New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
MUSICAL COMMENT.

Mr.. DAMROSCHs TIE DEUM'-OPERA
AND CONCERT PLANS FOR THE SEA-
soN-MR. LOEwENsTEIN's ENTER
PRISES - PERSONAL NOTES
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
NJ Walter Danlrosch's tie Deum" OF which
mention was made in this journal last summer. has
been published by the John Church Company. and
study OF II has been begun by the Oratorio Society
under the direction OF the composers brother Frank
Danrosch In preparation for the first performance.
on December 8 Not wishing TO anticipate the de-
sc-iptive review Of the work which is likely
appear in this journal before the performance We
can only say now that the music promises swelling
effects at the beginning and the close. well calcu-
lated 10 stir the patriotic emotions OF performers
and hearers Mr.. Damrosch has made at the
beginning OF the work. and also later IN the orches-
,ral accompaniment Of the Church call Of the
American Army and Navy. and. al the end OF
phrase from the melody OF The Star Spanged
Banner" as well. The title OF the work, as given
on the cover. is as follows:
re NA 6HtM
Solo Quartet
Chorus and Orchestra.
csTpeied n 5on9y Of rd he x,GTy Won ps Ry
a. Manila Bay, May l. 1925
WALTER DAMRosCH
Fronting the first page of the pianoforte score,
ing inscription:
This work Is dedicated. in reverent admiration.
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Another interesting book which comes fresh from
the Riverside Press at Cambridge. IS the libretto
=, Iobn X Paine's opera "Azara." Professor Paine
has completed the orchestral score OF mis- work. or
which ne is the poet as well the composer and
IS now putting the fnishins touches to the piano
<.-,e and vocal score OF the music IT Is NJ
course impossible 10 give account. though The
Tribune provided a hint bit OF It's ballet
music printed in connection with sketch Of Pro
<essor paine's career something over year ago
The HERETO suggests. however, that notWithstand-
ing the composers admiration for wagner tol
which his most enthusiastic confession was maze
a., IN. ,relude 10 tho "CFdlpus Rex which he
wrote for Harvard University eighteen or nine
teen wears ago. he has not disdained 70 use the
old operau, formulas He calls his work franKy
an opera in three acts'-not "music-drama
The scene ~ me story is laid in Provence and the
time IS stated as that Of the early Crusades II
&c story Of love aud chivalry. in which there IS
a conflict he(ween royal father and his son for
the possession Of Moorish maiden. also between
the son and Ssracen chief Al the end the faiher
repents Of his unpaternal conduct and dies. the
Paynirn is overthrow and kills himself. and young
love Is triumphant
y Is gratifying 70 note that Professor Paine is 10
continue the chamber concerts which he began in
Sanders Theatre las supplementary 70
and illustrative 81 his course in music az Harvard.
This year he will give ten concerts OF the same
kind eight by the Kneisel Quartet, one by the
Adamowsk Quartet and one by the Dannreuther
Quartet. OF this city. The solo performers at the
concerts will be Miss Aus der Ohe. Nine Szumow-
ska-Adamowski and Messrs. Baermann Joseffy.
Perabo. Randolph. siloti Arthur Whiting and mem
bers OF the Boston symphony Orchestra The con
certs will he under the management Of Frederic r.
Gomez and the composers who are TO have repre-
eentation the programme are Beethoven (seven
works. Mrs Beach zone work.. Brahms 1.-TWO
works. Chadwick Zone work.. Dttersdorf Dvorak.
Handel Haydn, Mozart Gwo). Paine, Schubert
(three). Schumann Ohree). Sant-Saens. Svendsen
and Tschaikowsky
The prospectus Of the 81 grand opera In
Italian French and German 10 be given IN the
Metropolitan Opera House beginning on November
q has been issued. 1t adds little TO what the
newspapers have already told about Mr.. Graus
plans and preparations. except that the Saturday
evening performances at popular prices will again
be feature Of the and there will be no
supplementary season. Nine. Lehmann's name
does not figure IN the list Of singers and we can
not confirm the rurnor that sh, may be heard in
some OF the German performances. There are
forty-nine operas in the list from which the roper
tory for the season will be made. Of which three
are by Gounod three by Meyerbeer. five by Mas
by Halevy one by Guck by Saint-saens ore
BY Goldmark one by MancinelN. six by Verdi four
by Donizett one by Ponchelli. one by Rossin one
b. Boito one by Flotow. by BellEi, one by
Mascagni, one by Leoncavalo. two by Mozart. one
by Beethoven and nine by Wagner. Nine Schu-
mann Heinks husband. Paul Schumann Is named
as one Of the stage managers.
The plans which have been laid down by Carl
I.ocwenstein for the New-York Orchestra ana It's
leader Emil Paur. Of a nature TO make the
ordinary observer OF musical doings in New-York
gasp with amazement. First. there Is 10 be
series OF Waldorf Astoria concerts Thursday
evenings The number OF concerts is not specified
but they are TO be given fortnightly. beginning on
November l.. Next. the orchestra is 10 enter into
competition with the New-YOrk Philharmonic So
ciety and the Boston symphony Orchestra, and
give series OF Ave symphony concerts on Satur-
day evenings preceded by five public rehearsals on
the preceding Friday afternoons Finally, begin
ming on November 6, the orchestra is 10 give Sun
day night popular concerts in Carnegie Hail The
subscription for the symphony concerts VIII be
opened at Carnegie Hall on October 90 that for
the for,nighty series In the ballroom OF the Wal
dorf-Astoria is open at Mr.. Loewenste!n's
Office Nos 2 and West hirtythird-st. and al
Tyson's hotel stands The dates OF the symphony
concerts are November IS and l9. December 8 and
j. January : and T. February y and IS and March
70 and H.
Assuming that all the concerts which have been
projected are given New-York has the prospect
before IL OF hearing over one hundred concerts Of
the larger order in the season about 10 open-that
IS TO say concerts with orchestra. And in this
estimate the entertainments Of Ike calibre IN the
Borough Of Brooklyn are not counted. one hun
dred large concerts ninety representations Of
grand opera at the Metropolitan Opera House.
nightly performances OF grand opera and operetta
IN the yernacular at the American Theatre an un-