The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01

Fletcher-place Church tonight. The reg
ular church choir will be assisted by Mrs.
Walter L. Fugate. contralto. and Mr..
Emory Shaw, tenor The musical pro-
Avery II. Hassler, and Maude Maple
Evans will preside at the organ.
The news comes from London that Rich
ard Strauss is now engaged in composing
among other things. setting for Uhland's
''Taillefer," for three soloists. chorus and
orchestra to be performed at a festival in
Duisburg next April. His next symphonic
poem, he says, will illustrate day in his
own family life, and will be lyrical and
partly humorous.
The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra,
with j. s. Duss. conductor and Nine. Nor
dica and Eduard De Reszke as soloists, is
being rapidly booked by it's manager for a
tour during the month of May in the prin-
cipal cities of the country as far west as
Omaha. a concert will probably be given
in Indianapolis, but the details have not
yet been arranged.
Edward MacDowell, whose piano recital
at the Propylaeum last Wednesday after
noon, under the auspices of the Matinee
Musicale, was one of the musical treats of
the present local season, scored such a sue
cess during his tour of the Pacific coast
cities that he will make another trip across
the continent within the next few months.
He played at the Tivoli Opera House in
San Francisco in conjunction with Paul
Steindorfs excellent orchestra, and the
large theater there was packed at each
concert
The announcement that Maurice Grau
will. after all. retire from active interest
in operatice affairs and from the manage
ment OF the Metropolitan Opera House. is
70 IL, t.
Is believed by many, however, that il may
be the cause of more concerts throughout
the country. as many of the artsist now In
me metropolitan company will make tours
and give more cities the opportunity TO
hear them. Mr.. Grau's health Is so bad
that at the end of the present Metropolitan
season he VIII take a complete rest for one
year.
A number OF students recitals are now
being given each week in this city. The
pupils OF Miss jeanette Grouse and her
cooperative teachers rendered long and
attractive programme at the studio of Miss
Grouse Friday night. and a piano pro-
gramme or classical nature was given
by Miss Nettie ID. O'Boyle's pupils in the
music rooms OF the ID. H. Baldwin Piano
Company on the same evening. recital
~ the pupils of Franz Topmler will take
place at the Sixth Christian Church on
Wednesday night of this week. and a nah
dolin and guitar concert will be given by
Walter c. Tuttle's pupils at the Young
Woman's Christian Association building
next Friday evening. Harry Porter. the
ment
Indianapolis music lovers and students
who had the pleasure of attending the Mac
Dowell concert last week will be interested
In the following little article. written by
Berenice Thompson. musical editor OF the
Washington Post.
Edward A. Mcdowell. who is acknowl-
edged 10 De the greatest OF American COM
posers, has brought the light of his genius
to bear upon this much discussed question.
Through sn MN our Nation is enabled
new phase of the question. Mr.
MacDowell shows i'm his music how an
object or phenomenon in nature. or even
the music stan. He is the musical artist
OF brush and palette, painting in tone color
both landscape and portrait studies. Fur
thermore, he brings the art OF poetry to
bear on his creations. often prefixing to
his compositions title i'm rhythmical meter
other named Woodland Sketches are
examples of his theory put into practice.
Moonlight Is, in his mind invariably as
ISOLATED with certain chord. and when
ever the moon Is suggested in poem
which he is translating into notes, that
chord is certain to make its appearance
There is limit. however, 10 Mr.. MacDow-
ellis descriptive music, and beyond this
border ns ns sS fan ee .smPsed His motto
mony and counterpoint so long as the music
sounds we'll" Astounding music he can
not tolerate; much less will he countenance
the. Interpretation OF disagreeable or dis
gushing ideas into the tonai language
1.-THE Wild Rose. 'An Old Love story"
the subjects which inspire our American
genius. His tastes are highly esthetic. and
nothing OF the repulsiye or commonplace
can nnd expression in his writings.