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Thos e of ou r subscriber s no t wishin g t o avail themselve s of thi s convenienc e of remittin g late r will pleas e sen d a notic e fo r discontinuance . PRESSER'S MUSICAL MAGAZINE A MONTHL Y JOURNA L FO R TH E MUSICIAN , TH E MUSI C STUDENT , AN D AL L MUSI C LOVERS . Edited by JAMES FRANCIS COOKE Vol . XXXVII I No . 12 DECEMBE R 1920 Entered as second-class matter Jan. 16, 1884, at the P. 0 . at Philadelphia, Pa ., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright, 1920, by Theodore Presser Co. for U. S. A. and Great Britain RENEWAL.—N o receip t i s sen t fo r renewals . O n th e wrappe r of th e nex t issu e sen t yo u wil l b e printe d th e dat e o n whic h you r subscriptio n i s pai d up , whic h serve s a s a receip t fo r you r subscription . Liberal premiums and cash deductions are allowed for obtaining subscriptions. . MANUSCRIPTS.—Manuscripts should be addressed to TH E ETUDE. Write on one side of the sheet only. Con-tributions on music-teaching and music-study are solicited. 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Amon g th e tentativ e plan s ar e specia l program s by th e Chicag o Oper a Associatio n an d by th e Chicag o Sym -phon y Orchestra , Frederic k Stock , conductor . A larg e loca l committe e ha s bee n mad e u p of representative s of th e differen t Chicag o musica l organization s an d thei r plan s ar e bein g rapidl y worke d out . Th e sloga n of thi s meetin g wil l be "Musi c an d th e Educationa l Syste m of th e Unite d States. " Thi s i s cer-tainl y a timel y subjec t an d on e whic h shoul d be give n th e attentio n of al l musicians . Charle s N. Boyd , of Pittsburgh , i s th e ne w chairma n of th e Committe e o n Orga n an d Chora l Music ; Osbourn e McConathy , of Evanston , 111., of th e Committe e on Publi c Schoo l Music , an d Halli s Dom e i s a ne w membe r of tha t committee . Th e preliminar y announcoment s wil l be sen t ou t shortly . In -quirie s concernin g th e comin g meetin g ma y be addr^ss^d t o P. C. Lutkin , president , Evanston , 111., or t o R. G. McCutchan , secre -tary , Greencastle , Ind . Mis s Maj i Petitjea-n , of Liondon, lon g a n ethusiasti c ETUDE admirer , assure s u s tha t th e repor t of th e deat h of Alexande r Silot i (lik e tha t of Mar k Twain ) wa s "greatl y ex -aggerated. " Silot i i s aliv e an d ha s recentl y playe d in Londo n wit h grea t success . W e apologiz e t o hi m fo r journalisti c manslaughte r i n th e first degree . Evidentl y th e new s dis -tributor s of th e worl d hav e prove d mor e deadl y tha n th e Bolshiviki . A s a matte r of fact , our first fals e new s of Siloti' s prematur e obituar y cam e fro m a n Europea n paper . A s evidenc e of th e fac t tha t h e i s ver v muc h aliv e w e quot e th e followin g fro m a clippin g fro m th e Londo n Daily Mail, sen t u s by Mis s Peti t jea n : "H e playe d Chopin , Liszt , Bac h an d a Russia n group , an d wa s acclaime d a s a gian t amon g pianist s still . Hi s fingers hav e th e strengt h of steel . H e gav e hi s hearer s a might y volum e of tone , a fine leonin e impuls e i n hi s reading s (th e Russia n grou p wa s th e best)—altogethe r a displa y of pian o playin g i n th e gran d manner. " "Tli e Etn-de " learn s wit h regre t of th e death , i n October, of it s well-know n vcoa l contributor , Joh n Denni s Meehan , on e of th e mos t note d of present-da y teachers . Hi s mos t famou s pupi l wa s Eva n Williams . Willia m F . Sudds , on e of th e mos t popula r composer s of work s fo r ree d organ , arrangement s fo r choirs , etc., die