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VOL.
XVIII. No. i
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SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
|Yeu/ YorK, July 29, 1893.
& Sons which occurred on July 8th, at Hor-
sham. 'Mr. Broadwood was born on June 6th,
I 3 I I , and thus passed away at the fine old age
of eighty-two. He was a grandson of the
first Broadwood, and in his time was successful
in a marked degree as a pianomaker. No man
>took more delight in his art than did the de-
ceased, and to his talents and experiments are
due many of the best features of the modern
Broadwood piano. Mr. Broadwood was the first
to discover and bring out Mr. A. J. Hipkins, of
-7*2? whose abilities as an expert in piano tone and
construction he always expressed a pronounced
and warm admiration. He was an educated
gentleman ot ripe, artistic and scholarly tastes,
and always maintained close and fraternal
relations with the employees of the Broadwood
firm in every department.
The business of Broadword & Sons will now
MASCAGNI IN LONDON—DR. DVORAK INTER-
be
carried on by Henry and James Broadwood,
PRETED—DEATH OF HENRY F. BROAD-
and Frederick and George Rose.
WOOD—PROFITABLE ADVER-
The Higham band instruments, of Manches-
ter, of which Lyon & Healy, Chicago, are the
American agents, have become so extensively
used in the United Kingdom that the business
has increased to a remarkable extent. Conse-
quently there is a London branch—extensive, I
am informed,—to be opened up at 84 Oxford
street. If I am not in error, Mrs. Higham, the
widow of the founder, at present personally
conducts the vast interests of which she is
proprietor.
NIRVANA.
OUR EUROPEAN
BUDGET,
TISING—DAN BEATTY
ABROAD — GEN-
ERAL FACTS.
LONDON, July
DEAR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
-
17th, 1893.
The latest stir in musical circles here was
caused by the production of Mascagni's " I
Rantzau," at Covent Garden, on July 7th. It
was to have been presented earlier, but the
state performance given by Sir Augustus Harris
caused a change in plans. Although this opera
of the now famous Italian is not likely to prove
another " Cavalleria Rusticana," it will cer-
tainly take a reputable position among the
modern examples of operatic works. Mascagni,
who is in London, is being lionized and feted
to an uncomfortable degree, but it does not
seem to turn his head, and he is therefore all
the more admired. His compatriots in London
were out in great force on the occasion of the
production of " I Rantzau," and their mani-
festations of enthusiasm and appreciation were
almost startling, so violent were they.
ADVERTISING THROUGH ROYALTY.
I notice that Brinsmead & Sons are deriving
an inestimable amount of advertising from the
piano which they made for Princess May. It
has now been illustrated in papers and brought
to the notice of a vast community who will be
materially influenced by this association of
Brinsmead & Sons with royalty.
As usual Daniel Mayer has not been sleeping.
An Erard piano has also been figuring among
the royal presents and dividing interest in the
press with that of Brinsmead & Sons.
AN INJUSTICE TO STEINWAY & SONS.
A Leipsig communication to Kuhlou lately
adverted to the manner in which some of the
German critics passed over the Steinway piano
which Sophie Menter used at the Gewandhaus
not long since. On this point Kiihlou's cor-
respondent says :
"The instrument, for tone, quality and vol-
ume was admirable, and recognized and men-
tioned as very superior by many. The princi-
DVORAK'S MASS IN D.
pal critics, however, were discreetly silent. The
As the great Dvorak is a resident of New only reason that two of the papers referred to
York, and a figure in American music, it may the excellence of the piano was that disinterest-
be interesting to know that his Mass in D was ed persons, whose sense of fairness and appre-
lately performed in London by the students of ciation of excellence is not prejudiced by their
the Royal Academy of Music, under the direc- zeal for, or their influence on • home industries,'
tion of Dr. Mackenzie. The critics received it called attention to and demanded a recognition
cordially, while disposed to say hard things of of the favorable impression the instrument made
the choir and soloists. Like all of Dvorak's upon the audience."
works, it has strong and forceful features which
A REMARKABLE ORGAN.
at once attract and hold the intellectual musi-
cian. Even a poor interpretation could not
A friend of mine lately saw a circular sent by
hide the beauties of the Mass. It may be stated, Mr. Daniel F. Beatty, of Washington, N. J.,
however, that the work was originally produced about whom your papers say so much. In it
under more artistic auspices at the Crystal he claims that there are eighteen sets of golden
Palace last March.
tongued reeds and lots of other doubtful things.
THE DEATH OF MR. H. FOWLER BROADWOOD.
You will regret to learn of the decease of Mr.
Henry F. Broadwood, formerly of Broadwood
It is my impression from what I have been read-
ing that Mr. Beatty is a " golden : tongued "
fibber.
Accordion, No. 501,803, W. R. Muhlmann.
Harmonica, No. 501,495, E. Dienst.
Harmonica, No. 501,837, M. Hohner.
Music box, No. 501,766, E. L. Cundet.
Electrical musical instrument, No. 501,540,
501,541, 501,542, E. P. Singer.
Fret for musical instrument, No. 501,743, J.
F. Stratton.
Opera chair, No. 501,896, McAneny & Stans-
bury.
Organ reed board, No. 501,535, J. Peloubet.
Organ stop action, No. 501,880, F. W. Fraser.
A VAUIA0U£
TESTIMONIAL
OVERNOR LEVI K. FULLER enjoys an
international reputation as an authority
on questions relating to musical physics. He
is equally versed in matter relating to the basic
principles of piano making, and particularly
those connected with questions of tone and
tune.
A copy of " The Piano," the new work relat-
ing to tuning, toning and regulating, published
from this office, having been received and
studied by Governor Fuller, he writes as fol-
lows :
" It is a well written book, and contains
an amount of information of value to the
tuner. I hope you may toe successful in set-
ting it into their hands.
Yours truly,
E. L. BILL, Esy.,
New York.
39X109
LEVI K. FULLER."