New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
MUSICAL NOTES.
0he Bach Festival and the MoraUidn
Announcements.
unceDlentS.

take part in the performances OF the various "oih
tn the weeks list:
as1 and u,3 Mr pHa4 & pr sR-
snstein; alto Miss AsrgpsT5e nan 'e''0'
Tuesday@chris5nss oratorio Soprano; Miss Miss
Ete Stewart and Miss Lucy A. ne1Y bass
GsrbeTt WifheTsPoon. ,r,.ntzstsn.. and
--schiage doch'' Alto Miss Marguerite Hall; bass
TSursaayNs. Matthew PassiSn sogra19S e Mas Mars
Mary Hissem De Moss; altoi MIS- Spss Julian
SfeIs s.- t emo He Marai Witherspoon
FrldagDeT H,mme Ra i2ehs Ana mHacKenzie Alto
Mrs w L. Estes: tenor. Theodore Van horN oass'
satrGsTss Minor sogEa a| si MTs f MnGie
Theodore Van YORK; bass Julian walker
The ISL, of last month was the Tooth anniversary
ot the LAYING OF the cornerstone OF the MoraVian
t,~ob 81 which the festival will be held When It
was aefica-ed this church was regarded as inc
Largest building of its kind in America Inc |
sian,ent a4 Bethlehem already siXty-t"o years
old when Ibis structure reared. The orglnal
yneetinr house was naturally the hrst oulioiHs pun
an hv the settlers. and features Of the musical
services as held then will be heard by the Nisitois
no the festival next week. the most unique "eins
she plaving Of chOrals on trombones from tne
selfrv of the church. not only TO summon the auol
nces 20 the artistic service. but also 10 announce
me death Of member OF the congregation Shouiu
such occur. When the cornerstone was lAiu' ."
Anrfl is 1903 the services were opened by me from
Bones nlavinS the familiar German choral. Nun
L,.,ts+ AM Colt" This was followed by the first
hymn Colt is gegenwartg. with violin accom-
!ranirent. The second hymn, Il allen InelheF
t.Thatenr' was sung with trombone accompaniment,
and after the berediction the tromoones piaEe"
.-soIet ich neinen Gott NIGHT singer?
sisror Luigi Arditi whose death al the age OF
.~isbtv-one years was chronieled in YESTERDAY
.v-sosnars was a most familiar figure the older
lseneration OF opera goers in New-York but ohly
a transient one to the younger that has grown up
since opera has had its principal council at 'ie
NrssranoIifan Opera House. His last Work was zone
:, pzevyorl in 1893 when he conducted the op-
cratic performance OF Adelina Patti al the MetF"-
politan. He retired from active LABOR soon a1'et,
and does not seem TO have tired 10 pilHs hiise'-
hack TO the memory of his old friends aItef he
,,,ubIished his book Of "Reminiscences in lsSo lie
had done his duty for full century, ana occupieu
rhe conductors chair in New-fork OF anu OH efei
.snce his first coming in 1877 His book conVeYeo
a verr inadequate idea Of the man II was a manu-
-sctured article 10 which he contributed only the
material. and which some one else. douotess lhe
BARONESS Won Zedlitz the daughter OF Nlhana
Featty-Kingston long a writer on The Lohooh
TELEGRAPH" put into such shape as II has IN spile
OF the fact that nearly all his life was spent IN
England and america. Signor Ardiu never mas
tered the English language sufficiently to hold CON-
verse in it His wife tNho is or was an American
The dauEbte- Of William s. Warwick Of Richmond
va and z cousin Of the Hon. John W Danep
came TO his help noby with many letters sent 10
her friends and children. and the volume is claI's
nd
al who knew Arditi viii recognize as characters
III. Of the man We have room for only two OF the
many anecdotes contained in the book
II is more than likely that there are more thou
sands who remember Signor Ardiu by the breadth
and br5lIiancy of the badness Of his mead than by
any peculiarly of his features, marked as they
were II is therefore, not at all surprising that
he should have had something to say about 1t IN
his book The anecdote relates TO his American
tour with Alboni in the early '5Gs'
was unfortunately doomed to badness in conse-
auence OF Dad attack Of typhoid fever which as
lotions or outward applications used in order to
fo prodnoe the desired erect No amount coax
ing would induce my hair TO grow so at iaS ash
not wear wig? OF course: the very thing!
and / deligh.eu with it when tried it on for
Of conSucIing in NeyQ1York and thought ii would
he good oPportGnty 70 ADOPT my new os co lgT
sttsRs instinct was only equalled in intensity by
artists room-the orchestra was getting over its
cmentaTy surprise s de my ne'e IN G
new headsear. when Alboni's laughing face looked
Aou est sgnor Ardti?" she inquired of Of the
Me voiei." I, cried. stepping forward rather
iasg.s sn0 'Dsn Da's' 'o an uipoi''o-Dls
& 6eR 6 and a 9 one bond se
seized upon ny unfortunate toupee: she dragged it
me with excruciating persistency. and threw It
10 the other side Of the room So much for ny
though I often put il on at home
Here is sigror Arditi's story of how he came to
write the vocal waltz. III Bacio," on which, in
spite az operas and fantasies, his reputa-
ton ? composer rests.
In the autumn, of 1859 again visited ireland on
tour. under the management Of willard Beale,
;re this tour that first @o5ceiyes The rneod 3u Of
II Bacio." the valse which later years was
destined TO become the most familiar Of NV works
Perhaps. in view Of this fact it will strike my
readers being egotistical IL give them in a few
words the story of how came TO write it:
One evening after dinner at the Queens Hotel.
nv fingers strayed almost unconsciousIy over The
notes. I PLAYED a little air myself. and PiccoIo-
mini, who chatting TO my wife, looked I'D
quickly. and said:
what is that you are playing, 1t is charming
Please note il down you will forget it"
I die so on an old envelope merely iotting down
few notes. and then thrust the paper into NV
pocket From that moment to the following year
thought no more of the tune. Piccolomini had
gone America in the while. and it had been
promise on my part that l would compose a
for her TO sing at the first concert in England
on her from the States. Time few as II is
went TO do. with amazing rapidity: and although
don, had rot YET composed the promised song,
There was no time 10 be lost and found myself
n fix FOR want OF words. as well as Of in
spiratiOn.
thing Why not hunt up those notes which had
,otted down on an old envelope the previous year
IN Dubin2 appealed 70 Virginia. always did so
when in doubt or need OF sound counsel-and asked
her what had become of the precious slip of paper.
knew where 10 lay her hands upon ii at moments
notice. so far ] SAFE but what he
RorosE IheFe occurred me next Mitch Destiny, |
in the shape OF very good friend came to my
aid in the nick OF time. however. and the words
segar 10 arrange the music. A high BARITONE Of
the name Of Aldighier and very excellent singer
told him that Was greatly in need OF words for