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popular Education
in Chamber Music
,.olo,in6 Piece Out of Single Thence
RavelS Quartet in + Modern
Method
Bv H. E. kREHBIEL.

~, ;rH Of revolution is slow in entering the field
hoIor music. Composers are not very nSlstcnt. and
r+of leaders though willing to keep step with time.
GU o,cr o nose as progresssts and radicals like some
r n s Of mediocre calibre Mr.. Knesel has given his
PI snecrncns of the modern French school Indy.
Hte and Ravel-and last season. as II IN answer 10
Ig,azsys challenge with Schonberg quartet, he pro-
I5 that composers seXtet which has "TranSgured
Viii" for its title and sort of neuroc erotlc eugene
oI nreachment for its programme Neither quartet
evet caused any CONSERVATION evoked cult among
NJ irs of chamber music in New y ork. They reSembed
~ ,rafeS COO i'm being very good in parts, and were ac
With appropriate awe and gratitude to the episcopal
Iro Mr. KneiscS adventures with the latcr-day
rcmcn were politely received by his patrons, who are
e an nleTcenv inqui>itivc and apprcciatrc sort, but
80 enthusiastically as to persuade him that it his
It 70 become propaganda. Pursuing policy which
I onnarentlv been approved by his own judgment and
t If his patrons he has each year added novelty or
@ 70 his list if to do matter of course but has
t on the safe side of extravaganza. His plans for this
~ arc of the same nature. He will remain IN the flrSt
lime Of trenches and let the Fonzaeys storm the HILL This
M are going to do believe, with some work Of Stravn
Novelties in Mr. Knesels list this year there will be
t one Of which is still in manuscript and indeed. was
composed within the year 1t IS string quartet III a
mo ior ly David Stanley Smith. OF the professors III
A. school OF Music of Yale University. Mr. knelsel has
already produced one of Mr. Smiths compositions in tins
r,rc The names of George w. Chadwick Frederick >
cyer>r and Charles Martin Loefler also ON ms list
70 attest the recognition of duty toward American com
pper> The second novelty is by Jean Sibems the III
nA composer quartet in ID minor, bearing the pro-
ganmac title "Voces ntme. At the first concert III
loolan Hall next Tusedav evening Mr.. kneise will re-
rre French work which was of the novel features
of his programme nine years ago 1t IS quartet by
Maurice Rave Probably because it is somewhat Grant
the matter of tonaty the composer has given it no key
designation bul it begins in + and ends IN f. and has
therefore been set down as being in that key 1t IS to
facilitate am understanding of that work that tins note Is
written It illustrates the manner of which later example
was found In the Koday quartet played last year: SIN
gle meodc germ supplies the thematc material for the
entire composition The motif IS heard at the beginning IN
It's simplest state:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
Giorsio Polacco Gives Views
on Proper Scope OF Opera

The Bible brings Us back TO the
first simple. romantic imDre IONS OF
childhood. imprc ssions Jar removed
from our daily Ike. and for that very
reason spiritually uplifting. For this
reason Samson et Daliia' ought 70
bring great refres hm - 90 .tf hearers
ana open for them again ta" unlimited
vistas of their ca ,ll)O-
The music Itself .s a.so tersely
irtereettnE ~ taiu-->a IAN
O. great culture, sot- ll. a.. lii-
cr.ry. pc has .1sO -pe MGcr p. the
music OF tire Hebrews. and tAs music
pcrmeates tie rc0fc OIL 'Samson. Ihe
music Of the ancient Hebrews before
their captivity was often gay and often
victorious ~ spirit. When the pond
age came uDon them there came q
ransformati0n in their spirit. their
music sti'l vas at times happy. yet
even iu .ts happiness informed with a
sornbre spirit. IL is this spirit Of de-
preston. Of regret. even at the mo-
nent o. victory, which ". Salnt-Saens
has succeeded in importing to ms
Samson and which gives the opera It's
peculiar Oriental quality.
"Borodine's Prince Igor " hieh ] am
also 20 conduct, rs not, perhaps the
work Of genius. Of spontaneous crea-
tor that is Moussorgsky's Boris
Godounow. II is none the less a work
Of great interest There IS IN II not =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

