The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-05
MUSICAL AND
LITERARY NOTES.


angels-Carlyle.
Music is the mediator between the spr-
itual and sensual life-Beethoyen.
In Berlin a Haydn Mozart Beethoven
monument will shortly be erected. Ut VIII
DE executed iu marble and according 10 the
idea OF Professor Siemering The same
city will also soon have monument 10
the great Richard Wagner ono hundred
thousand marks about Sl6O have been
collected for this purpose.
The seventh philharmonic concert at Bro
men was conducted by Herr hapeIlmeister
Panzner. from Leipzig The programme
included Wagner Plying Dutchmah
overture. LISTS "Preiudes' ana beet
hovcn's Fifth symphony The artlstic
rendition was greatly duo 20 the able
leadership OF M panzner. youthful
pianist. Herr Waldemar Lue;scnS' rem
dercd classical selections.
"Fouudation Studies for the Pianoforte'
by Walter s spranklc. n very successtui
piano teacher of indianapolis, lna.' mas
been published by the author. rms Is
very interesting and pleasing set OF stuules
in the form of little pieces, carefully lH-
gered and phrased which develops tue
pupil unsteady az wei as techilcA"5, IL
Is "a very useful book for all plano play
ers.
now comic opera. Der Glaubens-
tyri.o Won Kvrerburg." has just been COM
pleted by Professor Max Meyeroiders-
leb,n.
Ford. Hummers opera. "Assarpal.'
words by Dora DunckIor received us
first performance at Darmstadt ana was
very pleasing.
Avaerer-s "yyalkuere" was given in Ma
drid Spain. for the first time in Spanish
translated by Cadauus. The performance
was elegant. an singers being Spaniards.
Tho work made d. deep impression.
"Honmann- Catholic Directory Anna
nae and Clergy List for 1899 mas JUST
come from tho publishers. NJ. ~. WIT
zfr. e Co.. Milwaukee. WIS. Inls rtlld-
tr, oafcfal dircctory-the only one pub
lished bon the United States-conialns com
rfete reports of aH dioceses Inn the United
statos Canada and Newfoundland, Great
Rrifafn and ireland and the heiarchles
and statistics of Mexico Central America,
Xest Indies. South America, oeeahia
Austro- Hungarian monarchy herman
Fmpfre and switzerland. a map lh colois
shows the outlines of provinces or tne
Catholic church Win l,"
North America ne .t. ,. Eli
been enlarged 70 lIy' Pa51'' '''o ' =, -
ton being hoeAe'' io Pl'. -.
for the four numbers is very reasonable.
Linz. the pretty Upper-Austrian town
ON tine Danube. is doing wonders under
the enthusiastic direction of Aug Hoei-
lerlch LISTS OratDrio, saint fil1t-
able style with about i've hundred exc
cutants.
.,o-
a symphony Concert oo,'s's' 80,
started at calais under the direction OF
Emile Camos.
..,,,.
A,fhor Rucckaufs three-act opera 'bie
Rosenthaleru" met with decided success
~ sfra-burs.
an. -,'' .'i.,,I' school. and for the help of
.'...,,+, do, training their children Al home
I'm unfinished bv b. f. Johnson pub
iiehi,r fomnauy. of Richmond. Tho
,aIuabre work is entitled Manual or
Bsble Morality" by Shaler G.. Hhlyer.
This book lis admirably suited for me
nrrpose designed IL is a simple, clear
r.-..sar-ation az the subject, free from
technical terms and well suited to the
rbUI mind. There is nothing iu the book
r,.r Indicate. the denomination OF the
writer and SD little of sectarian bias.
fhat an denominations can approve DC
and use it for what &c claims to ne-a
manual OF morality based on Bible teach
ine The work should boz adopted as text
books in the schools. DO VIII also 40