Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
Music and
Musicians

phonium, one G tuba Kettle, snare and
bass drums cymbals, traps, etc, Forty
six men--advortsed OF course of sixty.
A fine double II fiat bass horn, or
tuba. IL one exhibition In the east TEN
pie street window of John Held, II is
the first OF the kind ever seen in this
city. and will be played by Mr.. Bam-
berger. BY the addition of "A fourth
valve. the range Of the instrument Is
increased so that 1t will reach as low
as a double b fiat tuba.
There continues TO be something OF
boom in the local piano market, and
dealers are in high spirits over the
outlook. People both out in the country
and In town appear to have money
enough to spare to invest In pianos,
and are not backward about investing.
1t Ia noticed that the standard OF ex-
cellence In this instrument has been
materially raised In the last few years,
and for $3.50 or $500 much finer plano
can now he had than FIVE years ago,
The manufacture of actions Is very
much improved, and the cases are being
got up now IN quite swell style
Special attention, too, has been paid to
tone, and the qaulity Of this Is very
much improved.
As It is noticed that the piano trade
is substantial and good, people with
capita are going into II, and comneti-
ton has now become very sharp. This
has spurred every manufacturer into
looking after further and further adj
vances in the elevation OF standards.
and the public is pronting thereby One
local house has Just received n concert
grand piano manufactured by n firm
that In the past has not made special
pretentions but the superior excellence
of this particular instrument is attract
ing much attention.
The new big double fiat tuba will
be in action at tomorrow nights con-
cert in the Grande Theatre, when the
following program will be presented
Grand selection from Florodora, Schar-
wenka's Polish Dance and Brooks
Sleighbells Dance; cornet duet, cav
atina and polka from "fhe Gladiators'
grand selection from The Sultan OF
Sulu," Arditrs Magnetic Waltz" song,
by Miss Clara Hansen the Fra Diayolo
overture Schuman's Traumerei- Walter
Sims soloist; and Iitoff's overture
"MaxImilian Robespierre"
Prof. j. j, Mcclellan has been invited
by President Joseph Howard of the
Denver Vocal society to attend a con-
cert to be given in Denver Nov, 8, at
which Signor Companari is to be the
leading soloist
There appears to be a rush this week
for sheet music and the dealers are
having their hands full. one long es-
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heavily on high standard music as the
management finds that there is grow
ing demand for the same. Chopin,
Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Mendalssohn,
Haendel Haydn, are favorites.
Mr.. Samual Newhouse took the oc-
casion of his entertainment of Madame
Nordica to post her on the fact that
Salt Lake in an advanced musical CEN
ter much more so than most cities OF
the same size. The Madame was de-
lighted with her reception by Mr. New
house at his palatial residence, as well
as by the warm welcome given her in
the evening at the Tabernacle,
There Is yet another automatic piano
player in the local market, so that pur-
chasers have quite a range Of instru-
ments to pick from The atest in this
line Is n machine that costs $50 more
than the others. Its popularity lies In
the fact that all the music rolls for II
have been "tempo-ed" by Paderewski
and MacDowel, the idea being to have
the tempo Intended by the composer
indicated so that the operator OF the
machine can play 1t In that way. A
special attachment to be worked by the
thumb enables the player TO follow the
proper time as marked on the sheet
1 One detail that should not be over
| looked in according praise for the sue
| cess of the Nordica concert is the mat
| ter OF the management. The AFFAIR was
placed in the hands of Mr. Pyper OF
| the Salt Lake theatre. and the way he
worked II up" by the most iudiciOns
| sort of advertising showed that he
| knows how such an event should be
| handled Many people fail TO under
| stand that II is one thing to have big
| attraction. and quite another to get II
properly before the pubic.
Mr.. Claude j. Nettleton will give n
| free public recital at the First NJ. r..
| Church Thursday evening october 20.
| A select program Of music for violin,
cello. piano and voice will be given with
| the assistance Of Mrs A, S, Peters and
Miss Ethel NJ Nettleton.
| Or. Adolph Broadbeck will sing 1T
| is Enough" from Mendolssohn's Ora
| torio elijah" at the First NJ r..
church tomorrow morning In the
evening there will be special musical
| numbers by string quartet and
Claude j Nettleyun will play the Sane
tus from Gbnnod's Masse St. Cecilia.