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SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON & MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephones «• Ticket Office J Back fi * U92 Branch Exchange I Administration Offices ) THIRTY-FIRST SEASON, 1911 AND 1912 Inatnn ^ympfjottg (irr^atra MAX FIEDLER, Conductor •programme of % First Rehearsal and Concert WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIP- ' Tone, Technique and Temperament—all threefor me/ ' —Mischa Ei^man. To play great music beautifully flawless tone is as necessary as are pure colors to the painting of a Carnegie prize-winner. Between the tone-resources of the "commercial" and the "artistic" piano there is a world of space — wide, often, as between the mouth- organ improvisations of a pickaninny on a rail fence and any musical performance of an artist. People who love music and respect piano-culture take no chances, restricting very wisely their choice to the little group of great instruments dominated by the Baldwin Piano. 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Andante un poco maestoso; Allegro molto vivace. II. Larghetto. III. Scherzo: Molto vivace. Trio I.: Molto phi vivace. Trio II. IV. Allegro animato e giazioso. Mozart . Aria, "Con vezzie, con lusinghe," from "II Seraglio" Bossi . Goldonian Intermezzi, Op. 127 Preludio e Minuetto. II. Gagliardi. V. Serenatina. VI. Burlesca. Charpentier Air. "Depuis le jour," from "Louise" Reger A Comedy Overture, Op. 120 First performance of the work SOLOIST Mme. ALMA GLUCK There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony The doors of the hall will be closed daring the performance of each number on the program me. Those who tvish to leare befot the end of the concert are requested to do so in an interval be- tween the numbers. 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A touch of genius and originality is apparent in every garment of the enormous fall stock, suggesting rare possibilities for indulging in real economies while wearing the most becoming and most approved styles. 157 Tremont Street — Jubilee Overture Carl Maria von Weber (Born at Eutin, in the grand-duchy of Oldenburg, on December 18, 17S6; died in London on June 5, 1826.) The Jubel overture and the Jubel cantata were composed by von Weber for the festival to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the ascen- sion of the King of Saxony, Friedrich August I., to the throne. The overture, however, has no connection with the cantata. Weber began the composition of the overture at Dresden, September 2, 1818. He completed the work on September 11. On the 20th he wrote in his diary: "Festival-day. At night grand court concert in the Opera House. My Jubilee overture went finely." September 23: "Grand church concert in Neustadt-Dresden. Everything went well; best of all my overture and cantata which made a great effect. God be thanked for this." 18 19, June 21 : "Completed the pianoforte score of the Jubilee overture." The autograph manuscript is in the private library of the King of Saxony at Dresden. The overture was composed after Weber learned, to his great dis- appointment, that the cantata would not be performed at the festival concert. The programme of this concert on September 20, 18 18, was asNEWfollows: SONGS BRANSCOMBE, GENA GRANT=SCHAEFER> G. A. Of My Ould Loves. (2 keys.) - - $0.50 Azure Eve. (2 keys.) - - - $0.50 Happiness. (2 keys.) - - - - .60 HUHN, BRUNO My Love is like a Tempting Peach. Proposal. (2 keys.)- - - - - .50 (2 keys.) ------- •SO JOHNSON, CARSE, A. VON AHN NOEL Birds are Nesting. (2 keys.) - - .50 A Jewel Cycle. (2 keys.) Complete 1. 00 No. I. The Pearl - - - - - •SO LYNES, FRANK No. 2. The Sapphire - - - - •So 1 Love and the World is Mine. No. 3. The Opal ------ •SO (2 keys.)- ------- .50 No. 4. Amber and Amethyst - - •50 METCALF, JOHN W. CLOUGH=LEIGHTER, H. Awakening. (2 keys.) - - - - .50 Op. 54. No. 1. April Rapture. Thy Presence. (2 keys.) - - - .50 F(f-a) -------- •5o Love and Springtime. (3 keys.) - .50 No. 2. Heralds of Spring. SCOTT, CHARLES P. E(e-a) - - - - . •So Enchantment. Waltz Song. (2 keys.) .60 No. 3. Day-Dreams. A6(e-g#) - - - - •So STRAUS, OSCAR No. Sympathy. Db(eb-i) 4. •So Dawn. Waltz Song. (2 keys.) - .60 No. 5. My Wish. A6(e6-f) So THOMAS, CLAYTON DANIELS, MABEL W. Matsuris (Our Festal Days) Villa of Dreams. (2 keys.) - - .60 A Japanese Song-Cycle. (2 keys.) 120 Boylston Street ARTHUR P. SCHMIDT (Take Elevator) AND FOR SALE BY ALL MUSIC DEALERS i Weber Jubilee Overture 2. Morlacchi Aria from "Boadicea" Frl. Funk. 3. PollEdro Violin Concerto Giov. Battista Polledro. 4. Nicolini Duet Giovanni Sassaroli, Frl. Funk. 5. Rondo For Clarinet Roth. 6. Zinoarelli Quartet Giochino Benincasa, Giovanni Sassaroli, Carlo Tibaldi, and Frl. Funk. The overture begins with a pompous introduction, Adagio, E major, 3-4. The main body of the work is in E major, Presto assai, 2-2. The first theme enters fortissimo for full orchestra, and is developed at con- siderable length. A descending phrase for 'cellos brings in the light second theme, B major, for wood-wind and horns. This theme is fully developed, and the free fantasia is largely of a contrapuntal nature. There is a recapitulation of the first section with the second theme in E major. The eoda, Andante, E major, 3-4, is built on the national hymn, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" ("God save the King"). The theme is given in full harmony to the wind choir while the strings play a "whizzing counterpoint" against it. The overture is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, kettledrums, and the usual strings; and two piccolos, two flutes in octave, and, ad libi- tum, triangle, cymbals, and bass drum were indicated by Weber for the coda. It has been said that the first performance of the Jubilee overture in the United States was by the Philharmonic Society of New York, April 22, 1843, but the overture was performed in Boston at a concert of the Boston Academy of Music, February 26, 1842.