The Washington times., 1902-08-31

from ''Lohengrin," was asked for by
fifteen different people. while his Tam
hausor" overture and excerpts from die
Walkure'' were each requested thirteen
times Others OF the composers works
figured many times over in the number
of letters received by Lieutenant San
telmann. but in view OF the limited mum
ber of selections to be played. but three
plas-s We're given to Wagner and some
of the other requests needed.
Santelmann's Compositions Popular
The humber of admirers that Lieu
tenant Santelmann has in Washington
was manifest in the fact that his name
was secord on the list. thirty nine re-
quests for his compositions being regis
tered by the band secretary. This is most
gratifying to the friends of the popular
leader. for he has worked long and
earnestiy in the interest OF the music
loving public OF Washington, ann has en-
deavored not only to keep the Marine
Band up to the standard established by
his predecessors, but TO raise 1t notch
higher In this he has succeeded even
beyond his hopes, and the band stands to-
day pre-eminent among organizations OF
its kind
Lieutenant Santelmann has won d;stinc-
tion as a composer. and that the public
has followed his career as such and ap-
proved his work was palpable in their
generous demand for his compositions
yesterday. The third name on the long
list was that of former leader of the
Marine Band Prof Fanciulli. who Is
now the conductor OF the Seventh Regi-
ment Band of New York. twenty-five of
his selections having been requested.
Strangely enough. the fourth composer
is local man. Edward de Grain. Mr.. de
Grain has written some very interesting
things and is fast carving a niche for
himself among composers of note in
Washington. Eighteen of his compost
tions were asked for
A peculiar feature of the request list
was the fact that but four people. asked
for Sousa marchea The popular band
master and former leader of the Marine
Band was sixteenth on the list. Three OF
the requests which came in were for
THE Washington Post March," and one
for Hands Across the Sea-
Seventy composers were repre-
sented. and the list included the most
famous writers of classic music known
to history. Among them we're Verdi
Mozart. Handel. Haydn. Bizet. Beet
hoveu. Sohumsnn. Grieg Rcssini. Liszt.
Paderewski Mendelssohn. Mascagni.
Won Weber. Chopin Berlioz. Delibes
Gounod. Schubert. Flotow. Tschaisow-
sky. Bellini. Jacobowsky. Offenbach,
Meverbeer, Brahms. Humperdnck. Nes-
yadba. Strauss. Won Suppe. Eilenberg
ard MARI Tore.
Discusses the Concert.
When seen by Times reporter Lieu
tenant Ssntelmann said:
y am more than delighted with the
result of the request proposition. Some
time ago in an interview with local
paper announced my intention Of elm
mating ragtime from the Marine Band
programs. | was asked if that
meant that ragtime would not be played
by the band and replied that il did
not. and if saw that the public wanted
that class of music l would have the
band play those selections as encores
That one speech raised a tempest |
in a teapot. and the interview was
quoted in many papers throughout the |
with not too much glory for |
Ee. Some of them said that / favored |
ragtiIne and that to solicit the favor |
of more refined musicians / had made /
the statement. but in order to crafty |
my own taste fer it such selections |
would be used as encores OF course, !
that is TOO absurd to warrant any COM |
ment. But l was determined to sound i