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Musical Courier 1896-07-01: Vol 33 Iss 852, 1896
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1singer Mrs. Bishop is par excellence. She sings with great purity and her breadth of tone is such as to convince her hearers that she is a thorough artist. Her voice is dramatic and of wonderfully fine quality.—Pittsburgh Dispatch.
3The success of the afternoon was made by Mrs. Johnstone-Bishop, of Chicago, who sang an aria from Beethoven's Mount of Olives. She was recalled four times, and was compelled to repeat a portion of her selection.—New York Herald.
5These notices are but a few of the many that have been received by Mrs. Genevra Johnstone-Bishop, as can be readily seen when it is taken into consideration that she has sung at 153 concerts since last October. She has traveled with the Thomas Orchestra, twice going upon extensive tours with that organization, Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and herself being the only soloists.
7Having the reputation of being one of the finest sopranos in America, it is not surprising that she was offered $2,000 a year by the East End Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh last year, but could not leave such a field as the West offers, especially as she had the control practically of all the most important engagements.
9There is some talk of Mrs. Bishop going to Sweden next May as soloist with the United Swedish Societies of America, sailing in their own ship and singing through Europe.
11Ready and always willing to advise or help, Mrs. Bishop has not only the reputation of being a great singer, but also that of a good woman and one true to her friends, to whom she grudges neither time nor trouble, and she is respected and esteemed by all who know her. Of her popularity socially what can be said except that her astounding success is in some measure due to her personal charm, which has opened to her all that is best and brightest in cultured life. Of magnificent presence, she is probably the best-dressed artist in the concert world, and people not only enjoy hearing her but she is splendid to look upon.
13Her surroundings are those of an extremely artistic, cultivated mind, for she is gifted and accomplished outside of the music realm. Altogether Mrs. Bishop occupies an enviable position and is in the very zenith of her fame. She is just in the prime of her magnificent voice, which was never in finer condition than it has been this season.
15Her repertory is enormous, and consists of all the principal oratorios, the principal soprano arias, as well as many ballads, in the singing of which she is absolutely faultless. Her modesty as a woman and her invincible energy as an artist are both alike admirable, and whenever she appears on the concert platform the public is decidedly the gainer.
17FLORENCE FRENCH.
19MACDONALD SMITH'S
20SYSTEM OF
21TOUCH AND TECHNIC
22("From Brain to Keyboard").
24"It is clear that Mr. Macdonald Smith has studied the subject carefully and rests upon well ascertained scientific grounds."—The Daily Telegraph.
26The most SPEEDY, DELIGHTFUL and EFFECTUAL method of muscle and nerve training ever introduced. Ten minutes' daily use gives results perfectly unattainable by any other means whatsoever.
27No apparatus. No secrecy enjoined. Age no obstacle. Five finger exercises, &c., entirely superseded.
29Complete Course of Six Lessons by Mail, £3 3s.
30(TUITION STRICTLY INDIVIDUAL.)
31Enlarged prospectus, 15 pp., post free.
32Lecture at Musical Association, Trinity College, &c., post free, seven stamps (1c. stamps).
34MACDONALD SMITH, Steinway Hall, London W.
36HIGH-CLASS ARTISTS.
38THE
39HENRY WOLFSOHN
40MUSICAL BUREAU,
41131 East 17th Street,
42NEW YORK.
44BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL,
45Oldest Established Music Publishing House.
46FOUNDED IN LEIPZIG.
47NEW YORK BRANCH: 39 E. 19th Street.
49MR. FFRANGCON-DAVIES,
50ENGLAND'S
51EMINENT
52Baritone.
53Phenomenal
54Success
55in America,
56December, '96, to
57May, '97.
58WOLFSOHN'S
59MUSICAL BUREAU
60181 East 17th Street,
61NEW YORK.
63HOWARD BROCKWAY,
64COMPOSER-PIANIST.
65Pupils received in Composition, Harmony, Piano and Song Interpretation
66Studio: 817-818 Carnegie Hall, New York.
68MISS ANNA FULLER,
69PRIMA DONNA DRAMATIC SOPRANO,
70Who has sung with great success in the United States, France, Germany, England and America, and is coming to America for an extensive Concert Tour.
72THE MUSICAL COURIER.
74Katherine Bloodgood.—Katherine Bloodgood, the contralto, is passing a couple of months in California, and will return to New York some time in August.
76Mr. Boekelman Sailed.—Mr. Bern. Boekelman, musical director at the Porter and Dow School, Farmington, Conn., sailed last Saturday, June 27, for Europe, and will return middle of September.
78Peace at St. Mary's.—The strike in the choir of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Long Island City, is ended, all members save two having decided to return. The original trouble was caused by a Brooklyn choir having been engaged to sing at a wedding, which the permanent choir considered an encroachment on its rights.
80Socialist Musicians Quarrel.—There has been disagreement between the Liberty Musical Union, the Progressive Musical Union and the Carl Sahm Club as to which should furnish the music for the convention. The matter was finally adjusted by the engagement of each club to contribute one-third of the music.
