The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-09
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Wagners music dramas have been used
iu fiction. The First Violin" lights
touches on "LOhengrln." Evelyn lines
and Poor Human Nature" both have
"Wagnerian sopranos for heroines, ana
90 deeply into his music dramas, whils
even the author Of "Dodo' has a fins
at Wagner. His influence Is also felt In
"The Money Market" We have had Dis
rael In fiction IN Mrs Craigie's School
for Saints" Wagner is a vastly inter
esting person, and died but two years
after Disraeu Where is the author who
Will use him FOR a character? asks ths
New York Times-Saturday Review.
Surely Praegers Wagner as / knew
Him makes him far more interesting
than many heroes OF fiction.
Madame Teresa Carreno is in London.
playing at musicales.
Prof Albert Loeschhorn. the r,mvs-~
music teacher OF Berlin, celebrated HIS
eightleth birthday on June 9th. lie IL
enjoying perfect health and still teaches
his beloved art LOeschhorn Is well
known through his studies and his
numerous pupils.
Director Felix Mottl and his wife. Hen
riette Motif, d famous singer, are Hut-
fering with a severe cold at Carlsruhs
CBaden). and are therefore prevented
from participating IN the Bayreuth fes-
tival performances.
A noteworthy musical publication. ono
OF the most useful and original OF late
years. has come from the CLAYTON +.
SUNNY Co. Chicago. and is entitled:
"Technic and Notation" as applied TO
the pianofOrte by John w. Tufts, price
SIS.
The author during many years of
experience in teaching. has underworld 10
diminish the number Of signs. thus Civ
ing 90 the student greater ability and
freedom TO develop his own individuality.
our musical notation IS 10 a large eX-
tent graphic. and Is wonderfully adapted
20 our needs. but the older music has
come 10 US with many obscure signs and
figures This was especially the case IN
the eighteenth century. but both compos-
ers and editors I'm the last few years have
labored 10 simplify the notation and ~
give the exact notes instead OF the vague
and doubtful characters
our music is also changed. and IN some
respects for the better, avoiding the fni-
cal and frivolous ornumentation former
ly IN vogue.
Tufts "Technic and Notation treats
Of. Position OF the hands. fingers In az.
ton. contractions. extensions. scales, and
scale studies triads, arpeggios wrist ac-
ti5n time, Illustrations of technlc. pune
tuation and phrasing pedals OF the piano.
forte. The hundreds OF illustrations ara
from the compositions Of the masters
This book will doubtless become very
popular with students and players OF
pianos.
Two very effective sacred songs abide
with Ne" by Herndon Morsell, and
Guide Ne. O, Thou. Great Jehovah.
by Harry W. Howard are published by
Henry White. OF Washington, d. c. Both
songs contain the Latin words. 20 Sslu-
taris" and can be used in the Catholic
service.
II an artist does not feel what Is great,
how can he succeed in making me feel
it?-Mendelssohn.
Music can noble hints impart.
Engender fury kndle love.
with unsupported eloQuence can move.
And manage all the more with sacred
art.
DRYDEN.
In his Songs without Words" Mendels-
sohn gives us his innermost ideas. and
these are fun or moral purity and poetic
charm.-Pauer.
II they hint. musician. thai piece that
you played
Is naught but copy OF Chopin or
Spohr:
Man answer-Beethove could scarcely
, do more
That the man who plants cabbases imi-
tates. TOO. Austin Dobson.
Genius does nothing without reason.
Every artist Of genius breathes into his
work an unexDressed idea which speaks
10 our feelings even before It can be de-
hned.-Liszt
There let the peallng organ blow
To the full-volced choir below.
In service high and anthem clear.
As may. with sweetness through mine
ear.
Dissolve me into ecstacies,
And bring all heaven before mine eyes
Milton.
Have you real talent-real feeling for
art2 Then study music-do something
worthy OF the art-and dedicate your
whole soul to the beloved saint.-Long-
fellow.
CHARLES FRED MUTTER.