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EDITORIAL the moment of writing, no attempt has been THE GREAT ADVENTURE. made to adopt it in Europe might be regarded as evidence that it is not at all in line with the It is said that, during the past year, no fewer mass mentality of the various nations which make than five hundred American cities, townships, up the Continent of Europe. That some effort and districts have had each its " Music Week." should, sooner or later, be made to put it into We are not aware whether any systematic effect here was however inevitable, and whatever attempts have been made to collect and tabulate the ultimate event may bring forth, it is not results from all this organised music making and without significance that the first European essay study—we have sought for them but have so far should be made in Scotland, where the musical signally failed to find them. No doubt there have consciousness has always been more practical and been some obvious successes, and many dis- acute, than it has been, certainly in any other appointments and failures, all of which should part of the British Empire, and in not a few have been recorded for the use and instruction of the Continental nations as well. The Scottish of other workers in the field, but whether such Music Week is being organised, as we intimated individual efforts have been greatly successful or in our August number, by the Scottish Music incontinently unsuccessful from one or more par- Masters' (Traders') Association, and it will take ticular viewpoints, can really matter little when place during the week commencing on 12th inst., the aggregate results are taken into account, for and finishing on the 17th. During that particu- it surely stands to reason, that when an entire lar week, if matters are properly and compre- community is forced by all manner of means to hensively organised, no single individual man, concentrate upon any subject for a certain period woman or child throughout the entire length of time, the influences which are brought to bear and breadth of Scotland can fail to come under ill connection with the matter in hand for that the influence of music in one way or another, or period are certain to leave at least some particle will be able to plead ignorance of the fact that of good behind. How much of good is of course Music is a mighty force in the land. It is cer- partly due to the methods that may have been tainly to be regretted that the Music Masters' employed in giving effect to the thing in ques- Association has not incorporated seven days into tion, but chiefly, we think, it will depend upon their " Week " as they do in America. For the the psychology of the people for whom the busi- propagation of ethical and moral ideas, the " ness has been organised. The " Music Week Church still remains the most powerful federation is, as we have demonstrated on former occasions, jn existence, and, if not too late, arrangements purely an American idea, and the fact that five should still be made for including the Sunday hundred different places in that great continent preceding the 12th October, or opening day of can utilise it within a year, proves that it is very the " Music Week." Every minister and priest much in keeping with present-day American in the country should be requested to preach a psychology. On the other hand, although the sermon upon the Art, its ramifications, its moral idea is now three years old, the fact that, up to influences and tendencies, its sacred and secular 24 THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE.

uses, in fact its every aspect that is capable of Mrs Christina Niecks. We have no hesitation in treatment in some way or another, by the great saying that this is the most significant and im- religious teachers of the nation. Then one has portant work upon a musical subject that has only to think of the vast organised musical re- appeared in English for years. The kernel of the sources of the Church corporate. There is not a volume originally appeared as a series of articles church or meeting-house in the country which in an English musical magazine under the title does not possess a choir of one kind or another, of " Supplementary and Corrective to the Bio- and there are few nowadays which has not some graphy of Robert Schumann," and that title kind of instrumental music at its command as sufficiently demonstrates the essential importance well. The value of so vast a congeries of execu- of the work. Robert Schumann, as a composer, tive bodies and instruments for illustrative and easily ranks amongst the world's greatest dozen, educative purposes is utterly inestimable. And but he takes even higher rank as an original what applies to the Church and its various sub- thinker, innovator, and art critic. If he was not sidiary organisations, applies of course, with the actual founder of Romanticism in Music, equal or greater force, to every educative or Schumann at all events gave it a fresh and recreative body in the country. Every possible original urge, and pointed its way to the logical body or individual interested in Music should be culmination of the romantic spirit in the works persuaded or coerced into lending all the aid that of Liszt and Wagner. His relations with Liszt lies within their power to give, for the primary were always of the friendliest character, and one purpose of a " Music Week " is to bring Music feels glad that he did not live long enough to for that period at least, into the lives of every know anything of the absurd discord that arose living person in the community. There ought to between his widow, who was carried away much, be concerts, community singing, and individual we believe, against her personal predelections, by Music-making everywhere. Of course every week her friendship for the vain and priggish violinist

should be a " Music Week " ; at the present Joachim and the equally gross and autocratic time it is not, but, candidly speaking, the very Brahms, and the Liszt and Wagner school. The laudable effort which the Scottish Music Masters' importance of Schumann's inspirations, aspira- Association propose to make this month, is the tions, tendencies of thought and methods of work, thin end of the wedge, and our sincerest wish is will thus be apparent to all, and if these facts that they may ultimately succeed in driving it are to be of any value to future generations, it home to its utmost possible extent. is supremely necessary that their accuracy should be unimpeachable, and that the facts should be NEW LIGHT UPON SCHUMANN. as full and complete as possible. This constitutes the supreme value of Professor Niecks' " Supple- While one keeps agitating for greater facilities mentary and Corrective " therefore, that he has for musical exposition, for more educational en- gone into the matter in the nick of time, and has dowments and opportunities on behalf of the Art, placed many points and aspects upon a plane of and while efforts of every kind continue to be certainty, and has given them authoritative made for the purpose of increasing its popularity record. It was the late professor's original in- and general acceptance, there is scarcely a week tention to write an entirely new Biography of —certainly not a month—in any given year, dur- Schumann, but other work continuously pre- ing least Music which at one important book upon vented the effectuation of the project until it was or a Musical subject is not published. Such a too late. He then inaugurated the series of fact, we may say in passing, surely proves most articles, but even these he was unable to round conclusively that the efforts referred to are not off and finish in the way he had intended to do. being made in vain, for publishers as a class are But it had been his wish that, in any event, Mrs very astute persons, and the least of all business Niecks should have revised the text of the people to be actuated in the performance of their articles, and she was therefore thoroughly con- particular functions by any motive other than versant with all his intentions in the matter, and a tolerably certain pecuniary return. Again, she was thus able to give full effect to his desires while we may assert that each month in preparing the volume for the press. She has, sees the birth of at least one work of as we have shown, produced a most entrancing musical importance, it is not often that volume in the most capable manner possible. a book of such super-importance as the latest The book is published, as we have already indi- " work to appear in Dent's International Library cated, by Messrs J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., Lon- of Books on Music," edited by Dr. A. Eaglefield- don, price 10/6 net, and it is the one book on Hull, that entitled Robert Schumann by the late music published during the present year at least, Professor Frederick Niecks, edited by his widow, that no musical library can afford to ignore. ,

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A FINAL APPEAL. basis of annually increasing deficits. They make a special and final appeal this year therefore, for The Prospectus and Sketch Programmes of the an added measure of support, otherwise they will Paterson Orchestral Concerts, which will be re- be compelled to ask for some form of Guarantee sumed for the forthcoming season in the Usher Fund in order to secure themselves against these Hall, Edinburgh, on Monday, 16th prox., are yearly recurring losses. No greater calamity to again to hand, and seldom has the season opened Edinburgh can be imagined than the discontinu- with such promise of good things to come, or so ance of these concerts, and we add our earnest interesting a programme from every point of view. appeal to that of Messrs Paterson, to all lovers of The " guest conductor " principle has been con- what is best and most beautiful in musical tinued, and a particularly happy selection from achievement, to support these concerts to their the world's greatest orchestral leaders has been utmost possible extent, and to do all in their made. It consists of Herman Abendroth, Felix power to interest others in them as well. We hold Weingartner, Malcolm Sargent, Emil Mlynarski no brief for any particular organisation, and since and Vaclav Talich. There will again be soloists we have abandoned the theory of the survival of at five of the concerts, viz. : Morgan Kingston, the fittest, we stand unreservedly for the survival Tenor Vocalist ;' Irene Dobieska and Alma Moodie, of the best, and it is thus our considered opinion Violinists ; and Youra Guller and Nicolas Orloff that this super-excellent one must not run the Pianists, respectively. But it is again in the pro- slightest risk of coining to grief. S. grammes, with their judicious mixture of popular numbers and novelties, that the main interest will centre. We are interested in noting the inclusion " at the concert of 23rd Nov., of a Suite, The ILines for flDusic Infanta's Birthday," by the great Austrian Opera composer, Schrecker. So far as we can remember, MY PAL. no example of this composer's work has ever before received public performance in Scotland. I've a pal I wouldn't part with Other items which cannot fail to grip the atten- For aught that you could name. tion of the genuine music lover are Delius' " On No matter what my mood is,

Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring " ; Stravin- His mood is just the same. " "; His loyalty is boundless sky's L'Oiseau de Feu Gustav Mahler's ;

