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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1901 Vol. 33 N. 23

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THE WUSIC TRKDE
REVIEW
MISS AAGOT LUNDE.
enough encouragement to give them their
JVA
ISS
LUNDE,
one of the best and most
quota of concerts; if home chamber music
*•
*
enjoyable
singers
of Boston, has de-
organizations received proper support, or
even if it were possible for any chamber cided to accede to the desires of many to
music to be supported, the entire situation take her residence in New York. Miss Lunde
would be changed and the change can only has a beautiful contralto voice, but her at-
be effected by people who live in the small tractiveness lies in her very fascinating style
cities. Everyone who knows the situation and personality. Miss Lunde is strongly
knows that every artist heard in New York dramatic, very vivacious, and musicianly.
is available anywhere in America, that he A Norwegian by birth, it is not strange that
does not come for New York alone, but for her greatest charm is the manner in which
the whole country. The very best teachers she sings the songs of her own country.
of Europe or America would be happy to In this, it is safe to assert, that she is un-
live in the smaller cities if they were en- excelled in America. Among her teachers
couraged and permitted the privilege of mak-
ing great musicians instead of being treated
the way they are at present, which, from the
social side, may be very delightful, but from
the professional it is such as to entirely unfit
them for good work, and finally demoralize
them and render them useless unless they
have yet enough ambition or money left to
leave for other fields. It will, therefore, be
seen that it is not possible for New York,
Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and San
Francisco either alone or altogether, to solve
the question of music in America. America
must come to its own rescue if it would
stand beside other nations that have given
genuine treasures to the world of art. A
poet, a novelist, or a painter, needs no in-
spiration except that of nature; but the mu-
sician must draw from every other art, from
nature and from musical surroundings.
America's students need not deplore that
the Rhine with its legends were not given
to them, for the Columbia has Indian lore
that rivals in beauty, in romance and in in-
tensity anything that castles and aristocracy
could create; the pickaninny is a very good
substitute for mountain elves; the Niagara
Falls has no rival in Europe, and Switzerland
MISS LUNDE.
has few mountain peaks more majestic than
she
counts
Grieg,
whose works she sings
Mount Hood, Mount Shasta, and those of
as
only
a
Norse
could
do. With the late
the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the White
B.
E.
Woolf
Miss
Lunde
was a great favor-
Mountains. Germany has its Schwartzwald,
but California has its Yosemite Valley. Why ite and he was deeply interested in her ca-
—why, indeed, can the music of the future reer, jfor which he made many predictions.
not come from America, if America so wills Mr. Woolf concerned himself to the extent
of giving her much time and advice which
it?
was beyond price.
Emilie Frances Bauer.
HAS A GRAND AND NOBLE MISSION.
" T H E tenth anniversary of the foundation
'
of the People's Choral Union will be
formally celebrated early in the new year by
the performance of Handel's "Israel in
Egypt," which will be given in one of the
larger churches in this city. The elementary
and advanced classes of the People's Choral
Union are being splendidly attended this
year. They are doing excellent work toward
promoting in all the boroughs a love for
good music, particularly among those work-
ers who, for want of means and leisure,
cannot elsewhere pursue the serious study
of music under qualified teachers. The Peo-
ple's Choral Union has a grand—a noble mis-
sion—and cannot fail to leave its impress in
a wider diffusion of musical knowledge
among the masses of the people.
Lucy
Young,
Europe,
the late
Gates, a granddaughter of Brigham
who has been studying singing in
will be heard in concert here during
winter.
IN HONOR OF "TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE."
L COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, who has
many musical works of exceeding
merit to his credit, supplied the principal
novelty at the first of Mr. Newman's sym-
phony concerts in London, his latest effort
being entitled "Toussaint l'Ouverture," which
was written in honor of the negro liberator
of Hayti, for whom Mr. Taylor, himself a
man of color, has formed the highest ad-
miration. His composition is highly spoken
of by the London critics, and by its produc-
tion Mr. Taylor has unquestionably added to
his fame.
KAIM ORCHESTRA COMING.
T" HE Kaim Orchestra of Munich, which
is one of the famous musical organiza-
tions of Europe, is to make a tour of this
country next year. The present conductor
of the orchestra is Felix Weingartner. The
orchestra, according to present plans, appears
here during January and February.
Vocal and Instrumental
Successes J&
J&
English Songs and Ballads.
"O Dry Those Tears," by Teresa del
Riego, with organ and violin accompani-
ments; "A Land of Roses," by the same
composer, words by E. Teschemacher.
