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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 22

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show the trend of thought to a certain extent.
The New York State Music Teachers' convention
is also one of the most important events in
the country. While it hardly reaches further
than New York State it is so important that
where he was at the head of the violin de- the influence is really far reaching. This will
Practically the only music in the country at
present of any great importance are the sum- partment of the Chicago Musical College, of open June 25th at Geneva, N. Y., and it will
mer concerts or the musical festivals and con- which Dr. Florence Ziegfeld is the director. last until the 28th. There will be several im-
ventions. The festival idea is spreading with Sauret's place will be filled by Hugo Herrmann, portant soloists, as is always the case.
utmost rapidity which is proof of what, such one of the most noted and capable violinists
June 30 to July 5th the Northeastern Saenger-
good example brings about as the Worcester that has ever appeared in this country. It is fest will be held in Newark, N. J. The solo-
and Cincinnati festivals. The benefit is not de- also hinted that Harold Bauer is to be con- ists wiil be Maud Powell, violin; Mme. Schu-
rived from the concerts alone but there are nected with that institution, but as yet this mann-Heink, contralto; Corinne Rider-Kelsey,
both before and after effects.
Before—indeed has not been verified. To return, however, to soprano; Frieda Stender, soprano; Campanari,
a whole year beforehand—the local musicians thejestival the Southern Music Teachers' Asso- baritone; Daniel Beddoe, tenor, and Edwin
are interested in working up the choral num- ciation will hold their annual convention in Grasse, violin. This does not represent one-
bers and in interesting the people in general, Gainesville, Ga., from June 12th to June 14th. half the festivals going on in all sections of the
while during the festival days the musical en- The Ohio Music Teacher's Association will meet country, but it does show the great activity dur-
thusiasm is at a high pitch and receives the in Cincinnati from June 20th to June 22d. ing the summer months.
sort of impetus which keeps it alive and grow- Perhaps the mo?t important of all these sessions
ing. These occasions give the opportunity to is the festival of the Music Teachers' National
Speaking of summer music it is in order to
bring artists of note before a public which Association, which will be the twenty-eighth
otherwise has not as yet the power to stand annual meeting of this body of teachers. They note that Arthur Pryor's band begins a two
on the musical situation alone and would not will meet at Oberlin, Ohio, from June 26th to weeks' engagement June 17th, at Willow Grove
Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Walter Damrosch and
undertake the importation 01 so many even dur- 29th. The character of this year's session will
ing an entire season. Of course it must not be be totally aifferent from those held a year be- the New York Symphony Orchestra will return
supposed that these are all financial successes, fore, as instead of the usual order of music to Ravina Park, just outside of Chicago, where
they made such a pronounced success last sum-
because this is very far from the cas:e, but the time will be given to addresses by some of
even a deficit which grows smaller from year the greatest educators of this country- There mer. They open June 23d. The same day as
to year is encouragement to those who know will be an illustrated lecture by Albert A. Stan- the opening concert at Ocean Grove, N. J., un-
how intensely necessary and beneficial these ley, University of Michigan, "An Opera of the der direction of Tali Esen Morgan. When it
comes to "continuous performance festivals"
Seventeenth Century" (Cesti's "II pomo d'ora") ;
annual meetings are.
perhaps the palm may be yielded to the Ocean
"Some
European
Musical
Association,"
by
O.
G.
The thirteenth annual May festival of the
Grove scheme which runs at least six weeks
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor took place Sonnovk, musical librarian of the Library of
or more. There are any number of oratorio
May 10th, 11th and 12th, when the Choral Congress. There will be a discussion upon "The
Study of Music in the College," by H. Dike productions and orchestral concerts, and prac-
Union and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of
tically all the soloists availab e are heard at
Chicago collaborated.
The soloists for the Sleeper, Smith College, A. A. Stanley, University
of Michigan, and Abram Ray Tyler, Beloit Col- some time or another under these auspices.
three days were Charlotte Maconda, Lillian
This year Mr. Morgan is training a children's
French Read, Grace Munson, Isabelle Bouton, lege. This will be followed by "Music in the
festival chorus of over one thousand voices, to
Frances Caspari, Glenn Hall, Elison van Hoose, Secondary School" and "The College and the
be ready for the public August 9th.