Fourth Symphony ; Kalinnikov's " Le Cedre et He'd die for me, I know. le Palmier " ; and Suk's Serenade for Strings. Ne'er was more true affection On 28th December there will be a complete Than that of my pal Joe. Wagner programme, and on 30th December, the He never tires or bores me annual " Young People's Concert " will be given, ; If I feel gay, he's glad when a long programme will be devoted to " The To be as gay as I am. Evolution of the Dance." Enough has now, we But, if I'm feeling sad, think, been said in testimony of the great interest He'll come and sit beside me, which these concerts hold for the real lover of In silent sympathy. music, yet year after year they are run at a He's just a mongrel terrier— heavy loss, which Messrs Paterson Sons & Co. But the best of pals to me. Ltd. have themselves to bear. This is not as it should be, especially in view of the fact that Constance Slight. organisations throughout the country, whose achievements are not on the same high artistic level of the Scottish Orchestra, have received aid in order to carry on the work they have PETER MEIKLEJOHN. By C. Stewart Black. T. Werner Laurie, Ld., London. 6/- net. in hand. Messrs Paterson with laudable restraint, This "first novel"—an excellent tale of Old Glasgow— have for single their by never asked a penny beyond the Editor of our admirable contemporary, The Scots Magazine, fair and legitimate rates of admission, and, in is a work which makes a special appeal to the particular genius order that the Edinburgh public may continue of the average Scotsman. It is an historical novel of consider- able power and vigour, and it embodies a fine and true-to-type to receive such orchestral performances as are delineation of the life of the inhabitants of a Scottish town at seldom equalled, and never excelled, anywhere, the time of the Reformation. It is full of colour, and the story they are prepared to risk even a small deficit, is well and picturesquely told. We read it when it appeared in serial form in The Scots Magazine, and we have re-read it but it is quite unreasonable to expect them to with added enjoyment in its new form. We cannot too heartily continue the scheme on the present unsatisfactory recommend it to the notice of our readers. — — ";

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(Bramopbone IRotes. representative one by Woodhouse. On the ob- verse of L.1647 we have a Meditation (" Andante The Columbia Gramophone Co. Ltd. has Religioso ") from Thais by Massenet. The Violin excelled itself this year, not only in the continu- Solo introduced is by Bernard Beillie. These ally progressing quality and variety of the two records embody performances by the New records they continue to issue, but likewise in Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, conducted by the fact of their unbroken continuity of publica- Eugene Goosens, Senr. Two other admirable tion. The holidays notwithstanding, there has orchestral records are 9043, the Preludes to been no break in their output. The September Act I. and Act III. respectively of Verdi's La issues came to hand just as we were going to Traviaia by the Court Symphony Orchestra " press last month, and we were only able to (12 inch double-sided, 4s. 6d.), and 3700, " Ideale mention the fact. The issue was one of so (Paolo Tosti), and " Love's Last Day " (Valse notable a character indeed that one can scarcely Apache) by B. Benatzky, performed by Jean do it all the justice it deserves, even in an article Lensen and his orchestra (10 inch double-sided, completely devoted to it alone. First and fore- 3s.). As always, however, it is in their vocal most conies a complete rendering of Beethoven's recordings that the Columbia Company are again so-called "Harp Quartet" in E flat, Op. 74, by outstandingly efficient. We have never heard a the Leuer String Quartet. It is recorded in better record either of Madame Miriam Licette eight parts, as follows : or of Mr Frank Mullings than the " Letter Duet from Bizet's Carmen, Act I., reproduced in two 12 inch Double-sided, 6s. 6d. each. parts upon L.1664. The tone and blend of voices L.1657.—Quartet in E flat (Beethoven, Op. 74). are perfect throughout, and the maimer in which In eight parts. Part 1 (a) Adagio Allegro ; (&) each voice and orchestra stand out in individual (first half). Part 2, Allegro (concluded). and perfectly distinctive clarity is one of the L.1658.—Parts 3 and 4, Adagio ma non troppo absolute marvels of the art. This is truly a (in two parts). magnificent record, which no genuinely artistic L1659.—Parts 5 and 6, Pre'sto (in two parts). possessor of a gramophone will be wise to ignore. L.1660.—Parts 7 and 8, Allegro con Variazioni It is one of the very few pieces which can never (in two parts). stale—it is a thing of absolute beauty and a joy is This a very notable and welcome contribution for ever. It is a 12 inch double-sided one, the repertoire, it to Beethoven as brings out in a price 6s. 6d. clear perfect and manner the characteristic X.324 is another admirable piece of gramo- aspects and distinctive qualities of the great phone vocalism, although, for obvious reasons, it composer's Middle Period. It is a particularly can never be greatly popular here. It is a happy contingency also that has brought about Kiccardo Stracciari 10-inch double-sided record the performance by the Lener Quartet, a com- (6s.), carrying "Allor che tu," from Wagner's bination which seems to be always at its best Tannhduser, and " Serenata," from Berlioz' in the rendering of Beethoven's chamber works. Damnation of Faust, both sung iu Italian. The particular lack of scratchiness which, in a Signor Stracciari is the possessor of a glorious " " negative sense, so distinguishes the Columbia baritone voice, which he uses, of course, com- Becords, is a very noticeable feature of this pletely in the Italian manner. These are the delightful set. Purchasers of the set receive chief and outstanding numbers in the September gratis one of the Company's charming Art issue. The following are all admirable in some Albums ; a most useful and excellent accompani- way or other, but they do not call for very to ment the records Three orchestral records, particular notice : also 12 inch double-sided ones, at 6s. 6d. each, 3691. —" I love the moon " (Paul A. Beubens) " are interesting. L.1650 holds Berlioz' Carnaval " Two Eyes of Grey " (Daisy M'Geogh). By Komain " Overture, Op. 9, interpreted by the J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton 9046.—" Barcarolle," from The Tales of Hoff- Harty. L.1646 and L.1647 are records that will " " mann (Offenbach) ; Angel's Serenade (La make their most direct appeal to musical people Serenata) (Braga). 'Cello Solos by George Both and theatre-goers of at least a quarter of a (with piano). century's experience, containing as they do a " " " 3692.—" Souvenir (Drdla) ; Serenade selection in three parts from that curious old (Drdla). Violin Solos by Maya Gordon (with play without words, L'Enfant Prodigue, by piano). Wormser. The arrangement is an excellent and 3682.—" Song of the Flea " (Monssorgsky); — — — — — —— —

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" Silent Moon " (Vaughan-Williams). Sung by clarity and purity of line which is so remarkable Glanville Davies, Baritone (with orchestra). a feature of " Columbia " records. Two other This is another magnificent vocal record (10-inch supremely beautiful vocal records also are " " double-sided), and it is a marvel of cheapness at 7370. She Wore a Wreath of Roses

" ; " " (A. os. Two records of the " freak order are in- (Bayley and Knight) Cleansing Fires A. teresting and amusing. They are Proctor and V. Gabriel). Sung by Madame Clara 3693.—"The Parson Talks about Marriage" Butt. 12-inch, double-sided, 8/6. And— Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) ("Yes, I Think So "). In two parts. By Vivian X328. The Prologue to Foster. in Two Parts. Sung in Italian, with Orchestra, 3705.—*' Off by the Flying Scotsman " (H. C. by Riccardo Stracciari. 10-inch, double-sided, Kidout and J. R. Hind); "A Day at Scarborough" 6/-. latter is especially admirable. It is cer- (H. C. Ridout). Played by the Columbia Sketch The better record the indeed it is Company (with railway effects, bands, etc.). A tainly the of two— again one of " Columbia's " masterpieces. Other somewhat ingenious record in which it has been vocal records are sought to convey a sound picture of the departure L1667. " The Snowy-Breasted Pearl " (de from King's Cross of the famous " Flying Scots- " Vere and Robinson) ; " Kathleen Mavourneen man." It is obviously a holiday train, judging of (Mrs Crawford and F. N. Crouch). Sung by the good humour of the passengers and their Frank Mullings, Tenor, with Piano. 12-inch, friends, and the little touches of comedy. An double-sided, 6/6. interesting feature of the record is the use of the D1526. " The Valley of Roses " (J. A. station bell, signalling apparatus, and the station- McDonald and Haydn Wood) ; " Yearning " (R. master's whistle, the actual instruments used in Barrie and Eric Coates). Sung by Hubert the despatch of the Flying Scotsman each day. Eisdell, Tenor, with Piano. 10-inch, double- They were lent by the L.N.E.R. for this record, sided, 4/6. railway officials also taking part in its production. Each in the respective singer's characteristic The reverse is also a light comedy treatment of a style. snapshot of Scarborough scenes, with boy scouts, D1525. " See the Way You Rogues," from pierrots, and other holiday features. Frankly, it II Seraglio (Mozart); " Tavern Song " (Watson is an expression of holiday spirits, and will be en- and Fisher). Sung by Norman Allin, Bass, with joyed by many if only as a novel example of what Orchestra. 10-inch, double-sided, 4/6. can be done in the way of descriptive suggestion A rare, rich, rollicking effort, clear as a bell, and through the gramophone. in every way a triumph of recording. There is only one " Celebrity " Orchestral record in this

