The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08

self into a bow-knot it is because there is a
rapid or passionate movement coming in
the composition and he wants his musicians
to be ''up and doing" and If he seems to
be on the verge of going to sleep 1T Is be-
cause there is dreamy passage to be in
terpreted. Creatore wishes his men to feel
the music as he himself feels it, and he sue
ceeds in making them do so. Where the
band excels others is in the snap and
vivacity of its playing. If Creatore desires
to bring out a sharp contrast he leaves his
music desk-which, by the way is quite USE
less as he conducts without score-and
charges upon his musicians. leaning over
the horns or the reeds, waving his baton
with one hand and working the fingers of
the other nervously, while his head of long,
black hair is never quiet for an instant. But
all of these eccentricities are overlooked by
the audience in the enjoyment of the music.
Much interest is being taken in the ap-
preaching band concerts by the high school
students of the city, as the first concert
of the series is to be for the benefit of the
Shortridge class of 1904 The three con-
certs are under the local management of r.
Boone Mckee.
Composer Puccini, whose 'Tosca'' inau-
gurated Boston's grand opera season
under the management of Henry w.
Savage, at the fremont, is credited
with the greatest mastery of orches-
trail effects of any modern Italian COM
poser. In ''Tosca' there are practically two
orcnestras and two conductors. While Chew
alier Emanuel is leading his musicians In
the pit through the mazes of the Puccini
score, Stage Manager Evans, who is also an
assistant conductor, has another music
stand and score behind the scenes and directs
not only another orchestra with chimes,
drums and instruments not employed in the
regular orchestra, but also directs the
chorus through many numbers.
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The first concert of the Indianapolis Maen-
nerchor's amusement season will be given
next Friday evening at Maennerchor Hall.
Prof Franz Bellinger will direct the big
chorus and the soloists will be Mrs. Char
lotte Adam Raschig. soprano. Oliver Will
lard Pierce, pianist, and Pasquale Montani.
harpist The piano accompanist will be Leo
b. Riggs. The programme, which is very at
tractive, will be the following
"Treuer Tod II. Mai
Maennerchor.
(a) CAPRICE di Sits antico" ............
.-...................Ale SSandra LongO
(b) 'Arabeske'' (pas trop facilel .Leschetizky
(c) Romance ........... .RlmSky- korsakow
Cd "Staccato Caprice" (by request. Vogrich
Oliver Willard Pierce
"Fruhlingsnahen ...............N. Won Wilm
Ladies Chorus.
(a) 'Rosenfruhling" .Zungst
OBJ lave Maria Schneider
Maennerchor.
"Elsa's Dream" from "Lohengrin". Wagner
Mrs Charlotte Adam Raschig-
Les Adieux ........,...............Go defroid
Pasquale l.. Montai.
Choruses Nos. and s, from THE Lay
of the Bell ..........................B ruch
Mixed Chorus.
ta) novelette, ..GiaZounoW
OBJ ..Marche Mignonne" ............... Poldini
Sc) Etude .Arenski
Oliver Willard Pierce.
"WaldeSweise ................ EngelsDerg
Maennerchor.
John F. Runciman, an English music
critic, declares In the Saturday Review. that
the musical Journalism of the London dailies
is the most wearisome portion OF their COL
umns. and goes on to say that they do
things better in France and America, where
musical criticism is as well written as liter
airy and dramatic criticism. Continuing, he
says. in part 1--WE In England have our
faculties dulled and jaded by everIastingly
listening to oratorios, TO the same Beethoven