The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06

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Mr.. p. Mullens, director of the Swazee.
Ind. Band, was in the city during the past
week.
A special song service will be given at
the Central Christian Church next Sun
day evening.
Mr.. Louis J. Dochez was the principal
scloist at the Afternoon in Bohemia
given by the ladies of the German House
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. John Catalano and orchestra will
furnish the music for the High school
oommencements at Greenwood on Friday
evening and at Edinburg on Friday, May
Is.
The nineteenth piano recital by the pu-
pills Of Mr.. Walter s.. Sprankle will be
given at the German House Wednesday
evening. Pupils OF Mr.. Walter c. futile
will assist.
Miss Shirley Shoemaker, pianist. and
Mr.. Rudolph Roster. vio1inist, will give a
joint recital on Tune q, at the Indiana
State Music Teachers Association. at Co.
lumbus, Ind.
The Indianapolis Military Band will ac-
company the local groves OF Druids, who
leave tomorrow for the bi-state annual
May celebration of the United Ancient Or
der Of Druids at Richmond, Ind.
The newly organized Noel Trio, COM
posed Of Mr.. Eugene E. Noel, mandolin,
Mr.. Albert Otto, mandola, and Mr.. George
Labrico harpist, will furnish the musical
programme for a concert to be given at
Showers Hall, on Friday, May 25.
Miss Josephine Hyde. of the Maylower
Congregational Church choir, went to
Michigan City on Friday to fill a concert
engagement. She will also sing at this
mornings service in the First Congrega-
tional Church. Mrs. Samuel Morrison will
sing in Miss Hyde's place to-day.
An organ recital will be given at the
Church of the Assumption this evening
by the organist, Prof. George NJ. Hebble.
Others who will assist in the programme
are the Y. nj. c.. A. orchestra, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Frenck, Miss. Carrie Huff, DR..
Joseph A. Boersig and Mr.. Walter Peter
son.
The pupils of Miss Carrie A. Hyatt gave
a piano recital at the home of Mrs. F. f.
Crull yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Frank B.
Wynn assisted with two songs and Miss
Hyatt played Valse, Opus "a, No. /, by
Moszkowski. The remaining numbers were
taken by Misses Rachel Allgire. Florence
Hamilton, Gertrude Shields, Martha Ken
yon, Hilda Anterior, Ebert LathrOp, Hell
en- Lathrop, Georgia Crull. Hazel Killer.
Nellie Mathews and Irene Butler.
The name piano-forte, as applied to the
piano, was given the instrument in 1611 by
Christofori. The names applied to earlier
musical instruments of somewhat similar
form and mechanism were the spinett, vir-
ginal, harpsichord. clavier, etc. The cur
rent number OF Music has an historically
instructive article by Egbert Swayne, Civ
ing the probable origin of the piano and
its development. The article is c~leverly IL
Illustrated with reproductions of old prints
and drawings.
Listz's raphsodies nave been the football
for so many critics that it is refreshing to
read Mr.. John s. Van Cleve's rejoinder to
Mr.. w. S. B. Mathews's editor of Music)
sighting remarks: Il consider the Hun
garian rhapsody literature of Liszt a beau
tiful, original, artistic and wholly delight
full province of the piano world, certain to
last while the instrument is cultivated at
all. The fact that they are still interesting
after the millions of times that they have
been publicly murdered, 1. e., executed. is
proof positive of their solid value and In
spiratfon."
The old Chickering piano made by Jonas
Chickering, the founder of the piano house
bearing his name. on exhibition in the win
lows of the Wulschner Music Company
is exciting a great deal of interest among
local musicians. The instrument is sew
enty-two years old, and is said to be the
first piano ever brought into Indiana. Tt
one familiar with the mechanical con,
struction of the piano the contrast shown
by the perfect instrument of to-day, stand
ing by its side, demonstrates the progress:
made in intervening years. However, the
old instrument presents in a crude form
the principle since perfected. and an ex
pert repairer could still, in a short time
put 1t in good playing condition.
A special musical programme will be Civ
en- at this evenings service at the FRS
Presbyterian Church, under the direction
Of Mr.. Edward Nell. Mrs. Charles F. Han
sens organ numbers are. prelude, "Ton'
Picture, Yesper on the Coast" Buck
offertory, Spring Song" Mendelssohn
Guilmant. The song service includes tn
chorus. Holy, Lord God Almighty" Shell
~, with soprano solo by Miss Georgia Gal
vim; quartet, "Oh, Lord, Most Holy" Chad
wick, by Misses Calvin and Coyner am
Messrs. Van VIE and Nell; baritone solo
David Singing Before Saul" Borcese, Mr.
Edward Nell; male quartet. Jesus, Love
of My Soul" Hanscom, Messrs. Talbot
Van VIE, Nell and Kunkle; duet, II VII
Magnify Thee" Mosenthal. Miss Calvin
and Mr.. Van VIE and chorus; Nazareth,
Gounod, with baritone solo. by MI. j. II
Roberts.
The Philharmonic Club concert, to b
given on Monday. May 81. with Max Helm
rich and his daughter Julia, s~oloists, will
be the most ~pretentious given by the clul
this season. The club is larger than ever
the voices nicely balanced and it has beel
the aim of the director. Mr.. Edward Nell
to select music that is melodious rattle
than severely classical. The works of for
eign composers will constitute the club
part of the programme. The two number
In which the club takes the greatest prfd
is in LISTS heroic Cavalry Song" an
Wagner's beautiful 30 Time of Blooming
Roses" The Prayer" from "Cavalleri
Rusticana," to be sung by the club and tn
ladies OF the Matinee Musicale, will ais
be a feature. A rehearsal of this worl
will take place Tuesday evening at
o'clock. The sale of seats will begin to
morrow morning at Carlin & Lennon
music store.
The Harugari Singing Society will cele
brate fits sixteenth anniversary this even
!; ing at Cleveland Hall. Elaborate prepa
rations have been made for the event Il
which the Harugari L~iederkranz, Of Day
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