d on Sep-tembe r 25th . Mr. Sudd s wa s bor n in Eng -land , i n 1843 , bu t wa s brough t t o Americ a whe n h e wa s seven . H e wa s self-taugh t o n th e violin , 'cello an d othe r instruments . Dur -in g th e Civi l Wa r h e becam e a bandmaste r i n th e Unio n Army . A t th e conclusio n of th e wa r h e becam e a studen t a t th e Bosto n Conservator y i n Boston . I t i s reporte d tha t hi s composition s numbe r ove r tw o hundred , includin g cantatas , orchestra l piece s an d man y shor t piece s fo r th e organ . Hi s collec -tion s jr' anthem s arrange d fo r choir s of moderat e abilit y wer e enormousl y successful , an d a t on e tim e hi s name , lik e tha t of Danks , wa s t o be foun d i n choi r loft s i n al l part s of th e country . 0 Moiseiwitsc h lias returne d fro m hi s grea t Australia n triumphs , an d ha s appeare d i n Sa n Francisc o wit h pronounce d success . Mme. Cecil e Chaminade , th e famou s Frenc h composer , devote d he r tim e durin g th e wa r exclusivel y t o wa r objects . Amon g othe r thing s sh e wa s i n charg e of th e Re d Cros s wor k a t a note d hospital . No w sh e ha s ap-peare d a s a pianis t agai n i n Londo n wit h grea t success . Th e Jenn y Lin d Centenar y hel d a t Carnegi e flail , in Ne w York, ha d Freid a Hem -pe l a s th e prototyp e of th e "Swedis h Night -ingale " an d To m Wis e a s th e redoubtabl e Phinea s Taylo r Barnum . Th e celebratio n i s reporte d t o hav e been a s grea t a succes s i n a big wa y a s wa s th e delightfull y uniqu e cele-bratio n i n Philadelphi a a t th e Musica l Fun d Hall , give n unde r th e auspice s of Mr. Joh n Braun , a t whic h Mabe l Garriso n wa s th e Jenn y Lind . Th e fascinatio n of th e actua l roo m in whic h Jenn y Lin d ha d sun g wa s heightene d becaus e i t wa s li t wit h ga s jet s an d furnishe d wit h th e sam e orchestra l stand s use d by th e player s year s an d year s ago . Tli e grreat sensatio n of th e Twenty -fonrt h Main e Musica l Festival , unde r th e directio n of Willia m R. Chapman , prove d t o be th e appearanc e of Perc y Grainge r a s th e sol o pianist . Th e receptio n give n t o Mr. Grainge r i s sai d t o hav e bee n on e of th e greates t i n hi s career . Migno n Nevada , daughte r of th e famou s prim a donn a of othe r days , Emm a Nevada , i s reporte d t o hav e a n eve n mor e beautifu l voic e tha n he r mother . Sh e ha s recentl y bee n engage d fo r leadin g r61es a t th e Oper a Comiqu e i n Paris . Ente r th e Japanes e impressario . K. Yamamoto , of Tokio , Directo r of th e Im -peria l Theater , ha s been i n Americ a lookin g fo r noveltie s i n musi c fo r exportatio n t o th e Orient . Th e Cit y of Dresde n ha s ius t se t asid e th e su m of 30,00 0 mark s fo r th e performanc e of Mahler' s grea t Symphony of 1,000. A t th e presen t rat e of exchang e 30,00 0 mark s coul d be secure d fo r abou t $500 . PAGE Worl d of Musi c 79 5 Editorial s 79 7 Sel f Stud y i n th e Ar t of Singin g Mme. Galli Gurci 79 9 Hars h Chord s i n th e Bass. . E. H. Pierce 80 0 Rubinstein , Maste r of Ton e Aubertine Woodward Moore 80 1 Environmen t an d th e Child' s Lif e J. Dalcrose 80 2 Th e Te n Tone d Scal e E. Gest 80 2 Th e Harmoniou s Blacksmit h H. E. Zimmerman 80 2 -Th e Revolutionar y Etude. Caro l Sherman 80 3 Gettin g Result s Auror'e La Croix 80 5 Doin g to o Muc h fo r Student s H. C. Hearing 80 6 Lik e Flyin g t o a Bird . . M. Y. McPherson 80 6 Brin g Ou t th e Master^Meanin g E. di Pirani 80 7 Scales , Chords , Arpeggio s , Mrs. Noah Brandt 80 8 Markin g Accidentals . . . .Frederic Corder 80 8 A Christma s Festival. Alla