Evening star., 1909-06-06

Tie music commission appointed by
Cardinal Gibbons to revise the music in
use in the Catholic churches in the arch
, diocese completed its work a the meet
ing held recently at St. Patrcks rectory
The commission Is composed of Rev. Will
liam T. Russell, ID. D., pastor Of st. Pat
rik's Church. chairman; Rev. j. A.
klang c. S. s. R. pastor of st. Michael s
Church, Baltimore. secretary. Rev. Frank
Spencer o. p: Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, pas
tor of ST Theresa's Church, Anacostia; ;
Rev. John d. Whitney, S. j.. DR.. Anton
Gloetzner of Washington and Prof Lucien
Odenthal of Baltimore. The list Of com
positions which follows was examined
and passed upon at the recent meeting
and il now only remains for the entire
list TO be catalogued and published which
will be done as soon as practicable. In
the meantime copies of the music that has
been accepted by the commission can be
examined, and the changes copied by ap-
plying to DR.. Russell. chairman of the
commission, at ST. Patrick's in Washing
ton, and Father Klang At st. MichaeFs :
Church in Baltimore. The list If compo-
sitons examined last week is as follows:
Mssa BEevis for soprano alto. tenor ana
bass, and chorus Of mixed voices, NJ
phonse Cary accepted with notifications;
mass in i. minor for chorus and solo. So
prano. alto, tenor ard bass. Frank T.
Dessert. j. Fischer edition. ac opted with
corrections in Gloria and 'CTedo ::
Mass in Honor of ST Francis Xavier.
by Emil Dethier. for soprano, alto. tenor
and bass. Fischer edition No. loo'
accepted with notifications mass n
bass. by J. Eykens. arranged hy
g. Hammer, Fischer edition No. 1872, ac-
cepted: Mass in Honor Of the Guardian
Angel for soprano. alto tenor ana bass,
| ott .,IT. mol
ranged BY B. Hammer. accepted with
notifications; Mass in Honor Of St john
The Baptist" for soprano. alto tenor and
bass {. A Foeppel. arranged 10y Il. Ham
mer. Fischer edition No; i"'", ac eptea
with notifications; second mass III +. for
soprano alto. tenor and bass, i. GlorZa
Schirmer edition. 'kyrie 'Sanctus' and
"Agnus Del" and "Rencdictus' accepted,
Gloria" and 'Credo rejected; ffth mass
for soprano. alto, tenor and bass, l..
Giorza Schirmer edition. "kyrie.
..Credo." "Sanctus'' and 'Benedatus"
accepted Gloria" and 'Asnus Del re-
iected; masses in G minor T. bor,
desc. Fischer edition No. 1lsa. accepted
with notifications; mass in T. fiat, by }.
n Bartholomeus. arranged for soprano,
alto tenor and bass. by Z. Hammer
Fischer edition No. at". accepted VIII
notifications; third mass in G. MoritZ
Rrosig opus -. for soprano. alto. tenor
and bass Fischer edition No. 2f2i. ac-
cepted with notifications: MIssa SO ennis,
No. l for soprano. :tllo. tenor anu ohSS.
Edward J. Biedermann. opus I Fischer
edition No. 2i9S accepted with moditca-
lions: Mass in Honor Of ST. Bernard, Tor
soprano alto, tenor and bass. Eugene
Bonn, Fischer edition No. .'.'l, accepted
with notifications: Convent Mass IN
g." J. L. Battman. OliverDitson's edition
Of 1856 accepted: "Ccnvent Mass III Il,
opus a3G for soprano and alto flscher
edition. accepted: Mass In g. BeetA-
oven. transposed to Il fiat by Czerwinsk,
ficatiCns: "Messe Solennelle in + Fiat.
Guilmant Fischer edition 80. accepted
with notifications. second MeSSe GeS
Orpheanistes." for mems voices. Charles
Gounod, Metzler & Co, London ard No
yello editions accepted with modlfica-
tions; Festival Mass. for soprano, alto
tenor and bass. j. Gruber. tlscher 'oi-
ton No. 9fn. accepted with modihca-
t;onS. Mass in Honor of st. Peter, Ter
soprano. alto. tenor and bass, Fischer
edition No l31S, accepted with modlllca-
tions; Mass in Honor % the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. for soprano, aIt", TENOR
and bass. b, Hammer, fischer ed.tloh
No. l269 accepted with slight modlftca-
tions; "Missa in Honor of St. Theresa,
for soprano. alto, tenor and BASS ffahZ
Hammer Fischer edition No. 20, accept
ed with notifications; Mass IN Honor OF
St Francis for soprano. alto. tenor ara
bass Fischer edition No. 100, accepted
with notifications Mass in = Flat.
S. Mercadante. arraneed and transposea
by Biedermann, Fischer edition No .'hi
"Eyrie" accepted. GLORIA 'Credo.
..Sanrtus.' 'Benedictus' and '.A.nus
Del rejected: mass for soprano. alto,
tenor and bass, Schubert. arranged by O.
Grone, Fischer edition No. 1o51.
The Wagner study Cub at its last
meeting reviewed the opera Die Meister-
singer" which with Miss Amy c. Ieav-
lit as musical interpreter of the various
themes. and the dramatic readings from