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other people, except in so much as is forced on mended" by the Queen of England is certain to
him by reason of his degraded calling. Give a receive a hearing from the "aristocracy" of our
Written in Characteristic Vein to Otto Floer- High Court Judge £50 ptr annum, and watch his Republic. Horzowski has just left London for
sheim, Who Dedicated a Composition to the decisions. If organists were paid as they should Italy. He is the son of a Polish Jew who keeps
Great Pianist.
be, all abuses would vanish, and the ranks of the a music shop at Lemberg.
profession would become filled with gentlemanly
The following letter, which Otto Floersheim and most unexceptional men. Not different men,
WHAT IS REAL MUSIC ?
received the other day, throws interesting light but the same men altered in character. * * *
on. Mr. Joseffy's way of getting at the inner Give the organist £150 a year, make his position
What is real music? For nin«ty people out of
spirit of a composition:
reasonably secure, let the congregation treat him a hundred it is a mystery; a dithyramb of din;
"My dear Floersheim: Hearty thanks for the with at least the courtesy which they extend to a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal, and
Scherzo you sent me, and the dedication which their window cleaners, and the question of secret strings, superadding the voice of the domestic
does me great honor. I have already played commissions would solve itself."
beast whose true inwardness they are.
through your famous piece innumerable times,
For nine out of the remaining ten, real music
shall study it thoroughly, and if occasion offers
provides a species of intellectual gratification.
MISREPRESENTED^
INSTRUMENT.
shall perform it in public. For the present I
They have studied the stuff somewhat, and have
only want to tell you that all parts please me An Example Which Might be Duplicated in an understanding, more or less adequate, of its
immensely, that the composition is pianistic
This Country.
technical significance, and thus they find its per-
(klaviermaessig) and of continuous euphonious-
formance interesting. They are thrilled with the
ness (von stetem Wohlklang), a matter of first
There has been a sensational trial at Erfurt, violins fingering tenths and the trombones
consideration with me. More anon about par- in which the President of the Syndicate of Ger- mounting to E in alt. But the hundredth man
ticulars. Up to now the second trio and its man Luthiers charged a dealer in musical in- gets a genuine emotional effect from real music,
harmonic fabric (harmonisches Gewebe) has es- struments with having sold him a violin which although the chances seem to be that he is mad.
pecially enchanted me. That instead of allegro was falsely described, and with which the seller
con moto I shall play the piece allegro con fuoco gave a certificate of authenticity. It was proved
FRENCH FOLK SONGS.
the composer must submit to. The first trio that the deaier had bought the instrument for
tranquillo, the second grazioso, the whole, of $10 and sold it as a Stradivarius for $4,500.
M. Maurice Lefevre, the most famous of French
course, without change of tempo. Further- The dealer was sentenced to a month's im-
musical
antiquarians, is soon to lecture in Lon-
more, the arabesques (second part of the first prisonment and a fine of 200 marks.
don on French folk-songs, and the "illustrations"
trio) I shall not play as piano passage work, but
will be rendered by Mile. Jeanne Thomassin,
treat it melodically. You will observe that I
A SINGER OF MITCH PROMISE.
Mile. Mariette bully (who is appearing in "The
am about to find the right way of interpretation!
Geisha" at Daly's), and Mr. Maurice Farkoa.
And now, dear friend, once more many thanks.
The closing concert of the German Conserva- The folk-songs of France are supposed to number
With sincere greetings, your old Rafael Joseffy." tory of Music, which occurred at Mendelssohn
1,830, and date from the fifteenth century.
"North Tarrytown, N. Y., May 22, 1906."
Hall, on the evening of June 20, was of a very
high order of merit, and reflected credit both
CONCERNING DR. MUCK.
M. SAFONOFFS ENGAGEMENTS.
on the teachers and the very clever pupils who
participated in the evening's entertainment.
Concerning Dr. Muck, the successor of Mr.
M. Safonoff, who has been engaged to be con- Those who merited special commendation were
Gericke
as conductor of the Boston Symphony
ductor of our Philharmonic Concerts and di- Miss Kahler, soprano; Miss Moore, violiniste,
rector of the National Conservatory for the next and Mr. Randolph, pianist, the gold medalist. Orchestra, Mr. Elson remarks in the Boston Ad-
three years, is very much in demand in Europe. Miss Kahler, who is blessed with a most engag- vertiser that he has been "unable to find any
He recently conducted concerts at Prague and ing personality, has a voice of much promise. record of his abilities in the school of Richard
London, and has re-engagements in both cities She sang the waltz song from "Faust" with Strauss or Mahler, the works in which Mr.
for next spring. He also has engagements for great fluency and charm. Her range is ample, Gericke made his greatest recent triumph."
Edinburgh and Glasgow, for several Italian and being especially rich in the medium and lower For this Mr. Finck, of the Evening Post, thanks
German cities, and for a tour of the London registers. Her technique and delivery are good heaven and says: "Then we shall probably
Symphony Orchestra in France and Spain. Mr. -—in fact, she is a credit to her teacher, and to have less monotony and cacophony when that
orchestra plays in Carnegie Hall than during
Safonoff has been director of the Moscow Con- the conservatory.
the
Gericke regime. Why, it may be asked, did
servatory since 1889 and of the Moscow Im-
Mr. Gericke favor these modern Germans?
perial Symphony Concerts since 1890.
ANOTHER PIANO PRODIGY.
Partly because they give a conductor a chance
to display the virtuosity of his band; but
Master
Miecio
Horzowski,
the
little
boy
pian-
ENGLISH ORGANISTS' HARD POSITION.
ist who has created a sensation in London and largely, also, because, like Gericke himself, their
English organists must have a pleasant time, who recently played before the Queen, will music is unemotional."
judging by the following remarks on the com- doubtless be heard from in due course through
AN INTERESTING PUBLICATION.
mission question made by Mr. Elvey Cope in some of our local managers. Any one of these
Musical Opinion: "An organist is no worse than youngsters who is lucky enough to be "com-
The latest issue of York's Leader, published
by J. W. York & Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich., Is
more than usually interesting, as It contains a
number of valuable contributions covering the
domain of band and orchestral instruments.
There also appears throughout the pages illustra-
tions and descriptions of some recent styles of
York cornets, altos and baritones, trombones,
New Edition for Mixed Voices
trumpets, orchestra and multiplex horns, mon-
ster E flat basses and a full line of drums in
various
styles. The York specialties are steadily
SPECIAL OFFER TO THE MUSIC TRADE
growing in popularity, and this volume cannot
A new edition of War Songs is in preparation, and will be issued about August first.
fail to increase a knowledge of these creations.
The refrain of each song will be arranged for mixed voices, although if desired the songs
A SONG BY DAVID WARFIELD.
may be sung throughout by a solo voice.
Until the first of August copies will be offered to the general public, to ensure a wide
David Warfield has composed a song entitled
and instantaneous introduction, at 25 cents each, postpaid, for cash with order.
"The Music Master." Those who have heard the
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song is dedicated to David Belasco, and published
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There will be some stores this summer that
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will be so cool and comfortable that people who
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A JOSEFFY LETTER.
WAR
SONGS
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Sunday School Teacher—Remember, Johnny, If
you are a good boy you will go to heaven some
day and have a beautiful harp.
Small John—About how good will I have to
be to get a drum Instead of a harp?