The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-12

and musical fecuudity have found their
latest manifestation Ia new Juonle
march a performance or IL was COM
Quoted by himself in Vienna with great
success. Tho ased MASTER now 10 ms
seteuly-f0urtn year, recently oHeied
prize Tor inc textbook TOR ballet mat
be viii compose The prize was awarded
TO- book entitled Cinderella uy an
author whose real name has not yet been
made known. There were us texts SEM
m. OK which about twenty Give proved
or any serious value.
Nine. Emma ca.to Is singing ar the
Grand opera in Paris, With phenomenal
success.
walter S. sprankle, the renowned piano
teacher OF indianapolis, Indiana mas
written many works for teaching amona
them elementary Studies for the piano.
forte. a systematic development OF toueh,
tecnnlc. tone. rhythm. phrasing. express
sion, melody. harmony and form. rms
work em00dies the latest ideas in tetch-
ing and laying. as be does, thorough
foundation" il is certain 20 make good
players ol all who strictly follow us pre-
ccgts.
Artists will derive additional facility
of execution from hearing and cuitifauns
vocal as well as Instrumental music
O.. l.. f. Bach.
m music be- the food OF love play on,
.Ite me excess OF iL-Shakespedre.
The Bayreuth festival next summer Is
expected 10 ice u greater undnciu sue
cf-s than ever. Ihe engagements oI
seats are already very large The per-
formances Will continue from July 2-d 90
August 2lth. There viii be Two per-
f0rmauces of the "Nlbelung cycle hFe
OF Die Aleistersinger' and seven OF
"Parsifal" Hans Pichter and Felix Motif
Will De the conductors.
Beethoyn's "Fidcuo' has, after long
time. been heard again at the Opera
Comique I'm Paris.
Tho Musical and Literary Notes Of
tine 18th of February, made note OF ID.
C.. Heath g. CO.. 5 excellent publication
Robert Burns Select Poems. In
March Lippincotts. j. Hunter says about
Robert Burns. 1T may surprise some
readers 20 have IL recalled, that even
Burns. who has been designated. par
excellence. the Bard OF Nature neither
I'm his poetry nor his letters shows any
appreciation of the picturesque 100 ma
ture. From his farm at Mosssill he CONF
manded one of the finest views BOZ Scot
land, embracing Ben-LOmond. Ben-Nenue,
and the other mountains keeping Watch
around Loeb Lomond and Loeb k1trine,
and the exquisite Firth Of Clyde with
lbs numerous i0chs winding away north
ward among the lonely pastoral hills or
Argyleshiro. Above am. Arran. with rs
grandly romantic mOuntaiu-farms was
daily before his eyes. as We'll as the giant
mass OF Ailsa. rising sentnei-like. sheer
and solitary out OF tho water where the
firth merges into the Irish Sea. Yet
NOT once viii you find him making mem
ton OF this noble land and seascape so
constantly I'm his view"
IN his northern tour he traversed for
twenty-five days some OF the grandest
SCENERY 10 the Highlands. yet nowhere
appreciation Of it"
Tic permanent success OF A1lscacnls
opera Iris seems 20 be as doubtful as
leria .Rusticana." The composer u is
said has already begun on new opera
called "I Maschere." upon "a book OF
! Luigi niica. which is expected to be READY
for production Ia Rome next winter. III
this be Will try 20 recur TO the OIa llalltl
idea OF popular opera with It's fixed type
Of characters-Harlequin, Pulcinela etc
Emperor NlIllhm mas fnIllNinHl'it '
LcOucavall0 20 write an opera ON the SUD-
iect OF Roland. which viii Boo finished
some time next year
Two American artists have won great
success IA Europe. Miss Maud Powell
violinlste. and Miss Lillian B.auvolr go
nranO. Both performed abroad 70 the
great approval Of the critics and audI-
ences.
Good. tuneful songs are most careiuiiy
| selected and most successfully arrauIe o.
| .,,d classified iu Gems nf Sehou' ~onf.
IN, carl Betz. This excellent book con-
tIIus the songs which are usel in thr
| s.hoof- IF Germany. with EnT'sh words
Tho author has made careful study OF
| a.. ..tlni.ct and nix upon un original idea,
| these songs. for the most part have never
! bsfnre heen published with English texts.
| ~. numbers for two, three and four
| ,,aices some with plano accompaniment,
| W classified toplcally there being songs
| =, rnorning. evening and night, lullabies.
| 49, ~ the seasons OF nature, or home
| - nee hun tin0-aon"s. Fnldier'S songs
a.. "a songs Of pleasure. The American
sho SoSonanv or New York, has pub
i'.hsd these lays IN an attractive volume.
It IS otter late IN r sls led even 10 ths
| most gifted go
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