The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

don coat or not. He did this when
ever a lady came to see him
I would not be telling the truth We're
10 assert that Brahms greeted every
visitor courteously. On the contrary,
and particularly when foreign artists
about whom he cared nothing came 10
see him, 1 have witnessed some pain
full scenes. If he felt that curiosity
along prompted the visit or if some
thing was wanted of him which he
was not disposed to grant he de-
meaned himself in such a manner that
his visitor quickly took to fight. Yet
he was the most lOvable of men 10
those with whom he was intimate, but
the world did not know this and only
recently a most distinguished and
famous artist confessed to me that
he only called at Brahms home when
he was certain the composer was not
at home. Jenner also tells that in his
teaching Brahms never used any of
his own works for illustration. in fact
never even referred TO them. In COM
menting upon the structure of song.
he always held those of Schubert up
as models TO the pupil. remarking,
there is not single song Of Schu-
bert's from which one cannot learn
something He was very epigram-.
matte in his method of teaching and
his comments were sharp and to the
point IF your ideas don't flow read
lily, take a walk The pen is not only
60 write with but also TO erase with.
Seldom will the work which has come
TO an end be improved by revision Il
will become worse" When the melody
set to a text did not fit well but was
otherwise good. he told his pupil to
compose a new text. Once he told Jen-
ner that the worst idea a student could
possess was that every work he fin
ished must be permanent You must
learn how to work. You must write
much, day after day, and must not
think that everything you write is OF
Importance. But ii is important that
you do write I do not care to see
il all; the stove is here TO save me
that. How many songs must be writ
ten before a good one is foundr' This
was Brahms own practice. and Jen-
ner states that he wrote three violin
sonatas and destroyed them because
they failed to meet his critical taste,
before he allowed the fourth. which is
known as the first, TO live.
Miss Martha Wittkowski, a young
Polish contraIto who a few years ago
did homework in Syracuse, n. Y, for
a living, is soon to become the protese
of Mime. Schumann- Heink.
According 70 the singers statement
after Nine. Schumann- Heink had heard
Miss Wittkowsk sing fifteen minutes
the future held forth fame and fortune
for the young girl. If her voice re-
mains good she will probably be sent
abroad to study next year.
Miss Wittkowsh met the singer by
appointment. accompanied by G.-J. Van
Deusen and Mrs. William Haberle, who
have taken an interest in the young
woman. After the exchange OF greet
| ings Mr.. Van Duesen sat down at a
piano and the young contraltO sang
when the Heart Is Young by Dud-
/ ley Buck. Nine. Schumann- Heink
smiled with delight and whispered
words of praise to Mrs. Haberle.
Mrs. Schumann-Hein advised the
/ young contraltO to study faithfully,
| take care of her voice and meet her in
New York in June, when her tour win
/ be finished, and she win be given an
| other trial.
At that time, providing the young