Not less notable in master-works is the October lot, and it is not a success. It is issue, which opens with what, in more senses L1615. Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's than one, is a surprise, viz. : Dream Music (Mendelssohn) ; Prelude to Act III Haydn's " Surprise " Symphony (complete), Die Meistersinger (Wagner). Played by the recorded by the New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by with Sir Henry J. Wood as conductor Bruno Walter. 12-inch, double-sided, 6/6. 12-inch, Double-Sided, 6/6 each. There is a cloudiness and lack of sparkle in both " L1668. Symphony in G Major (" Surprise of these performances which we cannot account Symphony) (Haydn). Part 1.— (a) Adagio for, but we have tested the record from every Cantabile; (b) Vivace assai (First half). Part angle, and can only repeat that it is the one 2. (a) Vivace assai (Concluded); (b) Andante exception this month which proves the " Colum- (First half). bia " rule of general excellence. Mr W. H. L1669. Part 3.— (a) Andante (Concluded); Squire's 'Cello Solos, with Piano, are always (b) Menuetto (First half). Part 4. — (a) Menuetto great and (Concluded); (b) Allegro di molto (First half). L1611. " Foggy Dew." Traditional Irish L1670. Part 5.—Allegro di molto (concluded). Melody; " An Old Melody." Arranged by W. H. Praeludium (Jarnefelt). Squire. We had almost come to the conclusion that is no exception to the rule. Space will only allow dear old " Papa " Haydn really had become a of a mere mention of the following : back number, so seldom do we hear nowadays 3731. "Mighty Lak' a Rose" (E. Nevin); performances of his bigger works, and this, per- '•' LiP Gal " (Dunbar, Rosam and Johnson). haps the most charming and delightful of his Sung by Turner Layton (of Layton & Johnstone), symphonies, is here recorded with a degree of with Piano. 10-inch, double-sided, 3/-. —; ; —

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9051. Rigadon de " Dardanus " (Rameau) Interesting only as a curiosity is Jack Hobbs' A la Gavotte (No. 2 of " Two Little Dances ") gramophone record on the story of the world's (Herman Finck). Played by the Regimental cricket triumph Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, conducted by 3741. My Cricket Record. In Two Parts Lieut. George Miller. 12-inch, double-sided, 4/6. (Columbia Copyright). Told by Jack Hobbs 9053. Dear Little Billie—Selection. In Two himself. 10-inch, double-sided, 3/-. Parts (Hedley and Strachey). Played by London Every word can be heard and understood by the

Theatre Orchestra. Introducing : Part 1.—Land most casual listener. A perfect example of the of Dreams-come-true ; Jack and Jill ; I'm Fed everlasting marvels of gramophone recording.

Up ; Honeymoon for Three. Part 2. —Moon Recordus.

Divine ; Queen of the Screen ; The Right Kind of Husband; I'd Rather; Sing Your Cares Away; Land of Dreams-come-true. 9054. By the Way—Selection. In Two Parts ©pera IRotes. (Ellis, Berlin, etc.) Played by London Theatre The first performance of Ariadne avf Kaxos 1. Orchestra. Introducing : Part —By the Way; by Richard Strauss ever given in Italian will Lazy ; Stepping High ; Spain. Part 2.—Nothing take place in the Teatro di Torino, Turin on Ever Happens to Me; Don't Tell Mother; 1st December. The production will given Raggedy Ann; Summer's Here; Gather Roses be under the joint direction of Maestro Gui and While You May. Dr Otto Erhardt of the Landestheater, Stuttgart. 3727. " Nero," from " Sky High " (Robey " " The principal roles will be sung by Madame and Pether) ; What I Mean is ," from Sky Araugi - Lombardi (Ariadne"), Madame Maura High " (R. H. Squire). Sung by George Robey, Tasini (Zerbinetta), and Mr A. Dolci (Bacchus). Comedian, with Orchestra. 10-inch, double- Strauss will be at sided, 3/-. Dr present the premiere on the invitation of the Societa degli Aniici di Torino, 3726. " The Meanderings of Monty " (Milton and he will afterwards conduct several concerts Hayes). Part 8. —Monty on Fashions. Part 9. in Turin. Monty on Burglars. By Milton Hayes. 10-inch, double-sided, 3/-. 3725. " After all these Years," from " The Reference to " Our Monthly Calendar " will Bamboula " (Furber and Rosenthal); " Spring," show that the British National Opera Co. pays from " The Bamboula " (Furber, Caesar and its annual visit to Edinburgh again during the Sirmay). Sung by W. H. Berry, Comedian, with present month. The visit will be of two weeks' Orchestra. 10-inch, double-sided, 3/-. duration, viz., from 12th to 24th inst., and the 3723. " I Love the Moon " (Paul Rubens) King's Theatre will again be the scene of their " Lanette," Valse Caprice (H. B. Henton). operations. Saxophone Solos by Al Starita, with Piano. 10- inch, double-sided, 3/-. 3724. " Liebesfreud " (Kreisler); " Nickel in A most interesting programme has been com- the Slot " (Zez Confrey). Xylophone Solos by piled for Edinburgh. Twenty different perform- Harry Jordan, with Piano. 10-inch, double- ances of eighteen different operas will be given. sided, 3/-. Pride of place as far as number of performances 3711. " Knock at the Door," Fox-Trot. By i > concerned, is given to Puccini, whois always to Percival Mackey's Band; " Tell all the World," be relied upon to fill the house. Verdi, however, Fox-Trot (from " P's and Q's "). By the Gilt- makes a good second if one can honestly say that Edged Four. " Rigoletto, A'ida, and Othello can ever take a 3729. " Why Don't My Dreams Come True ? " second place to La Boheme, La Tosca, and Gianni Waltz ; If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie," Schicchi. W'agner is badly represented by Die Fox-Trot. By Percival Mackey's Band. Meistersinger and Tanrihauser in the Paris version 3712. " Mighty Lak' a Rose," Waltz; " Un which we do not like, alone. Mozart again gets peu d'Amour," Waltz. By the Gilt-Edged Four. meagre attention with one performance of The 3714. "Don't Bother Me," Fox-Trot; Magic Flute. Bizet's Carmen receives a Saturday " Steppin' in Society," Fox-Trot. By the Denza evening and a Saturday matinee performance, Dance Band. while a Wednesday afternoon is given up to 3730. " Ukulele Lady," Fox-Trot ; " Yes, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Sir ! That's My Baby," Fox-Trot (with incidental singing by the band). By the Denza Dance Band. "

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Two first performances in Edinburgh are those Hesop's ffables. of Bach's charming Coffee and Cupid in Professor (A New Translation from the French of Sanford Terry's masterly arrangement, given La Fontaine.) along with Vaughan Williams' Hugh the Drover; which fills a and Hoist's At the Boar's Head, II. double bill with Gianni Schicchi. The engage- ment ends with a performance of Offenbach's THE FOX AND THE CROW. The Tales oj Hoffman. High on a tree sat Master Crow, ***** With a chunk of cheese in his beak, Much interest will no doubt be concentrated When a passing fox sat down below, the two works that are on this occasion upon And thus he began to speak : receiving first performances in the city, but the " Good morning, worthy Mister Crow ! artistic connoisseur will naturally revert to What a beautiful bird you be ! d'Or, which fills a Rimsky-Korsakov's Coq I think it but right to let you know Suite Bach's matinee bill with the Ballet from That a finer I never did see, and Pan, to Verdi's Othello, which Phoebus and And if your voice is but half as sweet once in we are especially delighted to see more As your plumage to me appears, repertoire, particularly as it carries the company's There is truly in store a wonderful treat Mullings and Miriam Licette Mr Frank Madame For the fortunate one who it hears." in the cast. The heart of the crow was filled with delight, ***** As he listened to those words of praise, As regards the singers, there is not much that And he flapped his wings with all his might it is necessary to add. The casts are generally And his voice essayed to raise, similar to those of last year. We are pleased to And he uttered a loud and raucous " caw," learn that Miss Gladys Ancrum returns in her old Then another, and yet a third, role of Venus in Tannhduser. There are one or While the chunk of cheese dropped from the jaw two new singers such as Miss Kathlyn Hilliard, Of that vain, ridiculous bird, Dennis Noble, and one or two others, whose work And the fox remarked, as he gulped it down, we shall await with interest. A great and ideal " 'Tis the flatterer's task to please,

