New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

'pianoforte trombone; but his activities
not restricted to playing these strangely consorted
instruments. He pianist organist, hornist,
trombonist, composer and conductor and in his
time as occasion required, he played all the parts
implied in this list. For twenty-five years he
accompanist in ordinary not only to the Philhar-
mOnic but at nearly all the better class of
certs given in the city. He conducted the or
chestra in q New Overture in d. well the
accompaniments to all the vocal numbers at the
first concert of the society, December T. 1912.
the programme of which is presented herewith in
facsimile Three conductors officiated az that
concert II having apparently been a matter of
pride with those of the founders who had the
ability TO show themselves leaders that
casion. He was elected assistant "a term long
used for the conductors) for the third and fourth
seasons vice-president for the fifth president for
the seventh, and in that post he remained
up to and including the twenty second. Then
his name disappeared from the list of Of
hcers He did not his activities.
however, seek complete retirement until 1885,
when he appeared in public for the last time at
concert given for his benefit in Steinway Hall
At this concert he played the pianoforte and
conducted portions Of mass OF his own compo-
sition. Unlike OF his lifelong associates. G. F
Bristow. he does not appear ever to have wanted
to exploit his compositions with the help of the
society. He content to work In modest
fields. Mr.. Timm was born in Hamburg in 1911
and of his teachers Methfessel, distn-
guished composer Of part songs for mems voices
He came to New-York in 1895. and at won pop
Theatre. An unsuccessful concert tour undertaken
in the New England States threw him back on
New-York and he became second horn in the
Park Theatre. Next he conducted opera COM
pany which travelled in the South for six months.
played the organ for a space in a church in Balt-
more. and gave concerts with Signora Velane and
the barytone De Begnis Again returned to New
York, he became chorusmaster and trombone for
c. z. Horn, the English singer and composer. who
about to open the National Opera House
with his opera The Pilgrim OF Love" The
theatre burned down, and he became organist at
St Thomas's Church. He next filled the same po-
sition for eighteen years at the Unitarian Church
In his old age we believe, he did similar service
for a time In the West Presbyterian Church. where
of the music committee, Mr E. Francis Hyde
afterward president OF the Philharmonic Society
of his pupils.
From the twenty-frst to the twenty-ffth season
the president William Scharfenberg, who also
lived witness the fftieth anniversary of the
Philharmonic. Scharfenberg is remembered by the
older of the Philharmonic patrons for a
long time the leading music dealer of New-York.
Out of his establishment In Broadway l believe
proceeded the founder OF the present eminent house
of G. Schirmer. He was pianist, and, such.
a pupil of Hummel. and therefore second in the
line of artistic descent from Mozart. But he also
played the violin when occasion required it. He
met Hill in Germany, and was persuaded by the
latter to come to New-York in 1888 Scharfenberg
| and Timm took part in what probably
the most extraordinary pianoforte concert
given in New-York Together with Henri Herr
0hen on a concert tour in America under the
agement of Ullman) and thirteen other Ianists
they played arrangement for eight pianofortes
of the overture to "Semiramide." One of the play
Jules Fontana, friend and pupil of Chopin
In 1867 the constitution was changed TO admit of
the election of a non-musician to the presidency
This done for the express purpose of bestowtng
the honor the labor, both (for the office is
requiring much self-sacriicing and unremuner-
ated work., on DR.. r. Ogden Doremus. who is one
OF the two surviving expresidents OF the society
and who spoke reminiscenty OF the period of his
incumbency at the celebration the sixtieth an
niversary in Carnegie Hall last April DR. Dore-
mus accepted the office after exacting promise of
duce features in the programmes to add to their
popular brilliancy and attractiveness. Thereupon
he invoked all the city's social and fashionable
forces in behalf of the concerts soon made the
affairs the sensational feature of entertainment
season. Laymen In music have since been the rule
In the official board of the society. The president
from 1870 to 1879, inclusive, George t. Strong
father OF the composer, G. Templeton Strong: IN
1874. Henry c. Stebbins; from 1874 to 1873 e II
Schermerhorn; from 1873 to 1881, Julius Hallgarten
from 1881 to 1885, j. w. Drexel whose other great
service in behalf of music was the gift of a mas,
nifcent musical collection to the Lenox Library.
from 1883 TO 1891, Z. Francis Hyde, whose good
fortune it to pilot the society through twelve
years of splendid artistic and financial SUCCESS
Andrew Carnegie has been president since Mr.
Hyde's retirement. Unlike his predecessors Mr.
Hyde, though by calling a fnancer Che is first
| vice-president of the Central Trust Companvl is
amateur musician He has a fine library of
musical works in score, and has ATTENDED .he con-
| certs Of the Philharmonic Society ever since 1854
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