms
Drandishing, his hands gestIcuIating, even his
myers In astate OF agitation. The kapellmeister
lnterptets every shade of thought of the mas
tiers whose work he conducts. IL the instru-
mentailsts were TO stop suddenly in looking at
Winogradsky one could guess tile style of COM
position, the tempo and almost the tonality and
name or the piece
An interesting performance OF music by
Palestrina took place recently at the Vatican In
celebration Of the three hundredth anniversary
OF the great composers death In Rome. The
rope, surrounded by his court and many Car.
dlbals, was present, as well as the entire Corps
Dlplomauque, 10 the Vatican, and other dis
ungulshed guests The music was executed in
the most exquisite manner under the direction
OF TIE cnaplemaster. Slgnor Mustafa, and sew
eral compositions in honor OF Palestrina were
reclted by priests and members of the apostolic
schools.
Not the vast substantial smile discovered by
DICKENS, but the portentous yawn invented by
rope, prevailed at Terry's Theater. London,
oufins the three hours necessary for the devsl-
"pment OF Arthur Branscombe's new burlesque