The herald., 1895-01-13

terested In the development OF that
branch OF musical art.
A special invitation is extended to oil
persons interested to encourage and take
mart in such a movement to assemble at
the Blanchard Fitzgerald music ball on
Thursday evening OF this week, January
17fh. at O'Clock.
Mr.. John @. Dunster has proffered his
services as conductor OF the new society,
and it is proposed to at once take up the
oratorio OF Elijah.
Mr.. Dunster's long and successful ca
reer In this class OF work, both in Enx-
land and this country, is guarantee OF
success.
De Pechman, the famous pianist, is
giving series of recitals in Berlin.
Paderewsky has finished thu score OF
Polish opera. the libretto for which is
still IN the handy of the young author.
The tenor part will probably be under
taken by Signor Temogus and the opera
will soon be produced
Ysaye, the renowned violnist, ia
playing in Boston, assisted by M. Aim 3
Llchaume.
This 10 the way they DO it in Chicago,
according to the Musical Courier:
An innovation.-Emil Lisbling has
adopted an apparently successful
method OF DISCRIMINATING that mcroba
oil the concert room, the come-late ADD
go-early crank. Mr.. Liebling locks the
doors when the concert begins, and I'M
LOCKS them only when it ia over.
Japan is valuable Object lesson to
the benighted Americans in the way
they form their musical taste, as in
other matters. as follows:
Music in Japan. The Japanese hav-
ing ehown their aptitude to absorb the
idess of European civilization in carry
ing on the war with China, have planned
at Toxic conservatory Of music. 1t
seems Japanese children have liking
Tor the piano anu airing instruments,
but that the rules OF muscal compost
ton are beyond their understanding. A
musical circle was recsntly formed at
Toxic, which has for its object to listen
to lectures on the lives and works of the
classical composers, and at which ex-
cerpte from these worke are performed
Children have also Schumann society.
which makes them acquainted with
works suitable to their age.
The Musical Courier makes known the
following timely suggestions on what it
is pleased TO term the encore nuisance
Our esteemed contemporary, Benia-
min E. Woolf, has taken up the encore
nuisance and given it an airing in the
columns OF the Boston Herald. He
| quotes our recent article on the gu beet,
and seemingly approves of our susges-
| ton that encore numbers be announced
on the programmes and given whethe r
demanded or not. Ia his serious vie
OF the matter Mr.. Woolf very Justly de-
clares that ii is not an encore, strictly
| speaking, that is wanted, but an acdi-
| tional number.
| He says, and he is right, that if artsts
would insist upon repeating the pro.
| gramme numb Der when recalled, the
encore demona would soon be put to
silence. A genuine demand for au en-
core is the result of com bination OF
| good music with good performance, and
the SOLICIT should 80 regard it. A sin.
cere desire for an encore means that the
audience WAS 80 pleased with certain
performance that it would like to hear
that particular performance over agaiu
Now it stands TO reason that if The
performer gives some other piece for az
encore number he does not crafty til 3
wish Of the audience. Mr.. Woolf vary
| justly approves of our assertion that the
encore nuisance is blatant example of
minority rule. That ia true when it 10 G
demand for an additional number. Let
soloists give the same number on recall
and the result will be that demands for
eneores will be reduced to genuine in
stances, and artiats will get credit for
real achievements. E. NC.