Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 5-1-1899 Volume 17, Number 05 (May 1899) Winton J. Baltzell Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude Part of the Composition Commons, Ethnomusicology Commons, Fine Arts Commons, History Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, Music Education Commons, Musicology Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, Music Performance Commons, Music Practice Commons, and the Music Theory Commons Recommended Citation Baltzell, Winton J.. "Volume 17, Number 05 (May 1899)." , (1899). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/437 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the John R. Dover Memorial Library at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ^CONTENTS* AMERICAN NUMBER WITH SUPPLEMENT Music ftn<l the American Public. Robert Braine.131 American Virtuosi. J. S. Van Cleve,.133 American Composers. Richard Aldrich.136 The American as a Theorist. H. C. MacDougall, . 137 American Students J F. Cooke.137 The Foundations of Musical America. IF. S. D. Mathews, 138 American Impatience. Ilarvey Wickham.139 Americans in Musical Literature. IF. F. Oates, .... 140 Development of the Military Sand in the United States. W.H.Dana.. 141 American Musical Instruments. Fanny Morris Smith, . 142 The Music Trades of America. Leonard Liehling, . 143 Progress of Middle West in Musical Art. E R. Kroeger, 145 Will American Composition ever Possess a Distinctive Accent? E. I. Stevenson, .• 146 The American Girl’s Temperament in Relation to Music Study. II. G. Ilanchetl.'....... 146 Music Teaching in America and Abroad. Emil Liehling, 147 The Relation between Pupil and Teacher. H. C. Lahee, 147 Editorial,.148 The Musical Convention of New England. K. II. Allen, 149 Woman’s Work in Music iu America. Fanny Morris Smith, 150 Woman’s Musical Clubs. Clara A Korn,.156 The Musical Outlook for Women. Ilenry T. Finck, . 150 Vocal Department. By H. IF. Greene,.151 Bureau of History—The American Idea. Louis Arthur if Russell. Where is the American Song ? J. Lawrence Erb. An American School of Singing. IF. J■ Balt- zell,. 152-164 The Evolution of American Music. Louis C. Elson, . 155 American Conservatories. Charles II. Morse.156 The American Harvest. George Lehmann,.157 Music Teachers’ National Association. A. J. Gantvoort, 157 m Elementary Music Specialist in America. T. Tapper, . 158 fhe American Musical Antiquary. Philip II. Goepp. ■ • 159 Musical Items,. ...... 160 Questions and Answers.101 List of American Compositions,.101 Publisher’s Notes, ..163 MO SIC PRICE IN SHEET FORM Mazurka, Caprice No. 2. Wilson G. Smith. $11.40 'itches’ Dance.- „.E. A. Mac Dowell,. .60 E°lk Song (Four Hands). Ferdinand Dewey M.v Bairnie (Song) Kate Vannah. Serenade (Song). W. IF. Gilchrist, Sunflower Dance. -IF. E. MacClymonl, ^SUED MONTHLY Tig2©? an educational MUSICAL JOURNAL >1.50 PER YEAR "v'- INGLE COPIES 15C rms PRESSER THE ETUDE fSr" THE PUBLISHER OF THE ETUDE CAN SUPPLY ANYTHING IN MUSIC. HMER MUSIC SCHOOLS. PESDEE V. JERVIS MAL MUSIC SCHOOL WILL CONDUCT A 27th —July 22d. Summer) For ystem of Music Education. Summer School i. to mnot the neodi of Pizoofort* Student*, but FOR THE STUDY OF •rjUAi. AlndtrgarUu and Public School Teacher* of Music. Traininq ^usic THE VIRGIL CLAVIER METHOD, LCCTURCS AND COURSES OF STUDY. I. Children's Cl*** (U»Uy). AT THE II. Lecture* on Music Education and Teaching. 0 t | \ Teachers VOL. XVII. PHILADELPHIA, PA., MAY, 1899. NO. 5 III. Music Analysis (Dally)— What to Think. Tems*t>art)enbergb ipiano School, IV. Practical Material for Study (81* Lecture*). V. Demonstrative Claes for Pianoforte Students. (Open only to Stu¬ School...' SCRANTON, PENNA. dents of the Normal Course.) The conductors were Messrs. Mancinelli and Bevignani ▼I. Demonstrative Clasg fur Kindergarten and Public 8choo! Teachers For particulars address of Music. JERVIS-HARDENBERGH PIANO SCHOOL, flHmslc anb the Hmencan public. for the operas in French and Italian, and Herr Franz There will be given a seriee of programs of Chamber and CABLE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., Schalk for the works of the German repertory. Several Pianoforte Munir. or PERLEE V. JERVIS, sc"*nton, pcnn»„ performances were also given with Mme. Melba as prima CALVIN B. CADV, July 3d to 29th. STEINWAY HALL, NEW YORK. BY ROBERT BRA1NE. v*lte 910 Klnr Arts Bid*., Mirhliran llodlerard, CHICAGO, ILL donna by arrangement with her manager. The American student of music had small need of Every patriotic American music-lover must feel a surpassing all others in activity and prosperity. Never going to Bayreuth, as the four music dramas of Wag¬ PIHNO HND VOICE For Singers and Teachers thrill of pride in looking back at the marvelous growth have performances of opera, oratorio, orchestra, and ner’s “Ring of the Nibelung” were given in their en¬ SYNTHETIC PIANO SCHOOL, of music in the United States within the last quarter other musical events been so well patronized. Onr new tirety, without cats, on a scale and with a cast eqnaling, 8UMIVIER TERM BY under the personal instruction of Mrs. T. J. Simmons of a century, and in looking forward to the immense national prosperity will cause musical activity to grow if not surpassing, Bayreuth. The performances aver¬ 332 West 58th St , EDMUND J. MVER, (Head Professor of Music in Shorter College, formerly development of the near future in our national musical in the next two or three years by great leaps and bounds, aged over five hours in length, including the liberal Director of Music, Georgia Chautauqua, etc., etc.). New York City. activity, when we shall certainly become one of the great as it is giving the great public ample funds to attend waits between the acts. The house was darkened as This School is for the benefit of teachers only, and musical nations if not the ultimate musical nation. concerts, buy musical instruments, and give their chil¬ nearly as possible during the performances. The sea SPECIAL COURSE IN JUNE AND JULY. ...POINT CHAUTAUQUA... will meet the wants of those who are ambitious for The rapidity of the musical development of the United dren lessons in music. son’s repertory included twenty-seven operas by twelve ON THE LAKE. different composers. “Lohengrin” and “Faust” greater results in their teaching. WHITE TO MISS KATE S. CHITTENDEN States since the early ’60s is unparalleled in the musical The New York “Herald” computes that the United history of any nation. At that time the support of States has this season paid the stupendous sum of were performed the most frequently—eight times each. For information, address FOR PARTICULARS A ftpaclnl Bforniia! Course, practically and logically sys¬ One of the valuable features of the tematised. for Tear tiers and Ihoee who may desire to teach. The only music of the better class by the people coarie of the kind. Private and class teeeon*. CABLE PIANO COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga., or generally was almost nil. We had no opera season in New York, from the IVo*/»ee<ws, all particulars, free. Address MRS. T. J. SIMMONS, Shorter College, Rome, Ga. American orchestras, no permanent standpoint of the music-student, was 32 E*«t 23d Street, New York City. opera, few oratorio societies, and only the weekly Sunday-night concerts given THE STAATS PIANO SCHOOL occasional concerts by traveling Euro¬ by the orchestra and artists of the com¬ SPECIAL SUMMER COURSE &VyoS!!”,V" pany at the Metropolitan Opera House. 4N7 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK, pean artists. Now, a citizen of one of Cleveland School of Music. 8ILA8 G. PRATT, will remain open during the aummer. This School offers Instruction The name of the Metropolitan Opera the eminent compoaer-pianiet, pupil of Bendel, Ktillak (the elder), and oar larger American cities has fully as SU7VT7VYER TER7VY. of the highest artistic excellence. Free classes in harmony, analysis, Liszt, will continue lessons during July au«l August. Specialties: Har¬ House and the upbuilding of a great and ensemble playing. Prospectus mailed on application. good an opportunity of hearing the great tatlr. fAcaltj In ntteiiiUnro. Splendid «<inlpmont. Delightful mony as an aid to piano playing, thinking, and memorizing music; Faculty: Marion A. Chitty. permanent opera season in New York location, or.rlanklng Lake Erl.. the soul of music, poetic content, emotional element, style, exprewion, works of music as the citizen of the HENRY TAYLOR STAAT8, Director. and analysis, “ Technic a means, not an end.” are inseparably connected with the Kali Term open» S.pt.rnbcr 11th. DR. WILLIAM MASON, Associate Examiner. All.lessons private. Lecture Recitals, Pupils’ Recitals. For terms average European city. May Vincent Whitney, Frances B. Lynch, name of the late Anton SeidI, the former CLEVELAND, O. ALFRED ARTHUR. Director. apply to S. G. PRATT, Principal West End School of Music, In the larger European cities the Antoinette Kelier Cox, Edgar C. Sherwood. 170 West 86th Street, Kew York City. great conductor of the Metropolitan government comes to the rescue with Opera House, whose death caused such subsidies in the case of opera and some a shock to the entire mnsical world last other forms of high-art music, which, ¥¥¥ year. Seidl, who was the friend, pupil, Summer Class A Summer Session owing to the high cost of production, can and assistant of Richard Wagner, and not be maintained by the sale of tickets who was conceded to be the greatest ... for... CHICAGO to the general public. In the United Wagner conductor in the world, was an Slates the people are king, and the July 3d to 28th enormous power during the years of liis wealthy classes of all onr great Ameri¬ ....