The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
MUSIC F0REIERIBODl
All Seattle at the Saturday
Evening Concert.
A PROGRAMME RICH IN MELODY
CorDet Solo by Bandmaster Wagner
stirring War songs Another
Concert Next saturday.

That the people % Seattle appreciate
good music was never more clearly demon
strated than az the Post-Iatell1gence con
cert last evening A. times the crush n
/ front OF the ONCE near the stand erected
Tor the First Regiment band was 50 great
as 70 border on the uncomfortable, but
SIN the audience held is place. Ihere
vas a larger attendance than at any pre-
ceding concert. the estimates, from the
difficulty OF computing the number Of
great crowd, varying from 5000 10 1000.
and among those who stood up 20 listen
10 the music were some Of the best people
In the state There were several present
from points outside OF Seattle. while there
was any number OF business men AID pro-
fessional men in the crowd. Glowing FOR
place with those less prominent. In
point of dignity and standing. the attend
ance was not unlike that al a first night
at the theater.
There is another point worthy OF notice.
| IN that the people had gathered 70 listen
10 high grade Of music, not merely that
OF an ordinary class. travesty or extrav-
aganza in a setting OF melody. Band
master Wagner earned the appreciation OF
a critical audience. and showed conclu-
sively that he understands thoroughly the
art OF satisfying the public taste. Every
body was highly pleased, and one man on
the outskirts OF the crowd was heard 20
remark that Life in Seattle this evening
seems 10 be One grand, sweet song. "
A sweet Nocturne.
The programme opened with the dash
ing Presidential Polonaise." by Sousa.
the ringing notes and brilliant compost
ton preparing the auditors for the over
ture "Flotte Bursche," by Suppe There
was grand unison Of the bass instru-
ments. colored by a ripping of the clar-
inets, and then a crash of sound as the
band went swinging through different keys
TO the closing measure. The next number
was the lovely nocturne. Monastery
Bells" by Wely. The composition had
been placed on the programme by request.
but after IT had been rendered every one
was glad IL had been played. The sweet
notes, blending in melody of exquisite
iinish. fioated softly out upon the evening
air, and a chime Of the bells came forth
SO clearly that one could picture in his
Imagination scene of sacred peace.
The Bandmaster's solo.
During the rendition of this selection the
crowd had stood almost impassive but as
the band ceased playing there was move
ment forward, and the outside Of the vast
audience was increased by numbers of peo-
pie. who seemed to have waited for an op-
portunity to get nearer the musicians
The next number was the cornet eolo "Au-
tograph.' by ]. o. Casey. assigned to
Bandmaster T. II. Wagner The piece
starts with andante movement and de-
ing tripie-tongueing and the clarion notes
OF the cornet from high 10 low. 1t was re-
ceived with a great burst of applause, and
the audience would not be appeased until
Mr.. Wagner appeared for an encore In
marked contrast with the initial niece he
chose Schubert's celebrated "Serenade" a
somber, subdued composition rich in
minors and of a movement exquisitely gen
tie. The soothing effect was at once no
ticeable on the audience. for while there
was an abundance of applause it was of a
mild appreciation rather than of vocifer-
Gus approval
stirring Melodies of War Times.
Selections from Verdis "Rigoletto"
called for another encore. and at the re-
quest OF one Of the audience The Post
lntelligencer March" was given. 1t made
way for the best received number on the
programme, the medley "Recollections of
the War" by Boyer The composition
opened with stirring drummer's call.
and interspersed among the songs were
the reVeille, the assembly, attention and
other trumpet tones. Then the notes went
climbing over the familiar bars of For
God and Liberty" Marching Along"
1.-The Flag of Columbia" until after a
trumpet call they softened into a prayer.
Next came sharp reports from skirnish-
ers. and as the notes sweled and grew
into a perfect hurricane OF sound a battle
seemed to burst as from a cloud OF war.
In a few seconds The Star Spangled
Banner" came from the Instruments. fol-
lowed by The Vacant Chair" Marching
| Through Georgia, Tramp. Tramp.
Tramp" GLORY Hallelujah." THE Battle
Cry OF Freedom Kingdom Come" and
a grand finale. The number was received
with much applause.
''Squee-Gee'' for the small Boy.
Up TO this point the music had been
adapted to correct taste. and its hearty
~, MA la
OF the audience But the band here de-
ferred 10 the small boy. and for an en-
core played the outlandish "Squee-Gee
ing sleigh bells snap-sticks. and even
ing sleigh bells and snap-st.cks. and even
a baby call by Louie Ingham. the drum
mer. The polka caught the crowd" and
after there was a quoting down Of. the
vhistlinC and shouts Of approval. the
band oblgingly played the piece over
again
THE Pilgrim Chorus" from Tam
hauser." and the waltz ''Musikanten Lied
err" with the heavy and stately sub
/ BASES Of Wagner and the lighter arrange
rnent Of <iesler. were followed by taking
| selections from The Red Hussar" Paul
Jones' and Poor Jonathan" The clos
ing number was the fantasia From
Dawn to Twilight" telling the story OF an
awakening I'm the morning before the
/ birds come from their peTches, a ride by
train into the country. preceded by all the
peculiar noises about a railway station
the putting and steamiuE Of the loComo-
/ tive ana the gradual dying away Of the
sound. IhCu q number Of lovely and IA
/ mlliar songs are heard. and tiu1lIy the
return. with AUD Lang Syuc" and
Home Sweet Home" THE strains Of the
/ last piece were a signal for the vast crowd
J 10 break up. and The throug soon was in
! motion.
Concert Next saturday.
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