The herald., 1896-05-03
THE MUSICAL COLUMN


A flt of Fiesta reaction was evident by
the comparatively slim audience that en-
joyed the glees and melodies of the Schu-
bert Male quartet of Chicago at the Slmp-
son tabernacle last Tuesday evening
Happily there will be another opportunity
of hearing this famous quartet, Tor sec
ond concert has been arranged 10 take
place at the tabernacle ON Tuesday even
ing next The Schuberts did not attempt
anything very elaborate and all their en-
eores-they were numerous-were devoted
| to humorous effects. They sing music of
a distinctly popular character. and their
| voices blend most melodiously. Remark
| able accuracy of key was noticeable IN
| their numbers without accompaniment.
| and when the duicet tones of the harp as
| sisted them the effect was still more de-
| lightful. 1t was, however too hazardous
| to attempt "behind-the-scenes"e effect at
such a distance as separates the vestry
and the platform, the consequence being a
| most distressing divergence of key.
In Miss Frances NJ. Hughes the Schu-
berts have harp soloist of very uncom-
, mon merit. She is a thorough mistress OF
her instrument and plays charmingly.
| The Schuberts will also give concert at
| the state normal school on Monday after
service at the Simpson tabernacle tomor-
| row.
| There can apparently be no doubt OF the
| success OF SouSa S new OPERA FL Capltan.
New York has endored the verdict of Pos
! ton, and De Wolf Hopper has an opera
which will in all probability last him until
| we see him in it out on the coast once more.
| The music throughout is declared to be
tuneful. and as was only to be expected
| some stirring march numbers are very
| prominent features. Hopper as the re-
doubtable Captain is said to be more than
ever inimitably funny in his various droll
| rredicaments. The critic Of the New York
| Times has this to say Of Sousa's music IN
| Ell Captain:
| 1T is perfectly simple in form and
rhythm. but it is full of tunefulness. vim
| and sparkle. OF course. the most telling
| numbers are in march style, and some OF
them take rank with the best work Of the
| march king" as he is sometimes called.
| The entrance air of Don Medigna. the con-
| clusion Of the opening chorus. the soldiers
setting up song in act 2. and, above all.
| the finale of the same act, are specimens
of Sousa's happiest invention. There are
| other very pretty numbers in different
| style for the tenor and soprano. On the
| whole. it must be said that Sousa has writ
| ten bright and melodious score.
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Paderewski before sailing fromNew York
| did most graceful act. which will be uni
versally appreciated. in sending to Will
lam Steinway $40, 900 for the purpose of pro-
I viding prizes for composers of American
| birth without distinction as to age or relig-
| ion. The amount will enable the trustees
| to provide three prizes for ten years. one or
500 for the best orchestral work in SYM
phonic form. one of $500 for the best COM
position for solo instrument with orchestra
and one of $500 for the best chamber music
The artist wrote: Il take no pride in
making this endowment. The amount is
modest one. and my personality. in spite
OF all the success. is of little Importance. |
only hope that it will prove to be useful
and that your younger composers Will not
consider it as gift but as debt and a
little encouragement comingfrom one who
found in their land all the happiness to
which an artist can aspire
= y =
Sir Arthur Sullivan has just confessed
that he does not always work with the
rapidity ascribed to him. When the FEVER
is on me and the subject eXcites my fancy
can turn out four numbers in day On
the other hand. l have spent a week over
Il single song, setting it over and over AGAIN.
until l felt the melody interpreted the story
of the words. have thrown in the hre
dozens of tunes that might have been USED
as 'pot-bolerS' and sold to popularity Oh
my name
| On Thursday evening the Derthick
| Musical-Literary club held It's siXtn
meeting at the home of the president,
| Prof. Bacon, corner Thirty-seventh and
| Figueroa streets, and a very pleasant
| evening was passed, it being the Schu-
| bert evening. The characterizaton py
w. S. b. Mathews was read by Miss
Whitlock. The lecture. Program Max,
ing as an Art. by Mr.. Dwight, was read
| by Mrs. Bannister. Prof. Bacon sang
in a pleasing manner By the Sea. Miss
| Phillips very sweetly gave the trout
Song. and Miss Pieper sang Death ana
the Maiden with much feeling. An I'M
promptu in A fiat was artistically play
| ed by Miss Keep. and an impromptu op.
90 No.4 was performed skilfully by Mrs.
Skeele. Miss Bosbyshell played Mu-
| sical Moments op "a No. 3 in an able
manner. The march Militaire. piano
duo. was given with brilliance by Miss
Phillips and Mr.. Christ The club was
especially favored by the presence of
Mrs. Gertrude Auld-Thomas. who sang
the Ave Maria and Schubert's Serenade
in her sweetest manner The Analy-
sees for the evening were read by MISS
| Haines. After the program the cluh
| devoted the remainder of the eVnlng IN
the playing of the game in Musical His
STRAY CHORDS.
VIM. Keith. the well-known baritone, has
| come 10 California to sing IN series OF
Oh chestral concerts with Rivarde ana Lacn-
aume.
Some one has been cruel enough to dub
| Damrosch's Scarlet Letter" Wagner
| "chromo.'
If Jean de Reszke has been engaged 70
| q countess for seven years, he is not nearly
| So impetuous lover in private life as he IS
| on the stage, says the Boston Traveller.
The late Baron de Grimm. famous as a
cartoonist. was also known TO the muslcall u
comic operas which invariably proved
| feature of such productions.
Goldmark's new opera, The Cricket on
the Hearth, has scored an immense sue
! cess in Vienna.
Tmberto Giordano. young INlian OF
the "neo- -Wagnerian" school, has recently
Sc ored a triumph in an opera named
! Andrea Chenier.'
The statue of Mozart unveiled by the
! Empress of Austria in Vienna on the 2lst
, ult is nine feet high. and the base is adorn-
ed with two scenes from Don Giovanni.
The young Khedive of Egypt is an ex-
cellent amateur musician. a humorist has
declared that the only instrument an ORR
entail ruler really cares to play Is the bow
! string. But Abbas Pasha is said. like the
! Duke of Coburg, to be n very fair Violinist,
and during his studies in Vienna he picked
up good deal of knowledge of dance music.
The Khedive recently ventured upon com
position. and vase played at an official
dinner short time ago is now acknowl-
edged to be from his pen.
According to the London Chronicle both