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has made her reputation. She is looked had lapsed under the old arrangement. The
upon to-day as the greatest of the younger new law also looks to a more satisfactory
generation of Wagnerian singers—of that settlement of the relations between com-
generation which is to succeed Sucher, posers and publishers than exists at present.
Materna, Malten and Lehmann.
*
T^HE concerts in the public parks, which
A GOOD subject for a prize composition
* have afforded so much pleasure to
**• would be to indicate what is English
thousands during the summer months,
in music. The London World says a pro-
will soon come to an end. In this con-
pos: "We can trace the artistic pedigree
nection a special word of praise is due to
of Massenet and St. Saens, of Puccini and
Sig. Fanciulli of the 71 st Regiment Band for
Leoncavallo, of Max Bruch and Goldmark,
the exceptionally fine programs with which
and none of them owe much to any man
he has entertained visitors to Central Park
beyond their own frontiers. And further,
during the concert season this year. There
certain things are common to all Germans,
has been a very happy and judicious blend-
certain others to all Frenchmen, and yet
ing of the classical with the best music of
others to all Italians, so that without the
the popular order, and he has gradually
aid of programmes one could say to one's
educated his auditors to a distinct appreci-
self with certainty—this is German, this is
ation of a class of music which a few years
French, but that is Italian. But if we
ago would be positively distasteful. The
take Parry, Mackenzie, Cowen and Stan-
program which he played at last Sunday's
ford among the older men, and Elgar,
concert at Central Park embraced numbers
by Bizet, Verdi, Meyerbeer, Grieg, Moll-
enhauer, Kontski and Fanciulli. Such
programs, which have been a feature of the
season, have undoubtedly drawn a different
class of people to the Park who keenly
'T'HE bilious in literature and music has
enjoy their interpretation, which we may
* apparently enormous vitality which is
say is very creditable. In his organization,
due, no doubt, to the desire of writers to
Sig. Fanciulli has a fine body of musicians
strike out into what they consider "orig-
and a number of eminent soloists, notably,
inal paths." Some of the reviews have
Wm. Paris Chambers, the cornetist, whose
displayed a certain partiality to produc-
reputation is worldwide. It is a pleasure
tions which are more than usually jaun-
to record the appreciation with which Sig.
diced. Several authors, notably in Germany
Fanciulli's efforts have met among those
and England, have won a certain degree
who have at heart the musical welfare of
of popularity among admirers of gloom
the community.
and black bile because they feel positive
*
MARGUERITE HALL.
that the world is going to the dogs.
A CONCERT to be given at the Metropoli-
Percy Pitt, Delius and Coleridge Taylor **• tan Opera House on Nov. 12 under the
The roses fade, the wines turn sour,
And no one laughs to see the sun;
among
the younger, we find that they have direction of Charles L. Young gives every
And youth is spoiled by Schopenhauer,
assimilated
many virtues that have come promise of proving an interesting event,
And age, alas! is a race that's run.
from
every
quarter of the globe, and one It is Mr. Young's intention to introduce on
If anyone is rash enough to pronounce
looks
in
vain
for any one quality thay have that occasion a number of foreign and
this mere drivel let him remember that it
in
common
which
marks them out as Eng- American artists, regarding whom consid-
is about the whole of the message the so-
lish.
Indeed,
it
would
be a good holiday erable has been printed. A more recent
called "agnostic school" in literature has to
task
for
musicians
to
try
to discover such a
deliver. From Swinburne to Arno Holz it
is the same story of graves and worms, of quality."
*
writhings and alleged intellectual agonies
which ought to be as unspeakable among '"THE German Reichstag is soon to take
* up the discussion of a new law dealing
bearded men as complaints of anguish
with the rights of authors and composers.
due to eating green fruit.
These literary gentlemen are mistaken Since 1870, it has been possible to protect
both in themselves and in nature. They works for only thirty years. The new law
All our instruments contain the full Iron frame and
have not made a discovery. The sky has will lengthen that term by twenty years patent tuning pin. The greatest invention in the history
of piano making. Any radical changes in the climate, heat
not suddenly turned black, as they think. and if it goes into effect will revive the or dampness, cannot affect the standing in tone of our in-
and therefore challenge the world that OMS
Roses bloom, the sun shines and wine is as rights to royalties on the works of such struments,
"vill excel any other
composers
as
Meyerbeer
and
Berlioz
which
sweet as ever. But of what profit are
order, beauty and sublimity to men who
allow their livers to do the work of their
Caeb, jeyebanae, IRentefc, also
brains?
SoR> on j£a$2 payments
commission, and the result of his researches
is heartrending. The "rag-time" melodies
that have done table d'hote duty all through
the icy season are dished up anew on the
bosom of the bounding billow, the harp
thrumming out its monotonous chords and
the violin wailing with merciless persis-
tence that it's time to "Telegraph Mah
Baby," or that "Just One Girl" is all that
is necessary for happiness. The vasty
deep is usually a place where one may for-
get one's earthly woes, but with the deadly
harp and violin aboard the memory of un-
digested dinners will arise to haunt, and
prayers for unconsciousness or a wreck
spring from the heart.
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A GREAT metropolitan favorite is Miss
**• Marguerite Hall 1 , whose beautiful
voice and engaging personality, ever at-
tract.
Miss Hall's voice is a mezzo-
soprano of rare quality which she con-
trols admirably. Her already large and
varied repertoire has been augmented dur-
ing her summer vacation at Greenwich,
Conn.
Cfc
Grand, Square and Upright
H AMBOURG sails for this coun-
M ARK
try on October 18th and will give a
preliminary tour in the West before mak-
ing his New York appearance with the
Philharmonic Society at Carnegie Hall,
Dec. 8 and 9.
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1V/I ILKA TERNINA, at present the best
* " * paid Wagnerian soprano in Germany,
promises to be one of the most interesting
new-comers to the Metropolitan Opera
House next season. Ternina is not a
beauty, but she is heroic in figure and
admirably suited to the roles in which she
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