cast is surely that of A'ida—Florence Austral, And a living to make off the credulous clown : Muriel Brunskill, Walter Widdop, Frederic It deserves a chunk of cheese, Collier, Andrew Shanks, and William Anderson. So splendid a lesson in art and craft But every cast is a masterpiece in its way. As I've given to you this day." » * * * * * The crow swore deeper than reynard laughed, The conductors on this tour are Aylmer Buesst And flew, sadder and wiser, away. and Malcolm Sargent, and Mr Frederic Austin, a very old Edinburgh favourite, takes the place III. of Mr Percy Pitt as Artistic Director. ***** THE FROG WHO WISHED TO BE AS LARGE AS AN OX. A CORRECTION : In dealing with the produc- tion of Carmen which Miss Edith Kerse gave in A frog, scarcely bigger than a small egg, the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, on 6th June last, One day saw an ox of gigantic proportions, in our July issue we stated that Miss Kerse had And he longed to possess such a head, trunk, and appeared as Carmen in a performance given under leg, the auspices of the Edinburgh Opera Company. So by working, and blowing, and sundry con- This was quite a mistake, Miss Kerse never hav- tortions, ing previously filled the role with any company. He steadily grew, or he dreamt so at least, We regret the error. And, obsessed by the thought, he rushed off to Coq d'Or. his sister. " Don't you think I am almost as large as that beast ? Messrs Arthur Stockwell, London, have pub- He blurted in haste, before he had kissed her. " " lished " Hail to the Prince " song, by S. Rigby As big as an ox ? Not nearly ! said she. " Arons, but there is nothing in it to attract atten- Perhaps not just yet," he said, lips tightly tion. pursed, " —"

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" But a little while wait, and we'll see what we'll direction, giving it on this occasion at a Satur- see ! day Concert, while Mr Wilfrid Senior will con- Then he worked on, and blew himself up till he duct them through Bantock's " Omar Khayyam," burst. the first part of Brahms' Requiem, Debussy's Blessed Damozel and, of course, The Messiah. For The world is full of such envious folk, soloists a capital lot of artists have been secured. Who would ever be out of their station, The Glasgow Abstainers' Union, as they have From the pauper, who is aye restive under his yoke, done any time these past three-score years and To the prince, ivho'd alone rule the nation. ten, open the concert season in Glasgow, acting, W. Saunders. so to speak, as the harbingers of the more serious and longer season of Orchestral Concerts. Their MUSIG IN GLASGOW. series of six ballad concerts will attract, even in these days when large numbers give themselves The complaint of staleness cannot be laid over to the "joys" of listening to dance-music against the programmes sketched out for per- projected from 5 SC on Saturday nights. For formance by the Scottish Orchestra and Glasgow the opening event on October 3, Mr James G. Choral Union during the coming season. Mackerracher, Secretary of the Union, has Novelties, or, in some cases, quasi -novelties, secured a well-known broadcaster in Mavis figure thickly throughout the scheme. Each of Bennett, whose sweet soprano voice and skilful the visiting conductors promise new pieces, and singing have become fairly familiar to the users others that have been lying for long among of crystal-sets all over the country. Associated Art's neglected treasures. One of the latter is with her is Peter Dawson, who, I am assured by Berlioz's " Episode in the Life of an Artist," a friend living in Central America, has no rival which will be revived by Weingartner, and in popularity on the gramophone — except, per- another to be resuscitated by Mlynarski is haps, Harry Lauder — wherever the English Strauss's " Also sprach Zarathustra." Talich language is spoken. The sopranos who follow breaks new ground with a Symphony of Mahler Miss Bennett include Florence Austral, Rosina and Kalinnikov's " Le Cedre et le Palmier." Buckman, Dora Labbette, Flora Woodman, and These are to be given on Tuesday evenings. The Beatrice Miranda. Operatic performers are well patrons of the Saturday " Pops " are no less represented on the list of contributors, for, favoured in the matter of new music. Abendroth apart from those already named, come Muriel is to play Johann Strauss's "Wiener Blut" Brunskill, Maurice D'Oisly, Frederick Eanalow,

waltz ; Weingartner introduces to us two pieces Tudor Davies, Robert Radford, Frank Mullings, by Debussy, based on d'Annunzio's Le Martyre and Norman Allin. Mr Wilfrid Senior^will de Saint -Sebastian and the "Donna Diana" over- again undertake the duties of Accompanist. ture of Eeznicek; Mlynarski will present his own Musical activities at the Palette Club have Musette for Orchestra, and the programmes of begun for the season. Invitations have been Talich fairly bristle with unfamiliar names of sent, as usual, to a number of the leading male composers and selections, a distinctive feature members of the British National Opera Company being their " national " arrangements. Thus, to the annual dinner on October 5. Anything succeeding the New Year, he will give first a more enjoyable in song than these gastronomic French evening, performing, among other things, functions end in, it would be difficult to imagine, Strauss's transcription of a Suite by Couperin, Sir Walford Davies is among the lecturers, and " " also Rabaud's Night Procession ; a Russian R. H. Wilson is to give his lecture on programme, an evening devoted to Czecho- "Sir Arthur Sullivan." The London String Slovakian music in which appear the names of Quartet play at the Club once more on Octo-

Fibich, Novak, Mouret-Dandelot. etc. ; an Italian ber 19, and in November come the Beatrice one, with Sinigaglia, Geminiani, Alartucci, and Hewitt Trio, which includes Arthur Catterall next, on come the others represented ; Austria comes with a and Johan C. Hock. Later

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JOSEPH WILLIAMS LTD. (Dept. S.M.), 32 GREAT PORTLAND ST., LONDON, W.I J the Theatre Royal on Monday, September 28, directorate of the Company still pin their faith centres round their performance of Bach's Coffee to the popular Ilalian composer. Other familiar and Cupid, I saw the production of the "Coffee" operas to be performed are Cavalleria Rusticana, Cantata which was given by the Glasgow Bach Pagiiacci, Carmen, The Golden Cockerel, and Society last season, and came away from its Hugh the Drover is being given another tour, rendition in the firm belief that, given a more with Phabus and Pan as a merry associate. commodious stage than is available at the Lyric Theatre, this choir might draw hundreds more to OBITUARIES. hear the work played and sung in future years. Unfortunately, now that it has been adopted by The death occurred in the Glasgow Royal the B.N.O., they will require to stand comparison Infirmary, on September 20, of Mr Herbert with their betters in buth acting and singing. It Lane, A.R.C.M., A.R.C.O., Organist in Lenzie is a delightful little piece, into which other ex- U.F. Church, after a brief illness. He was a amples of Bach's engaging dance-music may be member of the Teaching Staff of Glasgow appropriately interpolated. The programme for Athemeum. Mr Lane came from England to be the fortnight is otherwise framed on familiar Organist of St David's U.F. Church, Kirkin- lines. It opens with Rigoletto, and Verdi is tilloch, and was subsequently Organist of further represented by his Aida and Othello. Kirkintilloch Parish Church. He was also From Wagner we are to have the Paris version Conductor of Kirkintilloch Musical Association. of Tannhduser, The Mastersingers, and Tristan. On September 19 there died at his residence One performance of The Magic Flute is all that in Dennistoun Mr Daniel Riddell, one of the Mozartians are to get. A few years ago there oldest members of Glasgow Choral Union and an was a promise that the Company would tackle original member of the Choral and Orchestral Don Giovanni. Surely this great work might Union of Glasgow. Mr Riddell, who had at- replace, say, the oft-told Tales of Hoffmann. In tained his seventy-eighth year, was a tenor, and period of any case it is more worthy the powers of the sang until quite recently. His service B.N.O. Puccini is represented by Butterfly, in the Union extended to rather over half a La Tosca, and La Bohcme, showing that the century. ;

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SCARCE SCOTS MUSIC BOOKS. Of this little Music Book only two copies are known. My friend, Mr Frank Kidson, M.A., RARITIES NOT IN BRITISH MUSEUM : author of British Music Publishers, etc., has the only perfect copy, and the other, which unfor- A(/-!> (a) Aria di Camera, c. 1726.

