Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 32 N. 18 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ANTON DVORAK NOW A PEER.
M ERR ANTON DVORAK, formerly
*• * conductor of the New York Conser-
vatory of Music and now professor at
Prague, was recently raised to the Austrian
House of Lords by the Emperor. He is the
first composer to receive this rare distinction
in Austria. The upper house of the Impe-
rial Austrian Parliament, called the Herren-
haus, consists of about two hundred and forty
members. Of these, excluding the imperial
princes, sixty-seven hereditary nobles, and
eighteen archbishops and bishops of princely
title, there are one hundred and thirty-six
life members nominated by the Emperor on
account of being distinguished in art or sci-
ence, or who have rendered signal services
to Church or State.
Anton Dvorak was born at Mulhausen, in
U
of their professional life, although they con- Opera House last Monday night, in which
tained nothing to be ashamed of. But then, all available artists appeared. The supple-
the truly great have little time for the cul- mentary tour of the company this season was
tivation of vanity.
quite successful, the sojourn in Chicago be-
ing especially so. This year the "windy
TO HAVE A BAND OF ENLISTED flEN.
city"
made up for past deficiencies.
' T H E Thirteenth Regiment Heavy Artill-
j*
* ery, Col. David E. Austen command-
A CHAT WITH QABRIL0W1TSCH.
ing, is to have a new band, composed entirely
of enlisted men. W. S. Mygrant, former Y\I HEN Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the young
Russian pianist who has just closed
band leader of the Thirteenth, has been cho-
his
successful
and brilliant tournee of the
sen bandmaster.
Every member of the
United
States,
was
asked what composer he
band will take the usual oath of allegiance
liked
best,
said
that
naturally he revered
to the State, agreeing to serve five years. It
Rubinstein
above
all
others,
for it was Ru-
is hoped by this means to obtain a band of
binstein
who
first
gave
him
real
encourage-
thoroughly drilled men at much smaller ex-
pense than under the present system. Any ment and took upon himself the responsi-
member of the regiment who thinks he has bility for his musical education. He added,
an aptitude for field music can apply for however: "I am certainly not blind to the
admission to the band, and if accepted will delicious tone-poetry of Schumann, to the
fantastic brilliancies of Chopin, the encom-
receive a musical education at the expense
passing sweetness of Mendelssohn, the ma-
of the regiment. This is an innovation and
the success of the move will be watched with
some interest.
Jt
A VALUABLE PUBLICATION.
ANTON DVORAK.
the district of Prague, Bohemia, in 1841. The
son of a butcher and innkeeper, he early
showed signs of musical services, and, on
making his way to Prague, received a musi-
cal education in the government schools.
His compositions soon gave him rank among
the national composers of Bohemia. His
"Stabat Mater" was greatly appreciated, and
made his European reputation. In 1891 he
came to America, having been engaged as
director of the National Conservatory of
Music in New York, and remained over
here for three years, during which period
he wrote his symphony "From the New
World" and his cantata, "The American
Flag."
The personality of this great composer is
remarkable. When we consider the diffi-
culties he had to encounter in his fight for
recognition and for the expression of the
life within him, it is not to be wondered
that a man of his forcefulness of character
should feel a pride in attaining such a posi-
tion as to win the recognition accorded him
by the Emperor of Austria. Dvorak is dis-
tinguished from many other conductors, not
unknown to us, who now would be highly
indignant if reminded of the early phases
Artists, managers and laymen will be in-
terested in the Chas. L. Young Musical
Club and Amusement Directory which will
shortly make its appearance.
This book
promises to be invaluable in its exhaustive
and resourceful information. Previous at-
tempts to provide a compendium which
should be of assistance to those seeking
knowledge on the subjects treated of in this
volume were not successful. The Charles
L. Young Musical Club and Amusement
Directory, however, seems to leave no avenue
unexplored along all the lines it undertakes
to embrace. The index of the various head-
ings as well as the statement made by the
publisher, A. V. Young, in the introductory
prospectus, leads the most casual reader to
believe that in this gazeteer a search on any
subject indicated will be rewarded with the
information required.
