New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-10

phouy. tn fourth. I'm / minor, "nlch liau
been given al Philharmonic concert
and in part at one OF the concerts tor
Young people. Al of the other features
Of the symphony Society's concert were
mentioned in "A review of the concert 81
last Friday. Mr. McCormack's singing Of
lrxh folksongs will presently come up
for further mention.
The music IN Mi Stranskys Philhar-
monte scheme which had not previously
been heard here this season was Men
delsSohn's overture TO "Ruy Bias, con
ccrto for violoncellO by August lhndner.
PLAYED by Leo Schulz under difficulties.
since he was ~, and tn. love scene from
Richard Strauss's opera "Feuersnot.' the
plan and purpose OF which no programme
annotator Las yet been bold enough 70
set forth without c,rcumlocuton. As q
matter OF fact u accompanies and illus
,ratos the most impcrtinently lbld!nous
scene ;Aat ever an operate audicrce was
invited 20 imagine.
The mos, numerous audiences chat
have gathered IN any local concert room
this season were attracted 20 Carnegie
Hall on two or three occasions By Nj.
Mccormack who would seem To have
three or four times tho attractive power
when be sings alone that he has when
he associates himself with an orchestra
Yc, the admired Irish tenor sang
aroup Of the same kind OF songs ycster-
day that he did AZ his rec!tals. besides
"u mic tcsoro." from Mozarts Don
Giovanni. an air which be- sings re-
inarkably well. But Mr.. Mccormack S
rccl,ais make an appeal to the hearts OF
his couuirymcu FL America which his
participation ~ symphony concert can
ucv,r make. even II 10 Is announced mat
he Will sing q song from County Donegal
and another from Ulster besides others
whose source is less local The cnthusi-
am which his Irish songs have created
directs attention % coincidence IN the
PROGRAMMES % number ~ concerts al
ready given or still IN pro poet. We have
had FOLK music. real and INFLATED. Of tho
American negro aud ~" American
Indian. and been rrivileGei 80 hear or
cbestrai fantasies on d cuban dance, on
themes ,rom plantation d'ttics Uhs b.
Nj Hunistoul. and even on secular
tunes OF the Russian Jews. besides some
ENGLISH airs. Three concerts OF its'
class importance are set 30 be given thi-
season IN which foksones are 10 play
large rart A. the Lcntcu meeting OF
tho Musical Art Society in Carnegie Han
tomorrow evening four arrangements ~
Max Eruch Of Welsh folksonss viii be
sung. q, Nine. gcmblich's recital on the
.5tb OF this month she will devote one di-
vision Of her prog anime 10 a group OF
folk4ougs containing examples from
Canada. Louisiana. ireland sweden
modern Greece Poland and Hungdry-the
most admired 81 the songs which sh' IN
troducod here two years ago with
Creole specimen. which she has not yet
sung in public. ~ th" concert oi me
Schola Cantorum which was set down ior
rcvt "Wednesday evening. but which mas
had to be- postponed for month of more
Mr. SCHNEIDER intended to produce "A NUM-
Der of British foksongs arranged bY
Percy Granger There IS now In the city
"a scry.an singer Alexander savine. VINO
f., likely TO Doc heard in folksongs ana art
songs from the peoples OF Eastern
Europc. ike the Serviaus Maccdonians.
Rulg,rians and others whose music IS
known only 10 students Under the CIT
curnstoucoq few words about some Of
the songs which are To be- heard VIII not
Do ont 81 place.
on. Of the Musical Art Society songs
,s = uaraphraso Of the old song Hob Y
deri danno." as IT IS sung In North
gives the song It's title Is not uSed III
the paraphrase. ana so there VIII ne
nothing i'm the song tomorrow evening
,.ht,h vrul invite the listeners 10 IN
Ado. their Vaccinations with an eNcur-
sion into ancient Druidical song. Hop
d, d.,i donno" taken literally. means
"Thc pig under the oak. ana Edward
ronos. in his "Poetical Relicks OF the
Welsh Bards." published In 1884, makes
this observation on the refrain
A., fu,-itotion to the Oakcn Grove was /
,.,,al ,.i,h LAYERS in former times. also
-, C..d ON acorus.s There ~ another
v.rv ancient tune that bears II siinlhI
name TO the above rhhpSoiiH ~ ~ ~, %"
.nr'n.rlv used with the Cowydd fedwaf
r"nrludes each stanza as follows.
xavdd Mair nawddy sros
liai down If der damn"
,,ht.h il the burden Of an old song al
,h. pruids sung by the bards and YadeS
-" ,aIl The people TO their religious as
s.rhIies in the groves. Also III " "N'-
dent that the old English song
Ire down. down derry down
also.
f., s.,utuer lime when leaves gro" green
Down. a down, a down
are borrowed from that Druldicai sohs'
I'm. protection of siaiy and the proc, ,'o,'
! NJ th, ross. Come LEI Us hasten To the odh'h
| Grove
+, will be interesting To kno" tnls
v.hil. listening tomorrow night 10 the
ezra. Ia. la" Of the new version
Another of the Musical Art society
| Songs viii be the familiar Men of Har-
L,ecb" IIarl,ch Castle. with which TINS
I famous and stirring march is associated
| is Thought to have been built IN the sixth
century. and patriotic Cambriahs Will no
doubt Ice willing TO believe that the song
has something To do with siege 81 the
castle which took place five hundred
years ago. At any rate, Dr. Nicholas IN
his ANTIQUITIES OF Wales. says
BY order Of the King edward lO VIII