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little finger tackling the extreme end, and the
bow being controlled by the first finger. The
instrument is not now held by the legs, but rests
upon a peg of wood or steel, which touches the
floor. The ladies introduced this fashion, which
is best for all. Piatti, however, still holds his
instrument in the old way.
was standing in the wings, made up, and ready
to go on. The orchestra was beginning the
music that was his cue, when a messenger boy
handed him a telegram. Mr. Fagan tore open
the yellow envelope, and read :
'' Father is dead. Come home at once.
MAY."
For an instant Mr. Fagan put his hand to
"[be
of
his eyes ; then, the music having finished, he
crumpled the bit of ill-omened paper in his
CUSTOM HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS.,
hand, shut his teeth, and went on. Strangely
jj
is
a
language
which,
properly
under-
Collector's Office, Sept. 17, 1892.
~ ^ j - stood and correctly expressed, gives enough, the first lines put to him by the inter -
Exportation of Musical Instruments from the
voice to those loftier and sweeter emotions of luctor read as follows :
Port of Boston, Month ending Sept. 30th, 1892.
the heart and mind which common language is
"Well, Barney, how is your father ? "
To Germany :
powerless to convey. Prose expresses the prose
" He's gone."
Thirteen (13) organs
.
.
.
$750 thoughts and ideas of existence ; poetry advances
'' Gone ? Do you mean that he is dead ? ' '
a step and translates feelings, pleasures and
" Yes, he's dead."
To Netherlands :
passions
beyond
the
province
of
prose;
and
"
Well, he led an upright life."
Thirteen (13) organs -
music advances yet another step, and becomes
" Yes, and he died upright. He was hung."
To England :
the medium for those evanescent, dream-like
Those in the wings who were aware of the
Two hundred and ninety-one
imaginings which dwell in a region beyond the circumstances, watched Mr. Fagan closely, but
(291) organs
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dense atmosphere which surrounds this work- all the change they could detect were the hard
All other and parts of -
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aday world. ' ' In heaven they speak in music ! ' ' lines in his face and set jaw, which showed even
yet the instructed eye and the sympathetic soul through his make-up. All through the scene
To Nova Scotia, etc. :
may
read these dream-glimpses on the printed he carried out his part bravely, but, when it
Two (2) organs
- $125
page,
may learn the laws which govern their was over, he came into the wings, and broke
560
Three (3) pianos
modes
of expression, and, finally, may translate down, crying like a baby. And there were
All other and parts of
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them in sound to other souls. Though music many who cried with him.—Boston Post.
$1 O~"
To Newfoundland :
be the language of heaven, its grammer is taught
O. A. KIMBALL, of the Emerson Piano Co.,
Three (3) organs -
on earth.—From " How to Sing Without a Mas-
$525
One (1) piano
.
.
.
ter,' ' in Demorcst's Family Magazine for October. was in town Monday, and left Tuesday for
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Boston.
All other and parts of
125
pore
Total
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HOW
Importations of Musical Instruments into the
Port of Boston, Month of September, 1892.
Countries :
Austria .
France -
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Germany -
Switzerland
England
Nova Scotia
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$1,809
1,787
$6,289
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JOHN
..$21,347
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20
-$10,630
A
NEGRO
MINSTREL
CONCEALED HIS
SORROW.
o^xaiivxv the Cleveland Minstrels were play-
ing in Norwich, Conn., recently, an inci-
dent occurred, which shows how those who appar-
ently carry the lightest hearts in their efforts to
amuse, often force their gayety through sheer
will power.
It will be remembered that during the first
part of the entertainment John Queen and Barney
Fagan are introduced, and take their places on
the end. On the night in question Mr. Fagan
PUDIG, Arthur Hartford
and
Chester
and Roy Sullivan are interested in the drum
corps which has been organized at Manchester,
N. H.
Enough—When a Boston novelist wants to
make his hero swear, he writes, " a blank ex-
pression came into his face," and lets it go at
that. — Truth.
AN E X C H A N G E
DESIRED.
'
I will exchange a Yost or Caligraph Type Writing Machine,
value $100, for a second-hand Piano of any kind or make of
equal value, or would pay a small cash difference.
Address, " A. J.,"
Office T H E MUSIC TKADK REVIEW.
Jl?e l/iolo9e
,tWT is idiotic, according to Mr. Edward
^
Howell in the Victorian Magazine, to
speak of the " ' cello. " " Cello " simply means
"little." If, in these days of hurry, a short
name is necessary, let this instrument be called
the "bass." At the beginning of the century
the 'cello—we beg pardon, the bass—was fash-
ionable. George III. and George IV. both
played upon it. Its precursor was the viol di
gamba, or bass viol, with a flat back ; the sound
holes formed a crescent, the strings numbered
five to seven, and the fingerboard was fretted.
The tone of this instrument was too small, and
the violoncello was evolved as a baritone or light
bass instrument about 1650. The finest classi-
cal solos for this instrument are Sebastian
Bach's six sonatas. Duport's instruction book,
written one hundred years ago, is still (with
very slight alterations as to methods of finger-
ing) quite up to date. The English hold their
fingers stretched out over the fingerboard in the
first position, with every finger over its proper
note in the scale of C. This keeps the fingers
and hands always in readiness. The French
hold the fingers sloping back as in playing the
violin. This necessitates bringing the finger for-
ward for each note, causing a loss of grip and a per-
petual glissando. The right hand of the player
has not only to move the bow, but to hold it, for
the 'cello bow does not, like that of the violin,
rest upon the strings. The bow is best held all
round, the second finger resting on the nut, the
ITJapia Gristina,
Queen of Spain.
Porfirio Diaz,
President Republic of Mexico,
Rafael Qunez,
President United States of Columbia,
are among the many in whose homes the iEolian may be
found.
The -SEolian is endorsed by the greatest musicians, and
the severest musical critics.
Upon it can be played any
piece of music ever written, from a simple ballad to a
Wagner overture.
Any one can learn to play it with a
few days' practice
We ask, "Isn't this worthy your investigation?"
Visitors to see the .^lolian are not asked to buy; the
instrument is shown gladly to all who call at our ware-
rooms,
18 West Twenty-third St., N. Y. City.