' tunately lacks the frontispiece and a folding plate, (b) The Scotch Orpheus. 1731. now lies in front of me as I write. Though like (c) First edition Riddle's Collection of Scots Playford's Scotch Tunes of 1700 and 1701, Aria Reels, c. 1765. di Camera is actually a London publication, its (d) The Shepherd's Delight. 1781. contents are chiefly Scottish, and it is well en- It has occurred to me that those who, like titled to rank as a rare Scots Music Book. " myself, are interested in Scots Literature and Nothing seems to be known about Mr. Alex : Music might like to learn something of a few Urquahart, of Edinburgh," the Scottish music rare volumes of Scottish musical interest in my master who was evidently the composer of many own collection. When William Thomson in 1725 of the Scots Tunes. Probably he was identical published the folio volume entitled Orpheus with the musician who gave his name to Caledonius, Allan Ramsay grumbled that he took " Urquahart's Scott's Measure " in Oswald's the words of the songs from the first two volumes Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book viii, p. 11. of the Tea-Table Miscellany. In the Preface to My precious little "copy of Aria di Camera an edition of the Miscellany, dated 1730, Ramsay measures 6^ x 3\i inches. It bears no date. John " says : This by the way I thought proper to Glen in his Early Scottish Melodies lists it as c. intimate, and do myself that justice which the 1730, but Mr Kidson, in British Music Publishers,

Publisher neglected ; since he ought to have ac- gives it as c. 1726-27. It contains the following quainted his Illustrious List of Subscribers, that tunes, which are also in the Music for Allan the most of the songs were mine, the Musick Ramsay's Collection: abstracted." I take it that by the last three Down the burn, Davie." words he means that the songs were his except The Lass of Livingstone." the music. The last time I came over the Moor."

In 1726 there was published : Fy gar rub her o'er with strae."

Music / for / Allan Ramsay's / Collection of / Muirland Willie." Scots Songs / Set by Alexander Stuart and Peggy, I must love thee."

engraved by R. Cooper / Vol. First / Edinburgh : O'er Boggie." Printed and Sold by Allan Ramsay. The Lass of Pattie's Mill." David Laing's copy of the rarity was sold in Bonny Jean." 1879 for £6 12s. 6d. I have only a manuscript Bonny Christy." copy of the work, of which no second volume was Over the Muir to Moggie." issued. The original is a small oblong book of John Haye's bony Lassie." 156 pages, comprising six parts with separate Blink o'er ye burn." titles inscribed to the " Countess of Eglintoun The bonny Lass." and other ladies of Quality." The volume has a The settings of these tunes, however, give no frontispiece of a lady at a harpsichord (on which indication that they were taken from Ramsay's is the name of the maker " Fenton ") and a Musick and the Urquahart versions of the airs gentleman with a violin in his hand. The illus- seem to derive nothing from that work. Indeed tration is reproducd in the Introduction to The it is possible that Aria di Camera may be the Songs of Scotland Prior to Burns, edited by earlier of the two. The name of one of the tunes Robert Chambers, 1862, p. xvi. seems to afford a very good clue. It is 35 in the " Aria di Camera. little book and is entitled : Wood's Lamenta- The first volume I would specially introduce to tion on ye refusal of his Halfpence." the notice of students of Scots Music Books is a In 1722 a patent was granted to William Wood,

small work of extreme rarity : an ironmaster of Wolverhampton, to provide a

Aria di Camera : / being / A Choice Collection / copper coinage for Ireland. Irish opinion was not

of / Scotch, Irish & Welsh Air's / for the Violin consulted and for various ' reasons was dead

and / German Flute. / By the following Masters : against the project. The Irish Parliament pre-

/ Mr. Alex : Urquahart, of Edinburgh. / Mr. sented a memorial against Wood. Dean Swift

Dermt. O'connar, of Limrick. / Mr. Hugh wrote several bitter pamphlets against it, and

Edwarrds, of Carmarthen. / London Printed for finally Wood's patent was surrendered in August " " Dan : Wright next / the Sun Tavern in Holborn 1725. An engraving called Wood's Halfpence

and Dan : / Wright Junr. at the Golden Bass in was printed at Dublin in 1724, and obviously the St. / Pauls Church Yard. tune belongs to the same period. The dates point —

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to 172(5 as the likely year when Aria di Camera also in the second edition of 1701. Another was published. seems to be the beginning of some lost song for There are many Scots and quasi Scots Tunes it is entitled " Gin ye will not take her, turn her " in the volume. The second air is entitled " The over to me." " Ld. Galloway's Lamentation further ben the welcomer," and so far I have not is found later in Oswald, but does anyone know found it in any other collection. " The Lads of " Oh, what pangs are felt in Love," " Let's Leith " is also in Oswald's Caledonian Pocket shak her weall," " For the Love of Jean," " John Companion, Book vi, p. 23, which of course is Anderson's Maggot," or " Jenny's Whim " ? of much later date than Aria di Camera. Next The volume also has " Fairly shot of her," comes " The Suiters of Selkerke," which Glen " Moggy Lauther " and " Put ye Gown on ye says " does not seem to occur in any printed Bishop," which are well known, and a " Hilland collection of Scottish Music before that of Adam lilt " and a " Scotch Lamentation," which I Craig." It is on page 28 of the 1730 edition, but cannot place. until we can determine the exact year of the other Although I am not dealing with the Irish tunes publication the question of " first appearance there is one which for good Scottish reasons must honours " must be deemed sub judice. Here we be mentioned. It is No. 43 (p. 29), " Grace have " She rose and leit me in," which has been Nugent, by Carrallan." This is what makes it claimed by William Chappell as an English tune. important : Burns wrote a pretty little song The earliest printed Scots volume cited for the " Louis, what reck I by thee, tune is Orpheus Caledonius, 1733, so Aria di Or Geordie on his ocean ?

Camera takes precedence with a setting which Dyvor beggar loons to me ! closely resembles that in the Sinkler MS. of 1710. I reign in Jeanie's bosom. " O gin ye were dead gudeman " is very Let her crown her love my law, familiar as the melody by second marriage of And in her breast enthrone me; " There was a lad was born in Kyle." With a Kings and nations—swith awa !

similar title it will be found in Oswald's C.P.C. Reif Randies, I disown ye ! iv, p. 24, and as " Watson's Scotch Measure " in This appeared as No. 414 in the fifth volume of

McGibbon's Collection ; but very much earlier The Scots Musical Museum, and J. C. Dick in than either I find the identical air called indefi- his Songs of Robert Burns, 1903, p. 377, says : nitely a " Hilland Tune " on page 35 of Aria di " Stenhouse, without quoting authority, states Camera. that Burns communicated the tune to the editor There is an Anglo-Scottish song, beginning of the Museum. I have not discovered it in any " Young Jockey was the blythest lad " in the earlier Scottish collection of Music." John Glen third volume of The Scots Musical Museum, No. in Early Scottish Melodies (p. 191) remarks : 237. Glen cites nothing earlier for the tune than " This tune we have failed to discover in any

Oswald's C.P.C. vii, p. 8, but it is on the same collection published prior to the Museum. . . . page as the " Hilland Tune " in A.D.C., where Stenhouse calls it ' the fine old air.' It seems it is called " Young Jockey." Some of the tunes to be so only in his imagination." Nevertheless I have not identified. " Scotch Jemmy " seems Stenhouse was right, and where Glen and Dick a familiar air, but it is not the same air as failed, Mr Frank Kidson, M.A., England's " Scotch Jenny " in Oswald. " Peggy of ye greatest authority on antiquarian music, suc- Green " I do not recognise. " Role the Rumple ceeded. This is the first mention in print of the Sawny " is decidedly Scotch, and tantalisingly fact that he identified the tune of " Louis, what familiar. I imagine I may locate it under another reek I by thee," with an air called " Grecy name in some of my old collections of Strathspeys Nugent " in " A Favourite Collection of the so

and Reels. It is not the same tune as " Row much admired old Irish Tunes. . . . Compositions " your rumple Sauney in Oswald's Book iv, p. 31. of Carolan, the celebrated Irish Bard," Dublin : John Glen in Early Scottish Melodies, 1900, c. 1780. To Mr Kidson also belongs the credit p. 242, gives a useful chronological list of various of finding " the fine old tune " in Aria di Camera, " Highland Laddie " tunes. Under date 1742 where, unknown to the editors of Burns, it he has one from Oswald's Citrious Scotch Turns, appears as tune 43 on page 29 under the heading which it is interesting to observe is almost note " Grace Nugent, by Carrallan." for note with the " Highland Laddie " on page When a book is excessively rare and not in 47 of my little book. Other Scots Tunes are any of the public libraries used by students the " Wappat the Widow," " Berks of Abergelde," chances are very much against full exploration of and " Keele Cranke." These had previously its possibilities. No doubt that is why it has appeared in Playford's Scotch Tunes, 1700, and remained for myself—simply owing to my good : —

