The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13

! endure, who lived long enough 10 see
hts music appreciated and accepted by
the world for what 1t was really worth.
An unexcelled and most useful work
for every organst has been issued by
ROhlhng Sons Music Co., Milwaukee,
Wis. THE ORGANISMS Album" in three
volumes is a collection Of classical and
modern music for the organ in the church
and home selected and adapted by D.
+. Stlmann. No work for this instru-
ment has ever been published, which in
cludes such a variety of music for use
in church service the home and the
concert-room. The adaptation OF the con-
tents has been made with reference 10
both the church and cabinet organ, ev-
cry number having been especially ar
ranged or selected from the works of the
best composers. None OF the selections
are too difficult for the amateur. and all
are worthy of the consideration OF the
more expert player, who will find much
of novelty and practical value The work
will also recommend itself 10 teachers
and students on account Of the excel
lence and great variety of the music
contained.
Kienzrs new opera, Don Quixote."
will be performed for the first time at
the Berlin opera on November 18th.
Max schllllng's 'Ingewelde" has been
accepted for performance in Schwerin
and Magdeburg.
The performances of Wagner opera I'm
Bayreuth during next summer Qs9O will
be as follows: Ike NibelLngen" July
22d-25th and AuG 50 1ithJ7th. "Meis-
tersinger Won Nuremberg" July 2Sth Au-
gust LIST Attn. 18th, and 18th. "Parsifal,
July 10Th and slst and August 9Th, 7th
Sth. 18th and 10Th. Tickets will be issued
March /, 1899.
Two new sacred songs for medium voice
with accompanmcnt have come from the
press Of Fillmore Bros. New York, ".
y: Guide Thou My Bark" music by
n. p. banks. Price 50 cents. and "sa-
viour Divine" by Charles Gingeich.
Price 81 cents. Both numbers are very
effective
The committee for the erection of n
Wagner monument have concluded to ar
range for a prize competition among
German sculptors only. A great festival,
the proceeds Of which are TO go toward
the fund, will be held at the New Royal
Opera House in Berlin on November
2ith.
Since November 1st. Richard Strauss
belongs TO the personnel OF the Berlin
Royal Opera. He will make his debut
with the conducting Of one OF Mozart's
works As his farewell performance at
Munich, he conducted Beethoven's opera,
"Fidelio"; several ovations were tender
ed the great composer-conductor
Siegfried Wagner's opera, Der Baeren-
haeuter," will be produced for the first
time at the Munich Court Theatre on
January 10. 1899.
T. J. hammers of baltimore. Nd, has
published two new songs words and
music by Lennie Wertheimer: Outside
Wild Dat Alley Talk" Coon sOng) and
Sweet Annie Ryan (walz song)
Art and agriculture form a curious COM
bination. But It is common I'm the musi-
cal profession. NJ Jean de Reszke has a
stock farm. Verdi grows vege-
tables. Madame Calve has a poultry |
farm and Herr Vogt. the Wagnerian
tenor. wins prizes at dairy shows.
"The Youths Companion" IS read with |
equal interest by young and old in more |
than half a million homes. The best OF |
fiction. poetry. sketches Of travel In !
structive articles, comment on current |
events and selected miscellany and anec- |
lotes fiji it's columns from week TO week. |
The volume for 1893 will surpass all |
former ones, in variety. interest and |
value. Among the two hundred distin- |
rushed contributors already engaged are |
Hon. John d. Long, Secretary OF the /
Navy, Edward Everett Hale. Henry NJ.
Stanley, Sarah Orne Jewett, w. ID.
tfoweils, Poultney Bigelow, Herbert i.
Iamblen, Hon. Carl Schurz Rt. Hon.
lanes Bryce. John Burroughs Robert
Barr Thomas Nelson Page. Bret Harte,
William Black, Alfred Austin. Andrew
lang and DR.. William A. Hammond.
rhe publishers have issued new calen-
lar for 1899. exquisitely colored, with
,order of stamped gold.
The ten concerts OF the Philharmonic
Society of Moscow will produce a series
4 excellent artists. Willem Kes is the
CONDUCTOR and in the list of singers we
nd the names of Gulbranson. Pregi and
,asalle. and among the instrumcntalists,
fme. r. Carreno, L. Risler, w. Burmes-
er and F.. Wick.
The New England Conservatory In
,oston reports now more pupils than at
he corresponding season for many years.
Mr.. Charles Frederic Stayner, of salt
AXE City, has published very inter-
sting little brochure on 1.-The Under
ing Principle Of Pianoforte-touch."
The October issue OF "Our Monthly
Iusical Gem Hitchcock Publishing
o., New York; has the following con-
nts: nstrumental-Twilight Shadows
iyl by Snow, Marguerite Waltz. by Miss
Ia. Olympia Polka, by Mueller. Vocal
ont Ask Me Why I Sigh. by Youngling
whose picture is on the title-page) and
wad Bless Dem Yankees. by Robinson
Iurphy
There is no royal road to learning mu-
C Cor anything eise), and one must
ten endure drudgery of the most trying |
nd. Those who gain great excellence are
lose who pay a great deal OF attention
details.
While practicing on tho piano, many
,ung pianists use too much force This
a mistake. One should play Just hard
lough to keep the fingers and wrists
ON getting stiff
The first concert Of the Richard Wag-
II Society OF Berlin will take place ,
5th under direction Of the new
nductor Richard Strauss.