Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
Music and Musical Notes


worked earnestly and quietly in Omaha for
many years. He should have a good house
to listen to him.
Mr.. Dufiield gave a very interesting re-
cital on Friday afternoon at the Sacred
Heart academy.
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why doesn't somebody get busy and muz-
zle the mayor No. Evelina, this remark
has nothing to do with music.
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Now Emma Eames is getting a divorce
from her artist husband. They say Gorgoza
Is at the bottom OF the trouble. Those Of
us who heard him sing here with Eanes
last year won't find her leaning over
hard to understand.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page of washing
ton has given $4,000 as & gift for the fur
therance Of the work of the Thomas or
chestra in Chicago. Her first husband was
a brother Of Marshall Field. She has given
very literally to many Chicago interests.
Emil Paur, director of the Pittsburg or
chestra, is asking for $4,000 salaryl VIII
he get It?
Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond is very shortly
to make a tour Of California.
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The Mcdowell committee is IN a state
Of wrath because $4,000 was raised in
jiffy for "Comedienne" Barnabee, ceIe-
brated for his singing of 1.-THE Cork Leg"
This sum has not been exceeded by the
workers for Mcdowell during three months
Of effort 1t is indeed too badi I do not
think the Mcdowell people will gain any
thing by losing their temper. Barnabee,
altogether $1Ss.6O to the cause of the great
composer.
The oliver Ditson company OF Boston has
published a musicians library of twenty
two volumes, containing the best works of
the great song writer's, as Brahms, Robert
Franz, Schumann, Handel, Wagner, Schu-
bert and the modern French and American
composers Of songs and the master produc-
tons for the plano from the great brains
of such men as List, Chopin and Schu-
mann. Selections from the music-dramas
OF Wagner are also represented. 8. Coler-
idge Taylor, the colored composer. has
Transcribed twenty-four negro melodies for
the plano. There Is a volume OF seventy old
Scotch songs. The two volumes which have
come under my notice are the Fifty
Shakespeare Songs and the EARLY Italian
Piano Music"
In the first place, the books are gotten
up most attractively; they are OF good size,
printed on heavy cream-colored paper and
bound in paper or cloth. as you choose.
The Shakespeare songs are edited by
Charles Vincent. He writes a very inter-
esting foreword. The collection is d.
vided into four parts: Part I. Songs
Mentioned by Shakespeare in the Plays"
Part II, Songs Possibly Sung IN the Orig
inal Performances" Part III, Settings
Composed Since shalOespeare's Time to the
Middle OF the Nineteenth Century" Part
", Recent Settings"
There is a chapter OF notes on the diff
ferent songs and their musical origins, and
who FIRST sang them. We are all familiar
with Sohubert's "Eark Harkl The Lark
and who Is Sylvia" There are many
other very beautiful ones. They are sim
pie In setting and melody, and therefore
require skill and soul IN the singing. The
student who can sing bid Me Discourse
with easy. flowing grace, has moved far
on the road to artistic worth.
The early Italian music ranges from the
time OF Ercola Pasquini, born 1880. "a
Muzio Clement. born 1852. whose "Gradus
ad Parnassum" laid the foundation OF
modern plano playing. These dates include
Alessandro scarlatu. His work is largely
represented in the collection.
Bach volume OF the library is edited by
scholar and critic well known in the
musical world. For instance. Mr.. ApthOrI
edits the Franz songs, w. ]. Henderson
the schumann volume, Philip Hale the
modern French examples. Henry F. Finch
is responsible for the Schubert book, and
Rupert Hughs for the songs by thirty
Americans The price Of the books Il
moderate. being $50 for the paper bound
copies, and S25O for full cloth A com
plete set Is decidedly worth the owning
MARY LEARNED.