This song is being very successfully sung
by Clara Butt. A dainty chansonette en-
titled "A Japanese Love Song," by Clay-
ton Thomas, has received much vogue
in London during the past season. "The 1
Sweetest Flower," by John Lee Levver
and Robert Batten, promises to be a favor-
ite while Stephen Adams' musical setting
of Lord Tennyson's lovely poem "Sweet
and Low," will decidedly win many ad-
mirers. A song which undoubtedly will
be the popular ballad success of the sea-
son is by Ellen Wright, who has set to
music the beautiful German words "Mor-
gens send Ich Dir Die Veilchen," by H.
Heine, Julian Fane having translated it
into English under the title of "Violets."
Sidney Barraclough is singing it nightly
in "The Little Duchess" with enormous
success and already the song has had a
large sale.
A Great Christmas Song.
"Peace on Earth." by Gerald Lane. Sing-
ers who are looking for a song appropriate
for the approaching Christmas season
should obtain this beautiful song,"Peace
on Earth."
Cycle Songs.
"Hawthorne and Lavender," by C. Will-
eby for soprano and tenor. "An Irish
Idyll, by C. V. Stanford, for baritone. "In
Springtime," by Arthur Somervell, for
soprano.
"Summertime," by Landon Ronald, for
soprano, tenor, alto and baritone. This
cycle which consists of four songs was
sung by Ben. Davies at the Philharmonic
Concerts in London, and is now being
used by George Hamlin and Evan Willi-
ams at all their important engagements,
"Cameos," is Liza Lehman's latest work.
It consists of five Greek love songs, This
is her most important and classic work.
"Four Lyrics," by Edward German for
high or low voice.
Pianoforte Music.
"Trois Morceaux," by Gerald Lane. I.
"Bonsoir." 2. "Tous les Etoiles." 3.
"Joie de Vivre."
"AMORKUSE," valse by Berger. His
greatest success. This waltz is the rage of
Paris and London, and already is in great
demand in New York. It is played as the
introduction to the second act of "The
Little Duchess," and as incidental music
in the third act.
Important Notice.
BOOSEY & COMPANY have acquired
the sole agency for E. Donajowski's Mini-
ature Scores. These are full orchestral
scores, pocket size, and printed clearly;
most useful for patrons of Symphony Con-
certs and Students of Orchestration. The
• list embodies the Symphonies of Beet-
hoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann
Schubert, Tschaikowsky, and nearly all
of the principal Overtures. Also Con-
certos for Pianoforte and Orchestra and
Violin and Orchestra. The prices are
very moderate—from 25 cents to $1.50.
See special list.
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of the great teacher and contains many
new and copyright hints and exercises.
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books
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Ysaye, the famous violinist. The first
number is now in press.
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published on the first Saturday of each month.
WHY NOT FREE INDOOR CONCERTS?"
A T the recent meeting of the League for
•**• Political Education in this city, John
Martin, a former member of the London
County Council, delivered a most interesting
address, in which he showed that New York
was behind London in many things. He
referred to Mayor Van Wyck's scornful al-
lusion to playgrounds in the parks, and his
declaration that it was vaudeville that caused
the ruin of Rome. He thought the Mayor
had a more accurate classical knowledge.
London, he said, had thirty-eight outdoor
gymnasiums.
Another suggestion was that music for
the people was just as good in winter as on
summer evenings.
"If the city should assist in this matter,
as it provides music in the parks in the sum-
mer," said Mr. Martin, "it would help to
keep the young men out of saloons and the
low music halls."
It is interesting to note, by the way, that
there seems to be a fair prospect of putting
to a practical test this winter the scheme of
giving free indoor concerts in the poorer
districts of London during December, Jan-
uary and February. The Parks Committee
of the London Council have, according to
our English namesake, so far accepted a
proposition by Stewart Sankey to this end
that they have requested the Bands Sub-
Committee to settle details, and the whole
matter will very shortly be submitted to the
Council itself. The proposal is to utilize the
bands which perform in the open spaces
during the summer. Also amateur musical
societies and others will be invited to assist
in the performance of choral, instrumental,
and solo vocal music, and the Borough
Councils will be asked to grant the free use
of their halls. The County Council indoor
concerts will necessarily be of a not too am-
bitous character, but they will be given in as
large a number as possible of the working
class districts, and they will certainly be
keenly appreciated by the very poor during
the three joyless winter months.
Here is a "pointer" for the incoming ad-
ministration of Mayor Low and his Borough
chiefs. Why not free indoor concerts for the
poor of New York?
TGNACE PADEREWSKI, who will be
* over here early in January to superintend
the rehearsals of his new opera "Manru,"
which will be produced by the Grau forces
at the Metropolitan, recently gave two con-
certs in Vienna, where he has never in the
past enjoyed the same degree of success that
he made in the other cities. Some time ago
he vowed he would never play there again,
and his recent visit was entirely due to the
solicitation of Leschetitsky, who was ex-
tremely anxious that he should capture the
good will of the Viennese public.
