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Musical Courier 1903-07-08: Vol 47 Iss 1215, 1903
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1ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PIANISTS.
3NEW YORK, chosen for the first annual meeting of the International Society of Pianoforte Teachers and Players, was again selected for the second convention, held Wednesday and Thursday of last week at the West Side Auditorium, on West Fifty-seventh street. The educational work accomplished by the members of this society is attracting the attention of pianists and teachers all over the world. The influence of Almon K. Virgil is felt by all serious and scholarly musicians. The programs for the two days must convince the readers of THE MUSICAL COURIER that the scope and aims of the society are truly international. The order of the programs follow:
5WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1903.
610 A. M. (promptly)—Piano selection by Miss Bertha M. Hoberg:
7Sonata Appassionata……………………………………………..Beethoven
810:30 A. M.—Address by the president, Prof. E. F. Bartholomew, Ph.D., D.D. Subject: "Head, Heart and Hand."
911 A. M.—Piano selections by Philip Cohn:
10Nocturne………………………………………………………..Chopin
11Novellette………………………………………………………Schumann
12Air de Ballet…………………………………………………Moszkowski
1311:15 A. M.—Paper, by E. M. Bowman. Subject: "The Piano Student's Problem."
1411:45 A. M.—Piano selections by Mrs. Rose:
15Deux Etudes…………………………………………………Chopin
16Staccato Etude……………………………………………..Rubinstein
17Faust Valse…………………………………………………….Liszt
1812 M.—General business meeting. Reports of secretary and treasurer.
1912:30 P. M.—Adjournment.
2012:45 P. M.—Paper, by Mrs. Florence Dodd Virgil. Subject: "Music Study for Children."
21Practical illustrations by a small class of children.
223:30 P. M.—Piano recital by Mrs. Hadden-Alexander, assisted by Miss Mary Lansing, contralto.
23Loure, from Third 'Cello Suite……………………………….Bach
24Gigue, G major……………………………………………..Bach
25Sonata, op. 22……………………………………………..Schumann
26Caro mio ben……………………………………………….Giordani
27Ah! Mon fils (aria from Le Prophète)…………………….Meyerbeer
28Miss Mary Lansing.
29Rigaudon…………………………………………………….Raff
30Poème Erotique…………………………………………….Grieg
31Papillon………………………………………………………Grieg
32March Wind…………………………………………………MacDowell
33New England Idyls……………………………………….MacDowell
34In Deep Woods.
35Joy of Autumn.
36Etude, op. 25, No. 1………………………………………Chopin
37Ballade, op. 47……………………………………………..Chopin
38Amour! Viens aider (Samson and Delilah)………………Saint-Saëns
39Sapphic Ode…………………………………………………Brahms
40My Heart Is Weary (aria from Nadeschda)………………Goring-Thomas
41Miss Lansing.
42Caprice Espagnol…………………………………………..Moszkowski
438:30 to 11 P. M.—Social and musical evening at Clavier Hall, 11 West Twenty-second street.
45THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903.
4610 A. M.—Piano selections by Miss Jennie Wells Chase:
47Papillons…………………………………………………….Schumann
4810:15 A. M.—Paper, by Edward S. Peck. Subject: "Science and Art in Relation to Piano Teaching and Playing—Layman."
4910:45 A. M.—Piano selection by Mrs. Jessie Hoagland Mitchell:
50Andante Spianato and Polonaise………………………….Chopin
5111 A. M.—Paper, by Frank H. Shepherd. Subject: "Harmony in Its Relation to Piano Study."
5211:30 A. M.—Paper, by Almon K. Virgil. Subject: "The Methods of Masters of Piano Teaching."
5312 M.—Piano selection by Miss Harriette Brower:
54Nocturne…………………………………………………….Chopin
55Etude………………………………………………………..Chopin
56Rhapsodie, No. 4…………………………………………Liszt
5712:15 P. M.—Business meeting, election of officers, &c.:
5812:45 P. M.—Adjournment.
594:30 P. M.—New York Technic and Recital Club:
60Demonstration by nine members, illustrating the principles of the Virgil Clavier method. Players—Mrs. Hadden-Alexander, president of the club; Miss Agnes Brennan, Miss Harriette Brower, Miss Jennie Wells Chase, Miss Bertha M. Hoberg, Mrs. Jessie Hoagland Mitchell, John R. Rebarer, secretary of the club; Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Florence Dodd Virgil, secretary of the club, P. T. and P.
61Preliminary Exercises at the Technic Table, demonstrating playing movements, followed by Exercises 43, 25 and the trill at the Claviers.
62Fantasie and Fugue………………………………………Bach-Liszt
63Mrs. Hadden-Alexander.
64Chord Study with marcato, legato and staccato touches.
65Scale in all keys with the C fingering, followed by the proper fingering for each scale.
66Impromptu…………………………………………………..Chopin
67Valse………………………………………………………..Chopin
68Miss Harriette Brower.
69Dominant Seventh Chord Study.
