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IN ~ II TO mlnO n man WHO OlQ nuCn
l4uu& to make them possible. In fact
l2SV&K one who was a virtuoso him
- self Of the very highest rank,
Carl Tausig, the anniversary Of whose
birth occurred on Thursday Of last week.
A pupil Of Liszt and second only to him
as q great player he soon became a Ia
vorite of this great master. After the
death of Liszt his fame grew until ne
occupied with distinction the field In Eu-
ropean music which the great Liszt had
SO incomparably filled. and he was recog-
nized as the foremost pianist OF his day,
Rubenstein alone approaching him He
made his debut at an orchestra concert
which Bulow' conducted IN Berlin, at
which his wonderful perfection of tech
nique excited great applause. although
some of the critics found fault with the
tremendous force and tone OF his playing.
He took high rank as a teacher, and hts
school for virtuosi in Berlin held many
who later rose TO fame. His Daily Tech
nical Studies are OF great value to
pianists. Although ne was a successful
orchestral conductor and composer, his
greatest fame lay In his pianism. He was
possessed of such prodigious memory
that he was said to have known without
notes nearly every great composition
from Bach to Liszt He arranged many
of the lovely classic gems of Domenico
Scarlatt for piano and these together
with some Of his more snowy transcript
tions are to be found upon many of the
present-day concert programs. Besides
being q great musician he was also dis
tinguished In literary pursuits and fond
OF philosophy. AS one biographer re-
marked, this cultivation was Of highest
value to him. for, possessed of great fire
and ardor. he was enabled to temper
and control his enthusiasm in the inter
probation of music" Tausig died of ty-
phoid fever in his thirtieth year, thus de-
priving the world of a great student and
worker. He had already left his impress
upon the history OF music. His example of
constant study and self-improvement,
constant search for the best, and his all
around General cultivation might we'll be
emulated by many of the present-day
students.
Paderewski. at his first professional
appearance In New York, October %,
preceded the short Chopin program by
an appeal on behalf of those in Poland
who have suffered through this present
war, In commenting upon It all review
ers agree that the address was to quote
the Musical Courier. "a masterpiece Of
perfect English" This is only another
illustration of a great man. although a
worker in an art which demands the
closest concentration to succeed who can
still find time to devote to other inter
ests, and to be successful as a great
man as well as a great musician
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Harold Bauer, pianist who will play
at the Boyd theater Tuesday, November
1e under the management of the Tues
day Morning Musical club. will be heard
in a diversified program which will give
the audience an opportunity TO Judge of
the many sidedness of the art of this
well known musician. Numbers from
Chopin. Mozart. Mendelssohn, Debussy
Gluek. Brahms and Wagner will be
among those upon the program. The
Schumann "Fantaisiestucks will be
played at the request of Mrs. Caldwell,
the president of the club.
a word about the 5O-cent tickets might
not be inapropos, the Tuesday Morning
Musical club having placed the gallery
OF The Boyd theater at that price, which
affords opportunity to obtain a good seat
at minimum price for an attraction of
this kind.
circular letter has been recently sent
out to singers and music lovers, advo-
eating the promotion of great peace
jubilee, similar to the peace jubilees
held in Boston in the years Of 1863 and
1872.
The object of this great aggregation
would be to have its effect upon bring
ing about an early peace In Europe in
the present great conflict. The idea is
TO have choral bodies and orchestras
from each town or state meet in a colos-
sal service, either in Chicago or New
York, to SINCE peace and incidentally TO
stimulate interest in music.
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ITO make a home out of a household,
given the raw materials-towit. wife, chill
dren, a friend or two, and a house-two
other things are necessary. These are
n good fire, and good music. And mas
much rs We can do without the fire for
half the year. ! may say music is the
one essential
Late explorers say they have found
some nations that have no God; but l
have not read of any that had no music"
''Music means harmony, harmony means
love, love meanS-Godl'
Musical Notes.
Thomas j. Kelly will give musi-
cal program and talk, Music as a For
eiRn Language" at the Young Women
Christian association auditorium, Tues
day, November .. at y. m, before an
open meeting OF the Omaha Business
Woman's club. This club Is composed or
BUSINESS women OF Omaha This year
they have outlined programs of American
literature, art and music-also rev
miscellaneous programs. There are to be
several programs open to friends OF the
club. the program by Mr.. Kelly being the
first.
In January. Edith l. Wagner is to give
a Mcdowell evening. an informal talk
. and musical program. These TWO are
the only two musical evenings to be open
70 friends Of the club. Mr.. Kelly Is
splendid tRlker. his several lectures be-
fore the Tuesday Morning Musical club
last year drawing crowded houses, and
the program Of November should be
well attended.
On next Friday afternoon at o'clock
Miss Evelyn Hopper will give the first OF
a series OF pupils recitals at her studio,
Room 4, Wead building. Those taking