The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-28


organizations in the middle States, and OF
which Mr.. Kiefer was one OF the solo
lists Robinson's Sea Flower Polka" will
be his number on next Sunday, a brilliant
solo for cornet and favorite with solo
lists of this instrument.
The eighth concert of the indianapolis
Military Band. under the auspices OF the
Central Labor Union, will be given next
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock. The pro-
gramme includes the following:
1.-The Man Behind the Gun. .Sousa
(By request)
Selections from Macbeth" Verde
Sea Flower Polka" (cornet solo) Robinson
Mr.. Charles j. Kiefer.
Soprano Solo-"Holy City. Adams
Miss Sophie c. Bradford.
Medley of Popular Songs...........De Witt
Light Cavalry" overture. :.........Suppe
Bass Solo-"Deep in the Mine ..........Jude
j. Russell Powell.
Columbus descriptive. Moses
(Columbus's start from Spain-Sailors' life
on board the sailing vessel-The storm
on the ocean-The Calm-Despondency
ing the disturbance-Land is sighted
The flag and cross is planted-"Hail
Columbia.'o
Dance of the Demons. Hoist
ARRANGED by Nicholas Rembusch)
Mrs. Josephine Bremmerman- Edmunds.
Prof. Alexander Ernestinon. accompanist
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Every composer of worth carefully scores
his productions and gives every possible
clew to successful performance. Next to
the metronomic signature the music stu
dent should find and heed the marks Of ex-
preston. Though these are usually in the
Italian language, as Originally used, must
cal dictionaries make them perfectly plain
and no one should be without one. espe-
cially as they are now issued in cheap
pocket editions. In taking UP a song or any
vocal score the singer should read aloud
the accompanying words, line by line, care
fully observing punctuation marks, thereby
getting the sense of the story. Then learn
the melody. When you feel that you quite
understand the composers musical setting,
note carefully the added remarks and fol-
low them faithfully. 1t is only genius
always with profit. song sung after this
painstaking plan of study will never fail
to please the nearer for three reasons. The
singer is confident for he knows his sub
ject. The assurance gained in consequence
OF this fact makes dramatic interpreted
zion possible and thus the listener is fiat
tered, for he feels that his ear is sought
for; the meaning is plain and he Is enter
tanned as n result. The same thing holds
good in instrumental music, and even more
so because the instrument must tell the
story. All know how difficult this seems
on the piano, owing to the mechanical OBJ
stacies interposed between the touch and
the string. Students of this instrument
should observe every p and T, ores. and
dolce. etc. and If they do this they
will acquire a command over the keyboard
that will transmit itself to the audience
who will listen with joyful interest instead
of making, as is common now, the piano
number an excuse for conversation.
Wednesday will be the northumberland
third anniversary of the birth of Franz
Schubert In the case Of Schubert in
terest rests more with the mans work
than with the man himself His personal
ity was not particularly distinctive, his
life uneventful; but his work produced in
at least one department of music a result
the full significance OF which IT has taken
the world fifty years to appreciate. He
was a true son of the common people, his
mother being a mechanics daughter and
his father a village school teacher. A
pleasing voice and readiness in learning
music procured him admission to the choir
of the Imperial Chapel, which entitled him
also to a free education at the govern
ment school. There his musical inclina-
tons developed and in short time he be-
came one of the most enthusiastic men,
bers of the school orchestra. During this
pieces, including a remarkable fantasia for
four hands. When Obliged to leave the
choir on account OF voice failing his strug-
gle with poverty began. to which is at
tributed his early death. All through his
short life, Schubert was prolific in COM
position, but always spontaneous. When
poetic idea siezed him the music seemed
to come of its own accord. For example,
ha n
position of the "Serenade."
With number of companions Schubert
sat one afternoon in an obscure Viennese
tavern known as the Biersack. The sur
roundings were anything but conducive to
poetic fancies. One of the composers COM
panions had with him volume of poems
at which Schubert was looking In a lazy
way. Singing out some verse, he said:
II have pretty melody in my head for
these lines if only I could get a piece of
ruled paper" Some slaves were drawn on
the back of bill Of fare. and here, amid
all the confusion and riot, was born the d.
vine melody of the "Serenade." song
which embodies the most delicate dreams
Of passion and tenderness that the heart of
was composed in less than an hour after
reading Goethe's poem. The year 1S22-lS23
marked period of gloom and depression
for Schubert, yet during this year he
composed the Octet" the unfinished
symphony in minor and many other
noted works. His climax I'm orchestral
writing was reached in the last year of
his life I'm his great symphony" in c,
though he did not live to hear IL performed
II Is by his creation of the artistic form
of song, by his transformation of a cold
Journalism into a passionate and poetical
life, that Schubert has won a deathless
name in music.
The next concert of the Symphony Or
chestra will be given at English's, Feb. 6.
The principal feature will be Schumann's
First Symphony in 3 fat. It was written
in 1S41. and was first performed at lie
Leipzig Gewandhaus concerts. under Men,
delssohn's direction. March 81 of that year.
According to Hanslick. Schumann him
self characterizes his joyful music as a
spring symphony and writes to a friend
performance, and others also, for IL had
my symphony How happy I at the
performance. and others also, for to hear
such a favorable reception as 1 think no
symphony has had since Beethoven" In
another letter he says: my symphony
was born in hour of ecstacy-" The
first movement is prefaced with brief
introduction. andante Tn pocco naestcso.
CT Il passionate and earnest character, its
opening phrase given out by the horns
and trumpets. In the development there
are sombre suggestions; but with a sudden
change in the harmony. the flute Is heard
with a more cheering tone. the violins rush
in, and with grand sweep the whole
orchestra open 10 a fresh and vigorous al
legro the first meme being the andante.
The second there given out by ella. NETS
and accompauied by the orchestra Is a