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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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are French, and the customs are in perfect keep-
ing with every need and demand of the French
people. This is true in every other point where
Conducted by the Aeolian Co. in Paris, London and New York—How They Have Contributed to the banner of the Aeolian Co. is floated, and this
the Musical Advancement of Each Country and Emphasized the Growing Influence of with good, healthy American principles under-
America in European Musical Fields—Each Hall Distinctive in Every Respect.
lying everything, are bringing results that would
seem Utopian to those not understanding the
The growing influence of America in the musi- of the civilized world, and not only absorb all the subtleties and the niceties of tne case.
cal and art fields of Europe has been remarked old world may have to offer in the way of sug-
Salle Aeolienne is situated in the most beauti-
by some of the most noted writers within re-
cent years. This has been due to the steadily
growing intercourse between this country and
the old world, and the potent part which'is be-
ing played by the Aeolian Co. of this city, who,
through the establishment of palatial headquar-
ters, musical studios and recital halls in the lead-
ing European cities, have become a force in the
musical life and musical commerce of England,
.France and Germany.
The Aeolian Co. reach into too many avenues
and in too subtle a manner to permit elaborate
descriptions of where their interests lie, but
from the halls they rear, and from the spread of
their products in Europe we are able to see
for ourselves the tremendous scope of this live
American organization, which is the admiration
and the marvel of intelligent Europe, apart
from the Herculean power exercised in this
country. The Weber piano and the marvel-
ous creations of the Aeolian Co. have interested
many of the world's greatest artists. The opera
singers, the conductors, the great composers
who have visited America and who have always
been sufficiently interested to give much time
and attention to piano, orchestrelle and pianola
in all their variations, have returned to their
own countries, not to forget, but to expatiate
IHE SALLE AEOLIENNE IN PARIS.
upon the wonders which they had seen at Aeolian
Hall in New York.
gestions and examples, but to carry to them ful and most suitable portion of Paris, on the
With such a following already established it ideas just as important, both aesthetically and Rue de l'Opera. It has become, in a remarkably
short period, one of the most valuable music
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rooms in the city. Paris is none too well sup-
plied, and this "jewel-box" is by far the most
agreeable, the most refined and the best equipped
hall in the great French capital. The decora-
tions and the manner in which these reflect the
French tastes prove that the influence of the
"Louis" and the days of monarchy is still prev-
alent. A superb bit of this color may be founa
in the private parlors a t Aeolian Hall, where
architecture, hangings, and decorations of the
pianos and orchestrelles make one forget that we
are in the present day and in the country called
America. The "Colonial" room, however, brings
us back to ourselves, and there we find the rela-
tion between the early America and its parent,
England.
Aeolian Hall in London is as thoroughly char-
acteristic of the tastes and calibre of the people
who frequent it as the Salle Aeolienne is re-
flective of France. Its classic severity is invit-
ing through its very dignity and impressiveness,
and acoustically it is one of the choicest music
rooms in London.
Aeolian Hall in New York is as individual in
its own way as AS any one of the others, and the
part which it plays in the musical and educa-
tional life of this city need not be rehearsed at
this moment. In decorations and in architec-
AEDLIAN HKCITAL HALL. IN LONDON.
ture it is thoroughly American, if we may be
said to have gathered from all sources and
is not surprising that the Aeolian Co. should commercially. This breadth is reflected in the
adapted that which is in best taste, neither too
carry their influence and their products into the conducting of the Aeolian affairs in this coun-
ornate nor too severe, neither too frail nor too
very hearts of the several great music centers try, and the visitor to their domain loses the heavy, and evolved a style of our own.
sense of struggle between art and commerce
Such enterprises as those directed abroad by
and becomes imbued with a consciousness that
the Aeolian Co. should serve to demonstrate that
here art ennobles commerce and commerce solidi-
the entire world is a field for activity and not
fies art, which union is the basic principle upon
any small part of it, and that it is certain
which Aeolian Hall, or rather the chain of
the Aeolian Co. have done much to incur the
Aeolian Halls is built.
respect of foreign countries for the American
The wonderful adaptability of this energetic musical instrument in art form is also beyond
organization is exemplified in the distinctive question.
__fpolicy adopted in the different countries. The
.. „_ styles of decoration and architecture of the
E. L. Catlin, who handles the Starr and other
Salle Aeolienne in Paris," and Aeolian Halls in pianos in New Haven, Conn., has moved to new
London, in New York and in Berlin, are each and enlarged quarters on Orange street.
individual and peculiar to their respective coun-
tries. And so it is in the management of the
C. W. Marion, who has conducted a large mu-
business of the Aeolian Co. in the different sic store at 29 Fanner street, Detroit, Mich., for
European cities. In Paris, affairs are carried on over twenty-five years, has announced his retire-
as other Parisian institutions. The salesmen ment from business.
AEOLIAN RECITAL HALL IN NEW VOJSK.
THREE FAMOUS RECITAL HALLS.