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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
RECENT DITSON PUBLICATIONS.
Two Volumes of Favorite Songs of Julia Culp
Particularly Timely—The Favorite French
Songs of Emma Calve.
Among the recent publications of the Oliver
Ditson Co., Boston, that are of particular interest
are to be included two volumes of "My Favorite
Songs," by Julia Culp, the famous soprano and
lieder singer, and which contain a most interest-
ing collection of the songs that have appealed to
and added to-, the success of that artiste. Both
volumes of songs are in most of the leading lan-
guages, with the Dutch and German predominating,
and are mostly the works of such renowned com-
posers as Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn,
Schubert, Strauss, Wagner, Debussy, Saint-Saens,
Grieg, Tschaikowsky, etc. Both volumes are pub-
lished for either high or low voice, and the gen-
eral arrangement is thoroughly excellent.
The first volume contains an autographed state-
ment by Miss Culp and also an autobiographical
sketch.
The announcement of the publication in book
form of Miss Culp's favorite songs at this time
is particularly opportune in that the artiste is now
on an extended tour of the country and will ap-
pear in all the principal cities, when the music
dealers can display the new volumes to advantage.
On the day the books were published, January 8,
Miss Culp appeared at Jordan Hall, Boston, and
practically every music dealer made a window dis-
play of the books with many resultant sales.
Other timely publications of the House of Ditson
include two volumes of "My Favorite French
Songs," by Emma Calve. The first volume con-
tains a preface by the singer and also a biographical
sketch. The books contain in all over a hundred
French songs, and should prove a welcome addi-
tion to many music libraries.
DEATH OF MILWAUKEE MUSICIAN.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., January 8.—Rev. John B.
Hemanii, S.J., for eight years director of music at
Marquette University and regent of the Marquette
Conservatory of Music, died last week after a short
illness of pneumonia. Father Hemann, who was
fifty-seven years old, came to Milwaukee about
fifteen years ago, and made hosts of friends. He
was,well known among the Milwaukee piano men
and was a frequent visitor at all the local music
houses. While he purchased many instruments of !
local dealers for the Marquette institution, one of
the largest orders which he placed was when he
purchased a large consignment of A. B. Chase up-
rights and grands from the Flanner-Hafsoos Music
House for installation in the Marquette Conserva-
tory. Father Hemann was a cultured gentleman,
with literary attainments, and a musician of ability.
BLAME CENSOR FOR HOLDING MUSIC.
Richard Strauss's New "Alpine" Symphony Is
Believed to Be in Mail Held by British—
Four Sets of Parts Missing.
Somewhere on the wide seas or at the bottom
of a pack of mail waiting the examination of the
British censor are four complete sets of orchestra
parts for Richard Strauss' new "Alpine" sym-
phony, which recently set musical Germany talking
anew about the most talked-of modern composers,
and was counted on to do the same thing here
by the New York Philharmonic Society, which ob-
tained the American rights to the piece and was to
have presented it here next week. But the premi-
ere of the work has been called off and the sub-
scribers notified that they will have to listen to
other Strauss works instead.
Since last September Josef Stransky, conductor
. of the Philharmonic, has had the partitur or con-
ductor's score of the work, and has been preparing
his performance, but the separate instrument parts
have not come. Frantic cablegrams have been ex-
changed between Felix Leifels, the orchestra's
manager, and Lueckhardt, of Leipsic, Strauss' pub-
lisher. A short time ago Mr. Leifels got a cable-
gram saying that at different times four separate
sets of parts had been sent by first-class mail from
Germany.
The best information the Philharmonic manage-
ment can get is that the music was sent in Nor-
wegian steamers whose mail was confiscated by
Great Britain. They believe it is among the mass
of packages waiting the censor's examination, and
that after he finds no contraband matter is con-
cealed within Strauss' complicated orchestration he
will let the music go forward to its destination.
Local musicians take the Philharmonic's predica-
ment to heart, but the general opinion seems to
be that the censor is also to be pitied. Music lovers
are meanwhile anxiously awaiting further news.
PROBABLY^ MARCH.
"Thump-Battlety-Bang!" went the piano.
"What are you trying to play, Jane?" called out
her father from the next room.
"It's an exercise from my new instruction book,
'First Steps in Music.'" she answered.
"Well, I knew you were playing with your feet,"
he said, grimly; "but don't step so heavily on the
keys—it disturbs my thoughts."
WHY HE LOST HIS JOB.
He lost his job: By talking at his customer, not
with him. He argued with his customer. He didn't
smile. He was long-winded. He did not bring
his whole manhood to the task in hand, like some
music salesmen.
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