The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10

and given az siavy to phnraoli's da,sh.
Ter At1nerio. but BY her personal charms
ntid beauty she awakened the ardent
iove 81 one III her captors, Radames,
hirh offlcer Iii Pharoah's guards, thereby
g,nn,irritlg this unreierting hatred Of Am.
nerls, her rival In Radat1,es's affections
Having been accused and convicted OF
5plottlng tho freedom IT Aida's father. also
i prisoner Of the Egyptians, Rhdames Is
condemned as traitor to be buried
alive, and on tho sentence being carried
MT Aida secretly Joins him III his living
to,nb. where they meet death together.
"a Tia m,islcal armament there has OF
,aiasnt,r,eared, meteor like. the name OF
t,icha ri strauss. tho meteor, however,
nro,nlsIns to change into n fixed star OF
the flrst magnitude. Not many years
ngo lie was almost unknown, even In
Europe, and to-day his word.tamo as
orc Of tho greatest living composers s
arrnIy established Ills special domain
se . 20 be tho symphonic poem FOR or
n, estra. as originated by Liszt. but great
~ improved and enlarged by Strauss
rThn symphonic poem Is a composition
fnnrtaking largely Of the nature OF pro-
aratnr1le music, I. e., 1t Is written to illus.
trate an idea, or d phase OF human life
especially tho Inner moral or emotional
ilfc orr "a well known character in history
form the different forces and aspects Of
nature. In this respect It differs from
tho symphony, Which Is mostly written
as absolute music, without any special
tcntlen cy or aim, unless some secret one
known only to the composers inner con-
sciousness. The few examples OF sym-
phonles OF a programme nature. such
as Beetroven's pastoral symphony, Ru-,
bensteirl's ocean symphony. and few
NV oh ,kotr
ment. The symphonic poem consists
only OF one movement, though It contains
subdivisions contrasted to each other;
and may Introduce as many different
themes as the. composer finds necessary
to draw the picture he has In view, and
1t does not follow any particular OUT
ward form like the older symphony. Fiji
1.-THE technique OF compositions, Strauss
Is a consnmnnate master, as a contra
weaving toge Their different themes in
the most intricate and yet ar
tistic manner, and In orchestration he
Is tho acknowledged rival of Wagner's,
on account OF which he Is generally
known under the title OF Richard II.
Among his principal works are the fol-
lowing symphonic poems: Don JUAN"
THUS Spake Zarathustra," Macbeth"
Don Quixote." ''Tlll Eulenspicgel's
Merry Franks. ~ I1ero's Llte."a"Death
and TRANSPORTATION" etc. In the limo.
OF opera he has as yet made only one
attempt. "Fe,lersnot."'' which, although
very short. has been we'll received in
Europe. and he has also written many
very beautiful songs. Ills setting to
Tennyson's "Enoch Arden" has been
lately heard In this city. His latest or
,chestral work is the "Sinfonla Domes-
tica. :" said by the composer to DO In
tended to portray his own domestic
home-life. and the honor Of Its first pub
lie performance anywhere was reserved
for New York. where It was given. under
the composers own direction. on the
21st OF last March. at Carnegie Hall,
before the largest and most enthusiasts
tic audience ever assembled there.
, Doctor Strauss 8 late tournee through
the large cities OF the United States as
sisted by his artistic wife. the sympathe-
tic interpreter OF her husbands songs,
has been Nhdeed like a triumphal pro-
HE came. he led, and he conquered"
All honor to little Morgantown. West
Virginia, where Strauss was invited.
through the energetic efforts OF one Of
its music loving citizens. to direct q
concert OF his compositions, assisted by
the large symphony orchestra OF Phila-
delphia. The occasion was made a day
OF general holiday and rejoicing. the
Governor Of tho State and the whole
population turned out to welcome the
8honored guest. the cadets in a body act
ed as his escort, and he was presented
with the freedom OF the clty-an ex-
ample Of doing honor to the cause Of mu-
sic worthy Of imitation by other cities
with larger population and better ia
cilIties, sg@
we close these remarks with the hope
Az I, <o- ~ fnt,n rd
Strauss's life many moro may be added
OF still greater achievements In his no.