The sun., 1908-04-26
LogE AND MUMo M. YIENNt.
Romance 10 IRE UnInashlng ~ YOmg
Composer VINO Plaglarl2ed.


There Ia an element Of romance IN the
recent unmasking Of young composer
who has for the last two years heen.playiRg
a considerable role in fashionable and
musical life in Vienna. He is NOT nowlso
conspicuous as he was in MUSICAL way,
although his standing in society has not
been so much affected by the revelations
az 10 the source Of his inspiration.
With characteristic gratitude he blaIles
hs first benelaotor for causing all hrs pres
ent troubles He says that be found Il I'm
possible to return her affection and that
his refusal 20 felgn such feelings led herto
charge him with plagiarism. ~
He became known two years ago, 70 en-
Eng lish lady living in Grdtl. lie was in
trOduced as young musiClan who had
been for some time in a seminary prepRTing
to enter the Church but feeling the n
spiration to devote himself to music nero
powerful than he could resist, he had de-
termined to turn to composition. -
She heard some Of his writings. had her
friends take an interest in him and got
him pupils. Then she took him up,tO
Vienna and Princess Pauline Mettemieh
added him to her list Of prOteg6s. He
gave several concerts in Vienna n fand
was raised that he might be freed from
the necessity Of working in unCongeaial
ways to the damage Of his ability N a COM
poser, and finally place "a musical In
strlctor and orgauist was found for him
in a fashionable convent in Vienna. N'r
So great was the merit Of his compost
tions that he won the regard Of serious
musicians, and the critics admitted that
society had at last. interested itself In q
deserving personality IL was thought
he would certainly make a name. ..t.,.f
There was every ground for ihls behef.
as the compositions had alpeady made
one man famous, No less a musician
than kheinbergcr had Won reputation
through them
Tins music was not recognized at 6rst.
because kheinbcrgeT's COmpOslt Ions being
religious in character ara rarely heard in
the concert room The pagarst ar
ranged them all for piano. In one instance
he composed or rpaITanged from the works
OF Rheinberger a sonata for OndTtcek
the yiolinst Later he composed in the
same way a piano sonata for German
SChnitzer.
Finally il was discovered that all his
works we're copied directly and without
any change FROM Rheinberger. Naturally
the woman who had introduced him in
Vienna felt it her duty to explain herself to
those who had accepted him on her recon-
mendatiOn. ~ .f'
In her devotion to the young musician
she had gwen him lberaly of rather
limited means and sacrificed much Of her
time to advance him The ladies 10 whom
she explained these facts did not take
the sympathetic attitude she had hoped
they would They liked the young man
for his own sake and in spite of the over
whelming proofs Of his plagiarism il was
some time before he was removed from
the post which had been secured as re-
ward for his ability as a composer. -
He burned up all his manuscripts rather
than have them compared with the works
OF Rhenberger and declared that his friends
motive in denouncing him was jealousy Of
the great ladies who had begun to take'a
fancy 10 him in Vienna. Az last ac-
counts the duchesses, prnceeses and others
in Vienna society were as fond OF him as
ever. He is not giving 80 many concerts,
however.