little of the Italian spirit. a spirit I'M
parted by the fact that the of1clal
opera of Russia was for many years
Italian. but there is also much OF me
Tartar. the Oriental. in it's score. ms
portion Of the music. in its melodies
and it's rhvthms. will be found to pos
soss great value, and | feel sure VIII
be appreciated by the American public
Ii Prince Igor is not another Boris
il is yet a characteristic. and at times
an intensely national work, which ad-
mirably illustrates the clash in Russia
between Eastern and Western lntiu-
ence.
'Bizet's Les Pecheurs des Perles' IS
another opera to which | look forward
with great interest to conducting. The
b first two acts are TO my mind equal Al
not superior to anything in Carmen,
great work as Carmen Is. The last
act is very much weaker, and 1t Is be-
cause of this weakness that the opera
is not often given. After all, the pub
f.. lie demands uniform merit III WORK,
tand this Carmen possesses. OF course
/ tho lbretto of Carmen is also one OF
the reasons for its success, for that
libretto is one of the most human,
"a ost dramatic. and most colorful pro-
+ du-tions of all literature. | do not
pretend that the book of Les Pecheurs
dcs Perles' equals this work of genius.
but unsteady its first two acts are
.mcnc ihe great productions OF the
iyiio tage.
"'I short. look forward to the com
.uc season with great delight. as the
organization orchestra. cnO.u- ana
singers knows no peer IN the ror.d.
shou II love 10 have the opportunity o.
co. ou.t.ng Debussy's 'Pellc1s O. Melt
sqrdc. a work which for mus ans -
crc Of high genius. Unfortunately the
general public finds for il small liking
IL scars in an atmosphere 90 'arehed
COR the average man or woman to
breathe with comfort. Some day
hope this spirit will change. The Old
operas. those OF Bellini. Dou.-cttl and
Rossiui. are also out Of ;unc with ihe
modern agt. due partly no doubt TO the
lack Of capable Interpreters. iet. ai,ti
al. this is not the real cause Tor their
decline. II the age wants something
Do gets g. II opera o. the t}pc o.
'7he Barber Of Seville was really de-
handed. our composers would write
II. myself love lie Dome tuuozc'
though ! recognize that 10 IS the pro-
Guction Of man Of great talent and
eclectic spirit, not OF genius. The pup
lie. however does not seem TO care
Cor H.
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CALENDAR For THE CURRENT WEEK.


sNDAY-Aeolian OF the symphony Society ana WINE,
by John Met crmacf' 'o's
of the City Of free concert oy ,anue'
Baldwin; concert Harms 'he"F
by New Strauss Auditorium"
sac u NJ concert by Educational Chamber Music Society
p recital by Emilio de Gogo'2' '''
m violin Bach; Carnegie Hail. S;l' h m song
Metropolitan House, r'"e"
benefit concert and entertainment
TTrsD,YAoan Hail. violin recital by Deslder vessel $40
of chamber by the knciso Quartet ''rneEe
Hall 3 songre recital by Nine. Aida
wFpNEspAy-Aeoian Hail. p recital by Nine Poya fSeh
Couepe of p concert o'
Samuel A. Baldwin; Club, concert OF Miss Marion
Bauers compositions
TuRsp,Y-Aeoian pnoforte recital by Miss OHomi
Novaes: By Albert Janposk' carnegie nan
S.15 m concert Philharmonic Society; Horace Mann Auo
Columbia M illustrated lecture on faISi
m by Havrah HUBBARD Academy of Music BrooA!n lecture OS
Professor Parker Yale University Symphonic MUSIC
D,Y-Carnegie by the Philharmonic society
Aeoian Hall M by Albert Spadns; S:l' p III"
Enderln Horace Mann Auditorium
Columbia University by Eva Mylot conao anu
Jscot Rittenband Of Music Brooklyn SD p H.
illustrated lecture by Hubbard "Tannhauser
s,TIRD,y-Aeoian panofore recital by ossp "aoro
witscb. Sis D. NJ panoor recital by Hunter Welsh carnegie a
D M panoforte of Chopins music by GodOwski
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THE WEEK AT LAKEWOOD.

Lakewood. Nov. g. Goldng again
this week has been the paramount m
terest Of sojourners. The three-day
annual fall tournament Of the Lake
wood Country Club began wednesday
and ended this afternoon.
The final day, last Wednesday, OF
the deer hunting season lured many OF
The local nimrods to the woods The
laurel House Gun Club sent out a
nartv and Edward Stokey bagged a
buck tipping the scales az 10 pounds
dressed. Aaron Homer was another
lucky member of the party.
The season for quail and partridge
oycns next Wednesday and the cluD
members are arranging for several
hunting trips. The Laurel House
Canlp at the head Of Barnegat has
been reserved during the entire season
10, the hunters. Duck shooting came
i'm last Monday. George Gould and
lis sons. Jay and Kingdom. are spend
ing to-day on Clam Island, their pri-
yc,e hunting preserve on the bay
Mrs. Lewis Buckley Stillwell. Of New
YORK. chairman Of the State War Re-
lief Fund, has a corps OF workers pre-
uaring bandages and other material for
Ia, wounded in France. Mrs. Jasper
Lynch has placed one Of her Madison
Avenue houses at the committees SER
vice. Among the WORKERS. are Mrs
Charles Lathrop Pack. Mrs. TunIs g.
Bergen, Mrs. Jasper Lynch, Mrs. VIII
lam G. Schaufrler. Mrs. Samuel Davis
and Mrs Archibald Davis.
Invitations were sent out yesterday
by the Laurel House for fancy dress
ball for Thanksgiving Eve. There viii
BE- specia dancing, musical and decora-
tive features. The mems golf tourna-
vcnt at the Country Club closed TINS
evening with a dance m honor OF the
players 81 the Laurel House. Among
IN dancers were Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Lunch. Miss Peggy Lynch. hr. and
Mrs. George Douglas Clcws. Mr.. and
Nrs. Charles Lathrop Pack and Mrs.
Adrian II. Joline.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert {. Pei. Ir. OF
New York and Tuxedo Park, who we're
married Thursday in the Church or the
! Heavenly Rest. arrived yesterday at
the Laurel House for their honeymoon.
John d. Rockefeller arrived at ms
estate on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs; }. l.
| Raynor and X. A. Bonner. OF New YORK
are a. the Oak Court Hotel.
Count and Countess Won Limburg
! ctirum. of Holland, arrived. here this
week and are NJ the Bartlett Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Goldsmith. of New
York, are stopping al the Lakewood
! Hotel.
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.yseussing the seasons prospects
~ q musical manager not long ago.
:. NNer told the writer that he had
o'''ed letter from al artist who
SO 10 make a debut in New York
49, showed an unusually clear un-
49,. .shaing Of the situation. The
~, 49," asked for an estimate OF the
~ " giving recital, and specified
~. aoFettsiug administration and
l,.shee.' Here was somebody that
~ WAY audiences are not always TO
4, -. IA New York for the mere ask
o.. No mat an agent who provided
va, a worthy Of his hire for that
hrss~ well as for the easier task Of
ti,.-s nall and attending so adver-
t,s,. And yet'>he would-be debu-
"a. united one essential; she should
Hs. e asked fora publicity agent.
t.,, greatly the field Of activity Of
k~ pushing young particles has
10 'hierged OF late years only
| sr,,h Who sit az desks in the
u 49, oihees know. As rule.
"a ~-sleal press agent is sedate
ks, 'SuserFatiye enough. but there
ssen evidences Of late that
esiss. ~t,'sioping "a somewhat too exu-
tsfst,, sinallon. aud that mere re-
M iSa.ol isets Is becoming irksomc.
hfes,i,sss.fleai man seems also 10 be
st,s INTO the field. lie should be
sasn course is beset with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
ATLANTIC CITY SOJOURNERS.

Atlantic City, Nov. 6.-The North
field and Seaview links have held large
fields of players throughout the day
light hours TINS week. Dances took
ri. &c at the Scaview Club and at the
Atlantic City Yacht Club Mrs. Will
lam Alexander. Mrs. s. W. Fulton and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ripley are among
the New York patrons of the Chelsea.
Nh and Mrs. Sydney Watts, OF New
York. are AT the Marlborough Blen-
helm. as arc MIR. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Kay. Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Brandon, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Legg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Norton are among the new
corners from New York at the Tray
more. Robert Ward Gillespie was a
visitor at the Shelbune. Mrs. John
L. Routillior. OF New York, is enter
tanning Miss Marsh at the Dennis.
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VISITORS AT ASHEVILLE.

Asheville, y. C.. Nov. 6.-Weather
foi the past week has been oe the
summer variety, and outdoor life has
been the order OF the day. Tennis and
gclf are still the lesd/s among the
outdoor sports, the Country Club links
ana the Grove Park Inn and Country
Clrb courts being crowded every after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice du Port en-
te, tanned with an elaborate dinner dur
irg the week. complimentary 70 their
son. Gerald du Pont.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Strauss, OF Nsw
York, have joined the eastern contin-
gent at Grove Park Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Green and Mr.. II. =.
NeIlwaine. OF Washington. are recent
arrivals at Grove Park Inn:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Atwster. OK
Bridgeport. Conn. are guests |"
Grove Park Inn. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Blaekmsn,, OF
ras, Orange. \. j., are among the lat
est arrivals At Grove Park Inn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
The Musical Offerings
for the Coming Week
Prosrammes of Over a Dozen Concerts Be.
tween To-day and Saturday
Night

The music lover who cannot find something to his
liking in the schemes of the concert gver OF tins week Will
be hopeesy hard to please There are to be fourteen e
cals and concerts between this afternoon and next oaur
,av not counting the varied entertainments IN which muse
pavs part at some of the theatres The majority OF he
concerts of first class Importance and all are notable Tor
the dignity of the programmes. We group the lists accord
ing to the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
SOCIETY TAKES UP "MOvIEs."

Society has adopted the movies
saws "The Boston Journal" This win
ter at many dancing parties the screen
will be much in evidence.
The new entertainment is not de-
sionod TO detract from the dancing.
but 70 be an adjunct to it. The limo
vatjon was tried out mildly at some OF
the big country houses during the
GUNNER and proved Great success.
In New York. .cven more perhaps
,ban in Boston. the movies promise
10 become highly popular in society.
Many big bathrooms and picture gal
leries are being prepared for this novel
entertainment.
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f.9. 57s5&-

And in this form it occasionally in the subsequent
movements when the composers purpose seems to be to
bring rcpose after agitation The metamorphoses to Wmc
# is subjected are many though there is great deal of
repetition in the work. and the composers chief reliance
for variety of effect to be in his harmonic scheme
and his treatment of the Instruments The extensive use
Of the device of pizzcato lin which koday seems also
to have followed Rave) puts stamp upon the second
movement which is ocosc in character though not called
Sco Here the variant form of the theme IS introduced
h the following theme:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

The Russian Symphony Society IN
dor tho direction of Modest Altschuier'
has planned ten Sunday afternoon con
certs in the MADISON Square Garden, III
addition 70 a number OF Saturday night
subscription concerts in Carnegie man,
IN begin in January. At these concerts
Mr. Altschuler purposes TO play com
nositions nv Gretohaninof. StravinsAy,
Rachmaninoff and the second symphony
bv Balakiref. The Sunday concerts
are TO be given at low charges Tor al
rission. and the dates set are Novem-
bor %. December 10, January and oV'
February 90 and March ), II and 10.
During the next fortnight the SYM
phony Society is 20 extend its minis
trations to Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. Pablo Casals will play
with the orchestra in Philadelphia and
Mischa Elman in the other cities. Al
the next New York concert after
to.days, on Noyember 81, the solo
performer will De John Powell.
A spirit OF enterprise has always
marked the plans OF the Adele Mar
oulies Trio. and it is noticeable again
in the programmes of the three con
certs to be given in Aeolisn Hall on
November 90. January - and February
% The list Of pieces chosen comprise
Smetana's Trio in G minor, SAINT
saens's Trio in F. Beethoven's in r
fat schubert's in the same key, Tschai-
kowsky's in A minor and George scha-
mann's in F. which has not yet been
heard here in public.
A. the National Arts Club next
Wednesday evening there will be con-
Ger. Of music composed by Miss Marion
Bauer. to be participated in by Miss
May Darborn Schwab, soprano; Frank
Hunter, barytone; Paul Leyssac, read
er. and the composer.
The Educational Chamber Music So
ciety is a rather topheayy name for a
modest concert organization to carry,
but it expresses its purpose, which IS
20 purvey chamber music for people
who cannot affo,d to pay the price Of
high class concerts. Leo Levy was the
founder Of the society, which is enter
ing upon its third season at the Straus
Auditorium Of the Educational Alliance
at East Broadway and Jefferson Street,
this evening. The players will be
Michael Gusikof, first violin; Mitchell
Bernstein, second violin: Jacob Alt
schuler, viola; Modest Altschuler. d.
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rue CREATOR or KUNDRY,

Tberese Maltcn. the famous Wag-
merriam prims donna. was sixty yeats
ola June Il. says THE San Francisco
Aroonau..' She is now living IN a
s,.bprb q, Dres6en. the city in when
she won most Of her triumphs. Was
ner asigncd TO her the role OF hundry
=, the first performance Of "Parsiiai
in Bsyreuth.
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.D.aaEIHH

