Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27

one of the treasures In the musical
department OF the library Of Congress
IS the autograph score Of MacDowells
Indian suite presented by the com
poser himself. Ethelbert Nevin's "Ros-
dry'' Is also there. a present from Mrs.
Neyin. on June 30. 1910, the number of
volumes and pieces of music proper in
the library was 49g. $50; Of literature OF
music, ALAS; OF instruction books, H.
SOL.
Shortly after Nerdrs death, his
friend, Giulio Monteverdo, suggested
the erection In Rome OF a national
monument to the composer. Of Aida"
lie now announces, in the columns of
the Milan CorrieTe della Sera, that the
plan FOR this monument is completed.
II Will be exhibited at the Information
al Musical congress in Rome next year
and the foundations Will be laid on
Verdrs onc-hundredth birthday, oct.
TO- 1913
Kaiser Wilhelms favorite composer,
Gluck, seems to be particularly popu
lar I'm Brussels His "Armida" was sung
II times during the past season, and
four other Gluck operas We're In the
rcpcrtory The most popular opera of
the season was Madam Butterfly
which was a novelty; II was given II
LA Bohcme" 22 times Strauss
"Elektra" did not succeed in drawing
more than four audiences.
An operate manager once said to
Masseuet: "My dear master, give me
the secret OF your abnormal creative
ability. Every day you listen TO a
crowd of singers, you attend every
rehearsal. and. besides, you are profess
scr at the Consorvatoire, When do you
find time to work." when you are
aslecpi" Massenct replied quickly, that
through the greater part Of his life he
has done most of his writing between
the hours of and 10 in the morning
Senior Arbos. formerly concert
master of the Boston symphony
orchestra. made an interesting discov-
cry not long ago. He took his band
on a tour through Spain and Portugal,
playing among other things some of
the works Of Bach. who Is practically
unknown In those countries Accord
ing to CORES ondent Of the London
Musical News. he found that there
was perhaps more interest shown IN
the works of this composer than in
any other. and I'm the small cities where
an orchestra concert had never been
given before, the enthusiasm was as
founding
OF Laparra's La Hahauera," which
is one of the novelties To be produced
at the metropolitan opera house the
coming season. and which was the
single novelty CT the Covont Garden
season, the London Times says that II
may best be described as being every
thing that Carmen Is not. In the
first place, IL Is genuinely spanish in
character. representing not the gay,
sunny, southern atmosphere, but the
true spain tina; il so much less eff
foctive for stage purposes. lnsthe next
place. Il is by no mean work OF
genius; and. in the third place II Is
extremely unlikely ever TO be very
popular
The Evening Post Of New York says:
Why does the Evening Post take
every occasion 10 point out the failure
OF the Strauss operas TO hold the pub
lie attention after their sensational
launchng2 For a very good reason.
Strauss has done much to corrupt the
Young men who make music. He has
given them the impression that the
way To- succeed in the world Is 20 defy
all tradition. all conventions, all laws
I'm music As Rosenthal once wittily
remarked. he Is like man who comes
into n parlor. keeps his hat on his
head his cigar IN his mouth, and puts
his feet on the table. Such man has
"A sensational success he makes
everybody talk about him, and some
enthusiasts are sure to pronounce him
n rcformer OF manners But that sort
of success does not last