Secondary
School,"
by
Leonard
D.
McWhood,
G. Campanari, Herbert Witherspoon, Gwilym
Victor Herbert's orchestra begins its engage-
Columbia University. George C. Gow, of Vassar
Miles, William Howland, Fred Killeen, vocalists;
ment
at Willow Grove Park July 8th, and
College,
will
give
a
paper
on
"Unification
and
Brahm Van den Berg, pianist; August Schmidt,
Souea, with his band, is due there August 12th
"The Beautiful in
organist, and Frederick Stock and Albert A. the Educational System."
Stanley, conductors. It was a magnificent ar- Music" will be discussed by T, de Laguna, Uni- to September 3d, after which it will go to Pitts-
tistic success, but there was a heavy financial versity of Michigan; John C. Griggs,. of Vassar burg for the Exposition to be held in that city
College, and Peter C. Lutkin, Northwestern Uni- from September 17th to 23d.
loss.
versity. The last day will present Frank Dam-
rosch, who will discuss "The University of
New York has gone "opera mad;" this does
June 12th, the Illinois Music Teachers' con-
Music, Its Aims and Possibilities," in which he not mean exactly the people who desire to wit-
vention will meet in Peoria, and the session
will be joined by Willard Kimball, of the Uni- ness the performances, but rather those who
will last until June 15th. This will be one of
versity of Nebraska; and Thomas W. Surette, wish to exploit opera. The assured organiza-
the most important assemblages, as the soloists
the well-known lecturer on musical topics will
tions are, of course, Conried's Metropolitan
are of exceptional importance. They include
read a paper on the subject of "Culture Courses." Opera Company, Hammerstein's
Manhattan
Emil Sauret, violin; Julie Rive-King, piano;
It will be, therefore, understood that the think- Opera Company and Henry W. Savage's English
Arthur Speed, piano, and Ernest Perabo, piano;
ing side, the intercourse which will be of the Grand Opera Company. Then we are threat-
Frank Wagner, 'cello; Alexander von Fielitz,
utmost benefit to the great teaching forces of
ened with a tour of the San Carlo Opera Com-
composer; John B. Miller, tenor, and Hans
this country, will be the principal features of
pany, of which Henry Russell is to be director.
Schroeder, baritone. The occasion will be nota-
this meeting and the topics are sufficient to Ten weeks of this season the company will be
ble for Sauret's last appearance in Illinois,
in New Orleans, and there will be twenty-five
weeks in the other cities of America. In addi
tion to Nordica and Alice Nielsen, Russoll
steadfastly adheres to his promise to present
Schumann-Heink with this company, while
Henry Wolfsohn, her manager, states absolutely
that Mme. Schumann-Heink is not a member
of the San Carlo Opera Company nor has any
New Edition for* IViixed Voices
contract been signed by Mme. Schumann-Heink
outside of the Conried Metropolitan Opera Com-
pany. Among the interesting engagements with
SPECIAL OFFER TO THE MUSIC TRADE
the latter organization none is more fully de-
A new edition of War Songs is in preparation, and will be issued about August first.
served than that of Rita Newman, whose suc-
cesses with the Savage Opera Company were so
The refrain of each song will be arranged for mixed voices, although if desired the songs
pronounced. Miss Newman is a San Francisco
may be sung throughout by a solo voice.
girl in which city she has always been a great
Until the first of August copies will be offered to the general public, to ensure a wide
favorite, socially and artistically. Miss Newman
and instantaneous introduction, at 25 cents each, postpaid, for cash with order.
left for Europe where, in addition to prepar-
The retail price will be 50 cents.
ing her costumes, she will study her roles with
Jean de Reszke.