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fortune in acquiring a copy of the work—to make N.B.—Those Tunes which have not the Musick another important discovery relative to the transpos'd for the Flute immediately following original of an air to which Burns set one of his them, the same will be found at the End of the songs. In the fourth volume of The Scots Musical Book, properly number'd. Museum (No. 317) Burns's song, " O how can This Book contains all the Tunes in Mr I be blythe and glad," is headed " The bonnie lad Thomson's Folio Edition, which was subscrib'd that's far awa." The melody is one of the airs at the Price of One Guinea. which baffled the two great authorities, John LONDON Glen and J. C. Dick, and which they were forced Separately Two Shillings and Six pence each. to leave untraced. Glen says (Early Scottish Printed and Sold by J. WATSON over against " Melodies, 1900, p. 162) : This melody we have Hungerford Market in the Strand. failed to discover in any collection of Scottish MDCCXXXI. Music published prior to the Museum. It was Price, the Songs and Musick together Five probably an air that had some popularity at the Shillings. farmers' ingles, and it is said Burns picked it As indicated on the title-page, the 58 pages of up from the singing of his mother." this little book follow the score of Thomson's What is undoubtedly the identical tune, but a folio volume, and comparison shows that the work longer and no doubt more correct set of the did not in any musical sense derive from the melody, appears as air 29 on page 21 of Aria di Music for Allan Ramsay's Collection. The two- Camera, where it is entitled " A Bonny Lad." volume edition of Orpheus Caledonius did not The tune is in 3/4 time, whereas the version in appear till 1733, so naturally none of the tunes The Scots Musical Museum is in common time, of the second volume are included in The Scotch but such differences are not infrequent in the Orpheus. case of tunes pricked from traditional singing. Riddle's " Collection of Scots Reels." " A Bonny Lad " must not be confounded The twin volumes of Glen's Collections of with " The Bonny Scot," which is also in Aria di Scottish Dance Music, published in 1891 and 1895, Camera, and with the same title in the first edi- are essential tool-books in the working kit of a tion of Orpheus Caledonius, p. 8; and in Watts' student of Scottish Instrumental Music. In one Musical Miscellany, 1729, ii, 129; also as " The of the notes which make them so valuable John " " Bonny Boat Man in Oswald's C.P.C. Book ii, Glen says : The earliest name that has come p. 28. down to us as a composer of Scottish Dance Music is that of ' John Riddell of Air,' as the name is The Scotch Orpheus : 1731. spelt in the second edition of his collection, which My next rarity is a volume, which, as far as I was published by James Aird, Glasgow, in 1782." can learn, is unknown to all the authorities on Glen quotes the title-page of Riddle's First Scots Music, and absent from all the biblio- Edition, as given by Laing in his additions to graphies and such mines of information as the Stenhouse's Illustrations, but it is the Title of Catalogue of Sir John Stainer, and the Sale the Second Edition that he illustrates on his page Catalogue of David Laing's books. There is no of nine facsimiles of old Scots Music Books. copy in the British Museum, nor have I located Glen's wonderful Collection of Song Books and any example save my own copy, which " swam Scottish Music is presently in the British Museum, into my ken " unnoted by the bookseller who where it was to be housed until such time as catalogued the volume with which it was en- Scotland could boast a National Library, a fact shrined. It is bound in with a 1730 London which should not be overlooked (as such things edition of Allan Ramsay's " Tea-Table Miscel- are apt to be) by the authorities of the great new lany " and was issued as a companion volume to institution in Edinburgh. that Collection Scots Sangs by the same pub- of In spite of the wealth of rarities in the Glen lishers, who are not even named in Mr Kidson's Collection there is not numbered with them the indispensable British Music Publishers. This is First Edition of Riddle's Scots Reels. Though the title-page of the little volume, which measures he does not expressly say so in his Scottish Dance only 5{l x 3| inches : Music (1891, p. viii) one gathers that Glen—great The collector and authority as he undoubtedly was SCOTCH ORPHEUS had never even the good fortune to have seen a Containing Fifty of the Best copy of Riddle's First Edition. This conjecture SCOTCH TUNES. is raised from the plane of deduction to that of Engrav'd on Copper Plates, and transpos'd demonstration when we turn to Glen's Early for the Flute on the same Size and Scottish Melodies, where on page 149, speaking Paper as the last Edition of the Scotch of the appearance in the Second Edition of Songs, Printed at London. Riddle's tune called " Finlayston House," to —

THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE 35 which Burns wrote " Fate gave the word, the must have appeared " ten or twelve years before " arrow sped," he says : but whether it appeared the date assigned by Laing." in the first edition we are unable to say." The importance of being able to examine the Lest I forget, let me say that the tune in book itself, instead of, or in addition to, reading question is on page 43 of the First Edition and about it, is well illustrated by the more definite on page 55 of the Second Edition. I can fill this data which is here published for the first time. gap, no doubt reluctantly left by John Glen, I find a valuable clue in the name of one of the thanks simply to the fact that, as it happens, I tunes. On page 33 of the Second Edition appears own what I believe is the only known copy of " Lord Eglintounes Reel." The same tune, note Riddle's First Edition. It is a book, pride in for note, is on page 31 of the First Edition, where, which might be forgiven in any collector. These however, it is entitled " Capt. Montgomery of old Dance Music Books are, alas ! oft-times sadly Coyls-fields Reell." The eleventh Earl of Eglin- cut down and seldom in immaculate condition. ton, who was born in 1726, succeeded to the title This one must have been miraculously preserved in 1769, so that at the very latest Riddle's First —peradventure in the shuttle of an auld kist Edition cannot have been later than that date. for though John Glen says it is the earliest of all I am inclined to set 1768 as its limit, but have the Scots Collections linked with the name of an come to the conclusion that it was probably pub- individual composer, it is absolutely perfect, un- lished about 17G5. I have vainly searched the cut, immaculately clean, and—wonder of pages of The Scots Magazine round that period, wonders ! — still clothed in the original blue paper hoping to find a notice of the publication of the wrappers. The title-page reads : work which would fix the year definitely. The names of the engraver and the printer, both of Edinburgh, might afford a clue, but strange to COLLECTION say nothing seems to be known of the said William of Edward and Duncan Cameron. Scots Reels or Country Dances and MINUETS The Shepherd's Delight : 1781. The last volume of quartet of musical With two Particular my rarities is somewhat of a mystery. It is entitled : Slow Tunes with a Bass for the Violin Violincello The Shepherd's Delight. containing Twelve or / / /

Favorite : Never pub- HARPSICHORD / Scots Tunes / before lished / Most Humbly Inscribed / to all / Lovers

Composed by John Riddle at Ayr and Sold by of Simplicity. / 1781. / London. / Printed for Him Self There likewise by Mr Robt. Bremner in J. Bland, No. 45, Holborn. Price Is.

Edinr. also at his Shope at the Harp & Hautboy, The twelve tunes are entitled : Opposite Sumerset House in the Strand. I. " Auld lucky of the Glen." II. " Turn the timmer." L O N D O N—Price 5 Shs. III. " David Hume's Lamentation." Wm. Edward Sculpt IV. " The striking bonny blue-ey'd Dune. Cameron Prints it Edin. Lassie." V. " I'll break my reed and ne'er whistle Enter 'd Stationers Hall. mair." This volume has 45 pages of beautifully en- VI. " Ye're ay sae cadgy." graved music, whereas the Second Edition has VII. " There's nought sae sweet as Love." 60 pages. Thirty-two tunes found in the latter VIII. " The shaveling gabbot brock." are not in the First Edition of the work. On the IX. " The lucky chiels." other hand one of the tunes published in the X. " Berwick Bridge." First Edition—" Mr David Kenedy of New XI. " What gars thee Greet." " " gyte." Wark's Reell — is not repeated in the 178'2 XII. The Man's gane edition, and has therefore missed being perpetu- Some of the titles sound quite poetical, which ated in later collections, all of which seem to is not to be wondered at when I say that I have derive either directly or indirectly from the traced most of them to Ramsay's Gentle Shep- edition published by Aird of Glasgow. herd. Some of the tunes are very good, but who Like most old music books, the volume is un- the mysterious composer was I have not even a fortunately innocent of date. Laing places it suspicion, though I would be glad to be enlight- about 1776, a date which Glen considered ened. As far as I know none of the tunes are erroneous, holding that Riddle's First Edition known by perpetuation in other Scots Collections 36 THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE.

