New-York tribune., 1898-11-06
MUSICAL COMMENT.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-CONCER An
NOUNCEMENTS AND PROGRAMMES
HERRERTS CONCERTO
NEWS NOTES.

Ger; by the New-York Orchestra, Emil Paur
ceit Of chamber music by Edward and Carl
Hermann; 81; Marks Ih9rsh > p; M o'sa"
recital. by William Edwa'l Mullisan.
Monday-Chickering Hall. Il = m, analytical plano
forte recital by Dr Hanchett
Tuesday Brooklyn Institute 2 m. anaiyuca'
panofor,e recital. by DR.. Hancheit.
Wedncsday--Carnegie Han. 2Jj P m. first con-
cert Of the Boston symphony Orchestra
Thursday-Carneeie Hall S:l5 ?. m. second cohce''
OF the Boston symphony Orchestra
Fridav-AcadeIny OF Music. Brooklyn. 2;3O p. m.
concert by The Boston symphony OrchestTTS'
old FRS, Church p M orTan recital 'S w.
saturday-Acaderny of Music. Brooklyn. sl9 p: M
concert by The Boston symphony orchestra
Professor Brander Matthews raises an inter
esting question of musical antiduaries IN tiie
current number Of The Book Buyer lie
asks Mr. Lang to help him to get al the
exact foreign origin Of word which he says
Is current through all the Eastern States
1.-The word 'allaman' describing certain NE
ure in the lively square dances OF me eou""'
reopIe farmers dauGhters and storeKeepe's a.
sistan,s I spell The word 'aaman. because IN
the Catskilis half dozen years ago the huoiei
who called out the figures cried 'aUaman rlght
and .auaman left" But / note that Mr. haniii'
Garland describing the Salt Water DdN Vi
Nev-Jcrsev Cn The Cosmopolitan for Angus
7son spclls il 'eleman. Now IS this french' j.
II a corruption of "a la main? II is not rather an
is lnov,, in French" Mr.. Matthews inquiries TOO
c,riouslv but interestingly. Possibly there IS
figure called Allcmande in some dance 'houHh We
never heard OF IT, There certainly was u"I
Of that name which popular III the slA'ee","
century and also found favor at the court OF LOUIS
XIV because being little else in its perforna"9
,h,n = German waltz with figures. it was supposen
10 svinbolize the union OF Asace WIN r'"0'
But as a popular dance the Anemande' whicn sur
wives in an idealized musical form III 'he 7u''' '
Bach died IN tho seventeenth century AS dan1e
Il does not appear to have given the slightest eX-
,,,so fo~ such ;, use of its me as Mr Matthews
suggests According to original authority
cOrchesoeraphe. Traite Ell forme de dialogue pa
)euuel toutes personnes peuvcnt facHcneh' aPpIe"
Dire Ct pratiquer rhonnete cXercice des Dances par
'Thoinot Arbeau Langres. 15SS-and seco'o eur
lion 1856, the Acmande IS Il dance OF GerhA"
,ri,i, ,as is inplicd in the name). which is sort
NJ procession Of couples holding HANDS. Snh IL Is
rossihle that the term WAS also applied 10 a dahce
fcuro stevens in his notes on 'famlet ouo''S
from some one I've depending on memory anu
cannot say whom. I'VE Germans have no cha"ee'
IN our dance, An alnaic and an upspring mat i
.u 4 vouuy woman from Sullivan County y.
y says that in tha section tho fgure Aie"'en'.
% she calls It. wa1 executed in the country SQUARE
dance like the Swing corners in the quadrine'
Mr. Paur has found a hacker for his oTchesIai
,n6er;akinc-a snrcwd guess would be 'he h""oo
of d.
manacer-Vic,or Thrare and an attemp' VIII De
,roda 20 carry out at least in part the pro
rraurnc laid down by Mr.. Loewenste.n. Inc sun
5av nonul,r concerts in Carneg, Hall VIII oesh
this evening The programme is as loho"s'
,...... .v.u,,r, Tell. ...................... .Rossin
poonaisc nriane op with orchestra t,oD,n
accompaniment iaecnia cas,eilano. oo,,o,
a. a. Hy%ni Es1a3. "s' st rSf psf III Of The Cricket
iIsarth ., Donizo:tl
Mad scene 'L''" charlotte Maconda
Capriccio Fspasnol op Warner
,a) Fruhlngsnacht' ,,,mec;
co "Etude de conoer :.i, ;c,,s;:,no
.'Nymphes s,lvains
car "Ko Nidre .......... Popper
,b 'Eifentsnz .''.''' 90 schulz
,hapsodie Hongrolsc No bs|'
Each year shows increased enterprise. ambition
,rd natriot,sn on the part of American music pub
fishers Fifteen years ago their presses were ocCu-
pied with little else than sacred music ana 'rihes
FOR tho voice and pianoforte. Who then was dream
ing nj sponding money the orchestral scores
of symphonies symphonic poems and conceros
composed by American musicians? Yet Sooay
collection might be made now Of such scores. much
10 the credit Of the publishers and the honor OF
our composers. Mention was made last SUNDAY OF
Mr. Huss's planoforte concerto TO be issued by
d Schjrmer To-day record the advent or the COM
rote score of a concerto for vio,onceilo by VICTOR
Herbert which comes from tho press OF Ed"di"
schuberth q co. Union Square. 1t is the second
work Of the kind composed by Mr.. Herbert, ana
the title-p1ge bears dedication to the Phlhar-
rnonic Society Of New York. at one Of whose con
cor,s IL MAS brought forward In March. 1894 Inc
concerto is ambitious in scope thorough? modeth
and deeply serious i'm intention 1t is free from the
frippcres usually thrust into concertos for the PuI
nose Of displaying tho technical skill Of the SOLO
nlaver and it's orchestral part has really predomi-
nent importance. 1t Is music Of the kind that MI
Herbert VII rest his reputation on after his comic
operettas arc forgotten.
Hero are TWO new Brahms anecdotes told by Ilka
Horoyitz-Barnay in the "Deutsche Revue
,ouns Hungarian vloinist, who was continually
talking about his wonderful skill and great fame.
had his batteries addressed to Brahms cut short
with tho br1lsouc remark: More finger exercises
and fewer phrases. young man young woman
who played the ianoforte asked him as TO the ad-
visibility Of giving concert IN vienna Are you
all ready" inquired Brahms Certainly, dear
master. NAV | play something for you?'
"oh. no. no; meant only have you new gown
and gloves
Eyes, sir"
"pity: otherwise should have advised you not
20 give tho concert
At the second concert Of the Musical Art Society.
on March ls next. the composition for which MIR.
and Mrs. Louis Butter McCags offered a prize OF
go will be sung.
Ellison van Hoose. one OF the tenors OF the Ellis
Opera Company. will go 10 England after the Work
OF the approaching season under two years con-
tract for opera. oratorio and concerts He VIII aso
sing AT four OF Lamoureux concerts In Paris In
Easter week. and after that in London and the
province.
Rosenthals last recital OF the present series will
be given in Carnegie Music Hail on the afternoon OF
November 70 Included his programme will be
Schunann's "Carnaval" He will then make
tour through the country far as the Pacific
Coast and Mexico.
L., In her recital