The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-25
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Music and Musicians

The monthly song service at the Temple
will be given Friday evening.
Messrs. j. Russell Powell and Edward
Nell will be the soloists at the matinee
musicale Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Lille Adam has been engaged as
soprano at the Meridian-street Church in
place of Miss KoonZ. who has resigned on
account of i'll health.
An laborate programme has been pre-
pared for the song service at the Taber-
nacle Church next Sunday evening, under
the direction of Mr.. Karl Schneider.
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Mr.. Rudolph Roster will play Schumann's
"Traumerei'' as violin solo, accompanied
by Miss Schirley Schumacher, for offertory
at Meridian-street Church this morning.
Bakers Biographical Dictionary Of
Musicians" being up to date and includ-
ing all musicians of note, is an invaluable
work just issued by G.. Schirmer. New
York
The Philharmonic String Quartet is re-
hearsing Grieg's G minor quartet. 1t will
first concert. to be given the latter part OF
March.
A programme made up from the works of
Twentieth Century American Composers"
will be given by the first division of the
Ladies' Matinee Musicale Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Edward Macdonald, one of Americas
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Society of American Musicians and Com
posers, has resigned from that body owing
to the lethargy of the directors.
The testimonial concert to be rendered to
Prof. James S. Black one of the music
pioneers of this city, on Wednesday, March
IA. at Tomlinson Hall, is deserving Of the
interest manifested by local musicians.
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Ladies should remove their hats at mu-
sicales, recitals and concerts. The Prop
ylaeum and German House auditoriums'
floors are both fiat, and many lame necks
were the result of the chicken-squint neces-
sary at the concerts last Monday and Tues
day evenings.
Elsa Ruegger, the eminent Swiss 'cellist.
who is to be the soloist at the next SYM
phony concert, was heard in New York
last week, in a concert that included the
Russian violinist Petschnikoff. and the
pianist, Anne Lachaume, and easily shared
honors with her brother artists.
Mrs. Paul A. Florian has been engaged
to sing at st. Davids Episcopal Church,
corner Of Twenty-first street and Talbot
avenue Mrs. Florian will be remembered
as the Indianapolis girl, Jessie Oyler Jones,
who made her debut in Barclay Walkers
"Mignon' twelve years ago. After leaving
this city she sang in opera with different
companies, including the Emma Juch OPP
era Company.
Mascagni, whose isis has been so mer-
cilessly scored and condemned that only
two out of Italy's fifty opera houses have
it on their repertoire. has just completed
another opera. 1.-THE Masks to be pro-
duced in Rome in April. and has challenged
the public and his critics by defeating
the score to its composer In these words:
ITO myself. with my distinguished con-
sideration and highest esteem" No one
will dispute Mascagnis remarkable gift
as an lad" writer.
London Truth says: "It is curious how
the example of Nine. Patti influences her
operate contemporaries. La Diva has
Craig-y-nos and her private theater. There
fore De Reszke, Minnie Hauck, Paderewski
and Marie RoZe have castles. while Nine.
Pauline Lucca and M. Jean have private
opera houses. Nine. Calve is more original,
for she is content with a farm, where, in
the interludes of her operate triumphs,
she milks the cows and collects the eggs,
and invites the convalescents from the
neighboring convent infirmary to share her
pastoral luxuries."
The music for this evenings service at
the Central-avenue NJ. E. Church is by the
new choir composed of Miss Gable, So
prano; Miss Mcmillan. alto; Mr.. Bussey,
tenor. and Mr.. Fleming, bass, and chorus,
the numbers to be given including Sparks's
'"Te Deum in D." Softly Fades the Twi-
light Ray" "Oh How Amiable" (Barnby),
pemm" in q minor 1schaffter); vocal solos.
"a Dream of Paradise (Gray) Miss Dora
Smith, and Ave Maria" (Gounod), by Miss
Gable. The instrumental numbers are the
concerto by Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Neuland
Pierce and Haydn's violin, cello and organ
Trio by Miss Lucille Billingsly, Mr.. Ole
Saylor and Mrs Barry.
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Why is it that violinists saw away for
dear life for an hour or so before the be-
ginning of a concert? At recent recital
all sorts of noises, from prolonged,
scratchy scrape on the C string to the
hiccoughy last harmonic, were heard issu-
ing from a small room adjoining the audi
torium. Suppose singers, readers or
trombone player. for instance, were to
practice within earshot of an audience,
how quickly they would be ridiculed into
silence There Is also serious side to Ii.
Nothing appeals like novelty. The ear,
accustomed to fiddle-sounds before the pro-
gramme begins, is already stated, and the
player has lost the charm of freshness and
the piquancy of a first hearing. Soloists.
however, are not the only offenders. The
alter and other orchestra violinists have
the same unmannerly habit.
Carl Riedelsberger will give another VIC.
lin lecture-recital in this city upon the
completion Of his tour through Ohio and
the Southern States. AS he goes as far
South as Texas the recital will in all prob
ability not be given until the first week in
April. AS before, 1t will be given under
the management of Mr.. Bert Neuland
Pierce. An interesting programme Is being
prepared that includes Schumann's quartet
for piano, violin. viola and cello. the parts
to be taken, respectively, by Messrs. Guy
Bevier Williams. Hugh McGibeny, Carl
Riedelsberger and Adolph Schellschmidt.
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