The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
THE MNvET


The ninuet is OF French origin and IN
certain antiquity. The original form OF
the dance is faithfully represented IN the
niauet in Mozart's Don Giovanni" Min
Uets hare been written by Handel. who
often finishes an overture 20 an opera
CT even oratorios with Inizust: by Bacn.
whose works contain many exquisite min
ue;s; BY Haydn. who introduced the
movement inio the symphony: by the
Mozart. who used it bo;h in symphony
and sonata, and Oy Beethoven who en-
ployed il in several of his b-st compost
lions. By Transforming it into tbs wei
known Scherzo-
ALL By HAND
a Fine Piano So Complex That MacAin-
cry Is Useless.
Those persons who gr1rnbie at the
enormous expense OF pisnofortss should
be initiated into the complications and
mysteries OF their completion.
An instrument. say 4 parior-gra
Weighing thousand pounds. looks to be
a solid mass. but what would you say
where you learned that the whcle frame
and all OF The wonderful curves and
semi-circles Of wood and the interior liz
ings are made OF tiny strips Of woods.
laid toGether-sonietimes twenty layers
thick-lke Jelly cake. glued tightly and
veneered9 Then. too. these layers are
put together in n certain way; rams Is.
the glue of the wood in each layer ms,
lay at right angles 20 the one below and
above L. This prevents the ribs snd
bones and sinews Of the instrument fron
cracking and warning indeed. the en-
tire anatomy IS a model and a wonder of
nee calculation. delicate workmanship.
and fneness of finish. In the arst place
the wool has 10 be carefully selected.
cut into sheets as thin rs paper. and
seasoned for months Cmany OF theml.
both in The sunshine and in the heated
rooms and after this is done six months
is occupied in making a single pianoforte.
Every part is finished separately. NUM-
bered and put together. The enormous
metal plate IS also costly. and so are
the hammers Of felt which for all choice
pianofortes comes from Paris.
No machinery is employed in a plano
rnanufactury. for everything must b
trusted To the skilled eye ana trained
fingers. and when at last the case =
fastened over the network OF wires and
bank of sostly padded hammers, AMI the
ivcry keys are pushed iato places. the
instrument * equipped Tor its worldly ex-
periences. to be the medium Of an artists
expression. toy in fashionable houses.
or Il creature TO be cruelty treated AID
tortured by the ignoraat-always, wher-
ever it goes. living presence ready TO
respond in exquisite tones q the must
clans fond touch. or to disguise its Deli
cate voice in oiscordaut accents whore
abused. Washington Post.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
In order 10 b. free from Disturbances
al home While 81 work Schuman used Il
lock himself in, or would even have re-
course TO more unusual means TO keep out
untmeiy visito- His friend Kragen
came over one day fr0m Dresden and
went TO the house lie rang, bat no one
appeared; however. IS he heard the piano
going In Schumann's room. he rang again
louder At last little front window
opened ard schumann looked ont he
nodded in a friendly way. said. so ms
You. Kragon; am not az home. shut tac
window and disappeared"
FOR PARENTS.
when teacher OF muse mas the cara
est cooperation ~ the perents the re-
suits ere more than gratifying Il IS too
much 90 expert children 10 enjoy urac-
tici-g their music lesson iu preference u
the cnticins games and merry ronps with
thci~ piaymates unless they are made u
realize that their music IS an especial