—a surprising fact which may be accounted for his thoughts in so obsolete, archaic, and incom- by the exceeding rarity of The Shepherd's De- prehensible a dress. Here, for example, are the light. The book is not in the British Museum first and last verses of a four-verse piece entitled and I know of no other copy. " In the Pantry "— Davidson Cook, F. S.A.Scot. " Knedneuch land And a loppert sea A SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE. And a lift like a blue-douped Mawkin'-flee For some time past there has been a small band of versifiers in Scotland who have from I'll thraw the lot oot time to time published samples of their verse, And lippen to get fresh, and by doing so have added considerably to the For the sicht o'ts eneuch gaiety of nations. The verse is written, we should To turn my soul nesh." imagine, under the stress of infinite labour and research amongst the works of unread and long- And this is the sort of drivel that impelled the forgotten authors. It is embodied in a hash of anonymous " Lucilius " to ejaculate—" II faut words which no Scotsman in Heaven, Earth or que MacDiarmid prenne la place de Burns." No Hell could ever understand, far less speak. But one has more respect for the Scots' vernacular these people take themselves seriously—they are than I have. I imbibed it with my mother's the Scottish Renaissance. In their search for milk, and was nourished and nurtured on it for new words they remind me of an experience 1 years, and I pride myself upon possessing as once had, when leaving an Edinburgh public hall complete an acquaintance with the dialects of after a lecture on some aspect of Psychology by Forfarshire, Fifeshire, the Lothians and eastern some American discovery of Professor Patrick Borders, which constitute the purest Scots in Geddes. Several ladies were pushing and crowd- existence, as anyone who has learned his mother ing towards the exits with all the characteristic tongue by the usual and natural means, but I rudeness of the Edinburgh " blue-stocking," have never in all my life heard such language and as two of them elbowed me aside I over- as this either spoken or read. heard one of them ask the other how she enjoyed If a Scottish Renaissance is a practical possi- " the lecture. It was splendid," replied the bility—if indeed a Scottish Renaissance is a " " other, but did you hear any new words ? necessity—it is not by such means that it will be These versifiers have instituted at various times effected. There is in Edinburgh a small concern several periodicals for the exhibition of their new known as the Porpoise Press, and there, if any- words, and the eternal glory of themselves. But where, the true Scottish Renaissance may be said where are those periodicals now ?—" Where are to be taking place. A big enterprise has been the snows of yester-year? " Then some obscure inaugurated there, and the earliest manifestation French professor, with a keen scent for " copy," thereof has taken place in the recent publication discovered them, and filled a complete number of of two handsome little volumes—the first entitled a provincial revue mensuelle—four quarto pages The Testament of Cresseid by Robert Henryson, —with the said " copy." Page 1 contains the " Sculemaister in Dunfermeling," and the second title of the revue in question, Marsyas, and three Scots Poems by Robert Fergusson. These are of the alleged Scottish poems, with the three poems that any Scotsman may read, and enjoy, translations in parallel columns. The translations and understand. No French professor requires had their uses, however, for they enabled me to to translate them into the language of his country discover what the Scottish (sic) poems were all in order that Scottish readers may know the gist about. Then followed an article by the pro- of them. They are real poems, genuine vernacu- fessor, a page and three-quarters in length, while lar literature redolent of the soil—poems about the remaining page and a little over contained red-blooded people, and ordinary things, and " another article signed Lucilius," probably the homely scenes ; poems that appeal to the heart professor in disguise, all about " La Renaissance and quicken the mind, and stir the souls of living Ecossaise." men. It is a great achievement, this of the Por- One of these writers, Hugh McDiarmid, has poise Press, and may its success be great. The just published a collection of his poems, under the volumes are specially made up of hand-made title Sangshaiv (William Blackwood & Sons, paper, and are handsome enough to be worthy Edinburgh, 5/- net). It may here be said that of the words and lines and verses of beauty and this writer is the only real poet of the group, but wisdom they each contain. If, as I have said, it is an everlasting pity that he should bedeck a Scottish Renaissance is yet necessary—and I THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE. 37

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THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE. S7 do not admit that it is, for a thing that is not any occasion he fails to include a new play in his yet dead scarcely requires to be re-born—then it repertoire it is only because of the absence of is by the publication of such works, and by that good and suitable plays for his purpose. alone, that it ever can be adequately effected. On this visit, however, Sir John sub- If we can have a new Burns, by all means let us mitted a double bill comprising Maeter- have him and honour him in all sincerity and linck's short play The Death of Tintagiles, " truth—but, with all due respect to Lucilius," and George Bernard Shaw's play entitled The Mr McDiarmid is not yet the reincarnation of our Showing Up of Blanco Posnet. The former is the national bard. sort of play that may appeal to neurotic Belgians W.S. and Frenchmen, but is entirely alien to the mentality of British audiences. And the Shaw THEATRE NOTES. play with its absurd mixture of blasphemy and cant, has no better grounds for general accept- Both at the King's and Lyceum Theatres, the ance. Like the bulk of Shaw plays it can only Edinburgh play-going public has been for the be an influence for evil. We were tickled to death past two months treated to a perfect orgy of at Sir John Martin Harvey's dictum that Maeter- drama of the highest standard. Lack of space linck and Shaw were the two greatest writers of prevents us from dealing with these very excellent the present time. detail, just mention performances in but we may " Bard of Avon." two performances of particularly outstanding merit which took place at the King's Theatre. The return visit of Mr Matheson Lang and Miss A MODERN MAID'S CONFESSION. Isobel Elsom, for 7th ult., the week commencing If I be fair, I'll let who will be clever with it Tyrant, being brought a play called The Grease-paint and rouge are all the world to me; in which an Episode the Career of Cesare Borgia, Without a glass and powder-puff', I'd never exceptional opportunities for rich dressing, gave Dare to appear where other maidens be. beautiful staging, and clever acting, which oppor- tunities were employed to the utmost extent by Our stupid grandmamas' staid waltz and lancers these popular principals and their admirable Possessed not half the charm a two-step has company. It was an all-round and thoroughly A turkey-trot lends dignity to dancers, artistic performance, and special praise is due to The cultured one-step or the gentle jazz. the respective appearances of Mr George Butler

Mr David Richards ; Mr Ronald Nicholson, who I love a crawl upon the flapper-bracket in the difficult role of Gianluca Delia Pieve, gave Of a boy's bike to some quiet, distant spot, a consummate delineation of the part, exercising Where one can raise a most infernal racket, wonderful restraint, yet letting himself go just And drive the village parson " off his dot."

to the necessary point and no further ; Douglas Ross, who gave a most subtle study of the subtle " The play's the thing," said dozy, dreary Hamlet

Macchiavelli ; and Ralph Truman, a perfect The silly owl a real play never knew.

picture of a fiery Spaniard. Another wonderful A real play is a thing—a thing—Oh, damn ! Let production of the month was that of White Cargo, Us hop round the "Halls" to see some new a play of the primitive, unvarnished life of the revue. W. Saunders. white man in the Tropics, by Leon Gordon, and the truest to type play we have ever witnessed. Here again, a cast presented by Miss Ida Moles- BOOK worth and Templer Powell embodied a set of characters, whose respective acting and char- REVIEWS acterisations was perfection itself. The out- standing week at the Lyceum Theatre was that MIND THE HEALER: A Psychological Study. By of Sir John Martin Harvey's engagement during Vernon Drew. L. N. Fowler & Co., London. 4/6 net. the week commencing 14th ult. He submitted a This is a book of especial interest for singers and teachers of repertoire of his usual variety and excellence, in- singing. It contains a particularly valuable chapter on "Throat and Voice Production," and it contains some truly Garrick, cluding David Hamlet and The Breed remarkable illustrations of the effect of singing as a curative of the Treshams, still, as ever, Sir John Martin force. The author was himself a singer of considerable eminence, and throughout the two hundred pages of the work, Harvey's greatest production. There is no actor which is exceptionally readable as well as instructive, there on the British stage to-day is more pro- who lies the clearest evidence of his being well acquainted with gressive than Sir John Martin Harvey, and if on what he is writing about. " ;

