The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

-delssohn and other great composers
did not follow in their footsteps, can
take comfort ID looking over the Tree
q he fucriuf family. sfiacoTes he
81 ia Eoheme and La Tosco,
Comes Of ngsfeai race. lie is the
/ nth composer cf an artistic family
which came into prominence a. long
ago as l713- -lsilen 2 GtacoTn0 Pucc.ai
vas appointed ergantst and Kspeil-
meister in the Italian republic Lucca.
His son. Antonio, took over his father S
oflca. ard like him acomposed many
works. His son. Domenieo. was q
great pianist and remarkably equipped
organist. and his compositions showed
a rare talent He left three children.
among them Michele. the father Of the
present bearer OF the musical name.
Michele was trained IN the school Of
I Haydn and WebeF and was 2 voium-
nous composer Of church music. which is
highly esteemed by lovers Of ecclesi-
asticai music. although his style is
severe II noble He Intended OsiacoIuo
fer q scientific career but ts7e blood
which had filtered through the veirs
of -four musical ancestors dubbed too
ruddily and he was finally given his
bent 50 that he left his university with
happy heart
Vincent d'indys latest opera,
L Granger. seems very like Ayag-
ner's Flying Dutehman. DIndy &
the most Wagnerian of French com
/ posers. and the action of his ueN
opera is similar to Waguer's earl
composition. Tire Stranger comes Ia
a village cut ct 3 storm which had
terrorizeG the natives. He brings in
q bOatlosd Of fish when the fisheTmen
did not dare e. breast the waves. Vita.
the heroine fails IN love with the Faxs-
FERROUS stpsnger and eorsskes her at
fiauced fOr him. but the unknown will
not accept heISsacrifice and tells her
that Il am he wao dreams. 7 am he
v no loves mat the love of mortal
woman caBa0t ae his. He goes away.
Wbea again the Storm Is at its highest
he appears. a fishing boat is sinking
and the Stranger asks for volunteers
but all refuse. He then prepares to
start out alone. when Vita rrshes 10
him with the cry. Il viii go with you
/ love you. BE embraces her and
, then seizing the oars rows into the
boiling waves. They are seen to ap-
preach the wreck. when q great wave
rises land OEerxbelns the two. As the
villagers, en- thele knees, are praying.
me curtain falls The music il said TO
be very effective and intensely modern.
According 30 a pretty story from
Berlin. the well known banker Rob
ert Won AIendeisshon, having been kept
IN desire to make the acquaintance Of
the boy Necsey, q letter was therefore
addressed 10 the sWunderkind's par
ents offering a hOnorarium Of 1000
marks. say $500, to allow him 10 play
in the sick ROOM The parents replied
that they would not permit their son
TO play in private circles for any non
orarium. but would be delighted IL he
could give a few happy moments to
Xon Meudelsshon without any money
found TO present difficulties as human
natures weekly il not daily food
IS
The press Of ST. Petersburg is dis
eussing a threatened proclamation Of
the memory Of Rubinstein. It has
been proposed to produce the Demon
with Mile. Wjalzewa III the title role.
This lady is q gypsy star Of the care
concerts and wishes TO obtain adver-
tisenent by appearing in serious opera.
Rubinstein's only daughter, Madam
Schreier. viii oppose by every means
in her power the representation OF the
Demon with Wjalzewa. It may be
remarked incidentally that the role she
proposes to take was written for a
baritone.
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In Honolulu an orchestra has been
organized in which the ancient native
instruments viii be united with the
modern orchestral ones. The orches-
ira viii play national Hawaiian music.
Among the Instruments mentioned as
having a part in the organization are
the ahu or nose flute. with a compass
of less than q octave; the u6eke,
formed by a bowstring with horse
hair, and the kiln, made Of q cocoa