New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
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Nstened 1ntently to what Mlliet called
1.-The cry of the earth" In a letter
written while at Yernoux in 1887 he
said: "At this moment see the snowy
SUBMITS of the Alps, the nearer noun
tains, the plain of the Rhone, the pine
woods that l know so we'll, and the
green, rich harvest which has not yet
been gathered. 1t is a true pleasure
to be here after the labors and the
vexations OF the winter. What they call
at Paris "the artistic world" seems
affair off and trifling thing. Here is
true repose, here one feels at the true
source of all art"
His love of nature Is seen in "Poeme
des Montagnes," suite for piano GssD;
LA Foret Enchantee," symphonic bal
lad (1s7s); the symphony for orchestra
and piano on a mountain air (1SS6),
fantasia for oboe and orchestra on some
folk tunes (18ss), "Tableux de Voy-
age" pieces for piano (1ss9), and cham
Der music by him suggests the austen
ity of mountain scenery.
AS boy d'Indy loved folk tales and
fantastic stories. He also read eagerly
the works Of INLAND, Hoffman, Poe.
Then he turned to the worship OF
Dante, Shakespeare, Moliere, Schiller
and Goethe. Flaubert, especially by his
Temptation of st. Anthony" made a
profound impression on him. In paint
ing he prefers the masters Of the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries, and he
confesses frankly that he finds greater
pleasure and inspiration in the pres
once Of the Assyrian art long before
Christ than In the presence of the
art known to Periales. Accord
ing to Imbert dIndy has been
known to remain for hours in contem-
plation before the pictures Of certain
primitive German or Flemish painters,
while the works of the Italian painters
of the Renaissance leave him unmoved.
In addition to the works already
mentioned d'Indy has composed the
operas "Fervaal" and "The Stranger"
which have been produced; incidental
Fleurie," lengend for orchestra;
"Istar," orchestral variations; choral
and variations for saxophone or cello
and orchestra, and symphony No. 9.
He has also written sonata for
violin and piano; a piano quartet,
suite in the old style for trumpet, flutes
and strings; trio for piano, clarinet
and cello; two string quartets, "Chan-
sens ct Danses" for wind instruments:
"Schumanniana," for piano; "Helvetia,"
three waltzes for piano; "Mary Mag
dalene," cantata for solo voice and
female chorus; "Deus Israel" motel
for six voices unaccompanied; "Clair
de Lune," for voice and orchestra
I (poem by Hugo; "Sur la mer," chorus
for female voices, and few songs. He
has written an elaborate and valuable
treatise on musical composition and
has collaborated with Tiersot in edi-
tions Of folk songs Of certain French
provinces.
HIS views on "Sophistication in Art,p
| vigorously expressed in an article writ
ten for the French magazine Comndis,
at one time caused the outbreak of a
violent polemical discussion in the
Paris press. Bitter letters were written
by Albert Carre and Jules Bots, and
not content with verbal sword play M.
Bots, author and authority on demon
ology and black magic, now living in
Chicago, challenged DIndy to duel
with pistols, which took place in Janu-
airy, 1908.
Such are the achievements of the
veteran who will again visit America.