70Velocity Etudes, op. 299, Nos. 1 and 2 (played connectedly)…Czerny
71Mrs. Jessie Hoagland Mitchell.
72Accent Scale Study.
73To a Wild Rose…………………………………………..MacDowell
74The Wandering Iceberg…………………………………..MacDowell
75Scotch Poem……………………………………………….MacDowell
76The Witches' Dance………………………………………MacDowell
77John R. Rebarer.
78Expression Scale Study.
79Arpeggios in all keys.
80Legato and Staccato Scale.
81Mrs. Florence Dodd Virgil.
82Five Octave Velocity Arpeggio Study.
83Octave Scale Study.
84Si oiseau j'étais…………………………………………..Henselt
85Valse, G flat……………………………………………….Chopin
86Ungeduld……………………………………………………Moszkowski
87Miss Jennie Wells Chase.
88Scale Study in thirds, sixths, eighths and tenths.
89Transposition Studies. Exercises 148, 149, 150 and 151.
90Miss Agnes Brennan.
91Five Octave Velocity Scale Study.
92Chromatic Scale Study.
93Intermezzo………………………………………………….Brahms
94Rhapsodie………………………………………………….Brahms
95Capriccio……………………………………………………Brahms
96Miss Bertha M. Hoberg.
97Scale Study in double thirds.
98Scale Study in double sixths.
99Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 12………………………………Liszt
100Mrs. Rose.
102The excessive heat which prevailed Thursday night deterred many from attending the excellent recital given by S. M. Fabian. Indeed, the audience was very small. Mr. Fabian played under great difficulties, yet his performance of most of the numbers reached a high point of excellence. His work was appreciated by all, nearly every number being encored. It was, however, too hot to yield to the clamor for encores. This was the judiciously arranged program:
104Solfeggietto……………………………………………..Ph. Em. Bach
105Fugue………………………………………………………..Rheinberger
106Sonata, op. 31, No. 2……………………………………Beethoven
107Trois Préludes……………………………………………Chopin
108Etude………………………………………………………..Chopin
109Chant Polonaise…………………………………………Chopin
110Nocturne…………………………………………………..Chopin
111Valse………………………………………………………..Chopin
112Ballade, from op. 71…………………………………….Raff
113Polka, from op. 71………………………………………Raff
114Scherzo…………………………………………………….Mendelssohn
115Rondo………………………………………………………Von Weber
116Polonaise, E major………………………………………Liszt
118Some changes were made in the programs. Mr. Bowman was unable to attend Wednesday morning. Mr. Virgil also was called out of town on business. In place of Mr. Bowman's papers Mrs. Virgil read her husband's paper on "The Methods of Masters of Piano Playing." The writer, as usual, made some forceful and courageous statements.
120"Lack of knowledge," he said, "among piano teachers, generally not of music, but of natural, mental, physical and mechanical laws and their true relation to piano playing and teaching, is what prevents educational growth in method. The ignorance of the so called masters of piano teaching of the principles of psychology and true educational laws causes them in the beginning to confound teaching piano playing with teaching music. No music master who is an educator will ever confound these two widely different subjects."
122Regarding the true authoritative value of European masters of piano teaching, Mr. Virgil wrote that with "due deference and respect to them as musicians, I cannot accept them as valuable authorities upon method in elementary piano teaching, for a valuable authority must know a subject from the beginning to end, and they seem, so far as I have observed, to know the end and not the beginning."
124Mr. Virgil related some of his personal investigations abroad and in conclusion made a strong plea for the Clavier method, which he characterized "an American method."
126Mr. Cohn, who played the first group of soiree at the first session, substituted Liszt's Etude de Concert for the Schumann Novellette.
128Mrs. Virgil extended the title of her paper, read Wednesday afternoon, to read, "Music Study and Piano Playing for Children." The fair speaker said some convincing things, and the illustrations by a small boy and girl were truly wonderful.
130Mrs. Hadden-Alexander played before a delighted assembly of teachers and performers. The gifts of this fine resident artist must by this time be familiar to the readers of THE MUSICAL COURIER. Her programs are never hackneyed, and what is of most importance are her readings of the different masters. Both the student and finished player are instructed in this way. The Schumann Sonata alone was worth all the discomfort of that hot, sultry July day. Mrs. Alexander played the MacDowell compositions with all the subtle lancy that their subjects imply. Her technic is masterly and no one can fail to be impressed with the sincerity and charm of the woman that controls the artistic will.
132Miss Lansing was suffering from a cold, but rather than disappoint the audience she sang four numbers—"Caro mio ben," by Giordani; "Im Herbst," by Franz; "Sapphic Ode," by Brahms, and the Aria from "Nadeschda."
134Sousa III.
136JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, who is at present touring his band in the English watering places, was ill last week and several of his concerts had to be postponed.
138Madame Gounod to Receive.
140MME. CHAS. GOUNOD, widow of Gounod, has gone to St. Cloud for the summer, and will receive for the first time in years.
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