New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

The idea that something may be done In the
higher forms of composition with poetcal conceits
drawn from Indian story and musical phrases
drawn from the songs and dances OF the American
Indians is more and more taking hold of the fancy
of composers An impulse went out in this direc-
ton from DR. Dvorak, who while not utilzins
Indiar melodies In his symphony From The Ne"
World" vet confessed that its exquisitely poeucai
slow movement had been inspired py reauihs
1one<.,low,s --tItawatha" Before this symphony
had appeared. however MI. MacDoweH mao con
oe.ved and nartly written his Indian Suite, Which
has been played here by the Boston SsmPhohs
Orchestra and the Philharmonic Society ano Is 10
be repeated by the latter organization tns seaSo-
Soon after this -Fiawatha'' enlisted the ihlereS'
of Ny CoIeridge-Taylor in London and gave rise
10 the most popular cantata composed III rhsihiiN
In recent years young composer naIleu me-
ling has recently from CINCINNATI anu 'Nhet-
Nh his abode in New-York. bringing with MN All
opera on American subject. IN "hich ii',"- ,
,nusic has been drawn upon for thematlc ma'eflal'
as Mr. MacDowen drew upon the same source 10.
the prncipaI themes in his orchestral suite anu
Mr. Frederick Burton for dance theme IN MS
cantata -'Hiawatha, performed some years ago
at Yonkers. Now hear Of a brave enort mace
by a well known composer OF the North"es' "
arouse interest in American music by giving 0oi
cert with the Philharmonic Society OF bernh @ anu
producing two orchestral pieces based upon inolal
suhiects to one of which the ceremonial music OF
the omahas has contributed thematic material
he
German by birth and education. who occupies po-
.,+so, n, e-,fnence among the musicians of Mil
u,aukee where he has lived for fifteen years "A
festival march of Mr., Kaun's was played mere
three wears at a concert OF the Sihcaso
Svmphony Orchestra, and Mr. Thomas. VINO nad
commissioned the march, has produced nurrfoer OF
his compositions at his symphony concerts we re-
-au the titles Of an overture to an opera Der
Maier Won Antwerpen," which has inquired On iie
,,roeramrnes Of two seasons, symphonic prolosue
70 sotbr;lo" and the march which ends with the
Star Spangled Banner" MI kaun was Dorm III
Berlin and made his musical studies there Last
summer he returned to the land Of his pirth' ana 10
let the world know something of what he was DONG
In the Northwest Of America he gave q concert OF
chamber music In Leipsic and orchestral con-
cert in Berlin, the programmes, which inciudeo
songs composed wholly Of music written by him.
The silly chauvinisrn Of few reviewers found e1-
pression in hings at his labors in America out
critics OF rerute like Otto Tauhrnanh' OF tiie
..rsor.enzejtung'; F Won Hennng. Of the Reichs-
bo.e- ana E E Taubert, of the Post, as well as
,r,+ers for the --Signale' and 'Musikalisches
Wocbenblatt' wrote IL of high admiration OF
the composition. praising its vigor and or1snall's
of thought and its masterfu orchestration in par
ticular.
The overture to Der Mailer Antwerpen ano
the Festival March formed the beginning and enc ;
OF the programme, and between them came tie
Indian pieces which suggested these paragraphs
There are two entitled respectively 'Mlnnehahss
TOD FThe Death of Minnehaha) and fiiawatna-
In a note on the programme Mr. kaun says that
they form part of series Of symphonic orches'ral
pieces which he purposes writing and grouping
under the general title. I'm Crwald' fIn the
!. Primeval Forest" or as Longfellow has it, The
forest prirneyar The suggestions for them came
.-o-, the woods of Wisconsin, where he spends his
summer vacations; Dodge's painting. The Death
Of Mtnnehaha" which is owned in Milwaukee. ano
I,onefelIow's poem The tone-poems are iaio ou'
., larger plan and are mood pictures In the
<.oo,d occurs the only Indian theme which Mr.
Kaun has used though it is plain from some OF
his original melodies that he has once or twice
fallen under the influence of Indian rhythIIls here
is the beginning Of the borrowed phrase "nlch Is
characteristfcally Indian: