New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19

crarhisches Lexicon der TOnkunstler,
published in 1890 and paraphrased by
Fetis in his Geographic Universelle tes
Musiciens," published IN 1899. heben-
STREET was a violinist and dancing mas
ter. born in Eisleben SaXonyl IN looo.
Pursued by creditors. he was forced
20 fee from Leipsic, where he was
practising his twofold vocation. 4
dulcimer which he found in Merseburg,
where a priest gave him shelter, sug-
ges.ed the idea OF an instrument OF the
same kind. but with enlarged poten-
tialites. lie quadrupled the size OF the
dulcimer. gave X system or GUT
strings, as well as one OF metal ana
developed great skill upon =. In | 40
he went 10 Paris, charmed Louis ~
with his music. who suggested that X
be called after its inventor or rather
improver. Hebenstreit returned 10
Germany in 1905 and was engaged by
the Elector OF SaXony. who was also
King Of Poland. as court musician and
dancing master. There Irlema Do. no
was also employed al court, met him
and the two often played double con-
certos for the violin. 4 strong
PLAYER was Hebenstreit, and Trlemann
says in his autobiography that when ne
had 20 play with him he oetooA
himself 70 the solitude OF his room
few days before, rolled up his
sleeves rubbed himself with nerve.
strengthening ointment, 70 tit himself
for the contest. Two Of Hcbenstrc't s
pupils, Gebil a great musician IN ms
day.. and Gumpenhuber "a musical
name. that. continued 20 play the pan.
falcon for some years, but II then iell
INTO desuetude. Neither Gerber nor
Fetis knew when Hebenstrelt died. but a
latter day publication, the "Quellen
Lexicon" established the date OF his
death in Dresden on November 10,
1850, only forty years before the Ger
man biographical dictionary appeared
Not a word about Russia. Now, as 20
The minuet played last night. It may
have been composed by Lully. probably
was. but not for Hebenstreit. for
Lully died in 1887 eighteen years
before the doughty fiddler and dull
elmer player saw Paris
The instrument played by Mr. Notit-
chenko does not resemble IN the least
the pantaleon described by the leXicog-
raphers or that which the Able
Chateauneuf quoted by Fetisl says ne
heard at the house Of the famous
courtesan whom three generations OF
gallants courted IL is a beautiful dull
elmer. kin 10 the Persian Santir. the
medieval German Hackbrett and the
cymbal Of the itinerant gypsy musician
of to-day. We have all heard II IN
Hungarian restaurant bands.
But it was never played with the
wonderful charm with which Notit-
chenko infuses IT. His dynamic effects,
achieved By hammers with soft and
hard heads. are those which led the
German inventor TO invent the piano
forte to supersede the old harpsichord.
Every good history Of the modern in
strument will inform the curious
reader that the pianoforte was inde-
pendently invented by the Italian
Christofori, the Frenchman Marlus and
the German Schroeder. II was rare
music which Mr.. Notitchenko made for
last nights audience, exquisite m
nuance, fascinating in variety OF color
effects. His marvellous skill and per
feet taste idealized the instrument and
he fo!ksong melodies which he played
70 equally finished Accomplishments on
the pianoforte, and celesta, played by
= young woman who should not have
been left nameless on the programme.