That such information wil be authentic,
and therefore reliable, is also reasonably cer-
tain, because Mr. Young has been actively
engaged for many years in the several fields
from which the data have been collected both
in this country and abroad; and pledge is
given that the directory will be kept up-to-
date, and all changes in any department
noted and added from time to time. To
have embraced in one volume, reliable infor-
mation along so many lines, a book so vastly
comprehensive in scope and character, and
accurate in every detail, should insure a
widespread demand and far-reaching recog-
nition when it is published in the near fu-
ture/ In make-up it is handsome and at-
tractive, being printed on heavy glazed paper,
with wide margins, and clear type. Two
hundred leaves are embellished with half
tones, and advertisements are judiciously in-
terspersed among the reading matter which
is carefully arranged, and the whole is sub-
stantially bound in cloth.
OPERA SEASON S VALEDICTORY.
/~\NE hundred and ninety-two performan-
^-^ ces in all were given by the Maurice
Grau Opera Co. which closed its season with
a farewell representation at the Metropolitan
OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH.
j-estic sonority of Beethoven, the solemn
classicism of Bach. When I study these
one after another I try to enter into the very
soul of the master, and for the time being
become rapt like the dervish in the divine
trance of the prophet. Imbued with such
varied and boundless admiration for all, I
have no favorites.
"I was delighted to be told by an eminent
critic that Russian music and Russian liter-
ature had long since taken a firm hold upon
the American character. It shows that
Americans are themselves creatures of the
great wide world, assimilating what is best
of every nation, just as I, a young musi-
cian, try to assimilate the best of all masters,
with the hope that eventually I shall work
out my own personal salvation as a com-
poser, as this young country is sure to
take its stand in literature, art and music
among the great nations, as it has in finance,
and more recently in war. You say that the
vastness of Russia is inconceivable to Amer-
icans, and doubtless I have just as little ap-
preciation of the extent of this country."
y*
Ignace Paderewski has resumed the con-
cert tour interrupted by the death of his in-
valid son, Alfred, at a Bavarian health re-
sort.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ANTON DVORAK NOW A PEER.
M ERR ANTON DVORAK, formerly
*• * conductor of the New York Conser-
vatory of Music and now professor at
Prague, was recently raised to the Austrian
House of Lords by the Emperor. He is the
first composer to receive this rare distinction
in Austria. The upper house of the Impe-
rial Austrian Parliament, called the Herren-
haus, consists of about two hundred and forty
members. Of these, excluding the imperial
princes, sixty-seven hereditary nobles, and
eighteen archbishops and bishops of princely
title, there are one hundred and thirty-six
life members nominated by the Emperor on
account of being distinguished in art or sci-
ence, or who have rendered signal services
to Church or State.
Anton Dvorak was born at Mulhausen, in
U
of their professional life, although they con- Opera House last Monday night, in which
tained nothing to be ashamed of. But then, all available artists appeared. The supple-
the truly great have little time for the cul- mentary tour of the company this season was
tivation of vanity.
quite successful, the sojourn in Chicago be-
ing especially so. This year the "windy
TO HAVE A BAND OF ENLISTED flEN.
city"
made up for past deficiencies.
' T H E Thirteenth Regiment Heavy Artill-
j*
* ery, Col. David E. Austen command-
A CHAT WITH QABRIL0W1TSCH.
ing, is to have a new band, composed entirely
of enlisted men. W. S. Mygrant, former Y\I HEN Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the young
Russian pianist who has just closed
band leader of the Thirteenth, has been cho-
his
successful
and brilliant tournee of the
sen bandmaster.
Every member of the
United
States,
was
asked what composer he
band will take the usual oath of allegiance
liked
best,
said
that
naturally he revered
to the State, agreeing to serve five years. It
Rubinstein
above
all
others,
for it was Ru-
is hoped by this means to obtain a band of
binstein
who
first
gave
him
real
encourage-
thoroughly drilled men at much smaller ex-
pense than under the present system. Any ment and took upon himself the responsi-
member of the regiment who thinks he has bility for his musical education. He added,
an aptitude for field music can apply for however: "I am certainly not blind to the
admission to the band, and if accepted will delicious tone-poetry of Schumann, to the
fantastic brilliancies of Chopin, the encom-
receive a musical education at the expense
passing sweetness of Mendelssohn, the ma-
of the regiment. This is an innovation and
the success of the move will be watched with
some interest.
