Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 29 N. 1 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE
his business experiments, he owns a
chateau in Switzerland and large estates
in Poland. So he is altogether in a situa-
tion which makes it possible for him to
take a wife without risk and meet some
misfortune in his investments without
complete discouragement. His marriage
at Warsaw is said to have been conducted
with the greatest secrecy. H e arrived incog-
nito at Warsaw, only a few intimate friends
witnessed the ceremony, and the newly-
married couple left immediately afterward
for Lucerne. It remains to be seen whether
Mme. Paderewski will come to this country
with her famous husband, and whether or
not she will have any effect on his popu-
larity with women.
*
'"THE Paris representative of The Tribune,
* in a recent letter to that paper, says
that the rush to Paris of American students,
both men and women, to perfect them-
selves in the art of singing, has this year
exceeded all previous limits. Although
many musical students have undoubted
FRANCES SAV1LLE.
talent, it is nevertheless a fact which causes
many bitter heart-burnings that at least
half of the newcomers have not sufficient
talent to compensate for the sacrifices in-
volved by going to Paris to study, and
they had much better put themselves under
the care of teachers at home. He also
touches upon a much-discussed but highly
pertinent subject, one which should come
home to the parents of young American
girls alone in the French capital when he
says: " It cannot be too strongly urged
upon American fathers and mothers not to
send their daughters over here without
proper protection. The evil results of this
carelessness on the part of American par-
ents are familiar to all residents here, and
painful instances of the consequences of
this oversight are frequently brought to
light. American girls should be accom-
panied by one of their parents or relatives,
and ought never to be left to the protection
of the families with whom they may be
boarding.''
*
Sarasate, the famous violinist, a
pleasant story was told the other
evening at a reception in Washington.
The great master enjoys nothing better
than giving or receiving a joke. Some-
times his bon mots are a trifle savage. One
evening at a social function a young vio-
linist, who had a much higher opinion of
his own musical ability than any one else,
had the bad taste to play one of Sarasate's
compositions with variations of his own
creation. The latter were inappropriate
and inartistic, and jarred upon the ears
of all.
The performer ended his work and made
his way to Sarasate, doubtless expecting a
word of recognition or praise. Sarasate
said nothing, and the player finally asked,
" I hope you recognize that piece? "
Sarasate promptly replied, "Certainly.
It was a piece of impudence."
*
** |\A Y musical critic," writes the editor
' * * of the London Truth, "referring
last week to the fact of Lieut. Dan God-
frey's band being announced in America
as the ' British Guards' Band,' remarked it
was not likely that Dan Godfrey himself
was in any way a party to this misrepre-
sentation. I have since received from Mr.
Dan Godfrey, junior, a letter entirely con-
firming this view. He states that the de-
scription of the band has caused his father
great annoyance, and that in the first in-
stance it was distinctly described as ' Dan
Godfrey's British Band.' When, prior to
leaving England, Lieut. Godfrey heard
that the word ' Guards' had been inter-
polated, he protested by cable against this
alteration, but on arrival in America he
found that his protest had been disre-
garded. He was, of course, powerless
then to do anything more, and no one will
dream of imputing to him any responsibil-
ity in the matter."
*
C R E D E R I C H. COWEN, the composer,
A
has been appointed this year the
Principal Examiner for Canada for the
Associated Board of the Royal Academy
of Music and the Royal College of Music.
He will conduct the examination for
teachers at Toronto and then complete the
examinations in Ontario, Quebec, and the
Eastern provinces.
A CCORDING to a London paper Maurice
**• Grau's opera company will leave for
America on or about September 15, a month
earlier than usual, as the tour opens in Cal-
ifornia in October. M. Jean de Reszke
will not join the troupe this year.
** ^ A R M E N " is an opera which has
^- > suffered from successive conduc-
tors and stage managers. The fact is not
generally known that two of Carmen's airs
are struck out, and have, indeed, never yet
been sung in this country. One is a fully
developed song for the heroine, after she
has consulted the fatal cards in the bandit's
cave, and the other an elaborate scena of
remorse in the final act, in the place where
the ballad from "The Fair Maid of Perth"
is now absurdly interpolated. The last
tableaux, too, might, with advantage, be
restored to the place designed by the com-
poser. To allow the fatal quarrel to take
place outside of the bull-ring is ridiculous,
for it must certainly have been observed and
stopped by the passers-by. At the new
Opera Comique, Paris, the fight, we believe,
takes place in the space under the wooden
erection of the amphitheatre seats, and in
the dark. In the original the finale to the
opera was a tableau in which the victorious
Escamillo, sword in hand, was seen lean-
ing over the dead bull, while the chorus of
spectators triumphantly sang the song of
the Toreador.
*
A N English physician claims to have
* * discovered a new cure for persons
afflicted with nervous or mental maladies.
He attaches a phonograph to the patient's
ears and soothes him with sweet music,
while with a stereopticon he delights the
eyes. In this manner a deep sleep is in-
duced and the result is very beneficial, it is
claimed.
*
A DISPATCH from Rome says that
•**• Lorenzo Perosi, the priest and com-
poser, has resolved to decline the perma-
nent directorship of the Papal choir, which
HE NEW YORK
UBLICLIBK1KY
i, LENOX AND
KLSA KUiiGGKR.
was recently offered to him. He intends
to write lyrics and operas, from which the
directorship would debar him.
*
MMA CALVE, having recovered from
a long illness, is said to be in better
voice than ever. She made her reappear-
ance this week at Covent Garden, London,
in "Carmen."
C R E D E R I C LAMOND, the latest sensa-
*• tion in the piano world, has "electri-
fied Paris." A French paper states that
"his concerts have certainly been the most
sensational event for the past five years."
Association of Swiss com-
A CENTRAL
posers and music publishers hag just
been formed at Geneva. Among other
objects in view, the new association pro-
poses the establishment of annual musical
festivals, to be held alternately in the lead-
ing Swiss towns.
*
HE latest European musical prodigy is
Henry Kartun. He is a Russian,
aged eight years, and plays the pianoforte
with extraordinary maturity.
T
p U C C I N F S " L a Tosca" will be pro-
*• duced at Rome during the coming fall.
n
THE MUSIC TRADE
his business experiments, he owns a
chateau in Switzerland and large estates
in Poland. So he is altogether in a situa-
tion which makes it possible for him to
take a wife without risk and meet some
misfortune in his investments without
complete discouragement. His marriage
at Warsaw is said to have been conducted
with the greatest secrecy. H e arrived incog-
nito at Warsaw, only a few intimate friends
witnessed the ceremony, and the newly-
married couple left immediately afterward
for Lucerne. It remains to be seen whether
Mme. Paderewski will come to this country
with her famous husband, and whether or
not she will have any effect on his popu-
larity with women.
*
'"THE Paris representative of The Tribune,
* in a recent letter to that paper, says
that the rush to Paris of American students,
both men and women, to perfect them-
selves in the art of singing, has this year
exceeded all previous limits. Although
many musical students have undoubted
FRANCES SAV1LLE.
talent, it is nevertheless a fact which causes
many bitter heart-burnings that at least
half of the newcomers have not sufficient
talent to compensate for the sacrifices in-
volved by going to Paris to study, and
they had much better put themselves under
the care of teachers at home. He also
touches upon a much-discussed but highly
pertinent subject, one which should come
home to the parents of young American
girls alone in the French capital when he
says: " It cannot be too strongly urged
upon American fathers and mothers not to
send their daughters over here without
proper protection. The evil results of this
carelessness on the part of American par-
ents are familiar to all residents here, and
painful instances of the consequences of
this oversight are frequently brought to
light. American girls should be accom-
panied by one of their parents or relatives,
and ought never to be left to the protection
of the families with whom they may be
boarding.''
*
Sarasate, the famous violinist, a
pleasant story was told the other
evening at a reception in Washington.
The great master enjoys nothing better
than giving or receiving a joke. Some-
times his bon mots are a trifle savage. One
evening at a social function a young vio-
linist, who had a much higher opinion of
his own musical ability than any one else,
had the bad taste to play one of Sarasate's
compositions with variations of his own
creation. The latter were inappropriate
and inartistic, and jarred upon the ears
of all.
