The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-02
In Realm of Music.

Bulow, List. Wagner and other eminent
musicians were Tin spite of his nance friends
or Paul KucZynSki, whose "reminiscences hays
Just t.,5 appeared in Germany, under the title
OF Erlebn!sse und Gedangen" His love of
music became such an irresistible passion
that he neglected his business and lost nearly
all his fortune. The days of the first Bay
reuth festival he pronounces the happiest of
his life and the greatest pride of his life
was that 1T was in his salon that the Nibe-
lung dramas were first heard before their
public performance. He himself composed an
opera, "Ariadne," which was produced in
Hamburg Death overlook him while he was
at work on the musical setting of a fairy
poem, 'Margrita."
on is to be one of the features of the
Brussels season. Puccini's La Boheme''
and Wagner's "Rheingold" are to be among
the novelties, and Nine. Brema has been en-
Walkure.' Oi'
The composer, Theodore Gouvy. whose
death in Leipsic was announced recently, has
beoueathed the sum Of 10000 marks to the
Royal Academy of Arts Of Berlin, the interest
on which is to be applied annually in aid
OF some deserving musician in poor circum-
stances.
Apparently there is nothing old fogy about
church music in the West Indies A recent
issue of the Roseau Dominican says: The
special service offered on behalf Of his lord
well at the Catholic church, st. Joseph's, on
Tuesday last. The choir, assisted by string
band consisting of bass drum, tambourine,
accordions and a triangle, opened the ex-
pectations of the day, and the adding Of such
musical instruments as aforenamed tended
greatly to improve the singing during which
church grounds, coupled with the ringing of
the bells, all served in making the gathering
a happy one"
Maurice Grau, just previous to his perture
for Europe arranged with Rudolph Aronson
Tor the initial appearance this season Of
Slgnor CampaRari now in Genoa) at the first
sunday night concert. in the Metropolitan
opera house, Oct. %. by the British Guards
band, under the conductorship of Lieut. Dan
Godfrey.
LIVERPOOL has started the idea of giving
concerts in the courtyards of the worst quar-
tiers OF the city Musicians have volunteered,
and the people for whom the concerts are
given have cleaned up and decorated the
courts. The experiment has been initiated
at Wolverhampton, and will be soon In Man.
chester.
A complaint has gone up in the general
plans of the Paris exposition of 1900 music
has been neglected. Every facility has bsen
given to painting, sculpture. and architecture
for great showing, while the sister art has
been almost wholly neglected. A movement
is on foot among musicians to bring the mat
ter before the directors OF the exposition.
Director Peck will not forget the cause of
music.
During the last eco years or more Italian
composers have made such a speciality If
opera that the world has nearly fog3t,en tha
in the days OF Palestrina, and later Italy
the home OF sacred music. Now that Ger
many and France have outStrlpped her in thN
operate race italy appears to show inc,ina-
ton to return to her old love, Venice has
composer named Perosl only twenty-six
years old. attired and ordained as a prizes,
who In few weeks made his name krowl
throughout Italy.
The distinction of being the 'dest singing
master in the world is claimed for the veteran
Manuel Garcia who at the mature age of
ninety-four still gives lessons. He is the
only surviving brother of the famous singer
Malibran, who was the chief star in the mu-
steal armament in the earlier part of the cen
fury. Another and younger sister Nine
Pauline Viardot, was famous teacher, but no
longer gives lessons Garcia used to live in
lights In telling how the Duke OF Sussex went
to hear Malibran sing at vespers. The crowd
was great and the atmosphere close, and the
duke fell asleep waking just as the great So
prano had finished Cherubini's ave Maria"
He did not realize where he was and at orc .
began starting the applause was benehtiny
a man OF his lofty rank at the tn ate: to
which her voice had carried him.
statue to Nine. MeIba Is to be put W
next year in Melbourne.
SiegfFied Wagner has completed his comic
opera, DIE Barenhauter. 1t is to be pro-
duced at Munich in month or two.
Richard Strauss isScomposing a sympt ony
to be entitled "a Hero's Life" It Will prob
ably be performed at Frankforth, this month
Zelie de Lusgan has left London, and viii
In all probability not be heard in public again
until she sings in this city with Media n KIT
season.
The Grand opera at Berlin receives from
the German government an annual donat on
of $225, 900. That OF Vienna receives S126, co.
that of Stockholm $4,000, and that Of Da m
stadt $62, 800