Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06

Anton Brl1Ckrler
tBY PROF. LILLEeRlDGE.)
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,AsThe distinguished bearer Of this
name was born In, the year 1924, in the
uttle village Of hnsieldcn, In Upper
Ahstria, of an obscure peasant family.
Ills carly life was no exception to the
rule, and we see young man of shah.
by exterior, educated us Il country
schoolmaster, roaming the dusty roads,
sometimes walking on the turf to save
his shoes from wear. possessed of an
ideal, hearing the voices OF Invisible
spirits, and regarded by his ncighburs
as a cranli--sucli is the picture of the
greatest symphonist since Beethoven
possibly tho greatest of all. Time
wears aong-the village schoolmas,or
doesn't give satisfaction and is trans.
lerreu to smaller charge, where.
however, i'll nearby. city, he has tho
lnestinahlc privilege of the use of an
organ Stcatlily anu quietly improving
nus time, he Is finally rewarded hy an.
olher change, this time for the better.
anu Is ia",alicu as assistant teacher
una orSahlst III st. FlnrianS Stiff. in
which position he prOsccutcs his must.
cal stduics with interchangeable Industry
ana to the neglect OF everything uIsc
me position Of Cathedral organist at
Linz, becoming vacant Druckner is
hu' teSslui Ill ottaiEiiE -" situation
~ large n';u!cr Of cuinnnti 1rs AT
= uMc nc wa" 1h'r (. cNir;ll CriZc
q liturc uo'.:l Il ti",n suhi.c. His
prospects wcr= nav citn,, g.rr. and
ne made arrangements to spend his
spare time in Vienna stud, ing with
Sechtcr, at that time the grca, author
1ty III music theory. lie remained with
Sechtor three years, ami most probably,
iar outStripped his master After lcay
ing vienna he resumed his studies;
with local teacher in Linz. al Il soon
seNiaus,cu The lattcr's stock of inform
.nttci. Briickncr was nos II man or
- years OF age anu u:l,k: s;,mc con.
serVatory graduates oil sweet sixteen /
VAS wondering wlctn.: he 1tvlIy knew,
.aenSthlllg; SO he arranged TO 20 to vi
emma, anu To submit to an official OK
animation as To his capabilities His
lame hal preceded him. and it was de-
terinlned to put him to the extreme
1e5t-a theme, Onc-half of which WA
lWritten by llcrbccli. and the other hulf
ny another member of the commission
OIL eXamincrS-wa. placed before him.
and he was required to cxtcmnorizc n
fuguc. which he did with such con.
1Summotc mastery '!:at Hcrhcck. mt iis
CONCLUSION, exclaimed, lie should
have examined u.s." and have been
ted by pupils Of Bruckncr's that one
OF the commission thought Br,,clncr's
ilknowlcdgc stood To theirs i'm the rcla.
ssionShip of about clover to ono. 81
much did h. surpass thcm
This examination resulted eventual.
~ i'll BruEkner's call To Vienna as ,!i-
rector Of the conservatory. Here lie 70
stricted himself to giving instruction
I'm count.roont and organplnyin., as
he did not feel qualified to give les.
sons in ,onrpt',iti0n
Bruckner continues his activities n.
the conservatory until shorty before
his death ~ advanced age IF -. oI
ltfhe.samc d'sease which; killc., Dsothnv
IN, drops'. His life work was tn ,rc
duction 81 nine monumental synipnon-
les. one for each of The muses., ana his
lie was passed quietly p,l"smin.; it's
ideal (, and peacefully, if we may en-
ccIhsthelstinging of those insects. act.
uatcd by contemplate motives Of icnl.
ousy and envy. who wished by means
fair or foul to keep him from ccaping
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