n J. Eastman 80 9 Weigh t Playin g E. B. Lesher 81 0 Pedalin g Basse s . . .Orville Lindquist 81 1 Justic e fo r th e Pian o Frederic Ay res 81 2 Mandator y Techni c Carol Sherman 81 2 Teachers ' Roun d Tabl e N. J. Corey 81 3 Hom e Lif e of Schumann . .A. S. Garbett 81 4 Delicac y of Touc h M. A. Hackney 81 4 Indexin g th e Etud e A. L. Snoddy 84 3 Strai n Minimizer s R. L. Carver 84 3 Ever y Detai l Count s F. W. Burry 84 3 Th e Fortun e Gall o Seaso n of Gran d Oper a a t popula r price s a t th e Manhatta n Oper a Hous e i n Ne w Yor k i s sai d t o hav e bee n a grea t success . Th e Sa n Carl o Com-pany , accordin g t o report , too k i n $140,00 0 i n fou r weeks . Selm a Kronold , directo r of tli e Catholi c Oratori o Societ y of Ne w Yorl c an d a n oper a singe r of distinction , die d a t th e St. Franci s Hospita l i n Ne w York on Octobe r 9th . Sh e san g th e leadin g r61es in th e firs t America n performance s of Cavalleria Rusticana an d I Pagliacci. Hamilto n Harty , th e note d Britis h composer , in a recen t issu e of The Monthly Musical Record, of London , put s i n a ple a fo r lowe r rate s o n th e railroad s fo r travelin g musicians . H e show s ho w th e youn g artis t mus t mak e hi s reputatio n in th e "provinces, " an d if th e rate s ar e prohibitivel y high , repu -tation s wil l no t be made , etc . Fine , Mr. Harty , w e shal l b e please d t o carr y you r propagand a ove r here, wher e distance s ar e measure d by entirel y differen t dimension s fro m thos e employe d i n Europe . Alread y man y artist s hav e foun d tha t th e cos t of travelin g i n Americ a rob s the m of a larg e par t of thei r profit. Th e resul t i s tha t man y communitie s wil l hav e t o d o withou t th e artist s the y onc e had . Britis h Bund s Ble w Beautifu l Brass y Blast s Bringin g Bravo s a t a recen t festiva l i n London , in whic h 5,00 0 bandsme n participated . Ther e wa s a priz e of $5,000 , whic h wa s wo n by a ban d of miner s fro m Yorkshire . Th e priz e compositio n wa s Wagner' s Tannhduser, Oh, Hymn of Hate, Where Art Thou J PAGE Voic e Departmen t 84 4 actionGoTo:38,Lette actionGoTo:38,ractionGoTo:38, actionGoTo:38,Bo actionGoTo:38,xactionGoTo:38, actionGoTo:38,84 actionGoTo:38,7 Orga n Departmen t 84 8 Question s an d Answers . .A. de Guichard 85 1 Violi n Departmen t Robert Braine 85 2 Junio r Departmen t 85 6 MUSIC Pla y of th e Butterflie s G. A. Quiros 82 6 Rusti c Beautie s A. Wellesley 81 6 Marc h of th e Littl e Woode n Soldier s W. A. Johnson 81 7 Brida l Choru s fro m "Lohengrin " Wagner-Schutt 81 8 Aroun d th e Christma s Tree.A . P. Risher 81 9 Enchante d Moment s (Fou r Hands ) A. Geibel 82 0 Swee t Coquett e Chas. Dallier 82 4 Th e Maste r Minue t W. Rolfe 82 5 Vals e Roulant e G. D. Martin 81 5 Autum n Frolic s C. F. Mueller 83 1 I n th e Mountain s E. Krohn 83 2 Ripple s P. Lawson 83 3 Dans e Russ e P. Tschaikowsky 83 4 Lil y Bell s J. I. Wray 83 5 Jun e (Violi n an d Piano ) P. Tschaikowsky 83 6 Whe n Chris t Wa s Bor n (Vocal ) R. M. Stults 83 8 Tho u Ar t S o Lik e a Flowe r (Vocal ) W. H. Ruebush 83 9 A Drea m of Yesterda y (Vocal ) Kate Vannah 84 0 Christma s Pastora l (Organ ) E. S. Hosmer 84 2 "Dant e an d Beatrice, " a ne w oper a b y a n Englis h composer , Stephe n R. Philpot , i s reporte d t o hav e bee n a grea t succes s wit h th e Car l Ros a Oper a Compan y i n England . Dr . Holli s F . Dan n ha s resigne d hi s positio n a s Professo r of Musi c of Cornel l Uni -versit y t o tak e tha t of Directo r of Musi c of th e Departmen t of Publi c Instructio n of th e Stat e of Pennsylvania . A bette r ma n fo r th e wor k