TO THE TRADE the price will be 20 cents in any quantity, and all orders received will
Other operatic promises are those which will
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the services of Leoncavallo, the Italian
them to us with your own label, and we will forward and pay the postage ourselves.
composer, who will come with much the same
Remember this offer positively expires August first, 1906, but War Songs will sell for
sort of company as Mascagni. The arrange-
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ments include an orchestra of sixty-five mu-
sicians from La Sca'a Theatre in Milan and
the advance offer is withdrawn.
about eight soloists. The tour will open in New
York April 8th, in Carnegie Hall, and the opera
selected for the opening is "I Pagliacci." These,
however, will be given in oratorio form without
Orders may be sent to Oliver Ditson Company, Boston; C. H. Ditson & Co.. New York,
costume or scenery. It is said that this is
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financed by John Cort, who will also hring
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As "retour de comp.iments" Clementine de
Macchi is engaging an American opera company
which he will take to Italy and after appearing
in that country as long as compatible with good
manners—on the part of the Italians—they will
return to this country to make a tour. Caro
Walker is named as leading soprano.
a certain age, gave an address recently at of three church towers. It is easy to compre-
Christ's Church, Oxford, in which he remarked hend that such a combination appealed to the
that "speaking generally there was no country old veteran. Safonoff, junior, says that occa-
where the voice was better than in England. sionally he feels the traces of military blood in
An Englishman, however, on going abroad, espe- his veins, but it rather helps than hinders him
cially to America, acquired the voice of the for he commands a band of 600 students at
natives in a few years, whereas an Irishman the Moscow Conservatory and six children at
could be recognized anywhere, and a Scotch- home."
The orchestral question still continues to fur- man's voice remained unaltered as long as he
nish the talk of the musical circles—that is lived. It was to be wished that every under-
JOHN K. PAINE AND WAGNER.
to say, the Boston Symphony conductorship. graduate in Oxford should have his voice trained
Every time some one thinks he has a definite systematically so that he could stand, think,
There was a time when the late Prof. John
"scoop" he finds that everybody else has the and talk at the same time. This, however, was
K.
Paine was not an ardent admirer of Richard
same thing and after it is all said and done a difficult accomplishment which required a good
Wagner; but the irresistible maelstrom swept
Mr. Higginson comes forward and denies it. deal of training."
him off his feet, like all the rest of the musi-
This is the case with the present rumor which
cians, and in the interesting account given by
states that Dr. Karl Muck has been engaged.
SAFONOFF AJQREAT FORCE
Mr. Otto Floersheim of the Wagner monument
Before anybody had time to rejoice over the
festival in Berlin, the Harvard professor was
matter Mr. Higginson denies the rumor and
In the European
Musical
World—Takes
reported as referring to "the transcendent genius
again leaves us guessing. There is, however,
Charge of the Philharmonic Orchestra This
of Richard Wagner, the great master whose
one guess we can make with a reasonable belief.
Fall—Character Study of the Man.
world-wide influence grows more and more po-
It is that the Boston Symphony Orchestra will
tent year by year, since he completed his unique
have a conductor—that being the case, what's
Safonoff, the distinguished Russian who comes
and wonderful life work." In course of his
the difference?
to us next year to assume the conductorship
remarks, Professor Paine expressed his belief
of
the
Philharmonic
Orchestra,
with
one
of
the
While the Boston organization is still in the
that "in the future, composers will be dis-
dark on the conductor question the Russian largest salaries ever paid, is a man of great tinguished more by their individuality of style
Symphony Society has elected Modest Altschuler eminence in Europe. Commenting on his ap- than by nationality, or what is called local
again for three years and it has set its dates. pearance in Vienna some time ago the "Zeit" color."
It also announces three soloists to assist. They referred to him as follows:
"Last year Vienna also made the acquaintance
are no less artists than Josef Lhevinne, Pet-
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN MTJSICAL.
schnikoff and Alwin Schroeder, the gifted 'cel- of the energetic Safonoff. He is accustomed to
train his players thoroughly, his glance is pene-
list of the Kneisel Quartet.
