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the Oliver Ditson company OF Boston,
has offered $1,000 in prizes to be award
ed as follows:
T. Cantata-Sacred For mixed
voices, with organ or piano accom-
paniment, or orchestral accompaniment
at the option of the composer Tne
work to be suitable for performance In
church, $3.50.
II. Cantata-Secular. For mixed
voices, with orchestral accompaniment;
with or without organ, $3.50.
III, Composition. For piano solo;
rot a sonata and not dance music In
the common acceptation of the phrase,
and of such artistic significance as to
appeal to f1rst-class pianis g, first prize,
$15; second, $55; third, $40.
". Song-For church use, with or
gan accompaniment; with or without
violin or cello obbligato. First prize,
SIS; second, $50; third, $40.
v. Song-For concert use, with piano
accCmpaniment; with or without violin
or cello obbligato. Where songs are
otherwise equal in merit, preference
will be given to those with obbligato.
The possibility, however, of a song
without obbligato excelling any sub
mitted with enc is recognized. True
cn6, $50; third, $40. Total. $1,000
The cantatas and songs must have
English words. If the compositions
submitted under any class fail to come
UP to the required artistic standard,
no reward will be made in that class.
No prizes will be divided. l. The COM
retition is open to all without restr1c-
ticn as to age, sex or nationality.
However, in the event Of tie between
compositions otherwise equal. prefer
eirce will be given to the natlve-born
COMPOSER. q All manuscripts must
be plainly written in ink. Work diff
cult to decipher will not be considered.
9. Each manuscript must be signed
with a pseudonym or motto only. The
dress, must be inclosed in sealed
envelope bearing the pseudonym or
motto. These envelopes will not be
opened until after the awards are
made. 4. All manuscripts should be
accompanied by return postage, and be
addressed: Musical Record Competi-
ton, care Oliver Ditson Company. Bos-
ton Mass" 5. All manuscripts must
be sent I'M prior to Feb. l, 1899, except
those Of Glasses 1 and II. The latter
must be sent in before March l, 1899.
Announcement of prizes will, If pos
sible, be made in 1.-THE Record for
April, 1899. 6. The publishers of '"The
Musical Record" reserve the right to
publish compositions to which prizes
are awarded. paying the usual authors
royalty thereon. 7. In naming the con-
ditions of the competition it may be
we'll to add that the first criterion Of
Judgment will be solely that of musi-
cad beauty, involving also fitness for
public performances. We say this be-
cause ambitious writers are too prone
to display technical skill or straining
after novelty. at the expense Of, or as
substitute for. musical beauty, fresh
ness and spontaneity
Two Of the judges will be Prof. H.
w. Parker and Arthur Foote.
With regard to reports that appeared
in some New York papers a short while
ago to the effect that Mr.. Saleza, the
great tenor, was not coming to Ameri-.
ca, and had Cancelled his contract on
account of the war, may be said that
there is not the slightest foundation
in such rumors. Mr.. SaleZa is only too
anxious to be heard in America, and
to repeat here THE enormous success
he had in Europe, especially during the
present season at Covent Garden, Lon
con. .,
| Clarence Eddy, of Chicago. who was
| last reported as being one of three
| organists giving concerts on the new
| organ Of the Church of Jesus, Turin,
| Italy, the others being GlIilmant, Of
Paris, and Bing, of Rome, has had an
| experience in Paris. About three weeks
| ago Mr.. Eddy gave one of his annual
recitals at the TrOcadero, Paris, under
| the management Of French singing
| society. A letter in a Chicago paper
| gives details about the affair as fol-
| lows:
''The singing society gave a part of
| the programme and Mr.. Eddy the re-
mainder. His number the other after
noon was the third on the programme.
| He was referred to as the great Ameri-
| can OrganiSt.
| LAS he made his first appearance on
| the stage there came a hiss from up in
! the gallery. This was followed by an
other and another, and then by a shrill
whistle. Instantly there was a great
| deal of excitement and lot of ap-
| plause, but as soon as that stopped
the kissing began again.
People about me said it was be-
cause Mr.. Eddy was an American and
that there had been some feeling about
| his appearing.
| "At any rate, the president of the
| society came to the front and made a
! rousing speech, begging the audience to
| show at this time particularly friendly
and kindly disposition toward the or
| ganist and threatening all kinds of
! punishment on the evil-doers.
| '"The result was that Mr.. Eddy was
| permitted to go on with his part Of the
recital and was recalled several times.
The kissing and whistling were started
| once later, but were promptly stopped
| by the little man with the big voice
and we had no more excitement"