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"be too great, as injury to the vocal bodies might follow. When a singer is
making nse of a low note in his register, the vocal cords are greatly relaxed.
"When, however, he desires to sound a high note, he tightens his cords, or in
•other words makes use of the vocal movement already described as tension.
AT HOME.
Therefore in order that the muscles (tensors) presiding over this movement
Tae especially exercised, it is simply necessary to form a series of studies
Mr. Rafael Joseffy announces that his last grand concert this season will
based on the following example:
take place on Wednesday evening, April 20, at the Academy of Music,
assisted by the orchestra of the Philharmonic Society, Mr. Theodore
Thomas, conductor.
The long-continued activity of the managers of the coming May Festival
at the Seventh Regiment armory has been redoubled since the sale of seats
began. The demand is brisk, but not yet so brisk as to cause alarm among
The greater the distance between the notes, the greater will be the intending visitors from distant cities.
stretching of the cords and the tensor muscles. In order that the relaxor
De Beauplan's Grand French Opera Company began a week's season at
muscles be exercised, it is simply necessary to reverse the last example
the Philadelphia Academy of Music April 4. This company comes from
thus:
New Orleans, where it sung continously for four months to large audiences,
and includes 165members. " Les Huguenots" was presented on the open-
ing night; Tuesday night, " La Juive;" Wednesday (matinee), "Le Docteur
Faust," (evening) " L'Africaine;" Thursday, "Aida;" Friday, "Robert le
Diable;" Saturday (matinee), "Traviata," and (evening) "William Tell"
will be given. Thence the company comes to New York.
I see no reason to doubt that exercises founded upon the above simple
The brothers Ferdinand and Hermann Carri, one a pianist and the other
•examples will greatly strengthen the cords, and, as a consequence, develop
the voice, but this is a point which cannot be conclusively settled by me, a violinist, will give a farewell concert at Steinway Hall on Thursday even-
lout by the capable master, after a more or less prolonged trial. It seems to ing, April 22, with the assistance of a number of vocal and instrumental
me almost feasible for studies to be constructed, which will conjointly artists. They afterward propose to make a concert tour through Europe.
develop two or more of the groups of vocal muscles, for example: The
The Boston Mendelssohn Quintet Club, of Boston, and Miss Nellini, the
adductors and tensors; the adductors and relaxors, &c, Sec.
accompanying vocalist, will give a performance in San Francisco about
Easter time.
WHITPTELD WARD, M. D., 339 West 23d Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hatch, No. 42 Park avenue, this city, gave a soiree
musicale, on the evening of March 31st, in farewell compliment to Miss
JOSEPH GUNG'L.
Henrietta Beebe, the vocalist, on the eve of her departure for Europe. The
J O S E P H GUNG'L, interpretation of a very varied and entertaining programme commenced by a
fj whose portrait we dashing prelude by Mme. Bohrer, followed by a Te Deum from Mosenthal;
give, was born on the the "Peasants' Wedding," by Koschat; "There is a mild and tranquil
1st of December, 1810, light," by At wood, and a trio from Verdi's "Attila." Then Miss Beebe,
at Zsembek, in Hun- who was in excellent voice, sang Sir Henry Bishop's beautiful little song,
gary. He was the son " Come live with me," with a touching grace and tenderness of expression
of a stocking manu- that drew a spontaneous outburst of applause from an audience composed
facturer. Joseph lack- well nigh exclusively of critics. Mme. Bohrer accompanied on the harp
ed enthusiasm for the Abt's "Ave Maria," a solo by Mr. Toedt, a quartette from "Rigoletto," a
paternal profession, duet from "Rebekah," and Burnley's "King All Glorious." Among those
though he did not im who participated in the interpretation of the programme were Miss Lewis,
mediately manifest his Mrs. Hardenbergh, Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Ellard, and Mr. Aiken. Among the
disposition for a musi- guests were Lieut.-Commander Gorringe, who, in the pauses of the music,
cal vocation. His taste entertained an admiring group with the story of his adventures in Northern
led him first towards Africa and his capture of the obelisk; School Commissioner William Dowd,
literature, and after Miss Dowd, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Plummer, Mr. and Mrs. Fannings, Mrs.
having procured the Hastings, Miss Toedt, Mrs. Rvce, Mrs. W. Dart, Mrs. J. Dart, Miss Wood-
necessary diploma, he ruff, Mr. Selden Gray, Mr. William Gray, Miss Gray, Mr. Brownlow Gray
entered upon his ca- of Bermuda, Mrs. Joel Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Mr. George Wood, Mr.
Cooper, and Mr. Bush.
reer as a teacher.
