The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-30
TO A VIOLIN,

Musical Club Matinee-A. o, U. w. Tenn
pie.
TO A VIOLIN,
The brown house, so fraH, SO strong,
Home Of gladness, tears and song
Bounding from thy wondr6ds floors.
Floating through the circling doors.
Triumph. sorrow, JOY despair,
Why has each its echo there?
Lol shining hope stand,
Reckoning thee with outstretched hand.
Thou wilt hnd in bending near
Loves deep secrets vocal here;
Love 10 lord my walls Within
Detroit Free Press
The above lines were brought to
mind at the strictly instrumental mu-
clio concert given to the Philharmonic
Club" last Tuesday and the anticipated
pleasure OF hearing .Remengi, the re-
nowned vlolInist, next Monday. The
Philharmonic Quartet concert was the
only one OF the past week. The inter-
probation, throughout, of most diff
fcult programme, was good and show
ed that each composer had been care
fully studied. Instrumental music, such
as the great masters have bequeathed,
IN their symphonies quartettes and So
natas, Is perhaps the only artistic pro-
ductlon In which the Germans stand
alone, not only without legitimate, but
really without rivals, and the chance
90 hear Il every other Tuesday evening
as delivered by the Philharmonic Quar-
tet. should be Musical Wheellng's
greatest pleasure. The Quartet en-
semble for 1S97-'9S is the same as last
season, and the appearance of Profess
sor Herman Schockey, Professor Ed
ward Blumenberg, Mr.. A. Farber and
Mr.. Fred Meyer, on the Carroll club
stage, was the occasion for hearty ap-
plause.
During the coming week all the clubs,
with the exception of the Woman's
Club, will pursue the even tenor of
their way.
Aside from these minor musical &C.
casions, however three important con-
certs are held in its confines. The
first will take place on Monday night,
and ms the programme TO be performed
is not at the disposal OF the writer at
present, and though plenty OF literature
concerning the coming treat has been
spread broadcast and read bysevery-
one into whose hands It fell, 1t yet
may not be amiss to talk a little about
Remenyi and his instrument, the violin,
as they both are viewed in Famous
Composers" and Music OF the Modern
World" both works, by the way, the
livery best of their kind now in the
hands of the American public. List
pronounced Edward Remenyl. born
1880. at Moskolc, In Hungary. the sole
surviving possessor OF the esoteric spir.
It OF Gypsy music, recalling Binary, On
his numerous concert tours in all
parts OF the world. he has played mu-
sic OF all schools, but his heart Is with
the Hungarian melodies, which he
plays with deep feeling. The national
Magyar element is the soul Of his art,
and classical art an acquired taste, yet
his compositions include classical pieces
as well as violin concerto and many
arrangements OF Hungarian airs.
Speaking with one who heard Remen-
vi in this city In 1879, the questloner
was told that the impression created
that evening by Remenyi's interpreta-
ton Of the Carnival de Venice" has
never IN all the coming on years been
surpassed. A breathless stiffness, to
be followed by contagious outburst
of laughter, does seem strange for a
Wheeling audience, but 1t happened in
1879.
AS to his instrument. Remenyi is the
possessor OF Violins which he ENSURES
for 100000 and expects to use one OF
the very finest OF the collection here.
Monday night. so a little about violin
making may for that reason, he inter-
estlng.
The art proper has been conjectured
TO have arisen in the Netherlands.
which in all kinds OF cabinet and in
strument making had achieved an early
pre-eminence. The names OF the first
Italian makers, such as Duffoprugcar,
lend color 20 the theory. But the GENT
us of Italy SOON elaborated the art as
peculiarly conkenlal to itself. Gasparo
tia Salo and Magglnl, OF Brescla. ANA
Il, Stradivarius, Guarnarius and Ber-
gonzl OF Cremonn, are names complete
~ identified with the art and poetry Of
musical instrument making. There
IS no special feature Of the violin that
has not been found In one or another
specimen of the early vlol. The history
of the rise Of the Cremonese school Of
making belongs TO the Renaissance, and
the Cremonese violin was created bg
the art OF ITALIAN song seeking n means
OF mechanical expression, the difference
between its quick speech and elastic
carrying tone and the nobler, but
thicker, less elastic tone quality OF the
German Stainer models. indicates the
ineradicable influence Of national taste
and temperament. II Is significant how
ever, that while the voice Of tho violin
found It's perfection IN Italy. the de-
velopment Of the bow passed from 1tal-
ian fingers, to German hands, and Ill
timately found its scientific evolution
IN France Frances Tourte, in his own
shop, constructed from pcrnnmbuco
wood the finest bows that have ever
been made.
Altogether the sweetest music obtained
from made instruments Ia that 20 be got
ten from the violin. Longfcllow, Holmes,
Taylor and Browning have sung itg
praises, while no less n novelist than
Charles READER became foremost as its
most discriminating aud loving cunnolB.
Beur.
From violin music, the imitation Of the
greatest Of all gifts n singing voice, we
como 10 the second concert NJ tho week.
This will take place on Thursday nirht,
November A. In the opera llnuGc, which
should be packed, FOR II VIII prove n real
attraction.
A ladies' vocal qunrtcttc IS always
pleasing, because Of It's unlpucnesH, but
Inc organization due IN Wheeling next
Thurrday, ~ made ~ Of Hlngor1 who, M
their ensemble work, have created O. trH.
mendous furore, wherever thoy have APP
penred, nnd are to-day unepuall7l by
any similar organization IN America
Miss Zelda BlmonB has soprano voice
~ rreat range. Of "A warm, eympalh0tlg