Which, unlike in appearance it IS is YET affiliated with
the fundamental melody in feeling I'm the third move
mmt Tres lent the melody, after contributing strongly
marked rhythmca figure and appearing III something very
Ike its oriona shane also assumes this form
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Comments on Coming Incidents
in Concert Rooms

rector OF the society, yioloncello. and
Leo Levy. pianoforte. The music 20 10
played is Mendelssohn's Quartet IN J.
aat. CD. II. Haydn's Trio IN g major
aud Dvorak's Quartet IN /, with rs
echo Of the spirit Of Afro-Ameriean
folksongs.
Some years ago an Italian gentleman
who divides his attention between con-
fections and opera told Tribune re-
porter that he had only 20 whistle 10
call barvtones and chorusters 10 ms
desk. and call aloud TO bring tenors
eocking. Only those who are intimately
familiar with all the phases OF LIE on
tho Fast Side know that there Is always
enough operate hotsam and Jetsam IN
New York 70 furnish forth half a dozen
opera companies. Italian, French or
German. Under sGeh circumstances
there can be no danger OF an operate
famine. Mr.. Louis Euro, at least y
determined that the interim between
the Boston season, just ended, ana tho
Metropolitan season. 20 begin IN a week
shall be bridged over IN the good, old
fashioned East Side way. lie began
a season at the ITALIA Theatre IN the
Bowery last Friday night, and Tor tnls
week announces the following roper
tory: Monday, "Cayallerla kvsu-
cana" and "P.gliacci;" Tuesday. "Rigo-
letto"; Wednesday, I'll Troystore";
Thursday. Lucia di Lsmmermoor"
Friday. "Ia Gioconds"; Saturday after
noon Faust; Saturday evening, Car
men"
Up in the northern part o. the city
there is AN amateur orchestra, calling
itself the Bronx symphony Society,
almost a large rs the professional
organizations OF is kind which. with
the aid OF some solo singers and the
Franz Schubert Mannerehor. Carl Helm.
director, will give a concert this even
ing in the auditorium of the Morris
High School.
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Now is wholly and frankly penatomc, lacking both
fourth and seventh and this with its Squareoed rhythm
ever and anon suggests the music Of China.
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Mondays Programmes:

Song recital by Emilio de Gogorza,
D. m. Aeolian Hall:
Al Iqh.guie en- rauride .................. .Giuck
Ar from Ic Dcssr'eIr ...................M Mo- ay
A. rucrls ciuc.. De scues Maia Aman'e.
aul ODD irR 90 q puuteadO. Enrique 6rauaGos
On the ~elSlore ~ Endless Worlds. and When
| Bring 10 lou tolorcl Toys. j. Alden Carpenter
Tie '0'E shall Grow ...-......J Alden Carpenter
Wind Son. ....... ................ J. n. l;rgcrs
luN lou q. or bplef st.t...t.t-.- sidney t..lrf
WIZ 20 Pale aud Wan ...............-.Cyr Scott
IT,, Pipe. of Pan ....................E lyar E'gar
Lied Maritime Vincent Indy
Lever HAuJe ...................G Guy I0psrfL
catsauX de Bots and Noici Que e PFniemps.
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friday:
Recital Of violin music by Alber.
Pianoforte recital by William kndef
lin at Aeolian Hall IN the even
Saturday:

Recital Of Chopn's panoforte music
by Leopold Godowsky IN Car
negie Hall in the afternoon;
Farfas'e ~ minor. Wat1cs In sharp minor "
fiat and fat son-is iu p minor n0c,lms ~.
81 No 90 major bsilAde. %. y ~ minor
bsrcaroIic on 60 ~ .harpI thrce eudes, three
mazurkas polonalse. Op 80 "A fau
Recital of pianoforte music by Hunt
or Welsh at Aeolisn Hall in the
evening:
cbo,afe -preiudes IN dir T.; Ffeuis Sri In
ruf' "a DIR. chaconne. t.---..- bafh hls01i
sonata in 4 mai1r. ........ .t.s..t... MWat
Efrde Op TO- 80 D.. euide. op. Is. No. =.
matIrka u minor. marurka, tninor. Falss
D. minor. salse. nat major snd schsfn.
u mluor. ............ ....ssttts-. .,hopin
Sonata lu minor. ........... ''''ttst.f'f .bn.s
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st5+s#5e#. r.
H, lCTTT1TN1 =

An nerac popularity of the theme as first announced
its avoidance of the seventh of the scale. The exotic
character thus impaired to it is intensified when 1t takes
tins form i'm the finale: