The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT
FIRST OF SECOND SEASONS SERIES
by sCHNEIDER's ORCHESTRA.
Something of the Varied and Well
Arranged Programme to BE Given
at the Grand Opera House.

9polis Symphony Orchestra will be given
tomorrow evening at the Grand Opera
House, under the direction of Mr.. Karl
Schneider, who is also the organizer and
prime mover in the effort to give Indian
apois its own orchestra. The programme
has been wisely chosen, as were those of
last year. The music is of the best, and
not so heavy as to mar the enjoyment of
those who have no ear for heavy classics
The main number is the "Lenore7 SYM
phony, by Raft, and is one &C that COM
poser's most ambitious works. The theme
is from the famous Rhine legends, and the
story of Burgers ballad in brief is this;
IGNORES lover has joined the army of Fred
erick the Great to take part in the battle
of Prague AS the troops return she search
es the ranks for William in vain. In the
madness of her despair she curses her fate
and prays for death. AT night she hears the
voice of her lover summoning her to mount
his charger with him and ride hundred
leagues to their wedding. She obeys. AS
they fly along they pass funeral process
sion. with sexton and priest. Ghosts APP
pear and join in the wild chase They
reach the churchyard. At dawn the cock
crows; Lenore stands by an open grave
clasping a corpse in her arms. Raffs con-
written in answer to a request for an analy-
sis of his symphony. He says: IF, put
ting aside what is local and unreal in Le-
more we see the pure human core of the
matter. we find the following; The happi-
ness of two lovers is interrupted by war;
The time has come when he must go forth
with his fellow-soldiers and she remain be-
hind alone In her solitude evil forebodngs
take possession of her She falls into
fever in which her Authorizations represent
to her the return of her lover. But these
Authorizations prepare in reality only her
own death"
One number is American Folksong" a
subject which many composers are endeav-
oring to solve, with more or less success.
The third number for the orchestra is the
Jubilee Overture" which was composed
for the celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the accession of Frederick Angus
tus of Saxony, by Won Weber.
The "Danse Macabre' is not meant to be
beautiful. 1t is weird and fantastic and
gives free vent to the composers magma
ton to Illustrate with instruments the dance
of death. Saint-Saens is one of the greatest
composers of the age, and this is considered
one Of his masterpieces. Mr. Hugh McGb-
eny, as violin soloist, will invest it with the
vivid Interpretation necessary toward MAX
ing 1t all that Ii should be.
Mr.. Oliver Willard Pierce, who has been
piano Soloist at two May festivals, will be
heard in Grieg's Concerto in A Minor
with orchestral accompaniment. In this
concerto the composer has made use of the
country's melodies and combined them into
a beautiful poem on Norway's legends,
loves and life. The concerto will be in
keeping with the general tone of the pro-
gramme. The following is the programmed
Part l.
Symphony No 5, in E Major, Op III,
E,rst p9rf f we tio;,c Ran
OBJ Andante quasi larghetto.
Second Participating.
ALA marcia.
Third Part-"Reunion in Death.''
Introduction and ballade.
(First time in lndanapoiis)
Part H.
Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, for piano.
forte, with orchestral accompani-
ment-Allegro moderate, adagio,
Mr. oliver Willard Pierce.
American Folksong for String Orches-
ira l(new). ......................Ca Carl Busch
'Danse. M lac. abGge"-Poeme symIphocs 60
tsclo violin, Mr. McGibenyJ -
Jubilee Overture, Op. 50 lending with
The aToSestra viii consist u ~ tbs f MeSer
First vioHns-Mr. Hugh MeGibeny. con-
certmeister; Miss Myrtle Lewis. Miss Ber-
schmidt. Miss Esther Wilcox, Mr.: Otto
Letter, Miss Esther Dwyer. Mr. Charles
Smith. Mr.. Ollie Beard, Miss Katherine
Second vsolins-Mr Ben Lizius. Mr.. Fred
Grover, Mr.. Edward Gates, Mr.. Bergen
Plummer, Miss Kitti Keyhoe, Miss Clara
Neubacher, Mr. Charles Rauh, Mr.. John
Harden, Mr. E. e. Flickinger.
Violos-Mr. Rudolph Roster, Mr.. A. Tur-
ner, Mr. e. Kiser, Mr. NJ. Traub.
fCeili-Mr. Adolph Schellschmidt, Mr.. a.
Taylor, Mr.. Bert Inglemann, and first eel
list from Cincinnati.
gust Goth, Mr.. A. Allen Mr.. G.. e. Mills.
Piccolo-Mr. f. Oppermann
Flutes---Mr. Walter Kipp. Miss Jessie
Lewis, Mr., F. Oppermann. "a
.oboes-Ffrst and second oboe from Gin
cinnati.
Bassoons-First and second bassoons from
Cincinnati.
Horns-First horn from Cincinnati. Mr..
II. Clemens. Mr.. j. Hall, Mr.. r. Ruth.
Trombones-Mr. c. Cameron, Mr.. H.
Goth Mr.. F. Carln.
Tuba-Mr. G. E. Mills
Xylophone-Mr. Hubert White.
Bass Drum, etc.-Mr. r. l.. Turner.
Tympani--Mr. II. Spri lgfeil.
Harp-Miss Emma Schellschmidt
What is said in this article in the NIu-
There is less harmony in music than in any
other art. Traces of the impetus in the
direction of artistic culture which went out
from Cincinnati twenty years ago are still
everywhere visible in the West. In Gin
cinnati itself the spectacle is not wholly
inspiring however. and a woeful pity it is.
Mr.. Van der Stucken is working vigorously
to raise the standard of education at the
College of Music. which ought by this time
TO be an institution of national. if not in
formation, reputation, but his efforts are
handicapped by the loose system of the
past and the prevalent notion that Il col
lege of music ought to accept all corners
as pupils and give them as many or as
few lessons as they want Mr. Van der
Stucken, as dean of the college faculty. is
seeking TO combat that fallacy and estab-
fish "A curriculum which will tend to develop
musicians and amateurs of a high type.
His reforms have sent several old teachers
Dut of the institution, all of whom have
started schools of their own. In conse-
luence, Cincinnati now has ten colleges,
conservatories and schools of music, sew
eraI of which have from two hundred TO
four hundred students. Whether or not
there is any real teaching of the higher
type such as sends musicians out or tho
Conservatives of Paris, Brussels. Lelpsic
Munich and Vienna. may be left to tn
Imagination The pitiful thing about II
situation is that there should have bet
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