Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-24

III sicians who happened to be
- uorn In the month Of septem-
lssu4loH Der In various years. and the
- lnumauon was conveyed that
leslie uu-ht be a few more to note this
week
We spoke last week Of September be-
ins an interesting month for violinists
and quoted biographers Of Nicoio Amau.
But there were others. for example Az
suste Emn Daniel Friedrich Victor VIII
helmi. one would think that the name
you have just read was enough for an
ordinary man for a lifetime. but this
much-named youth was not satisfied and
soon he began to really make a name
for himself. and he made IT, and now
those who know anything about violin
music, OF have heard any. know the name
Wilhelm He was born in Septern her
over In Nassau. Liszt took an interest in
him and was one Of his early advisers.
When the new theater was completed al
Bayreuth and wagner saw the fruition
Of hts hopes in the presentation Of the
Ring Of the Nibelungs" in 1876. Wilhelm
was the leader Of the violins wilhemi
has made many concert tours in various
countries. including the United States.
Divide Musin II the name of another
violinist well known TO the American
public. who is also a September birthday
musician. He was born near Liege. but
became an American.
Another distinguished vioIinist who
chose the month OF September for his
first appearance was Johann SEVERN
Svendsen. svendsen was a Norwegian
who was born in p40 and married ar
American woman In ISL in New York
In addition to his reputation as a violinist
he was a famous writer for the violin
Another violinist. this one a French,
man. was a September product. Charles
Lamoureux, well known as a conductor
in fact one Of the most highly esteemed
in Paris. and at some time conductor tr
chief at the Grand opera. Jeno Hubay
was another distinguished violinist borr
In September.
Among other musicians who have hat
their birthdays in September. (some OF
whom are still celebrating them,) are to b.
found Pasdeloup, the French conductor
sims Reeves, the famous English tenol
of his day: J. Valley Roberts. well known
contemporary British church musician
our American composed, Horatio Parker
Sir George Martin. organist Of St. Pauli
Cathedral, London; Sir Charles Stan
ford. the well known Irish musician
composer. and resident Of England; Ed
win Lemare, England's most distin
guished organist. in all probability: and
the late Daniel Godfrey. whose band
music delighted the audiences at thu
Greater American exposition
In concluding this little list OF interest
ing September celebrities, let as go bacl
into the past and see about a man who's
name is probably almost entirely IN
known and yet this same man exerted q
wonderful influence in his time. His bio
grapher says OF him:-"His writings. il
which much old theoretical lumber wa
swept away, cleared the way for ant
FASTENED on our modern system"
The mans name was Johann Mattheson
and he was born at Hamburg in Septem
Der, 1851 Just think of IL, Here wal
Johann Mattheson, born two hundreC
and thirty years ago, preparing FOL
the music of Richard Wagner and
Richard Strauss and Debussy. How
interviewer is the fabric Of Music. Ant
how careful one should be of taking to'
much credit To oneself. Think of thos'
who went before. What a harvest som'
may be reaping from the unknown labo
involved in a predecessors sowing!
Mattheson was a singer Of distinguishes
attainment. and he was also such a thor
ough worker and student that he becam
a player on almost all Of the orchestra
instruments. In addition to the Germal
language he acquired English, Frencl
Los
sons from Mattheson or Mattheson tool
lessons from Handel seems to be dis
puted, but they we're very close friends
even II they had occasional auarrels 4
vary the monotony.
His literary works were Of much NOR
value to the musical world than were nj
musical ones. OF which he left SOM
eighty-eight
In a little book picked UP for few
moments one day last week, the followinl