82Women Music Bachelors.—The degree of Bachelor of Music was conferred on Saturday evening last in Chickerling Hall upon four young women graduates of the Grand Conservatory of Music, New York. All are said to have written some worthy composition, and one, a Miss Litloff, comes into her talent by heredity, being the granddaughter of Litloff, the celebrated pianist, composer and publisher. These are quoted as the first young women to disport a grave musical title in America.
84Should Have Yelled "Go!"—Henly Hentz, president of the Cotton Exchange, was disturbed on his Brooklyn veranda on Friday evening last by an itinerant brass band. Mr. Hentz threw some coin and a gesture at the leader, which was meant to convey "move on." The leader, out of the fullness of his heart, overlooked the gesture and kept up the music, upon which Mr. Hentz flew to his back veranda for relief. Here he was confronted by another brass band, whereupon the irate gentleman had both leaders arrested, and each was fined $2. If Mr. Hentz had made his meaning clear by one word in the beginning, time, patience and dollars might have been profitably saved.
86Kathrin Hilke Off.—Miss Kathrin Hilke, soprano, left on Tuesday last for California, where she expects to spend the months of July and August. On the journey out she will stop at Denver, Col., where she will sing at the Eistedfodd on July 4.
88Chicago Piano College.—The prize winners in the contests and closing examinations were:
89Post-graduate, gold medal, Miss Helen Wilkinson.
90Graduate, free scholarship, gold medal, Miss Mary Oliver, Mr. J. E. Wilford.
91Junior, free scholarship, Miss Hannah Schoffner.
93A Choir Leader Killed.—Hazleton, Pa., June 26.—While at work in the Audenried Colliery to-day William Hitchins was crushed to death by a fall of coal. Hitchins was one of the best known choir leaders in this part of the State. His choir was awarded first prize at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. He was a composer of considerable merit, and a contributor to several prominent Welsh musical journals.—New York Times.
95A. Victor Benham.—Mr. A. Victor Benham will pass his vacation in Cape Breton and Prince Edward Islands, and will also visit the mountains. During his absence he will complete an oratorio which is to be played in England next spring.
97Townsend H. Fellow's Summer Season.—Mr. Townsend H. Fellows, baritone soloist at Grace Church, New York, will begin his regular summer season of vocal instruction at Saratoga on July 6.
99Herbert's Opera in Vienna.—Victor Herbert's opera, The Wizard of the Nile, has been accepted by Director Jauner, of the Carl Theatre, Vienna, for production next season. The German translation has been made by Mr. Al Neumann. It is not unlikely that the composer himself will go to Vienna and direct certain performances.
101Some Program Music.—A New Jersey individual who snores badly had his performance thus described last week in presence of Recorder Sullivan, by a musical complainant who caused his arrest: "Well, Judge, that snore is away up in G. He diminuendoes, strikes a cantabile movement, takes a crescendo neatly, and then catches his breath on the retard as if he had a small circular saw in
103Published by G. SCHIRMER, New York.
105EUGENE GRUENBERG.
106The Violinist's Manual.
107A Progressive Classification of Technical Material, Etudes, Solo Pieces, And the most important Chamber Music Works, AS WELL AS A Short Synopsis of the Literature of the Viola, TO WHICH IS ADDED HINTS FOR THE VIOLINIST.
108Flexible Cloth, 75 Cents.
110ARTHUR M. ABELL,
111Violin Soloist and Teacher,
112Will resume lessons September 1.
113Address: Steglitzer Str. 30-31, BERLIN, W.
114The Great HALIR writes:
115Herr ARTHUR ABELL ist seit fünf Jahren mein Schüler und empfiehlt ich denselben als Violinlehrer auf das Wärmste, namentlich für Solche, die später bei mir Unterricht zu haben wünschen.
116BERLIN, Juni 1890.
117[Translation]
118Mr. ARTHUR ABELL has been my pupil for five years, and I recommend him highly as violin teacher, especially for those who wish to have instruction with me later on.
119CARL HALIR,
120First Professor Berlin Royal High School and Concertmeister Berlin Royal Orchestra.
122The Human Voice Photographed.
123In the July number of the "LOOKER-ON" will begin a series of articles on VOICE PRODUCTION, by Dr. Floyd S. Muckey, M.D., C.M., and Prof. Wm. Hallock, A.B., Ph.D.
124Dr. Muckey is a thorough specialist and an authority on the anatomy of the throat. Prof. Hallock is professor of Physics at Columbia University, and is an authority on Acoustics. By means of an instrument, invented by themselves, they have photographed the human voice and other vocal sounds, viz: DE RICKS, NORIACA, CALVE, SCALCHI, ARCONA, CREMONINI, ARIMONI.
125The practical result of this investigation is to reveal errors in the prevailing methods of teaching singing and elocution. These papers, therefore, will possess incalculable value for teachers of singing, elocution, and for all who use the voice in public.
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