i s inconceivable . Musicall y speaking , h e pu t Cornel l Universit y "on th e map. " Th e ne w Pennsylvani a Directo r of Publi c Education , Dr. Finegan , evidentl y intend s t o hav e a staf f of th e finest expert s i n th e coun -try . Pennsylvani a deserve s it . A repor t fro m Londo n state s tha t a n India n Cliief , name d Canpoliean , ha s been secure d a s a bariton e fo r th e Metro -polita n Oper a House . Hi s voic e i s sai d t o be extremel y rich . "De r Sizilianner, " a n oper a by Dr . Hug o Leichtentritt , ha s bee n produce d wit h succes s in Freiburg , Baden . Th e interestin g par t of thi s piec e of new s i s tha t th e com-pose r wa s a studen t a t Harvar d an d receive d a n importan t par t of hi s musica l educatio n there . Th e marriag e is announce d of the famou s soprano , Ros a Raisa , an d the bari-tone , Giacom o Rimini , of th e Chicag o Oper a Company . Man y regar d Mme . Rais a a s the foremos t livin g dramati c soprano . Ma x Brnch , on e of th e mos t note d of Germa n composers , die d i n Berli n on October 3d . Bruc h ha d bee n ill fo r som e time , owin g t o th e privation s of th e war . Bruc h wa s born Januar y 6, 1838 , a t Cologne . H e wa s a pupi l of Hiller , Reineck e an d Breuning . Unti l 187 8 h e labore d i n German y a s a teacher , compose r an d conductor . Fro m 188 0 t o 188 3 h e conducte d th e Liverpoo l Philhar -moni c Society . I n 188 3 h e visite d th e Unite d States . Returnin g t o Germany , h e hel d ex-cellen t position s (amon g the m th e Directo r of th e Departmen t of Composition) , unti l hi s retiremen t i n 1910 . Bruc h wa s unquestion -abl y on e of th e greates t of th e seriou s com-poser s of hi s time . Hi s "secula r cantatas, " lik e th e "symphoni c poems " of Liszt , repre-sen t in themselve s a radica l advanc e i n tha t typ e of music . Hi s opu s number s ru n t o eighty-nine , an d ther e ar e five or si x sig -nifican t work s withou t opu s numbers . Ac-cordin g t o report , severa l number s wil l be publishe d posthumously . Hi s first violi n concert o in G mino r i s probabl y th e mos t famou s of al l work s of it s kind . Carl o Buonamici , th e note d pianis t an d teacher , die d i n Bosto n o n Septembe r 30th . H e wa s born i n Florence , Italy , i n 1875 , an d wa s th e so n of a note d pianist , Guisepp e Buonamici . H e wa s a pupi l of Va n Zeyl, of th e Roya l Schoo l of Musi c a t Wiirzburg . I n 189 6 h e cam e t o Boston , wher e h e ha s sinc e resided , an d taugh t i n associatio n wit h Feli x Fo x wit h grea t success . I n 191 6 h e joine d th e Italia n Arm y an d serve d unti l th e armis -tice . Mme. SchumannxHeinl t i s t o e o on a concer t tou r in India , Chin a an d Japa n i n Ma y of nex t year . Th e Rudolp h Wurlitze r Co., of Chi -cago , ha s organize d a symphon y orchestra . Th e orchestr a wil l be directe d by Alber t Cook, a conductor , wh o ha s been decorate d by th e Kin g of England . Th e orchestr a in-cludes'player s wh o hav e hithert o playe d in larg e orchestras , suc h a s th e Chicag o Sym -phon v an d th e Chicag o Gran d Opera Orches -tra . Albert o Salvi , th e famou s harpist , play s in th e ensemble . Ther e wil l be seventy-fiv e players , an d th e purpos e i s t o giv e concert s in larg e hall s i n Chicag o fo r a nomina l rat e of admisiso n an d giv e concert s i n Chicag o institution s of th e philanthropi c characte r wher e littl e suc h musi c woul d otherwis e be heard . (Continued on page 855) CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER, 1920
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