The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Makers of Melody-What They Have Done
and What They Promise

TEN. and was illustrated by several Of the /
composers songs, sung by Mrs. Thomp-
sen. Miss Helen Hackman, the pianist
gave several Of Dcbussy's most remark
able piano compositions, and the accom-
paniments were admirably rendered by /
Miss Vera lone Murray.
Last week the regular Unschuld Club /
meeting was made especially interesting 4
by the rendition of duet on the bassoon /
and flute by the Messrs. Schlagbaum and /
Seel. Of the United States Marine Band. /
Previous 10 this number Miss Won Tn (
schuld gave a lecture upon the two in /
stTuments.
This mornings service at Trinity /
Church viii he the celebration of Rev r. /
r. Williams tenth anniversary Of his pas /
toTate \ programme or unusual excel /
ience has been prepared by Dir. Oscar /
Franklin C0mStoCk. consisting of Tours 1
Communion Service IN G. complete, /
and MacfaUTcnS anthem a Day in Thy |
Courts. AT tho evening service the /
''MagnihCat and "Nunc Dlmitts" in c. /
by Dudley Buck. viii be sung and Men |
delssohn's If With All Your Heart"
from Elijah for offertory, by Mr.. r. /
Barton Easily.
Tonight % the First Presbyterian |
Church, during the fifteen-minute organ
recital, which precedes the regular even
ing service. Mr.. Clarence Fitzgerald, the
new bass in the quartet. will sing ''The
Publican by BcaTdsley Van de Water.
Autographs of great musicians are I'M
certain assets. says writer in Harper's
! Weekly Except, perhaps, in the ease OF
Beethoven, one of those letters at a re-
cent sale I'm Berlin realized SlS7. and an
other. which contained two lines OF music, 4
500. a mans celebrity would not appear
10 guarantee a fancy" value to his sig
nature as on the same occasion an au-
/ tOgraph of John Sebastien Bach much
rarer than those of Beethoven, sold for
only Sl55. Here are some other prices
which obtained at this sale notwithstand-
ing that, at previous auctions Of the kind
autographs of the same men had prac-
tically gone begging. 4 letter of Bellini,
SS7; small one of Blzet. $50; three let
tiers of Berlioz. $50. a letter Of Chopin.
$50. Gluck manuscripts are scarce; one
OF music, dated from Vienna. December
I 81. 1863. although a small affair changed
hands al $1,000. A visiting card OF Haydn
found "a purchaser at So, and a letter of
! the same at $4z1 Two letters Of Schu-
I bert realized, respectively, 500 and 1917; a
scrap of writing of Mozart, S216: four let
/ ters Of Wagner S323. Such figures may
/ be taken 20 be satisfactory or not, ac-
cordiug to the point Of view. To many
I they will but suggest a grim comparison
/ with prices paid 20 these musicians when
| alive for their actual work.
/ The announcement that two Washing
/ tonians. Mr.. Donald NJ McLeran and Mr
/ VIII ID. Lamborne. VIII write the songs
/ for the forthcoming burlesque and oper-
/ attic performance, to be given at the Be
/ lascO TheateT early in April. under the
! personal direction Of Mr. George A. Bent
/ ley, has aroused widespread interest Ga
I local circles. Mr.. McLeran IS well known
/ both In Baltimore and Washington as
newspaper man and "A writer of clever
/ lyrics. and Mr. Lambornes reputation as
the composer of The KIeptomaniac
March and numerous other marches and
waltzes, has made his name familiar
one in the music-lOVing homes of Wash
( ington. His newest waltz, which Is 10 be
published shortly By a well-known music
/ house, is "a characteristic composition
| The incidental music for the above pro
duction viii also be written by Mr.. Lam
/ borne. Il is understood that Mr.. Nc
Leran and Mr. Lamborne are at work
/ on comic opera.
! The active members Of the Washington
/ Choral Society and the Washington Con.
! cert Choir were the guests of Mr.. sgd
{ ney Lloyd Wrights0n, director Of both Of
/ these societies, at the Gertrude Pepper
/ corn recital at the National Theater on
! Thursday afternoon last Mr. Wrightsor
/ also sent twenty-five tickets TO the read
/ Ing room for the blind. Congressional Ii
/ brary, 10 be distributed among those who
( We're regular attendants there.
! The Philadelphia Orchestra viii be heard
/ for the last time this season in the Be
lasco Theater. on Tuesday afternoon. Feb
ruary 26, under the direction of Mr. Ie-
/ andre Campanari the Italian conductor
/ This change in the leadership is made
/ necessary by the fact that Mr. Fritz
/ Scheel has been compelled temporarily TO
/ withdraw from all active duties. in con-
sequence Of d breakdown. the result of
/ overwork
/ The programme announced, with Nine.
/ Schumann-Heink as solOist. is as follows
/ SYMPHONY No. L.................... .Beetboven
/ tal Erta scene from "Rhcingold", lbi wal
/ uaUte scene from "GotterdammerIng''. Wagner
Nine. Schumann-Ileink.
Symphonic poem, Les Presudes' ............ List
.Gocd Friday span. from ParsfaI ....-.. Wagner
Eee1tative and aria from Rienz ........... Wagner
Nine. Sohumauu- Heink
/ Prelude Act /. from ''Lohengrin " and intro
dUciiOD Act III from --LOHCHgin- ........ Wagner
halaeInlarsch Wagner
The date Of Beethovens First Sym.
! phony has not been definitely ascertained.
/ Sketches OF its finale are found as early
as 1895, though the work was not per
/ formed until April >. 1900. at a concert
/ In Vienna. conducted by the composer.
| II was probably completed in 1899. as
shortly after that time he offers the man
1 uscript TO the music publishers, HOfmeis-
ter * Peters Of Leipzig. for what seems
now the TidiCUlously small sum OF 20
ducats $50.
Mr.. Leandro Campanari, who takes Mr..
! ScheeIs place for the remainder OF the
season. was born at Rovigo. Venice. on
/ October %. 1859. He took to the violin as
\ a child, and was introduced TO London
musical society in the parlors of Lady
I WibuTn by Sir julius Benedict. At
/ fourteen years of age, having already
Travelled in Italy as d prodigy for two
years, he entered the conservatory at Mi
/ Ian, under Antonio BaZzini, studying
/ counterpart and harmony under Michele
/ Saldaino. After graduation ne studied
/ conducting with Franco Faccio, then be-
gan his professional career as leader Of
the victims and assistant conductor in
/ various Italian opera houses. Mr.. Cam
| panari has conducted in London. Paris.
and Milan. He was engaged for a series
/ of concerts in Venice with Nikisch and
/ Weingartner. To-day he is acknowl lodged