New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Marke In Tristan and Isolde" and Welt Por,a-
in die Meistersinger." Nine. Melba Is to have an
opera at Covent Garden in which she can be on
the stage every minute that the opera endures
The work Is Saint-Sasnss Helene" originarv
produced at Monte Carlo last February. with Nina
Melba and NJ. Alvarez in the principal parts Tn,
opera lasts an hour and has tableau representing
Venus rising from the sea. a subject which suz
gests spectacular possibilities which may call FOR
attention from the Lord Chamberlain. The v.ru.
OF the occasion is to be represented by signorina
Parkina. otherwise Miss Parkinson. American
DR.. Richter has gone to Bayreuth. and the rs
mainder OF the season is to be devoted to IN.
French and Italian repertory.
DR.. EIgar's Apostles seems to have achi,v.s
remarkable success at the Lower Rhenish Festiva,
recently held in Cologne. and the composer wbo
was on hand to witness it's triumph. has Expressed
his determination to complete the work on the lines
laid down at the beginning. II will be remembersd
that only parts OF the Oratorio have been g,v.
to the world thus far.
Under the administration of Mr.. Herbert Putnam
and the superintendent Of o. G.. Sonneck m.
division Of music in the Library OF Congress \,
rapidly becoming institution Of Significance ana
value. Over sixty pages In the Select List %
Recent Purchases in Certain Departments OF LII
erature." reprinted from the Librarians last r.
port are filed with titles Of musical works consist
ing Of full scores and vocal scores Of operas ora
toros cantatas and so forth. orchestral scores ana
chamber music. books OF psalmody dictionaries a,
music and biographical. historical critical thso-
retical. philosophical and pedagogical works n,
the whole excellent Judgment has been exercised
in making the collection and, considering IN.
youthfuness OF the DIVISION the results achieved az
commendable. The division OF music was set apart
when the Library OF Congress was reorganfzed q,
1881 Except few rarities. all the containsa
IN the collection was that which had been deposited
IN Washington between 1900 and 1897, under ~.
copyright law-the most OF It, as can \.
imagined OF little or no value. There wers
Few European publications earlier than 1891 owing
10 the absence OF copyright law and
these few were principally works OF American COM
posers. Since 1891 protection has been given 10
the works Of foreign authors entered for copyrght
and the library has acquired an extensive collection
or contemporary European music During the Las,
three years books and music have been bought IN
order TO make the library a centre of research To
the student. critic and historian Of music Special
attention. says Mr.. Putnam. has been paid N
early American psalmody Civil War music and 70
social publications OF historical character such
as the 'Denkmaler der Tonkunst IN Oesterreich"
On July l. 1903 says Mr.. Sonneck. "the total num-
Der or volumes and pieces OF music IN the division
was estimated at 366 35. this being an Increase OF
A2za over the preceding year. In addition thu
division had IN its custody some AGO volumes and
pamphlets dealing with the history and theory OF
music Not included IN this enumeration was IN
structive material estimated at about OlO o1r,a,
pamphlets and pieces set apart IN special Sec
ton OF the collection. The accessions during IN.
last ten months would bring the grand total OF thu
collection to the neghborhood OF 10000 items"
Here is 4 paragraph which ought TO intsr.s.
students OF uscal literature Mr. Sonnech WIRES.
This collection will be made freely accessible
as any other in the Library OF Congress and tbs
Library OF Congress Is now the national library
OF the United States. entirely free and accessible
without fornality. Regarding itself as having a
duty OF research. wherever originating IL Is also
quite ready within its capacity answer inquiries
addressed to II by mail"