The times., 1898-11-06

eral hitherto form of sonatas. while. as
of old. each movement thereof. being
observed each in It's turn. will receive
different treatment. In the frst,
theme being introduced which will In all
succeeding movements be subjected to
especial contrapuntal adornment. until
in the finale the climax of all move
ments will be reserved for this especial
movement. This treatment for trio
has not as yet been before attempted
As there are three chamber concert
clubs now arranged for this winter. 1t
would be well for the respective mana
gers to see to it that dates do not clash.
Sig. Sapio conductor of the Grand In
terna tional Opera Company, Is musi-
clan of high order. In rehearsing before
producing the La Boheme" in this city
it was discovered that the final act drag
ged by reason of too much serious busi-
ness in connection with the death scene
of Mimi. Signor Sapio Immediately re-
arranged the scenes instrumentally for
orchestra and for soloists. His work is so
clever that the orchestra pronounced the
rearrangement an Improvement upon the
original.
From Joachim. Schradiec, Fl. Eagle,
Maud Powell and coterie of brilliant
men and women, teachers and executants.
Mr.. Ernest Lent has autographic letters
setting forth in unfulsome commendation
his recent works upon elementary technics
for the violin. Mr.. Lent's fame has been
carried far into the old country through
his compositions, and his leisure hours
are passed in composition.
The Calvary Baptist Church has
Vaughn Class''-not a musical one. 1t
calls once a year the best instrumental
talent to help fill its Golfers for its. work.
Musicians who were thus instrumental
were in concert last Friday night, and
many dollars were collected. To enumer-
ate who gave of their talents to this
worthy cause We're impossible. The new
basso, who came from the West to work
with the Calvary Baptist choir sang well
and received recalls. Miss Florence Henri
King in her fantasie brought out all of the
composers thought and more, too. Miss
King is an attraction on whatever concert
stage. Mr.. Fred Seibold, of St. Pauls,
sang in his usual manner of delivery.
With a voice of surprising beauty of tone
he seems to fear his own power of deliv-
cry. He has a wide future, and under
guiding hand Should be warned against
pitfalls. Miss Blanche E. Muir sang her
numbers in a refreshing manner, espe-
cially her He Loves Me, He Loves Me
Not" by Mascagni The concert through
out was in every number successful.
Leotine Gaertner, the great violoncel-
list, who appeared in Washington two
seasons ago with Lotta Mills is again in
-t,;e-
ner owns a genuine -violoncello, aged two
hundred years. Those who have known
Miss Gaertner personally easily recognize
how she comes to be the artist she is.
THE Partisan Garden" from the Ru-
byat of Omar Khayyam, is having quite
a run in San Francisco at the Metropoli-
tan Temple for the benefit of the Teach
ers Association. The second production
in the United States of this now famous
classic was at the Universalist Church by
Miss Mai Gieenwell, of Alexandria; Miss
Eleanor Simonds, Mr.. VIM. Mooney, Mr..
Otto Luebkert and Mr.. Verala, at
the piano, in May, 1887. and given under
Mrs Harriet Mills direction. So the
West learns from the Capital City.
Emil Paur, with an orchestra of one
hundred, made his first para savie de
Nd" at Carnegie Hall. New York. last
Saturday evening. He had an hundred
artists and there was a thunderous tonal
mass never heard before in the hall But
it was not Paur who drew the great
crowd, nor Paur who drew the great
check TO pay the orchestra. We all know
that the United States has started out to
have the best orchestra in the world and
events prove that what it makes for, ii
generally accomplishes. Nickisch, once
of the Boston Orchestra, is again with
the best orchestral band in existence. The
death of the lamented master Seidl, pre-
cipitated this issue. Damrosch, of cool
head and possibly under judicious adver-
tisement, has Withdrawn from New York.
He can afford to wait. Philadelphia is a
small town for the vending of great mu-
steal wares. Men are growing old. Theo-
dore Thomas is not young. When he
played the violin In Portsmouth, Virginia,
at a time when his father was bandmas
ter at the Gosport navy yard, Theodore
was the identical hard-headed Theodore.
A story of him is not inopportune now.
AS boy Theodore, violin under arm, was
accustomed 60 visit the families of Ports
mouth as guests of their sons, his school
mates and playmates.
Upon a certain evening, when the now
great leader had been playing some melo-
dies for a few invited guests, one of the
same, in an unfortunate moment said,
Theodore, now give us The Sailors
Hornpipe.'
Theodore said not a word; searched for
his hat, put his violin under his arm and
put out hurriedly for home, and he never
| revisited that mansion. The great leader
will no doubt recall this simple incident
| and remember that his aim was always
| high one.
It may not have been hitherto noted,
| but the fact remains that of the best
of the choir sopranos and Instrumental
lists in the city are teachers in the pub
lie schools, and these have been able to
monds and Miss Mccullough are at st.
Thomas; Mrs. Shaler (nee Florence)
Stidham, formerly at the Epiphany
Miss Florence Henri King, violinist at
| teaching in public schools, and are yet
| paid singers in the choirs.
| Something in the way OF stimulant
might be administered our choirmasters
by reading the following. which refers
to San Francisco choirs. 1t should at
least lead choirmasters into the thought
that at certain periods in the years
| church service congregation of church
choirs would add a stimulant to the
| drowsiness which naturally pervades a
| choir given to its own regular service:
The Vested Choir Association will give
a festival at Trinity Church November
g. The choirs of st. Marks Berkeley;
| St. Johns, Oakland: Christ Church. AL
| ameda; st. Johns Good Samaritan and