The performer ended his work and made
his way to Sarasate, doubtless expecting a
word of recognition or praise. Sarasate
said nothing, and the player finally asked,
" I hope you recognize that piece? "
Sarasate promptly replied, "Certainly.
It was a piece of impudence."
*
** |\A Y musical critic," writes the editor
' * * of the London Truth, "referring
last week to the fact of Lieut. Dan God-
frey's band being announced in America
as the ' British Guards' Band,' remarked it
was not likely that Dan Godfrey himself
was in any way a party to this misrepre-
sentation. I have since received from Mr.
Dan Godfrey, junior, a letter entirely con-
firming this view. He states that the de-
scription of the band has caused his father
great annoyance, and that in the first in-
stance it was distinctly described as ' Dan
Godfrey's British Band.' When, prior to
leaving England, Lieut. Godfrey heard
that the word ' Guards' had been inter-
polated, he protested by cable against this
alteration, but on arrival in America he
found that his protest had been disre-
garded. He was, of course, powerless
then to do anything more, and no one will
dream of imputing to him any responsibil-
ity in the matter."
*
C R E D E R I C H. COWEN, the composer,
A
has been appointed this year the
Principal Examiner for Canada for the
Associated Board of the Royal Academy
of Music and the Royal College of Music.
He will conduct the examination for
teachers at Toronto and then complete the
examinations in Ontario, Quebec, and the
Eastern provinces.
A CCORDING to a London paper Maurice
**• Grau's opera company will leave for
America on or about September 15, a month
earlier than usual, as the tour opens in Cal-
ifornia in October. M. Jean de Reszke
will not join the troupe this year.
** ^ A R M E N " is an opera which has
^- > suffered from successive conduc-
tors and stage managers. The fact is not
generally known that two of Carmen's airs
are struck out, and have, indeed, never yet
been sung in this country. One is a fully
developed song for the heroine, after she
has consulted the fatal cards in the bandit's
cave, and the other an elaborate scena of
remorse in the final act, in the place where
the ballad from "The Fair Maid of Perth"
is now absurdly interpolated. The last
tableaux, too, might, with advantage, be
restored to the place designed by the com-
poser. To allow the fatal quarrel to take
place outside of the bull-ring is ridiculous,
for it must certainly have been observed and
stopped by the passers-by. At the new
Opera Comique, Paris, the fight, we believe,
takes place in the space under the wooden
erection of the amphitheatre seats, and in
the dark. In the original the finale to the
opera was a tableau in which the victorious
Escamillo, sword in hand, was seen lean-
ing over the dead bull, while the chorus of
spectators triumphantly sang the song of
the Toreador.
*
A N English physician claims to have
* * discovered a new cure for persons
afflicted with nervous or mental maladies.
He attaches a phonograph to the patient's
ears and soothes him with sweet music,
while with a stereopticon he delights the
eyes. In this manner a deep sleep is in-
duced and the result is very beneficial, it is
claimed.
*
A DISPATCH from Rome says that
•**• Lorenzo Perosi, the priest and com-
poser, has resolved to decline the perma-
nent directorship of the Papal choir, which
HE NEW YORK
UBLICLIBK1KY
i, LENOX AND
KLSA KUiiGGKR.
was recently offered to him. He intends
to write lyrics and operas, from which the
directorship would debar him.
*
MMA CALVE, having recovered from
a long illness, is said to be in better
voice than ever. She made her reappear-
ance this week at Covent Garden, London,
in "Carmen."
C R E D E R I C LAMOND, the latest sensa-
*• tion in the piano world, has "electri-
fied Paris." A French paper states that
"his concerts have certainly been the most
sensational event for the past five years."
Association of Swiss com-
A CENTRAL
posers and music publishers hag just
been formed at Geneva. Among other
objects in view, the new association pro-
poses the establishment of annual musical
festivals, to be held alternately in the lead-
ing Swiss towns.
*
HE latest European musical prodigy is
Henry Kartun. He is a Russian,
aged eight years, and plays the pianoforte
with extraordinary maturity.
T
p U C C I N F S " L a Tosca" will be pro-
*• duced at Rome during the coming fall.
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