Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15


his music than I do it would be impos-
sible to say whether the "Gloria" SYM
phony would have been written had not
Wagner Mailer and Strauss lived and
written. At all events 1t was a big tri-
umph for the composre, who was pres
ent, a triumph for Oskar Fried, who put
his whole soul into the reading of the
| involved score, a triumph for the men OF
the Philharmonic orchestra, who played
as they play only in inspired moments,
and triumph for the newly organized
Gesellschaft der Musk Freunde, under
whose auspices the concert was given.
| 1t may interest students of orchestra
ton to read the scoring of the 2Glorla
symphony which is as follows:
Strings 16 first violins, 16 second vio-
Inns, 70 violas, IL violoncellos, contra
basses oboes Qncluding English horn),
8 clarinets Qncluding bass clarineD, z
bassoons and contra bassoon.
Brasses: IL horns (6 of these behind the
scenes), trumpets g of these behind the
scenes), trombones and tuba.
Percussion: kettledrums, snare
drums g behind the scenes), bass
drums q behind the scenes). pairs OF
cymbals q pair behind the scenes), tri-
angle, carlton, xylophone, tambourines,
6 double pairs OF castanets, tamtam, .
big bells, harps, organ, II bird whistles,
| chorus (soprano, alto, tenor and bass)
and contralto solo to be sung by boy s
voice.
The Progress Literary club entertains
| in honor of Louis f. Curtis, the author
of "story and Song" Friday evening,
| November %, at Cumnock hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Burford of
the Burford Conservatory of Music Will
give a chamber concert Friday evening
at Burford hall, Sixteenth ana hobart
boulevard. This is the first of series
of concerts for the benefit of the free
scholarship fund. Mrs. Fanny Fern Bur
ford will be the principal soloist on harp
and mandolin Those assisting Will be
MRS. Lillian b. Waldie, pianist; Joseph
weston, banjoist; Harold Rhoades
,cellist. and the Burford mandolin ana
guitar clubs under the direction of L. ID.
Burford.
The woman's Lyric club will give the
first concert of the season at simpson
auditorium Friday evening, December D..
An excellent program is in preparation
Charles Bowes, basso, will give song
recital tonight at Blanchard hall. Ills
program is as follows:
.'Eeldebrandslied' Q45D
'sMinnelied Q452).
''Die Uhr' Q796-1s69), Carl Loewe'
''Henrich der Vogler. . ,.-, .c.->
Henry Powell ,,
.Tii Give You the Keys Of Heaven" (old
1T Is Enough" CElijah), Mendelssohn.
Der Wanderer" Q79I-lS2S)' Schuoert
.ryVho Is Sylvan"
.rViel Traume,'' George Henschel.
''Aus Minen Grassen schmerzen. Franz
| ''Bedouin Love Song" Chadwick. =
Love WRATH manuscript Edward D
Fuller.
| Song cycie, Schuyler: "Consecration," GOOD
Bye longing" 1.-The March of the Noun
tains."
| This afternoon at The Auditorium,
theater beautiful, Conductor Harley
Hamilton will present with the support
of the Los Angeles Symphony orchestra
the first of the series of symphony con-
certs. which constitute this, the eleventh
consecutive season of the home organ
ization. $50
| The soloist for this afternoon will be
Otie Chew Becker, the well known violin
ist. who will play Mozart's sixth con-
certo in A major presented for the first
time in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Becker will introduce cadenzas
written by Joachim, the manuscript OF
which is in Mrs Becker's possession.
The fourth symphony in D minor by
Schumann will also be given for the
first time in Los Angeles. Director Ham
ilton has added eleven new men to the
organization and several new instru-
ments, which will add much to the et-
ficient work of the musicians.
The program by numbers is as foilows'
Iro,,-th svnphony in ID minor, op 100, Schu-
mann Introduction, allegro, romanza, scherzo
finale ,,
Fifth concerto in A major. Mozart. Allegro
aperto adagio tempo di mennetto.
Overture to "Flying Dutchman, Wagner
Grand Festival march in flat, Hugo Kahn
Soloist, Otie Chew Becker.