The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-28

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The programme offered nv Walter
pamroech o. the concert Of the symphony
Society at the New Theatre yesterday
afternoon contained two orchestral novel
ties, both by composers resident In this
country. The first OF these was the
third symphony Of Henry Hadley, now
the conductor OF the Seattle Symphony
Orchestra Mr.. Hadley. who was horn
In Massachusetts,. has for some years
been known to American music lovers
a. serious devotee 81 his art His first
symphony. which bore the ie -Yout h and
Life was produced by Anton Ssidl in
1897. and his second. called The Four
Seasons" took two prizes in 1901 that
offered by Paderewski and he othe given
by the New England Conservatory
The new symphony was written in 1919
The hrss three movements were com
posed In the little town Of Monza. near
Milan. and the last movement later in
the year &C Munich. The orchest rat ion
WAS finished At Cologne. where Mr. Hadley
was one OF the conductors at the opera.
The work had It's first performance by
the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr.
Hadley conducting. on December n. 1907
1t had been played three times in this
country previous to yesterday. namely
on April II. 1904. tho Boston Symphony
Orchestra; on March 4. 1910. by the Mime
spolis Orchestra. and on November l.?
Of the current year by the Chicago Or
chestra.
These facts are worthy Of record for
the reason that symphonies by Ameri-
can composers are not numerous and be-
cause Mr.. Hadley. who conducted his
own work. has become a conspicuous
figure in the artistic activities Of this
country. This third symphony is Mr.
Hadley's opus % and is in the key OF b
minor. ItAis scoredAfor the customary
symphonic orchestra. with the addition
Of harp. glockenspiel and three large
bells tuned In B. Z sharp and G sharp
The work has no programme. hut is to
be accepted a. absolute music. The pro-
gfamme notes. however. let US into the
secret that We composer was affected by
the peaceful seclusion 81 Nonza, that
there he heard the sweet sound OF dis
tant church bells and that there too he
caught the passing phrase Of a woodland
bird upon which he tried To rear the first
theme of his scherzo
In form the symphony is almost classi.
cally orthodox. The first movement
moderate maestoso) introduces the
principal allegro theme without much
preface and speedily passes on to the
cantabile subject. which il somewhat
extended and very melodious Tn. har-
monte basis Of the principal them. ia
in the style fashionable to-day. but the
cantabile In more frankly diatonic. and the
contrast thus created il effective
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