7VTVSIC TRKDE. REVIEW
like position the percentage is high. These
MISS BROWER'S SUCCESS.
/Wl ISS AILEEN BROWER, soprano, who young people are chiefly equipping themselves
*• * *• made her formal debut at the Astor to teach. It is clear that the time is near
Gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria on Nov. 15th, when Americans will not need to leave home
achieved a most pronounced success. Her to acquire that instruction which is at pres-
program embraced the Recitation Aria from ent only to be got in Europe.
"Iphigenie en Tauride," by Gliick; an air "The attempt to make coon songs the foun-
from "Louise," by Charpentier, and a group tain of American musical inspiration is alto-
of songs by Von Fielitz, Richard Strauss, gether misguided. Ragtime is a bad imita-
Victor Harris and Edward German. This tion of European 'volkslieder' brought to
the United States by German, Italian and
Russian emigrants. Sousa's stirring works
will live. Theodore Thomas, Walter Dam-
rosch, Emil Paur and Anton Seidl lend shin-
ing glory to American music. The land
which raised and supports such talents will
not be content until still higher artistic ideals
are reached."
j*
MR. MANSFIELD'S CLEVER SATIRE.
A T a dinner to Richard Mansfield in Bal-
* * timore last Saturdaynight some one read
the article in the St. James' Gazette attack-
ing the taste of the American public and la-
menting the deterioration of the foreign act-
ors and amusement-makers through their
visits to America. Mr. Mansfield spoke in
satirical comment upon the article.
"Think," he begins, "if the newspaper's
contention is true, what a vast crowd of
coarse and clap-trap actors, readers, singers,
musicians, there must be on the other side
of the ocean by this time!" And he went
on to discuss the more conspicuous persons
in that throng—the Irvings and Terrys and
MISS BROWER.
program was sufficiently catholic to reveal Kendals, Duse and Bernhardt and Coquelin,
the range and beauty of Miss Brower's mar- Patti, Paderewski, the De Reszkes, Calve
velous voice. She was received with enthu- and Melba. He warned Paderewski to keep
siasm by the large and fashionable audience away from us lest he "sink out of sight ex-
in attendance. The critics of the leading cept as a rag-time performer," and he sug-
papers without exception spoke most flat- gested that the singers "will have either to
teringly of this talented artist, who is already turn their backs upon us altogether or be-
booked for a number of other important en- come performers for the ubiquitous Mr.
gagements this season in widely separated Keith."
parts of the country under the management
Mr. Mansfield treated the attack, which
of Chas. L. Young.
has been so widely quoted in this country,
with
the good-humored irony which it de-
PRAISE FROM' "SIR HUBERT."
served.
He might have added, says the
I T is a good thing once in a while to "see
World,
that
the St. James' Gazette is a little
* ourselves as other see us"; hence the
afternoon
newspaper
with a circulation of
value of the following remarks by Dr. Wil-
less
than
two
thousand
copies.
helm Klatte, the distinguished critic of Ber-
lin, who, in a series of lectures recently given " F H E Marquis Souza, who disdained all
on the history of contemporary music, ac-
offers to appear in the vaudeville thea-
corded a high place to American composing, tres here, has recently been singing at the
orchestral, instrumental and vocal talent. Winter Garden in Berlin, where he is said
"The United States will be teaching Europe to receive $100 nightly for shaking the raft-
music within twenty years," said Dr. Klatte, ers. He would have been able to command
"it is undoubtedly on the threshold of a great more here.
musical career. Native composition is only
I N Germany, as in this country, other art-
emerging from its infancy, but the works 1 ists of note have gone into the vaudeville
of Nevin, McDowell, Parker, Foote, Chad- field, much to the horror of the good people
wick and Sousa afford rich promise. As yet of the fatherland. The innovation is de-
German, Italian and French influence is plored as a degradation of art. But then, it
marked because most American musical ex- depends upon the point of view.
ponents are fresh from European schooling.
This influence will decrease as the body poli-
tic loses cosmopolitanism and becomes typi-
cally American.
"The records of our own conservatories
AUBTJEIT, 3JT. 3T.
show that out of an average class of 500
All oar Instruments contain the full iron framo and
one-fifth is composed of yankees, while the
patent tuning pin. The greatest invention in the history
remainder are Germans. Never fewer than of piano making. Any radical changes in the climate, heat
or dampness, cannot affect the standing in tone of our to.
forty-five Americans obtain first honors, struments,
and therefor* challenge the worl4 thai
while if 200 Germans manage to secure a •ill excel any otbeft.
ufcctum*

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