38 THE SCOTTISH MUSICAL MAGAZINE. ftbc HDusieal festival Supplement. PERTHSHIRE. This Association's Sixth Festival will be held We have had the pleasure of reading over the as usual in the City Halls, Perth, on March 5-13. first syllabuses for the new season. The move- This year there is an innovation in a Premier ment seems to have the secret of perpetual Class for Vocal Solos, confined to winners of a motion, for no sooner has one association com- first place in a Vocal Solo Class at this or any pleted its Festival than its neighbour has already other Festival. The syllabus, containing particu- started compiling its new syllabus for the next lars of 126 classes, has been well arranged and Festival. The amount of work so ungrudgingly test-pieces are of a high order. The adjudicators given by the many zealots in the various execu will be Mr H. S. Roberton, Mr H. Plunket Green, tives who compile these syllabuses is enormous, Mr Frederick Dawson, Mr Alfred Hollins, Mr Ian and the gratitude of the interested public should Menzies, Mr Acton Bond, Miss Bessie Spence, be correspondingly great. Miss Jean Milligan, and Mr T. Henderson as Scots Assessor. The last date for receiving entries is DUNDEE 9th January, and should be sent to Mr William The Fifth Festival of this Association will be Gray, 75 George Street, Perth. held in the Caird Hall on 4th, 5th and 6th Feb. (End of Festival Supplement.) The most important alteration on last year's pro- gramme is in the change of date. It has been Mew flIMisic. felt that the Festival in May was somewhat Music Teachers possessing the progressive of the season's beyond the natural bounds spirit would do well to make the acquaintance bringing it forward to the open- activities, and by of Messrs Weekes & Co., whose publications are larger entries in all classes ing week of February without doubt in the front rank. As a book for have can reasonably be expected. New classes beginners, nothing could surpass " On Grass- for school been arranged for boys' choirs, and hopper Green," by Susan Forde, a composer who, orchestras ; while three organ classes have been it is evident, thoroughly understands what is for the first time. The excellent work introduced needed. The price is 2s. net. For the school choirs associated with the Women's achieved by teacher's use, " Music for Dancing and Drill Rural Institutes has led to the provision of a " Classes could not be better ; 2s. net. A revised section devoted to them alone; and, wherever fourth edition of T. W. Blakey's " Scales and possible, the classes hitherto restricted to certain Arpeggios for the Violin " is most explicit defined areas have had these limitations removed, 2s. net. In " Lord, attend unto my cry," Mabel, are now open competitions. There are 73 and Browning Fairlie shows sympathy in expression' classes in all. The adjudicators will be Sir R. R. and the song is pleasing. Two particularly good Terry, T. F. Dunhill, Mr Frederic Ely, Mr Mr Folk-song Quartettes, arranged by Percy Godfrey, David Stephen, Mr Herbert Mansfield, Miss Bessie are " Song of the Volga Boatmen " and " Zakmi Spence, and Miss J. C. Milligan. All entries must 4d. each net. reach the Hon. Secretary, Mr D. A. Mortimer, 6 Messrs Augener Ltd., London, publish a new High Street, Dundee, not later than 31st Dec. setting of " Phillis the Fair " (Burns), by H. H. GLASGOW EASTERN. Bancroft. The melody is beautiful in its sim- plicity, the setting altogether very fine. We are glad that the success of this Associa- and As solos tion's venture last year has encouraged them to first piano for children, we can speak very set to go forward with its Second Festival, to be held highly of "Nursery Rhymes," "Nursery Griffith, price 2s. net; in the Christ Church Halls, Mile-End, Glasgow, Tunes" by W. a book on November 21-28. There are 49 classes this typically modern in arrangement, yet iu touch year, an increase of 17 over last year. Although with old favourites in rhyme land. perhaps junior, or a stepping-stone to the big The Oxford University Press, London, keep Glasgow Festival, the test-pieces are not less well to the front as publishers of music that is " difficult and will demand a good standard. The lasting. In his song, Angel Spirits of Sleep," adjudicators will be Messrs Hugh Hunter, Hugh Edgar L. Bainton shows what can be done with fine verse the are Robert Bridges, S. Roberton, Robert Macleod, Duncan Gunn and ; words by and Miss M. Hopkins. Particulars as to bounds of the composer has enhanced their beauty. A the " district " and other information can be group of songs by Bernard van Dieren consists had from Mr James Robertson, 623 Great of the works of Shelley, John Skelton, Victor Western Road, Parkhead, to whom all entries Hugo, and Shakespeare. All are very fine works, should be sent on or before 17th October. in particular, the song from Shakespeare's —: ; ;

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" Measure for Measure ; but singers with thoughts orchestras there are such works as Britannia," of studying the finest class of song cannot do a nautical overture by A. C. Mackenzie ; Glas- " " better than approach this series. The Lord's cunow's Serenada Espagnole ; Liadow's "A " Prayer," arranged for unison or part singing, by Musical Snuff Box ; Borodine's Prince Igor ; for Schubert's " Allegretto Symphony in " Henry G. Ley, is effectively harmonised ; and from D violin and piano, Arthur Benjamin's "Sonatina" and Gluck's "Air from Orpheus." should be appreciated by advanced musicians. Messrs Joseph Williams, London, send a very Messrs Durand, Paris, have issued a delightful pretty collection of songs under one cover: book, "Deux Sonates," by Bernardo Pasquini, " Miller's Green," for voice and piano, by A. arranged by F. Boghen, for two pianos, which is Herbert Brewer, price 4s. net, and " A Sussex a pleasure to play: other fine compositions are Alphabet," by Harry Farjeon, in two volumes, " " Prelude et Forlane," by P. 0. Ferrond ; and price 3s. each ; and two songs, When We Two " Sarabande," by Gabriel Grovlez. Parted," by l'eter Nash, and " In Beauty Moulded," Messrs Boosey & Co. Ltd., London, are nothing by Arthur Sandford. " A Little Rag-time," for if they are not prolific in their output. Among Piano, by John C. Holliday, is very neat and of the many songs they have recently published are the better class type of simple piece, Is. net; the following: "Charabanc Joe," by Wolseley " Pustic Tunes," by Ernest Newton, 2s. net, is

Charles (who also writes "So Shuts the Mari- very attractive for beginners ; and a selection of " gold,") is a song with a fine " go in it for male part songs to suit all voices—viz., " Lassie o' the singers. " The Old Shepherd," by Wilfred Sander Witchin' E'e," " Shellover," "To a Sea-bird," son, which has an uncommonly good shepherd's " Windy Nights," " Fairy Land," " Marching lilt about it; this composer also giving us " Sea Song," " A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea," " Hide Haven." Another rollicking song for the baritone and Seek," "The Spring Pose," "Oh Lovely is " One of the Guards," by Howard Fisher Night," "Lullaby," "A Kobin," "As Happy as " Bread and Cheese and Kisses," Howard Fisher, Kings," " My Faithful Fond One," " Chimes," " " " " is delightful ; and by the same composer we have Carol," Mistletoe," Fairy Lullaby," A Boy's " The Hills of Beyond." There are many and Song," and " The Man in the Moon." varied songs just published by Messrs Boosey too Messrs Deane & Sons, London, also excel in numerous to mention at great length, but the producing part songs, of which the following are — •" following aie those we have also received : "The some of their latest :— How Sweet the Answer Open Door" and "A Sonnet," by Yvonne Dore Echo Makes," "A Huguenot," "Oh Sweet Con- "All for One Penny" and "When we went forth tent," " Song of the Danish Sea King," •' Glory from England," by Marjorie Slaughter; "Free- and Honour and Laud," " Psalm CXLV." dom" Song, by Felix White; "As I Lay in the Local works which Mr James Stephen, Edin- " — Early Sun," by Alan E. Slater ; A Cradle Song burgh, has published are " Pose, Love, Eed " " " " of Our Lady," Horace Spence ; To Althea, from Pose Song, and A Spinet's Memories Suite, " Prison," Frederick Keel ; The Soul's Desire," by for pianoforte, by Florence Hutton. A Spinet's

C. Macleod Campbell ; " The Faithful Heart," Memories is noticeably good ; the atmosphere is " " " by Eaymond Quirke ; My Heart Can Never true, and the air in particular shows how much

Change," Charles Gounod ; " Three Songs of can lie in the simplest of melodies. The com- Fantasy," a pretty series by Michael Head. poser shows well in this sweet melody. Two " Songs of Treasure Island," by H. Temple Bantam.. " " " Abady ; A Summer Day and The Penitent " " Pirate are good, particularly the latter : Fairy Frolics " is a neat little playlet for children, intro- ducing Folk-songs, by Alice Green and Reginald Tansley, Is. 6d. net. GUIDE TO THE " KINGDOM " OF FIFE. By And. S. Cunningham. The Simmath Press, 154 Perth Road, Messrs Hawkes & Son, London, are splendid Dundee. for orchestral works, and the following are encour-

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