Jt
A VALUABLE PUBLICATION.
ANTON DVORAK.
the district of Prague, Bohemia, in 1841. The
son of a butcher and innkeeper, he early
showed signs of musical services, and, on
making his way to Prague, received a musi-
cal education in the government schools.
His compositions soon gave him rank among
the national composers of Bohemia. His
"Stabat Mater" was greatly appreciated, and
made his European reputation. In 1891 he
came to America, having been engaged as
director of the National Conservatory of
Music in New York, and remained over
here for three years, during which period
he wrote his symphony "From the New
World" and his cantata, "The American
Flag."
The personality of this great composer is
remarkable. When we consider the diffi-
culties he had to encounter in his fight for
recognition and for the expression of the
life within him, it is not to be wondered
that a man of his forcefulness of character
should feel a pride in attaining such a posi-
tion as to win the recognition accorded him
by the Emperor of Austria. Dvorak is dis-
tinguished from many other conductors, not
unknown to us, who now would be highly
indignant if reminded of the early phases
Artists, managers and laymen will be in-
terested in the Chas. L. Young Musical
Club and Amusement Directory which will
shortly make its appearance.
This book
promises to be invaluable in its exhaustive
and resourceful information. Previous at-
tempts to provide a compendium which
should be of assistance to those seeking
knowledge on the subjects treated of in this
volume were not successful. The Charles
L. Young Musical Club and Amusement
Directory, however, seems to leave no avenue
unexplored along all the lines it undertakes
to embrace. The index of the various head-
ings as well as the statement made by the
publisher, A. V. Young, in the introductory
prospectus, leads the most casual reader to
believe that in this gazeteer a search on any
subject indicated will be rewarded with the
information required.
That such information wil be authentic,
and therefore reliable, is also reasonably cer-
tain, because Mr. Young has been actively
engaged for many years in the several fields
from which the data have been collected both
in this country and abroad; and pledge is
given that the directory will be kept up-to-
date, and all changes in any department
noted and added from time to time. To
have embraced in one volume, reliable infor-
mation along so many lines, a book so vastly
comprehensive in scope and character, and
accurate in every detail, should insure a
widespread demand and far-reaching recog-
nition when it is published in the near fu-
ture/ In make-up it is handsome and at-
tractive, being printed on heavy glazed paper,
with wide margins, and clear type. Two
hundred leaves are embellished with half
tones, and advertisements are judiciously in-
terspersed among the reading matter which
is carefully arranged, and the whole is sub-
stantially bound in cloth.
OPERA SEASON S VALEDICTORY.
/~\NE hundred and ninety-two performan-
^-^ ces in all were given by the Maurice
Grau Opera Co. which closed its season with
a farewell representation at the Metropolitan
OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH.
j-estic sonority of Beethoven, the solemn
classicism of Bach. When I study these
one after another I try to enter into the very
soul of the master, and for the time being
become rapt like the dervish in the divine
trance of the prophet. Imbued with such
varied and boundless admiration for all, I
have no favorites.
"I was delighted to be told by an eminent
critic that Russian music and Russian liter-
ature had long since taken a firm hold upon
the American character. It shows that
Americans are themselves creatures of the
great wide world, assimilating what is best
of every nation, just as I, a young musi-
cian, try to assimilate the best of all masters,
with the hope that eventually I shall work
out my own personal salvation as a com-
poser, as this young country is sure to
take its stand in literature, art and music
among the great nations, as it has in finance,
and more recently in war. You say that the
vastness of Russia is inconceivable to Amer-
icans, and doubtless I have just as little ap-
preciation of the extent of this country."
y*
Ignace Paderewski has resumed the con-
cert tour interrupted by the death of his in-
valid son, Alfred, at a Bavarian health re-
sort.
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