The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-06
Wus(c and Wuslcians.


ms produced Us Miss Louise b. N0igt.
q native of Cincinnati The Musical
courier or July 2dth contains sketch
Oh lnis promising young artist: her beau
I.ul picture adorns the ttle-p page
Lately Miss NOigt has been STUDYING I'm
befHn. she comes back 10 her native
country with high transatlantic repu-
taton. Miss NOigt Is possessed of ali
the qualities of the great singer Size
mas the artist temperament is magnetic
Us endowed with pure soprano voice %
exceptional range and adequate power.
and is blessed with a type OF beauty
most captivating. In her singing are
displayed warmth refinement and fnesee.
Tie ileXibility Of her voice enables her
TO accomplish with ease the most dim
cult thlng5 I'm vOcal2atiOn She has been
urged 70 sing I'm grand opera. but prefers
me concert stage, and for some years. ar
any rate. Will c0nhne herself 10 this
The Musical Courier.
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patriotic Songs for school and Home"
selected and arranged by John Carroll
randolph. have been recently. plblshed
IN N, "a handsome volume by o. Ditson COM
pdny. Of Boston. Mass.
Tho book contains thirty-eight patri-
Otto songs, including few songs of
home. in three and four-part harmony
carefully selected and thouchtfuilv trans.
posed into keys that will accommodate
young voices. As the tenor part. 90 be
sung "a all. must Doe I'm most cases Doe
sung-in sChoOls-by an alto voice. this
part has throughout the book. been
written I'm the O. cleft and denomindted
altotenor. This IS a duplication OF The
original tenor part which will be found
I'm Us usual place on the bass staff.
Mr. Hamilton - Cogswel. director OF
music in the public schools Of Syracuse.
g.. Y. write: Patriotic songs for
School and Home IS ono OF the finest
collections L have ever seen"
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York Will be inaugurated on December
18th 10 VIII last fifteen weeks and viii
consist OF fOrty-hve evening and fifteen
afternoon subscription performance.
operas viii be given I'm French, ltal-
ian, and German. A novelty will Doe "a
complete cycle OF Wagner's works in
ChrOnOlOeical order BEGINNING with "pi-
emf" and ending with "Goetterdaem-
merung." This will be followed by
short cycle OF Mozart's operas The best
them Madame Terina NJ. Alvarez Slenor
ScOttl and Herr Bertram are new COM
ers. Madame Calve returns after an
absence Of nearly three years.
The art Of Singing" by william
Shakespeare Is based on the principles
~ the old italian singing masters. and
deals with breath control. production or
tho voice and registers. and contains nu-
merOus exercises
in this book the endeavor has been 70
gather together the traditions and hints
OF the old singing-tea cherS ~ the last
century, when the art OF singing had
reached its highest point and weld them
into n consistent whole The aim has
not been 20 write anything new. but sim
ply 20 make an ineligible and usetu
record Of the old truths concerning the
art or singing OF the various German
and English books on the subject
Shakespearo's art OF Singing" Is the
best for instead OF debating difficult
physiological problems this work treats
Of that which Is absolutely known of the
human voice. "The Art OF Singing -
published by Oliver Ditson Company, OF
Boston. In two very attractive parts
or all the liberal arts; music has the
greatest influence over the passions; ana
IS that 10 which the legislator ought 10
give the greatest encOuragement.-Napo
leon l.. az ST. Helena.
The songs Of musicians are able 20
change the feelings and conditions or a
State.-Cicero.
The June number OF the w itmark
Monthly contains interesting notes OF
musical people with many photos) anc
the announcement Of late publications OK
popular style.
No. 10 OF Music Review brings short
sketches OF w j. Henderson. T. ii. koh-
inson and PHILIP Greedy and their Works'
also a short talk on "SelectonNot App.o-
pirate Music FOR Church serNlSe; 10y
George r. Nevin. with pictatorlal ana
musical illustrations.
lie, music sound while he doth make
his choice. then. II he lose, ne makes
svanlike end. fading In music--Shahes-
nsare In Merchant OF Venice
CHARLES b. Mut1h~ b