Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02

or instrumental, at Mrs. Hamilton's.
The meeting Is called for 200 y. m. in
l stead of 2:30.
Attention of the club members was
called to the advertisements on the
screen. A letter was received from Ar.
thur G. Newil writing in behalf of tho
Sons of st. George of Silver Bow county,
inviting the club to participate in a me-
mortal service in honor of Queen Nicto-
ria at st, Johns Episcopal church Sun
day. Februarysd at1:3O p. m. The in
vitation was accepted by the club.
Mrs. Il. w. Buzzo made brief report
OF the work done at the Butte Fedora
ton of Womens club last Monday. Also
soon as possible.
AS the music department gave the pro-
sramme. Mrs. Charles Copenharve as
chairman was in charge. The discussion
was ON musical topics. Among the SUBJ
Jects discussed was the death of Verdi
THE Grand Old Man" in music. Mrs.
Copenharve gave a talk on that subject,
telling of his works his G, etc. She
said he left fortune of So, OO0, 900. She
also spoke of number of completed
operas he had left unpublished. Miss
4 Violet Allen read a clipping referring to
4 Poles and Jews and their success along
Il
because having no country all their pa
triotism denied expression turns to the
inner life.
| Mrs. Kelley told Of the success OF
Michael Banner a San Francisco boy
Niolinist who has just played before
critics at Milan who declared him a won-
der, the coming viOlnist. Mrs. W. J..
Christie told of a talented German COM
poser of classical music III who writes
most successfully rag time music, a.
Holdsman. A discussion on coon songs
and popular music ensued. Jluh
I Miss Shelley played a magnificent ar
rangement of the "Misere" from II Tro-
vatore. She graciously responder to ap
encore. Mrs. Green Majors gave a talk
on Schumann's orchestral works, speak
ing as she always does, without notes.
!! She told of his first orchestral work at
4 the age of II of the boys and Instruments
OF his first composition at the age of
| l.. She described his first symphony
| written after his marriage which was
| SO full of joyous melody it seemed to
breathe love and honeymoon. She spoke
of it's first Introduction to the public.
Also of The Paradise and the Peri"
| founded on Moore's Lallah Rock" OF
its performance in Leipsc with Men,
delssohn as conductor She alluded to
the catalogues between wind and
stringed instruments" in so much of his
work. Mrs. F. f. Kelley spoke of
| Schumanns songs.
She said that more than any other
composer he set high store upon his art.
localized and idoIized it. She described
| his physical appearance. OF his early
| life when his ambition was to be a good
| piano player and how if his fingers ha IL
| not been injured by his zeal he would
| have been lost to the world as a COM
, poser, probably. She considered him as a
| song writer second only to Schubert.
She spoke of his having written 100 songs
the first year he turned his attention to
| song writing. OF his fanciful coloring.
| romanticisn, once in a rare interval
bubbing over into jollty, childlike mirth
and Joy. She thought Schumann did
not always consider the voice, many
songs ending in discord for the voice
but perfect harmony for the instrument.
Mrs. Kelley thought only intellectual
people should play his music or sing
| his songs.
She said never the less, despite that
last assertion she would sing his To-
tus Flower" But some mistake had
| been made and the music was not there.
| So she sang Franz Suppes "Forgetme-
| not"
| Miss Violet Allen was to have read q
! paper on 1.-THE Pianistic Art of List.
Tausiz, and Hans Won Buelow." So much
time had been consumed however that
she only read that portion relating to
| List, She spoke of the relationship by
| marriage of the three musicians, the two
! latter sons-in-laW of TisZt. She spoke
| of his being born when the great comet
was terrifying the world. How legends
say that it stopped it's flight and re-
manned poised over the house of the
parents of Liszt the night he was born
and because of the fact much was eX-
pected of the child She thought the
fiery comet was a symbol Of the life of
Franz List; haughtily independent.
his brlliancy, his pyrotechnical career.
She related anecdotes showing his
marvellous sight reading. OF the new
technique, the new school he founded.
OF his determination after hearing Pa
ginninni, to be the Paginninni of the
piano. For him technical difficulties did
not exist. While giving him the power
to depict every human emotion, she said
he could not depict human love and sor-
row an by them reach the innermOst
heart. She told of his eccentricities,
never taking money for lesson and re-
ceiving only such pupils as pleased him,