The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Music and Musicians

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There was a time when the Wagnerite
was greatly 10 be feared. lie provoked
fierce disputes, and there were many who,
hearing him, resembled Count Laurencin
Of Vienna, who when listening to, or
discussing Wagners music, was apt TO
foam slightly at the mouth, and TO grind
his teeth in a highly alarming manner"
Time has softened the herceness Of
Wagnerite and Wagnerite.
Now that Wagner is in genteel So
ciety, and is patronized by groups Of
noble danes in Paris and New York, the
Wagnerite takes life easy. and is ready
to sing "Nunc Dimittis.
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Some musicians claim that they enjoy
the perusal of the classical symphonies,
more than the performance Of the same
This platonic joy is to be attributed to
the fact that they think OF the music
as it appears, not as it often comes out
OF Louis Koehlers Sonata Studies
for piano, which are published by Brett
kopf & Haerte in Leipzig. books I'LL
have been received The work contains
"a sonatas by Clement. each having sew
eral parts, a small number by Kuhlan
and Hummel, 50 by Dussek about "a by
Haydn and nearly 20 by Mozart, together
almost 5000 parts. This collection
tries 10 find among the extensive mate
rial the permanent good, and again to
choose the best, especially with teaching
purposes in view. This proper select
ing has always proved a hard problem
for the learning as well as for the teach
ing public--f0r entire books. had TO be Sc
cured, which were only partly useful and
therefore costly;-that evil now the pres
ent work aims TO avoid though by doing
so IS obliged 70 exclude many a useful
work.
Music IS an art. by many considered
the highest art, and it is surely the most
comprehensive art And this art Is belit-
tied only by those whose ignorance OF
the subject IS dense. For how can man.
10 whom the words "ninor scale con-
vev not the faintest impression, realize
the severe study, and the weeks and
the months of exhausting physical labor
that are required before one can success
fully execute and artisticahy interpret
anv great work on any instrument, much
less compose ever so light bit OF good
music
A new operetta for amateurs IS en-
titled Love and Whist" The words are
by Randolph Hartley. the music was
composed by Henry Houseley The one
act operetta contains an interesting plot
for five persons. two gentlemen and three
ladies' while the music. including the
overture. IS really beautiful Correctly
nlaved this work will be very effective.
The book Is published in elegant style
by oliver Ditson Company Boston.
The .sNfusic Review" Mop has the
gotIowina about "NIassenets Methods"
Ever since 1859 Massanets habits have
been immutably fixed.
Every morning AT five he sits down az
his table and composes. because at that
time there IS a minimum OF noise IN the
streets. He nevC-'. opens his plano while
he writes his music When he composed
,Nranon" he locked himself mp in room
90 a hotel where even his intimate
f~iends had difficulty in finding him. His
recreation consisted in going 10 the
geological gardens and feeding the an
teIopes He IS Of amiable disposition
easily accessible 10 those who seek his
aco,,aintance or advice On his solitary
walks. his musical scores shape the.'-
selves in his brain. lie teaches az the
Conservative. and looks back with salts
faction 10 the time when as youth, he
gave lessons at 40 cents an hour, a cab
mans income-minus the Zee.
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No 10 Of the "Choir Journal" B. F.
Wood Music Co, Boston, is an especially
large edition:
Ear from my Heavenly Home by ID.
Brotheroe. and praise the Lord. o my
Soul" by G. w. Greene. Both anthems
are OF harvest-festival character. and
will be found very acceptable at TINS
season. They are brilliant, while not dif.
ficut.
The next number will ne very interest
ing. with a Magnifcat by r. NJ Redman.
and the Introduction to the 80 act OF the
new onera Der Baeren-hsauter" by
Slegfried Wagner.
CHARLES F. MUTTER.
At the Royal Opera House. Berlin. an
Indifferent performance OF Verdts 'Ballo
IN Maschera" was given. but In which
schumann-Heink contralto. gave most
interesting impersonation.
" Fstelle woodruff has composed some
very fluent anthems. "Juhilatc D~o' ana
Bonum Est" very effective things. Miss
Woodrun's knowledge OF music Is on
broad lines and II - evident that she
knows what she Il talking about.
II Is proposed TO place a memorial 10
Tiszt at Wiemar For a suitable design
three prizes are offered. The drst OF
these ID worth 500. the second $50. and
the third sl25 The total cost OF the sta
tue II estimated at $4,000