The sun., 1898-01-16
AMONG THE MUSICIANS
What Is Being Done by Local
Muses..
PIANO TUNERS ARE NEGLIGENT
Many Interesting Concerts to be
Given by Wilmington Musicians--.
kchrarsals are Successful.

The loIcrs of a good class Of music in
TINS city, have been and will continue to
BE- tlea ed to some excellent concerts at
the varOns halls and private homes
Wilmington contains some fine talent
and the musical world has readily re-
ceived ,hem.
a concert will be given in st. Paul's
M. +. Sunday school in about two weeks
for the benefit of the orchestra. The
lrograme Will contain the names of some
Of the best known talent The orchestra
has been very successful under the able
leadership OF j. Dashiell
\ new string qlartcttc has been organ
lied in the city, and have had several
satisfactory rehearsals. The personnel
Of the quartette is as follows: j. L. Dash
iel, first violin; +. L. Bauer. second vio-
lin; Charles Baird, viola; Samuel Svee-
ney, cello.
Grace orchestra is having some good
rehearsals now under the able leader
ship OF Edwin Brill. Mr.. Brill is man
OF great eXIeri.n e, being the finest vio-
ilnlst IN Philadelphia, and the orchestra
is making good progress, having recently
played overture ''Scmiramide," bv Ros-
SIM, and selection from "Aida," by
Verdi, under his direction with success,
+. L. Bauer, the violinist, is studying
under Prof. +. A. Brill.
A musical evening will be given OF,
Monday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Smith, 600 Franklin street. Among
those who are invited to participate are:
Miss Carrie Saring, D. Dashiel, +. Bauer
and DR.. +. T. Rivalles.
The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
is rchears!ng the Schumann B flat Sym
phony, No. ], to be given at their next
concert, in the Academy of Music, Phia-
delphia. Mr.. J. Dash:el, of this city, is
one OF the first violin players in this
orchestra, which numbers cighty-six
players.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra plays
its third Philade phia concert, Monday
evening, in the Academy Of Music, at
Philadelphi All the seats have been
sold, consequently they do not advertise
the concert.
A fine concert will be given at the New
Century Club building Wilmington.
January o. Listenann, the celist, will
be the attraction.
John Hughes, the bass player has re-
turned to Wilmington and will again be
heard in musical circles.
y Why are the piano tuners in this CITY,
and in general so careless when tuning
pianos? They all know that piano
should be tuned to the proper pitch, and
that if the piano is too low, that wind
instrument player cannot tune his in
strument down to play with it, and a
violin player has to tune his violin SO
low that there is no power IN the instru-
ment. The piano tuners take the ordi-
nary people to be ''Rubes" and when
they 60 to house to tune piano they
tune the strings to whatever pitch is
most convenient, according to the condi-
ton of the strings at that time, and if
one insists on having the piano tuned to
the proper pitch which is A435--they say
the pianos wont stand it or any old cX-
cllse to shut up The peoples eye.
Another thing, when they tune a
piano, especially if it has Leen very
much out OF tune, they should go back
and retune it in a few days, as there is
always some strings in every piano that
will get low after the first tuning. 4
cheap piano, cheap tuner and cheap peo-
pie make very cheap music
Sousa's new comic opera is to be pro-
duced in New York this month. It is
entitled ",Thc Bride Elect
Padercwski has lately celebrated his
birthday.
The latest infant musical prodigy.
Bruno Stiendcl, who is but seven years
Did, has been withdrawn from the con-
'crt stage. His concerts nctted sufficient
money to complete his musical cduca-
ion.
An English firm Of instrument makers
recently filled an order for flute made
II lS-karat gold. 1t is on the Carte and
bochm system. The keys are chased, or
1t is said to have cost 81 POO.
The concert going public of the United
states are promised tour by DAlbert
leXt fall.
An entcrprising English firm is bring
ng out a piano that can be played by a
oerson lying in bed. A well-known
pianist who had been run down by a
)lcVcie, nlauc use Oh inc ingenious con-
rivancc to keep in playing trim and to
inish some compositions.
\ prominent musical director OF this
ity said yesterday: 'lIerc is where the
,reat use of music comes in. 1t develops
haracter, it adds to life. Knowing how
t acts, one can see tt it that it acts c:.iv
lpon right affections, impulses, emotions,
it does not give; it develops.
t will work upon just those passions
md emotions presented ,to it, and no
'thcrs. 1t is needless then to say
urther what should be done to get the
,cst results
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