The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-02
MUSICAL GOSSIP.


List the throbbing lifting strinet
Iouth and love longing sing.
TO the r,ptured ones that hoar
Graces, flower decked. appear.
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Right appropriate ia tho programme selected by
the Scranton Symphony orchestra for It's con.
cludlns concert Of the season at the Iyceum next
Monday evening. 1t exhales the fragrance OF the
perfect spring; Il cl,rihe, into music the iner.
pressible emotions that All the soul during the
period Of natures regeneration. Hsyden's Fourth
Symphony, Nicolar. overture to "The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" Grieg's Spring" "seren'
ade" and Franz Sshubert's "Narch nilitsirs"
comprehend all the moods OF gsyety, all tho
phases OF a Joyous spring.
Haydns Symphony, No. 4, Is Characteristic OF
that master. 1t has his swing, his dash and,
withal his inimitable courtlness. A. compared
with the Beethoven symphony, No. s, In which
light airy and more generally pleasing. The al
legro movements teen with the heartiest jests.
The minuetto is a model Of graceful, delicate
melody.
The overture to The Merry Wives OF Wind
sor" Is rich In Shakespearean character. The
composer ia close Of mental kin to the dramatist
Feeble indeed must be the imagination that
hearing this, does not conjure up the generous
figures OF the merry wives, the haps and mis.
haps OF gentleman and clown, and, most OF ALL
the incomings and outgoings, the rheezy love
making and ridiculous misadventures OF the
mountainous Falstaf.
To those who have not heard Gries at his
best, his composition Spring" for strings only
will BE- 4 revelation. From seeming dissonance
concord OF marvellous harmony Is achieved
The wind OF the forest. the rush OF the brook,
the laughter OF the youth the languor OF the
body, the signs Of the soul are Immortality fixed
In this beautiful work. To attain his effects.
Grieg has so bewilderingly massed the notes OF
TINS tone poem that the members OF the or
chestra cannot trust to their ears In some OF
the passages, but must follow the score not bv
note.
Bonaud's serenade, Tor strings and two oboes, Is
at once playful and tender The pizzicato OF the
strings Is heard throughout the composition At
times its tnfling dancing rhythm Is interrupted
VI GWilym Miles the evenings baritone solo
ist, much has been said in praise by the press
OF the country lie Will sing "Oh Evening Star,
from Wagner's "Iannhauscr.' and an aria from
Gounods ftust 50 good authority as the
Boston Globe makes che following comment:
of Mr. Miles, who sang at the hrst concert OF
this season and who on that occasion left so
favorable impression as to be not soon forgotten.
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he maintained the high standard which he had
previously SET MS mhsnlncent nch voice ana
splendid method combining easily to make him
one OF the best concert baritones OF the present
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Inc programme for the concert OF the sym
phony Orchestra society at the Lyceum neIt Mon
DAY evening is as follows;
Haydn-symphony No. In Maori
l-AdARl0-BrpstO.
2-Andante
e-hinuette-Allegrette
t-Flnale-Firaes.
Gounod-Valentine's Song from tho Opera Faust.
GWilym Miles.
Grleg-helodie Elaglque spring, Tor strings.
Bonnaued-Petite Serenade.
Standardization hiiltaire.
Wasner-"song TO the Evening Star from
"Tannhauser," ................. .Gwilym Miles
Nicolai-oVerture to the Opera The Merry
Wives OF Windsor"
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Tho personnel OF tho orchestra comprises tho
following performers:
Violins-Robert Bauer, A. y. Rippsrd, X. H.
Weisen.ue, Adolph Gs5dieub, William Schilling,
A. Z. Stevens, George Waters, J. II. Thom's,
J. Fiore, Charles J. walker, Fred II. Widmayer,
Miss Clara Long, Miss Mary Dickson, Dr. George
Brown, Miss Alice Van Tuyle, Miss Ella Oslsnd.
Emile Andre Frank Doyle, Herbert Zerbe, George
Keller, August WALTERS, Frank Jones, Miss Nellie
Ilollister, Mrs. A. Hollsnder. James T, Lewis.
Miss Julia Henwood, A. f. Shol, G. Russ, G..
J. Edwards, Fred Lentes. Frank Boyer.
Violas-Frank J. O'iiars, Howard Schutter,
Herbert Waters, Harry Zerbe, Arthur Hudson.
'Celos-Tom Rippard, Karl koempel, Harvey
Blackwood.
Basses-F. Lieitcs, Joseph Kellar, Oscar Graf.
Flutes-Eugene Ham, j. o. Fiore.
Oboes-Joseph Eller. A. Rumby.
Clsrinets-Clirence Z. Knowles, G. @. Conrad.
Bsssoons-F. Bernhard. Peter Schappert