MUSICAL
NOTES
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It was about this
It is generally conceded that Signor Brignoli was the great attraction of
time that, as a French
the Emma Abbott opera season in Boston. The veteran tenor sang at his
writer puts it, ' ( Eu- best and created great enthusiasm among lovers of music. As a recognition
terpe began to tor- of his merits it is proposed to tender him a grand testimonial concert in
ment him." He work- Music Hall at the close of his engagement with the Abbott Company in
ed courageously at May. Some of the best amateur talent and the best people in Boston
music, and soon learn- generally will take an active part in the affair.
Mr. Dulcken, whose leg was broken in a railroad accident near Toledo, is
Regiment of Artillery at Gratz as hautboy player, but did not wait long
before he exchanged his instrument for the baton of leader of an orchestra, confined to the house, and having suffered other injuries, will not be able to
resume his duties for some time. The regret at this unfortunate accident
which he kept for eight years.
When he left the Austrian service he had an idea of founding an orches- is increased because Mr. Dulcken cannot be present at the production of his
tra to interpret his own compositions*. At the head of his band he traveled symphony by Mr. Theodore Thomas.
to the principal cities, of his country, and in 1848 sailed for North
The name of Signor Perugini (Mr. Chatterson), of New York, the prin-
America, returning in August, 1849, with a ship load of money, and appeared cipal tenor of the Emma Abott English Opera Company, appears among the
next in Berlin. The effect be produced procured for him the title of Koeaig- new artists engaged by Mr. Gye for the coming season at Covent Garden.
Uchen Musikdirector.
If his love lies dreaming what show is there for getting any truth out of
It is probable that this purely honorary distinction was the cause of the
Accusations made against him by several Parisian papers. They said that her when she is awake ?
Gung'l had served in the German Army, and that he had been attached to
Mrs. Mary A. Nelson, the blind music teacher of New Rochelle, and
"the First Regiment of Prussian Fusileers as musical director. The truth is her daughter Addie, thirteen years of age, shut off the draughts of the
that Gung'l never wore any uniform but that of his own country.
stove and partly removed the lids before they went to bed on Monday night,
In 1850 we find him at St. Petersburg, where for six consecutive years he March 27. On Tuesday morning some of Mrs. Nelson's pupils called to
gave summer concerts. In winter he took refuge in Moscow, Berlin, or take their lessons and were unable to gain admittance. Fearing that some-
Gratz, In 1858 he re-entered the Austrian Army and took the direction of thing was wrong they summoned Constable Kelly. Kelly forced an en-
the music of the Twenty-third Regiment of infantry. He continued in this trance into the house and found Mrs. Nelson dead in bed and her daughter
position until 1864, when he established himself at Munich, from which place lying unconscious beside her. They had been asphyxiated by gas from the
stove. Physicians tried to restore the girl, but she died on Tuesday night.
he made tours to Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland and England.
GungTs marches, polkas and waltzes form to-day a vast repertoire of more
Mr. Jerome Hopkins's Sixteenth Springtide Festival will this year take
than three hundred pieces. The music publishing house of Hengel has the shape
of a piano tournament, and will occur at the Academy of Music
already brought out three volumes of these compositions.
on Thursday evening, April 28.
Gung'l is the father of a charming daughter, who is studying in Ger-
Juan E. Salcedo, a well-known cornet player, died on the 4th inst. at
many to become a singer. He is afflicted with a nephew, Johann Gung'l, who,
following the example of his uncle, composes dance music, though, in his home, No. 197 Willoughby street, Brooklyn, at the age of thirty-seven.
He has recently been playing with Gilmore's Band at Koster & Bial's and
quality, at a respectful distance from his model.
Last sum-
• In this respect, although in no other, he resembled our own modest young composer, Mr. last fall was with the orchestra of Mapleson's Opera Company.
Rudolph Aronson.—Ed. MUSICAL CRrric AND TKADE REVIE%.
mer he was the solo cornet player at Cable's West Brighton Beach, Coney
Island. He leaves a widow and one child.
The Mansfield, Ohio, papers complain of the slovenly manner in which
WAI/LHOFEN.—Mme. Wallhofen, better known as Mme. Pauline Lucca,
had to give up her engagement at the Royal Opera House, Berlin, owing to concert troupes carry out their programmes. We are glad to see attention
an interesting family event, shortly expected, an event which makes nursery drawn to this evil, for metropolitan musicians are too prone to think that
anything will do for small provincial places and do not give the people credit
songs preferable to operatic roles.
for as much musical intelligence as they possess. Let us have fair play
THE OLD TENOR.—Theodore Wachtel has appeared at the New Opera ladies and gentlemen of the musical profession. The money of the people
House, Frankfort, and the crowded audience was frantic in their applause. of Mansfield, Ohio, or any other town, is as good as that of New York, and
When Mr. Wachtel was in New York about five years ago, his voice showed should buy as good, quality of goods, be they singing or dry goods.
«igns of decline, and his season was disastrous in every respect. Has his
"Donna Juanita," the new opera, by Von Suppe, will follow " Olivette"
voice improved since that time, or are our German friends at Frankfort more
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
.,
indulgent than we are.