The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
MUSICAL AND
LITERARY NOTES.


something new and attractive TO produce.
turned for assistance to his friend. Tom
Chappell head OF the firm of Chappell
d. Co. This gentleman handed the Colo
mel the manuscript OF Faust" remark
| ing that its merits, II 1t had any, re-
mained TO be discovered. Colonel Maple
son carefully removed the cobwebs and
| dust from the work. In few weeks the
| public were Wild with delight and Gou-
mods name as a composer OF the highest
order was widely proclaimed.
OF Fllmore's Anthem Books numbers
! !. 2 and 3. by Dr. J. b. Herbert. II. =.
| banks and S. 5. Myers. respectively,
have left the press Each number con-
tains sixty-four pages, octave size, with
| full vocal and organ score. and is strong
ly bound in paper at the low price Of 20
cents
The music is good, attractive. not diff
cult, possesses variety and richness.
Professor Karl Klindworth has been IN
vited to direct a grand concert at St
James Hall. London, on June 10Th. with
Richters Orchestra. Works Of Wagner.
Berlivz and List will be performed. Mr.
Dawson. the excellent pianist. Will play
two concertos by Beethoven and Tschai-
kowsky.
Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs' will
be performed in the German tongue In
London during next month Felix Motu
will WELD the baton.
Beauty OF sound s. above all rule as
beauty Of form is above aesthetics says
Schumann.
siegfrled Wagner the son Of the
great composer. is setting music 10 a
new opera Der Baerenhaeuter." The
text is from the pen Of II. Wette and
was dedicated to Arnold Mondclssohn.
who is also composing the work.
The complete novel in the May issue Of
"Lippincott's" is The Uncalled" a very
interesting story by the co,ored poet
Paul Laurence Dunbar. "Women's Works
and Wages are discussed by Eleanor
Whiting who claims that matrimony is
the most APPROPRIATE and profitable bust
ness for women in general. and that they
had better not attempt direct wage-oarn-
ing. This highly conservative position she
defends by an array OF facts and argu-
ments This high grade magazine must be
warmly recommended.
In regard to the great advancement Of
musical art. musicians will hold the fol-
lowing: THE world has moved. Our ears
have become advanced. We retain and
compare musical impressions over a wider
range Of relationship than was the case
a generation ago. Handel is antquated:
Bach stnl lives, but we can enjoy his
works only as exceptions 10 our current
diet; Hayden symphonies sound like
string quartets played a tri1e large and
seasoned with a few notes Of trumpets
and woodwind Mozart I'm feminine phrase
is too sweet for any use:' and Meudcls-
sohn has departed 10 the place where
good boys go We have left 10 MS the
over-worked immortal nine Of Beethoven
NOW rather shrunk TO about dvel. and
two of Schubert, We tolerate Schumaun
for the sake Of his ideas We hear Tschai-
kowsky because he is a master I'm his
way. But the greatest OF tone-poets since
Beethoven appears TO be Brahms. Math-
ews in his article on Johannes Brahms y
From Graz in Syria (Austria) comes
the good news that Professor Dr. !. q.
V. Weiss has completed his great His
tory OF the World in twenty-five large
volumes. The work has been received by
the European press in tho most fiat
tering terms. In regard to reliability, ex-
tent and clear representation of the
whole matter. this work is unsurpassed
art has no fatherlsnd and an that is
beautiful ought 10 De priced by ms. no
matter what cline or region has produced
it."-Weber.
The musical world celebrates several
birthdays Of great masters I'm May. on
May g. 1873, w. II. Riehl was born at
pfrtv a.,I,r = ia
names Brahms. at Hamburg. on May g.
1879, Louis Moreau Gottschalk. az New
Orleans; on May J.. 1872. j. +. F. AIasse-
net. at Monteand; on May u.s. 1872 Sir
Arthur Seymour Sullivan. at London; ON
May Is, 1903, Michael William Ea.fc at
Dublin; on May IS, 1890 Carl G0ldmark.
at Keszthely, Hungary: on May p 1873
Richard Wagner at Leipzig, on May q.
1887, Joseph Wieniawsk at Lubliu. on
May q. 1S22, Joseph Joachim Raft. "a
Lachen, and on the same date. 1922 JAG
ques F. +. Halevy. al Paris; on May 2.
1872, Karl MillOcker az Vienna, and ON
May 80, 1924, Ignaz Moscheles, at Prague.
The universal criticism on church choirs
is 1--WE cannot understand their words"
And for a number OF years articles have
appeared I'm the various denominational
papers showing the great need of q re-
formation In articulation, but no remedy
has appeared. Fillmore Bros. OF New
York. have now published "Towne'
Enunciator" by T. Martin Towne. This
Choir Companion is a collection Of ex-
ercises with complete directions for choir
drin in enuncatlon. and the attention Of
choristers and solo singers alike. is call
ed to this pamphlet which covers a long
felt want.
The silver Jubilee OF the American
Caeciia Society" viii be celebrated by the
fifteenth general convention a. ST. Fran
els. wis. on June Goth. DIST. and 22d.
Twenty-Five years ago. on May e. 1873 this
society was founded az that place and
Professor J. Singenberger. who is a fine
church composer and an excellent d.
rector. was elected president. This posi-
ton he has ever held The society has
done much good for the propagation Of
worthy church music, and the exclusion
Of profane and operate music from the
houses Of Catholic worship
1T would indeed be wonderful IL music
were found where there is no taste for
it.-Mendelssohn.
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