Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06

dents going abroad diminishing, owing
to Improvement In home conditions or
study.
A new opera by dAlbert. the piapist,
has lntely been tried at Prague. "FlutO
Solo IL the title, and II Is n light COM
edy In which Frederick tho Great, az
crown prince OF Prussia, and his mart,-
net OF a father are the chief cnaracterr
The music according to the Vienna
newspapers. has charm and sense of
character, and In Il d'Albert has played
prettily and dexterously with old elsh-
teenth century forms.
The symphonic poem by Hugo Kaun
formerly OF Milwaukee but now OF Ger.
many, does not seem to have met with
favor IN Chicago. The Chicago Chron!-
Gle speaks OF II as one of the most com
plicated orchestral pieces to be found
In modern musical literature, but finds
that IL 1t has humor--it Is cailed a
humoresque--lt II like the laughter of
the gods. too profound to be under
stood by mortals
Max Roger, who was once on the
point OF rewriting Bachs organ works,
and who was only dissuaded from this
because kind friends took him to one
side and labored with him earnestly
and at length, has been attacked saw
agely by the German critics, among
whom he has few friends. One of
them described the work as "a carni-
val OF hitherto unimagined harmonies.
and grotesque collection OF unusual
effects"
Cosima Wagner has confded to Mr.
stock. the conductor ~ the Chicago
orchestra, the manuscript OF an early
composition OF Wagners for mala
chorus which was written Tor the cere-
monies when Webers body was
brought back to Germany from Eng
land fct ra-buriul. The piece. called
IA Weber's Grave" and stlll unpub-
llshed had never heensscored for or
chestrn, and Mr. Stock is now scor-
Ing IL for wind instruments, harp and
drums, HIS orchestra ard choir will
perform II next month.
salon Of Music" IS a new idea In
Paris. Musical compositions will be
exhibited like paintings. But as
they require TO be heard, not seen. the
scores VIII not he placed for inspec-
ton on tables, but played by an or
chestra during the hours OF the salon.
A fury will examine all works sent In,
and choose the best for exhibition.
These win then be performed in rota.
ton. When the list is exhausted the
orchestra Will begin all over again.
During the hours of the exhibition some
performance Of music, unpublished and
hitherto unheard anywhere else will
always be proceeding.
The artists OF the Metropolitan Opera
House were the guests of Heinrich Con-
ried at bcefsteak dinner given at Rel
senweber's New York City, on Christ
mas eve. Mr. Conried, arrayed IN
white apron, helped serve the steak
mutt chops and the imported beer.
There was an alleged piano present and
when the opera house forces were in
creased by those of the Irving Place
theater the fun began. When there
were cries for Caruso Conried intro
duced a darby trio. When they want
ed more of the trio, he had Burgstaller
sing. When they wanted more Of
Burgstaller, he moved the barrels out
Of the way and danced classical cue
chuca TO the tune OF Everybody Works
but Father When the negro trio
sang "Massa's In the Col, Col Ground"
Caruso. DIPPED, Knote and Burgstaler
made II sextette. and when the
crowd demanded an encore they sang
Just Spend Yo' Time a-lovin' Me, it's
a pic-a-nlc TO two" 1t was an his
toric occasion.