The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

two songs Just from The press by C.
MawsOn Marks Three Wanderers" IL
a strong dramatic song suitable for con-
certs. The words are adapted from the
German OF Carl Busse by Herbert X.
Crofts and ten the gruesome story OF a
game OF cards, IN which the youngest
holds the queen Of hearts, pain holds the
ace and death wins with tho ace Of
trumps The other. MY Part In Thee"
words by Constance sutcli!f belongs 70
the romantic class Of songs OF virility and
noble feeling The quality Of these two
songs has been recognized by such emf
nent singers as Ffangcon Davies. Plunkett
Green and Watkins-Mills. who have been
singing them from manuscripts
S0usa dlsagroes with PaderewsN on the
subject OF whstling The latter says
that n man should have right 20 shoot
on the spot any one who whistles. on
the other hand Sousa. IN a recent issue
OF the Pacific Monthly expresses
very different view. In no other nation
Is the love OF music so universal as I'm
America he aserts and I'm proof OF this
statement he says: THE newsboy
whistles as he goes upon his errands.
bubbng over with strains from the pop
ular airs Of the day The infectious
until even sedate and digniiied business
and professional men permit themselves
~ become young again, and whistle the
pent-up melodies
Two letters from Mozart 20 Sebastian
Wintcri valet Of Prince Josef Won Fur
stenbcrr. have just been unearthed at
Donauschingen, dated 1885, that Is TO say
between Figaro" and Don Giovanni"
The obsequi0us terms In which the mu-
ecan refers % tho Prince cat whose
feet 1 beg 10 throw myself) and 10 the
valet C'dcarest friend. companion OF my
youth'). show how hard up Mozart must
have been. lie bcgs the Prince 20 take
"a certain number of symphonies, quar-
tets concert0s. for different Instruments
o. year and give him a definite salary.
but eventually he sends him sort OF
invoice Of the cost of copying various
works, begging also. for "a little honor
arium OF SlI for each concerto" there
being three cOncertl. while three sym
phonies are thrown in gratls.-New York
Evening Post.
Robert Ford I'm "The Peoples Friend
has written "a very interesting article on
the evolution Of Aud Lang Syne.' IL
seems that the poet Burns was not tho
first writer Of the song though his words
are the ones now in general use. The
earliest germ OF AUD Lang syne' IN
lyric form is found In an an9ny nous
poem OF the fifteenth century which -
preserved IN the Bannatyne MSS Of u.s.
The second song known 70 exist belongs
10 the time Of Charles l.. and was nrst
printed in James Watsons collection pub
lished in I'LL. IL has been attributed 10
Sir Robert Ayton. Of kinaldie In Fife.
but is more generally believed 10 be the
work Of Francis Sempill, Of Beluees
Allan Ramsay. under the title OF Aud
Lang Syne." produced q song more mod
crate in length than the older copy by
Sempill which was printed IN the Tea
Table Miscellany" IN 1924 As 10 thu
music, the first time the song was print
ed with the melody now 50 well known
was In the second volume OF George
Thompson's collection OF the songs Of
Scotland published IN 100, exactly three
years after Burns death.
Nine Emma Nevada will be heard ~
the Metropolitan Opera house Sunday.
November 18th, this being tho first time
she has sung In New YORK In twelve
years. Tho occasion Is the first OF Chas.
L. Youngs series OF concerts and the u.s.
sistlng artists VIII be Nine. Rosa Linds.
Miss Anna r. often, Mr.. Thuel Durham.
sgnor Albert, and the Metropolitan or
chestra. ll -.-i..-.-.
France has lost her most eminent or
gan-builder by the death, az the age OF
eighty-eight. OF Cayaile-Coll. Inherited
capacity may have had something 10 do
with his pre-eminence In this line. his an
cestors having been orsan-builders beck
20 the beginning OF tho eighteenth CEN
fury. lie himself gained fame as a youth
OF twenty by winning in the competition
for the privilege OF building an organ for
the saint-Denise Church though such
eminent men as caillinet. John Abbey and
Pierre Erard were among his rivals. Later
he supplied instruments for the Notrs
Dame, Salnte-Clctilde. and other great
churches. His project OF mammoth
organ for ST. Peters az Home was. how
ever, never carried out. lie improved
the action OF the keyboard and made i'm
portsnt inventions establishing 4 more
complete control OF the bellows.
Mr.. Joseffy will give his first plano re-
cltal OF the season on the evening OF No
vember iith at the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music.
The Society OF American Musicians and
Composers is the successor OF the Manu-
script Society OF New York. Its methods
will be similar 10 those employed by the
Allegemeine Deutsche MustkVerein. OF
Germany. and the Societe des Compost
tours Fracals. OF France. Its aim ID TO
foster the interests OF American coHi-
posers. Some OF our best musicians here
were members Of the Manuscripts soei-
ETY. and their compositions have been
plaved before the society In New York.
Mr.. Reginald de koven was tie last pres.
idsns st the ,ssy useful sus now esssno