The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
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wulschner & Son have lullaby in press
city, entitled Hush Thee, My Baby" by
Tennyson.
The illustrated article Of Schumann's
symphony" in B fiat, in Wednesdays
News with four to eight measure excerpts
from the different movements, was favora-
bly, received by the musicians OF the city.
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The quartet Of the Second Presbyterian
Church will sing parts of Rossinps ''Stabat
Mater at the song service next Sunday
evening, with the assistance OF a double
quartet of select voices. The orchestral
score Is being arranged for organ by Mr..
Hansen.
Robert Rocker. of New York, formerly
Of this city. is, according to Music Trades.
making a success of the music publishing
business, in which he embarked about a
year ago. For many years previous he
was one Of New York's most popular or
chestra leaders.
The Central Christian Church choir,
who so ably assisted Rev. Allen B. Phil
putt in his sermon on the Power OF Sacred
Music" last Sunday evening, is composed
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Mrs H. H. Rowland alto; j. Raymond
Lynn, tenor; Arthur Duell Gates, basso,
and Joseph Joiner, organist.
Ludwig Breittner. who was born in
Trieste. studied In Milan and in Vienna
with Rubenstein, made his American debut
as a piano-forte virtuoso in Carnegie Hall,
New York, with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra last week. His style is said to
suggest Pugno, the great French pianist.
He made very favorable impression.
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The Gounod Quartet, composed Of Mrs.
Lottie Adam Raschig, soprano; Miss
Josephine Robinson. alto; Ben F. Miller.
tenor, and Louis j. Dochez, basso. are re-
hearsing the "Servian Romanzes." by
George Henschel. This work has been
given lately in New York, Boston and Chi
cago. and was received with unusual en-
thusiasm and appreciation.
One Of the most trying things for
choruses to learn is to preserve the tempo
In singing piano and forte" passages.
If only for measure the natural tendency
is to make the piano" slow and draggy
and the forte" hurried and bombastic. An
earnest consideration of this simple detail
would save singers and leaders alike
An excellent programme has been pre-
pared for the benefit concert rendered to
the Industrial Home for Blind Men to be
given at Plymouth Church. Wednesday
evening. The two most prominent blind
musicians. George NJ. Hebble and Charles
F.. Hansen, will participate. Also Mrs.
Philip Goetz, Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans
and members of the Philharmonic Club.
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Paul Dresser is still trying to write
successor to ION the Banks Of the Wabash
Far Away" He has just published three
new songs-"The Blue and the Gray"
Goodbye for All Eternity" in E fiat and
c, for high and low voice; and I'VE Came
from the Same Old State" Charles X.
Harris is a good second with "A Rabbits
Daughter and Just Tell Her that l Love
ular' ground out since the beginning Of
the year the "coon song" gives evidence,
happily. of being on the wane, the output
being about one-tenth Of what it was five
years ago.
Wagner's Der Ring des Niebelungen,"
comprising "Das Rheingold," die Wal
kuere." "Siegfried" and "Goetterdammer-
ung," will be given at the Metropolitan
Opera House. New York. on the following
dates: The first work of the cycle on Feb!
20 and March 10; the second on Feb. % and
March 20; the third on Feb. q and March
%; and the fourth and last on March and
q. This justly famed cycle, embracing as
II does the idealization of the modern mu-
sic-drama, will be given complete, without
cuts; with attention to details in all depart
ments, and with an unrivaled cast that
includes the most noted singers at present
in this country, with the exception of Nine.
Calve.
The soloists for this afternoons popular
concert at Tomlinson Hall will be Mrs. Jo-
sephine Bremmerman-Edmund soprano;
Miss Sophie C. Bradford. soprano; ]. Rus
sell Powell, basso, and Charles ]. Kiefer,
cornetist, who will give, respectively, Love
ly Spring." (Coerner), Holy City," (Ad-
ams), Deep in the Nine" Uude), and Sea
Flower Polka" CRollenson). The balance of
the programme includes six numbers by
the Indianapolis Military Band, four of
which are in the popular order, including
the first presentation of Sousa's new
march, 1.-THE Man Behind the Cum" from
his latest opera. Chris and the Wonderful
Lamp" the two remaining numbers being
selections from Verdis Macbeth and the
"Lichte Cavalierre' overture by Suppe.
In a most interesting article In the New
York Times on the cart of Singing" Mr..
w. ]. Henderson says: "To me as listen
er nothing seems more important than
good attack, behind which the respiration
lies. 1 hear the results of bad attack at
once, and therefore its evils are brought
home to me more forcibly than those of
ill-managed breathing. To my mind the
most pernicious feature of attack ever in
vented is the stroke Of the CLOTHS" His
proof for the latter assertion is found in
DIR. Holbrook Curtis's book, Voice Build
ing and Tone Placing" Instead of the
coup de glotte Mr.. Henderson AYERS that
1.-The tone and the emission of breath
should begin at the same instant" The
tremolo affected by so many singers is
handled without gloves. 1T is absurd to
hear a melody always being shaken out as
If it came from the hopper of some sort of
vocal mill, or as though the singer were
suffering from continuous vocal chill"
To succeed the singer is reminded that
1.-The aim of all technic is tone-the founda-
ton of all good singing is a perfect legato;
fexibility, agility and information depend
upon it-and above all things avoid all
forms Of forcing the voice."
The indianapolis Maennerchor will give
its third concert on Wednesday evening
at English's Opera House, presenting an in
teresting programme. Under the direction
of Franz Bellinger the chorus of the Maen-
nerchor has made noticeable advances in
the dynamics of concerted singing, and the
numbers selected have been carefully stud
led. Alfred Dregert. the composer of the
first number on the programme, "Das
Strumpfbaenderl," Is one of the veteran
composers for male chorus and is distin-
guished for his easy and flowing melodies.