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Musical Courier 1907-12-04: Vol 55 Iss 23, 1907
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1L. Gesner, whose musical education includes three years' study abroad with Sevcik. While in Prague Mr. Gesner was a member of the Royal Bohemia Orchestra, playing the difficult role of first violin. Dr. Irving M. Glenn is head of the music department.
3At the Willamette University, Salem, one also finds an extremely liberal and progressive musical spirit. Under the management of Dr. R. A. Heritage, vocal instructor, the entire music department is flourishing.
5At the small seaport town of Bandon, in Southwestern Oregon, reached only by seafaring vessels and river steamers, the writer had the pleasure recently of listening to a program excellently rendered by the Bandon Concert Band of twenty pieces, composed of men from woolen and lumber mills, stores and offices. The band is now under the directorship of Emil B. Kausrud, a young musician formerly prominently connected with musical affairs at Minneapolis, Minn. It has been in existence for ten years under the enthusiastic support of George B. Topping, an attorney of the town. It gives one free concert weekly.
7The piano recital of Beatrice Barlow Dierke was a social and musical event.
9Jocelyn Foulkes' young students gave a recital recently at her studio. The duet, "Peer Gynt," played by Miss Foulkes and Miss Wentworth, was a very enjoyable feature of the afternoon.
11The pupils of the Fundamental Music Course and those following the Dunning System at St. Mary's Academy enjoyed a musical card party not long ago.
13Lewiston, one of the young inland cities, made a large stride forward musically recently, when a number of its business men lent their energies to the bringing of the Olive Mead String Quartet there. The concert proved a tremendous success. The two numbers of John Claire Monteth, baritone, formerly of Lewiston, whose home is now in Portland, served to add interest and enjoyment to the evening.
15EDITH L. NILES.
17NEW PUBLICATIONS.
19Ricordi Edition.
21We have a set of compositions by P. A. Tirindelli, published by Ricordi, Milan, Boosey & Co., New York agents. These are foreign publications, printed in Italy. The well known composer, Mr. Tirindelli, stands too high to require more than reference to him, but it is essential to call attention to these six lyrics for violin and piano. One is dedicated to Arthur Hartmann, another to Fritz Kreisler, another to Agnes Sattler, another one to Guido Parisi, one to the well known music composer and vocal teacher, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, another one to Achille Simonetti. These are merely little facts and hints to indicate the class of people that constitute the Tirindelli environment. The "Good News" composition, No. 3, has a beautiful melodic sweep, exactly a thing for the violin—in fact, all these six numbers should be cultivated by violinists. They are very grateful, they are written on a broad, massive conception of violin music and they are grateful for the public.
23Dr. Blitz.
25We have before us a new publication. It is entitled "Modern Method of Sight Singing," by Dr. Edouard Blitz. We have examined it carefully, not precisely in order to become acquainted with a system of sight singing which we knew beforehand as being essentially different from those commonly taught here, but to see what kind of music the author gives to his pupils to work upon, and how far in the practice of sight reading he leads them. We find ourselves in presence of a veritable album of charming original compositions. These little pieces, in all styles, vocal and instrumental, are so constructed that they must necessarily inculcate to the most apathetic student the spirit of time and, by their charm, develop his musical taste while making him familiar with the most difficult intonations. Indeed, there are intervals there that a Richard Strauss might hesitate to employ; yet there is nothing anti-vocal in these eighty studies; on the contrary, under a most melodic form, the composer has introduced some of the greatest difficulties of rhythm and intonation, and gradually, almost unexpectedly, Dr. Blitz has his pupils pass from the easiest melodies to the most complicated harmonies. As to the system itself, it is unique; the author, of course, establishes his method upon the Fixed Do. Dr. Blitz uses a mnemonic technical process that looks as if it was infallible; he lays great stress also upon the structure of chords, making the pupil acquainted with the most important tone combinations in every major and minor key. The harmonic exercises are strictly original with the author, and some of the most characteristic studies in the work are, strictly speaking, nothing else than chord exercises. The study of modulation is admirable; it is a system by itself which would prove of value even to the expert harmonist. And let us say, en passant, that the studies, in the second part, are accompanied by a thorough bass which makes the work quite invaluable for the student in harmony and the accompanist who may use it as a text book for practical harmony at the piano. In fine, this modern method of sight singing is modern, the logical manner in which the pupil is led to the mastery of the technical difficulties of music and for the musical merit of its examples and illustrations being strictly scientific. We recommend this method of sight singing to the attention of all teachers of music as one of the most important works recently published in this field of musical education.
27Oliver Ditson Company.
29The latest publication to hand from this busy firm is the latest number of the Musicians' Library, consisting of twenty piano compositions by Franz Joseph Haydn, edited by Xaver Scharwenka.
31We have called attention to some of the special features of this library division, the editing, the portraits of the composers, the introduction and points about the date of composition, the fact that in the vocal department there are two editions—one for high and one for low voice—and the beautiful typographical appearance. In this latest instance we also find the original German introduction by Scharwenka. Scharwenka calls attention to the fact that Bach appealed to the people, while Haydn, coming from the people, appealed to the populace, and that we are under obligation to him for that reason among many others. Good idea. There is a valuable bibliography after the title page of the book. Wouldn't it be a good idea to go into the compositions of his brother, Michael, a much neglected composer?
33German Gets American Reception.
35Edward German, the composer of the comic opera, "Tom Jones," who was brought over from England by Henry W. Savage to superintend the music rehearsals of the piece, sailed for home last week, carrying with him the highest esteem of every member of the big company with whom he had become immensely popular. Mr. German went aboard the ship on Tuesday night. Tuesday afternoon all the members of the company were at a rehearsal at the Astor Theater when the composer came back on the stage to bid them farewell. At sight of him Louise Gunning called for three cheers, and the company gave them with a will. Then the rehearsal was stopped and everybody shook hands with the composer, who was deeply affected at this evidence of good will and friendliness. The stage hands at the theater joined in the demonstration.
37Mr. German had to make a speech. It was the only one he delivered in this country, as he had refused to make any remarks when called before the curtain at the opening in Washington and in New York. Before the ship sailed, next morning, several members of the company assembled at the pier to see the composer off, and to learn how he would take the surprise they had arranged for him, which took the form of a collection of Indian curios disposed about his stateroom. Mr. German, who had never been in America before, had seen some of the Indians that are exhibiting at an amusement place, and they had aroused his curiosity and interest. Knowing this the "Tom Jones" company subscribed a fund and bought him quite an assortment of aboriginal articles.
39Baby Girl's Eczema
40Covered with Yellow Sores—Sight of Eye Destroyed—Doctors Fail. Cured in a Week by Cuticura.
42"Our little girl, one year and a half old, was taken with eczema. We took her to three doctors, but by this time she was nothing but a yellow, greenish sore. One morning we discovered a little yellow pimple on one of her eyes. Doctor No. 3 said that we had better take her to some eye specialist, since it was an ulcer. So we went to Oswego to Doctor No. 4, and he said the eyesight was gone, but that he could help it. Well, we were nearly discouraged. I thought we would try the Cuticura Treatment, so I purchased a set of Cuticura Remedies, which cost me $1, and in three days our daughter, who had been sick about eight months, showed great improvement, and in one week all sores had disappeared. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott, R. F. D. No. 9, Fulton, Oswego Co., N. Y., Aug. 17, 1906."
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