The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-19
BUSCH GETS IT.
Awarded Prize for Music for
"QuiVera.''
He Will Accordingly Receive
$3.50 for Work.
MAY AIM TOO HIGH.
Major Anderson Fears Music Is
Over Peoples Heads.
Choral Society Will Try to Pop
nIariZe 1t.

Carl Busch of Kansas City has been
awarded the prize of $3.50 for the best
musical composition TO the words of
Eugene Wares ''Quivera.'' There
were eight contestants. and they rank
ed as follows.
Carl Busch. Kansas City. Samuel
Protheroe, Milwaukee, N. T. thinner
man, New York city, J. n. Goodman,
Los Angeles D T Boughton, Pitts
field. \. Y, o. NJ. S. Holton, Kan.
The song viii be sung on the night
Of Memorial day at the big patriotic
concert of the Semi-centennial cele-
brauon- The score is of the cantata
order, and was graded as to its merits
in that regard, and the spirit of patri-
Ot1sm in its measures.
Mr. Busch did another nice thing
for Topeka and one for which he will
doubtles5ly receive a world of plaudits.
He set LOngfellOw's Paul Revere to
music aHad dedicated il to the Topeka
Choral society, of which organization
he has been 4 warm admirer. Prof
Penny of the fine arts school of Wash
burn college says that the Paul Re
we're viii rank among the best mu-
/ steal compositions OF the country. The
time for its rendition is fifteen min
utes, and it will be given in connection
with the "Quivera" on the night of
/ Memorial day at the concert. The
score is in possession of Major Ander-
son, he having received it today
Prof Penny. who is one of the best
! adjudica tors of the merits Of musical
/ compositions in the west. also has
many com plinents for Busch's 'tQui-
] vera 1T is very beautiful. he said
| today I'VE have asked Mr. Busch to
| change the last portion into a little
more spirited measure because we
want the music to be applicable to
any patriotic or public occasion.
! Major Anderson, while highly pleased
4 with the competing numbers. thinks that
| they are not just exactly what was asked
( ton TO have an air in the score which
/ would become popular --Busch's compO-
/ sition. said the Major this morning. Is
! exceedingly me but am AFRAID Lnat II
viii be over the heads of the audience.
/ little more of the kind that the people
would have been quick 10 take up and re
gave US. It is really and wonderfully
Inc and IS an excellent enoral- Inc music
committee was delighted with T. We are
| certainly also very much pleased with the
/ Paul Revere 1t IS a magnificent tAlng
for which this city ought 70 be duly
According to the statement of Prof.
judges. there were but three productions
strictly applicabl to the contest. mean
! ing by this statement that they were OF
+ the nature desired by the Semi-Centennial
i committee. These were the productions
/ of Carl Busch. the winner; Samuel Pro
/ theroe of Milwaukee, who got second
place. and J. NJ Goodman, Of Los An
geles. who was awarded the fourth place
4 Protheroe is a famous composer of sacred
music. and furnished a really meritorius
score Goodman formerly lived in Topeka
and was a member OF the ATodocs. Major
Anderson says that he liked old Gooly's
/ composition the best of them all judged
I entirely upon its merits as production
/ that would become Immediately popular
1 class production and has the splendid
| technique and majesty OF his King
/ Olaf" il Will dOubtlessly become well
! known if the Topeka Choral society takes
+ hold of it in the usually vigorous and
willing way of that organization
/ italia" so popular q favorite with To-
pelxa audiences was introduced into gen
eral favor by the Choral society It has
been 50 with other numbers And it is
safe TO predict that the "Quivera' of Mr..
! Busch. although perhaps over their
heads for a little While, viii strike the
4 people Of Topeka little lower down by
the time the Choral society offers il to
local audiences a number of times.