The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22

Nirers in the city who are anticipating
an ENJOYABLE evening. On the list OF pat
ronesses are the names of Mines. Cyrus
Northrop, q. w. Backus, r. j. Carpenter,
Thomas Lowry. Hovey c. Clarke, e. G.
Gale, George c. Bagley, e. L. Carpenter,
Llewellyn Christian, W. r. Cray, George
Daggett. William Donaldson, George H.
! Partridge, &. b. Shove, c. A.. Bovey, G..
! S. Bracket, r. r. Rand James Quirk,
Fl. G. Akeley, Louis K Hull, W. H. Lev
ings, Charles B. Eustis, w. D. Gregory,
e. NJ. Harrington, James C. Haynes, w.
". Porteous, O. c. :Wyman, E.. Sc Wood
worth, 3. M. Wilson. Those who were
fortunate enough to hear Mr.. Seagle sing
at the Apollo Club rooms q week or more
$3.50 are busy sounding his praises to the
less fortunate music lovers and much in
terest Is being awakened in the song re-
citol. Mr.. seagle's program will include
a number Ct his most pronounced east
ern successes. He will have the assist
ance* OF Mrs Maud Timer Jones, soprano;
Carlo FISCHER, v1oloncelHst, and Fl. S.
Woodruff olganist and piano accompan-
list. Efforts are being made to make this
one of the most satisfactory and enjoy
able musical events: Of the season.
In connection with the series of five
chamber music concerts by the Hoevel
String quartet, which will begin Dec g IT
is interesting to observe. how little the
great mass Of musicians, and much less
the music-loving public, know Of the
chamber music of the great masters as
| compared with their other forms of music.
| This is the greater pity as the volume and
quality Of their chamber music composi-
tions Is higher than that Of either. their
| vocal, plano or orchestral works. Taking
Beethoven, for example, one finds the
| mere bulk of chamber music to consist
! of sixteen string quartets, four string
| trios, eleven trios for piano and strings,
| fifteen sonatas for piano and violin or
cello, which embrace many Of the high
est marks. reached by him in his second
and third periods. The last five quartets
form the closing works, interspersed by
la few piano compositions, of his life. The
eighty-three string. quartets of Haydn
| have. proved Of vastly better vitality than
| his 125 symphonies or twenty-four operas
Similarly there is more permanent must
cal richness in Mozart's thirty-three
string quartets or quintets than in his
fortyone symphonies, twenty operas OF
some twenty piano sonatas. Likewise
among the modern masters, Brahms
eight works for from four to six combina-
lions Of stringed instruments, and four:
teen works for the piano with one or more
than either his four symphonies, thirty
three choral numbers, some twenty piano
numbers, or his $50 songs.
| ~ One Of the highest objects OF a. per
manent yearly series of chamber music
recitals like these Of Mr.. Hoevel and hi
, associates is to cultivate the knowledge
and appreciation OF this tnexhaust1bl
storehouse Of the purest musical cul
Il ture. >-.,.y
The members Of the Ladies' Thursda,
Musicale have listened with much interes
to both the talks given by Mr. Crosse a
their recent meetings. The first was o.
the Emusic Of the Melodrama' and las
Thursdays discourse was on "Scenes o
; Manfred" preparatory to the production
, which will be given on the evening o
Dec. 16 by Mrs. Crosse in recitation o
Byron's lines. Mr.. Crosse will interpre
Schumann's Incidental music with the as
! sistance of a mixed chorus which will Civ
= : the vocal selections both solo and ensem
' BILE of this wonderful work. It will at
d ford the club members and the public
rare opportunity of listening to the melo
drama.
F. A new work will be given at the mex
! musical service in Plymouth church, NOV
80, at o'clock. 1t is oratorio by Hen
ry B. Vincent, an. organist in Erie: Pa
r and has just been published. The rendl
ton will be by the church quartet and