The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-06

Munich and London. will make his
first concert tour in this country his
season. Since young Grasse gradu-
ated with highest honOrs from .he
Royal Conservatory at Brussels. Where
he was under the personal guidance Of
Cesar thomson. he has made b brilliant
appearances with the great European
Orchestras and in recital, and he brings
very nattering encomlums of his gifts
n his art from the German critics.
The harp. which is a direct descendant
or the lutte. is said 10 have originated
with Jubal $3.50 years before Christ.
though Jubals instrument IS sometimes
called a Tyre. thus creating some ufu
sion. as q Tyre is played with a plectrum
instead Of with the fingers. The harp
was David's favorite instrument, e WAS
used by tho Welsh and S8NOns and by the
ancient people of Ireland ON all great oc-
cdaions. The harp OF Brian BorOihme.
ancient kiuS of Ireland. is the oldest i'm
existence. preserved in the Dublin coll
legS museum. The harp of today is very
differcut, with it's comps Of SIX and a
nall octaves and seven t-ransposiug pedals.
and II is often an important member OF
the orchestra.
Weber is like the carnations. bright ana
Beethoven is like the rose-is. and ever
Will be, first OF all.
Mozart is the modest violet-simplc. un-
assuming, but delicious.
List is like the gaudy tulin-ft attracts
memories.
Chopin IS like the tubcrose-of an m
earthly sweetness, but always associated
with sadness.
Haydn is q whole field OF buttercups.
UdtSlt9 anq PINK clover, blossoms, over
Mendelssohn - like the jessamiue-
sweet but, too much is too sweet. Who
can play The fOrty-eight Songs without
Words at one sitting. with n thousand
ultIerent phases, ever new and equally
charming. whether sombre or bright.
Bach IS the uaSturtium of the music
garden-the more the blooms are plucked
the more abundant the blossoms.-From
Music and Musicians
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Reginald De Koven's new opera is very
mighty spoken Of by those who have been
prlFlleged TO Eear If I'm private rehearsal.
whether il VIII be another Robin Hood"
OF fencLng Master remains to be seen. Z
IT Is the fashion among some Journalistic
vampires to sheer at De Koven and prac-
Ictty TO accuse him of plagiarism. There
IS no foundation for such q cruel charge.
years now. A cruel story runs on wheels.
N every hand oils the wheels as theg
run. one would think that the critics |
would he only too glad to welcome an
American composer of Observation-Disclosures 4
merit; instead Of singing at MIN tbe mud
OF calumny. I look 10 De Kovcn to COM
rose one OF these days an opera Of COM
manding excellence.
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1t is said hat Jessie Bartlett Davis win
be a member or Francis Wilson's COM /
pany during the coming season. Mrs.
Davis is in particularly good voice az
present. / heard her singing Comm
Thro' the Rye at the Masonic Temple
last week. She sang il eXquisitely. An-
drew. Carnegie is said to have pushed
Charles Schwab along on account of his
Of Scotch songs. Well. An
crew Carnegie should hear Jessie Bart
leNL Davis sing .Inn Amid FInnen 90 ~ Z
ROBIN Grey or any one of a hundred
piercing sweet ballads that She
sings as no one else can sing them.
Mr.. Charles Tree, the eminent English
baritone. has been secured by LOudOu G..
charlton Tor his first American tournee
his season. So constant IS demand for
Tree i'm London and the principal
only come TO America for the months
)t January and February. 1904. Last raa-
son Mr., Tree sang Elijah" twenty-three
lines. including three performances i'm
His repertoire includes over
sixty OratOriOs and Cantat2S. as well ASH
Z long list OF French. German and Italian.
english songs. ballads. ana he makes 4
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With j. S. Duss and his symphcnv or
.hestra from the Metropolitan oDera
New York. which will be heard
lece, the music season will open with a
lritliancy and prestige never before
,Qudled. Mr.. Duss stands today i'm the
,ore-front rank Of the world. great con-
iuctors and by his Yirile and authorita-
m~usicianship has compelled seriogs
'ecognitiOn from the most exactlnp crif-
The orchestra stands second to none
N TINS country by reason OF the eroDa ~
Us repertoire and It's personnel Of fifty
I've solo players. which. witch many years
~ constant playing together. have
sached q finish that approaches perfec-
Ion. With his remarkable combination
re soloists of the very first rank and
he concert promises to furnish an on
'ortunity tnat no one can afford to miss.
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Nine. shStwcll-P Piper. the vounr dra-
1atic soprano. begins hcr nrcfessi0nal
areer IN America under the managemer+
Loudon g.. Charlton. She was heard s