E. C. Buley, in his new work, "Australian Life
trating; his command certain, and his impulsive-
The resignation of Joseffy from the National ness irresistible. When he for the first time in Town and Country," says: "Among the most
Conservatory of Music was not by any means took in hand our Concertverein orchestra, it prominent characteristics of the Australian
woman is her talent for music, amounting in
unexpected, since for a long time this great seemed as if transformed. A new spirit had
many
instances to positive genius. Go where
taken
possession
of
it,
and
the
drowsiest
sleep-
master has expressed the desire to accept pupils
in private instead of in class, as he was com- ers among the players opened wide their eyes you will in Australia you will hear good voices,
used with instinctive art, and instruments
pelled to do at the Conservatory. Safonoff will and were compelled to follow breathlessly."
After he had conducted the Philharmonic So- played, even where skilled instruction is lack-
accept the directorship of the Conservatory, for
which he will receive $7,000, less, however, than ciety also, the "Neue Freie Presse" gave this ing, with sympathetic and just perception of
Joseffy received. But Joseffy was not conductor interesting sketch of his appearance and career: the meaning of the music. From the singing
"Safonoff's strong, thick-set figure denotes of the church choir in the little back-blocks
of the Philharmonic orchestra, which post
great energy. His hair is slightly gray. The township to the concert given by pupils of the
Safonoff will occupy for three years anyway.
moustache and goatee suggest the military man, musical conservatorium of the capital there is
EMILIE FBANCKS BAUEK.
but the soulful, imaginative eyes at once betray everywhere abundant evidence that Australians
the artist. Before Safonoff had spoken a hun- have not only a true love for music, but the
THE AMERICAN COMPOSER ABROAD.
dred words I knew that he was a musical en- gift of musical expression. Music is the one
thusiast.
In fact, he told me so himself, and art that has received genuine and notable en-
The American composer is receiving more and
couragement in Australia."
more attention abroad. One . of the leading he told me, too, how it had ever been his wish
since
childhood
to
devote
himself
entirely
to
English critics, Vernon Blackburn, contributes
R0SENTHAL AS COMPOSER.
to the "New Music Review" a long article on the career of music. Safonoff's father was a
Horatio Parker, in which he contrasts him with well-known general of the Russian army, whose
Rosenthal, the famous virtuoso who will visit
such men as Strauss and Elgar, who represent post lay in the Caucasas, where Wasili was
the extreme musical tendencies of the age. He born. The elder Safonoff tried to make a sol- the United States next fall for a concert tour,
expresses the opinion that Parker (whose "Hora dier of his boy, but failing in it, he decided has completed a new concerto and written some
Novissima," by the way, will be sung next to dedicate him to the study of law. The youth Hungarian rhapsodies which are said to rival
month by our Church Choral Society) "has no graduated from the Alexander Lyceum in St. those of Liszt in difficulty. Some of these he
intention to pursue the path which the audacious Petersburg, but he soon found relief from the will play during his American tour next season.
dulness of his profession at the Royal Con- Rosenthal has selected the Weber piano as his
artists whose names have been mentioned wish
servatory,
where he studied piano under Le- medium for interpretation.
at all costs to pursue, but that he is anxious,
to a certain extent, to recall a listening world schetizky and Brassin and theory under Zerem-
from excessive violence, and to bring music ba. It was not until 1895 that Gen. Safonoff
WEINGARTNER'S DISCOVERY.
acquiesced in his son's wish to become a pro-
back to a more temperate frame of mind."
fessional musician. The father was completely
Felix Weingartner, who has lately been de-
conquered by a performance of Glinka's "Life lighting Parisian audiences, has made an inter-
for the Czar" which the younger Safonoff led esting discovery. While browsing in the ar-
OSIER'S LATEST PRONTJNCIAMENTO.
Professor Osier, who has been much in the at the coronation in Moscow. His baton com- chives of the Grand Ope"ra he came across the
public eye while in this country, owing to his manded a chorus of 2,500 voices, seven military cantata written by Berlioz in 1829 for the Roman
views on the inactivity of men after reaching bands, four batteries of artillery, and the bells prize—which it failed to get.
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