New-York tribune., 1902-08-31

''MefstopheIe," La Perle du BresiI" 'Lakme."
Lucia" Romeo ct Juette' Gounods), Faust,
Queen of sheba' (Gounods), "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" "Manon." LIE Cid Herodiade" Masse-
net) Robert lie Diab1e," 'Dinorah" LA Gioconda," "
lie WIZ (PuccinD, 'Manon Lescaut PuccinD
"Semiramide." =" "Mignon," "Rigoletto" "Traviata.'
'-Ernani," "Otello." Aida" "Lohengrin,' Tam
hHuser" Der FIiegende Hoander.' Der Frei-
schiitz' and "Oberon." There large number
of unfamiliar pieces in the contralto book, among
which we note airs from Jean de Neville, by
Delibes; "Aben Hamet' by Dubois: "Cinq Mars,
by Gounod; ''Galathee" and Paul ct Vrgine,'' by
Masse; .'L'Amico Fritz by Mascagni ''Gil Bias"
by Semet, and ''Nadeschda.' by Goring Thomas.
Collections similar to these are also in prepara-
ton by the Oliver Ditson Company of Boston. as
a portion OF a large scheme of publications, vocal
and instrumental, to be known as the Musicians
Library, some such title. The official announce
ment has not come to hand, but 1t Is said that
among the editors of the various volumes will be
Philip Hale, W. F. Apthorp ]. G. Huneker. August
spanuth. William Arms Fisher. H. T. Finck and
II. E. Krehbie.
From the John Church Company come also three
works for solos, chorus and orchestra. CHIEF or
these is "A Star Song by Horato w. Parker-the
composition with which the new Cantabriglan MUS
Doc. and Yale professor carried off a prize or $VV
In the Paderewsh competition last year. 1t is MI
Parkers hfty-fourth numbered work. He is also
the inisher of The Quest which Ethelbert Nevin
left incomplete at his death. For this Mr Parker
wrote the orchestral part The Prodigal Son, an
oratorio is the work of Henry B. Vincent, son or
one of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. 1t was set down for performance at
Chautauqua this season. C. Schirmer. jr has pub
lished in an exceedingly attractive form the music
composed by Professor John Knowles Paine for the
representation of Aristophanes's Birds at Har-
yard University in May, 1901 An English transla-
ton of the only is printed. The music is for
male chorus. tenor solo and chorus
Two publications of a pedagogical nature are
"Etudes for the Piano; Instructive edition; edited
with directions for practice, by Rafael Jose1y
CNew-York G. Schfrmer) and "A Modern System
of Study Of Artistic Pianoforte Technic and
Touch" by Louis Arthur Russell (The Essex Pub
fishing Company, Newark. N j. Mr.. Josefy who
has an exhaustive pianoforte method in the hands
of Schirmer's printers has chosen eight admira Bile
and famous studies for his volume. They are
Moscheles's 'Etude Caracteristque cp. 70, No. J.;
Czerny's Toccata op. 92 ChOpin's op 10, Nos. >
and 10 and op. %, No. s. Henselts op 2. No. L. in
p fat minor; Paul de Sch0zers, op. !. No. 2 in A
fiat ma Tor and Schumanns Toccata in c. Mr..
Russell SAYS contribution to pianoforte peda-
goggles:
In presenting for consideration the following
didactic and practical course of study OF artistic
pianoforte playing. the author lays claim TO but
little originality The contents OF this work repre-
sent the results of a long experience as teacher
and as a close student of contemporaneous thought
the new teaching, the author is glad to acknowl-
edge as the fountains from which he has drawn
the ba sic ideas this of study such men as
Week Germer, LoesChhorn Din his better mo-
ments1 Ehrlich Henselt Tausig. Isador Philip.
Ian Pvchowski and, to the presentation OF fun
damental work. a. *. Virgil.