The herald., 1897-04-11

He worked in every branch of musical
composition except the operate, and
gave modern significance to classical
forms His genius was powerful,
i'm nd versatile, with strongly
arEe Individuality, and his work
up the elements of classical and
naHf contemporaneou culture. His
mpositions showed an imagi-
afi1. freest scope, which was soon
r-e lth study. and with rigid self
lftlc.-r His later work shHfs refiec-
t.a 1. ell as spontaneity and inspira
ihn las naive simplicity, dreamy.
r1ctf anderness, touching pathos,
tf orce, or is glowing with pas
s.r urns; and ali are subordinated
tr ff rly treatment and dignity of
-l.r.-.f His first large work, a SYM
pnouy "A. c minor, showed that he had
overcome his debut in rom 1nticism, had
gone back and grounded himself upon
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and
that his future work was to be based
upon the pure classic form in its most
absolute sense.
To those who are constantly searching
for the bizarre or sensational, Brahms
seems perhaps too conservative and
pedantic, but his ideas are beyond ques-
ton new, original and sometimes very
striking: his work is recognized as ger
feet in its balance, always lofty in its
purpose and artistic in its effect, as
pure instrumental music. Yet he is
dead, at 64-who will take his place?
Monsieur Camille M. Cortesi, grad
uate of the conservatories of Paris and
Milan, formerly an Italian opera singer
has come to take up his residence IN
Los Angeles. NJ. Cartesi is a pupil of
Duprey the elder, of Taure of Paris, of
Lamperti the elder, and of San Clio
vanni of Milan; he has been in
America several years, and brings
important letters of recommends
tion from Madame Calve, who
studied his system of breathing
with him last winter in New York; and
from NJ Agramonte of the New York
school of opera; Jean Lasalle, first
barton of the Metropolitan company.
Miss Kate Fuller and others, all OF
whom recommended his method of
breathing, vocalization and tone pro-
duction. If there is any merit in Gre
dentials, M. Cortes promises to become
a valuable acquisition to musical Los
Angeles.
The first of series of twenty short
anthems by Mr.. Frederick Stevenson
is here from the publishing house of
Clayton F. Sunny Co., Chicago, and
others will follow shortly. The title Of
the first is, II Sought the Lord and if
the rest are as clever S this, the series
will form an important addition to
modern church music.
At the last orchestral rehearsal, Fri
day morning, of the Fiesta concert
good work was done, and the prospects
are encouraging for the concert per-
formance The next rehearsal will be a
Music hall at $3.50 Wednesday morning
Besides Gottschalk's '97 Fiesta march
the, orchestra will play the Funeral
March of a Marionette," by Gounod, and
Meyerbeer's "Fackeltanz." Madame
4 Johnstone-Bishop will sing the sole
music in the "Marvelous Work. from
the Creation, supported by both or
chestra and chorus, and she will also
sing a solo in each half of the program
Miss Nelly Cooke. who Will accompany
Nine. Bishop in her solos. will also play
Z piano solo. The next choral rehearsa
will be tomorrow (Monday) evening a
Music hall, and all desirous of singing il
the chorus are eaa estly requested t
attend these last important rehearsals
The personnel in the double sextette
from Lucia" will be Mesdames c
Modini- Wood. Jessie Padgham Conant
J. Stormont Owens and j. q. Scarbor
ough; Messrs. c. Modini- Wood, j. A. Os
good, H. S. Williams, c. S. Cornell, Z
franz, DT. CSHlltl anu oluciSi al lOSei
talent, will assist in the ensemble ant
solo numbers.
An elaborate musical program ha
been prepared for the Easter morning
services at the cathedral by the directo
and organist. Mr.. A. j. Stamm. TIL
choir, assisted by the solo quartet, vii
sing the following numbers: 'Kyrie
and agnes Del" from Franz Liszt'
< mass, which was especially written ar,
rendered for the first time a the corona
tion of Emperor Francis Joseph an
4 Empress Elizabeth as king and queen o
8 Hungary in 1867 "'Gloria,' "Credo,
sssanctus" and "Benedictus," from
< f3eethoven's mass in c. The "Regir;
cooli," by Charles Froeppel. will b