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A.ELLIS, MANAGER 401 Mme. TERESA CARRENO On her tour this season will use exclusively ^^ Piano. THE JOHN CHURCH CO. NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO REPRESENTED BY G. L SCHIRMER & CO., 338 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. 402 Boston Symphony Orchestra PERSONNEL !a«eae«=«aeaafl=Me^^ ®f)e (ti^itktrin^ %^inno Bears a name which has become known to purchasers as representing the highest possible value produced in the piano industry. It has been associated with all that is highest and best in piano making since 1823. Its name is the hall mark of piano worth and is a guarantee to the purchaser that in the instrument bearing it, is incorporated the highest artistic value possible. CHICKERING & SONS PIANOFORTE MAKERS Established 1833 791 TREMONT STREET Cor. NORTHAMPTCN ST. Near Mass. Ave. BOSTON 404 TWENTY- NINTH SEASON, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINE AND TEN Sixth Rehearsal and Concert FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 19, at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, at 8 o'clock PROGRAMME Goldmark . "Rustic Wedding" Symphony, E-flat major, No. I, Op. 26 I. Wedding March : Variations; moderato molto. , II. Bridal Song: Intermezzo, Allegretto. III. Serenade: Scherzo; Allegro moderato Scherzando. IV. In the Garden. Andante. V. Dance: Allegro molto. Saint-Saens , . Concerto in B minor for Violin and Orchestra, No. 3, Op. 61 I. Allegro non troppo. II. Andantino quasi allegretto. III. Molto moderato e maestoso: Allegro non troppo. 1 Binding . Rondo Infinite, Op. 42 First time in Boston i SOLOIST Mr. SYLVAIN NOACK There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony The doors of the hall will he closed during the performance of Bach number on the progratnme. Those who wish to leave before the end of the concert are requested to do so in an interval 6«- tween the numbers, :]lty of Bostoa. Revised Regulation of August 5, 1898.— Chapter 3. relatlnd to tli« coverinii of the head In places of public amusement. Every licensee shall not, in his place of amusement, allow any per»on to wear upon the head a coverteg rhich obstructs the view of the exhibition or performance in such place of any person seated in any seat thereia irovided for spectators, it being understooo that a low head covering without projection, which does not ibatruct iuch vi«w, may be worn. _, ^. Attest: J. M. GALVIN, Chy Clwk. 406 Once Ac Knale Always the Kiabe C. C. HARVEY CO 144 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON 406 Symphony, "Rustic Wedding," Op. 26 Carl Goldmark (Born at Keszthely, Hungary, May i8, 1S30; now living at Vienna.) Goldmark's "Landliche Hochzeit" was performed for the first time at the seventh Philharmonic Concert, conducted by Hans Richter, at Vienna, March 5, 1876. The first performance in America was by the Philharmonic Society of New York, Theodore Thomas conductor, January 13, 1877. The first movement was played by Mr. Thomas at Cambridge, Mass., February 12, 1878, and in Boston, February 17 of the same year. The Philharmonic Society played the whole symphony here February 21, 1883. The "Wedding March" (first movement), Moderate molto, E-flat 2-4, is composed of a theme, twelye variations, and a Finale. i major, The theme is given to the 'cellos and double-basses. Some char- acterize it as "pastoral," probably on account of the title. "Rustic" is a better term. Variation I. Theme is played by the first horn, accompanied by horns and string-bass. Clarinets and flutes enter with a fresh melody. Variation II. (Poco animato) is given to the strings. It is of free, imitative, contrapuntal character, and some of the parts are now and then strengthened by first clarinet and bassoon. III. (Allegro, B-flat minor, 6-8) The trombones sound the first, sim- plified measures of the theme, which is then treated freely. IV. (Andante con moto, quasi Allegretto) begins with an expressive melody in the strings. The coloring suggests vividly the composer of "The Queen of Sheba." V. (Allegretto) Theme in the basses re-enforced 'by bassoons and horns. VI. (Allegro vivace) This variation has the character of a scherzo. \TI. (Allegretto pesante) The variations now become freer and freer. VIII. (Allegro scherzando) Melody in the horns. IX. (Allegretto, quasi Andantino) A tender, elegiac SONGS WORTH SINGING Sung by Madame Nordica. "NOW SLEEPS THE CRIMSON PETAL." Composed by Roger Quilter. 3 keys. Sung by Madame Marchesi. "A COTTAGE SONG." Composed by Laura G. Lemon. 3 keys. Sung by John McCormack. "THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE." Composed by John F. Larchet. 3 keys. Sung by Harry Dearth. "TOMMY LAD." Composed by E. J. Margetson. 2 keys. BOOSEY & COMPANY, 9 East* Seventeenth Street NE^A/' YORK And London, En gland 407 L P. Hollander & Co. OPERA, DINNER AND RECEPTION GOWNS THIRD FLOOR Prices ranging from S73.00 to $330.00 Many very beautiful dresses just made up from our Paris models within the $ i oo. mark. 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(Molto vivace) A swift and brilliant figure in the violins, with theme indicated by the basses and strings, pizzicato. XI. (Andante con moto) A serious, melancholy piece in E-flat minor. XII. (Moderato) A variously colored movement in B major. Finale: The theme returns with the full strength of the orchestra. Triangle, big drum, and cymbals are added. Instruments drop out one by one. The march in the original form is heard as afar off. "Bridal Song." Allegretto, B-flat major, 3-4. The second move- ment is dainty and not without a playfulness that suggests a scherzo. The oboe has a contrasting theme. "The song may be sung by friends of the bride. It has a second part, with a tender tune for the oboe (as if one of the bridesmaids had stepped forward), accompanied by the theme of the march in the basses." "Serenade." Allegretto moderato scherzando, D major 2-2, "After a prelude, two oboes sing a duet, which is varied and developed by other instruments." " In the Garden." Andante, G minor, B-flat andG-flat major, 4-4 and 12-8. The love scene begins with a dreamy melody for clarinet, which is taken up by the violins. The music waxes passionate, and there is the thought of a dramatic love duet, "in which the tenor is represented by 'cellos and horns, while the soprano's place is taken by the violins and the higher wood-wind instruments. This ecstatic scene is very fully developed." A passage from the fourth variation of the first movement is introduced. After the climax the first theme returns, and the movement ends quietly, as it began. Finale. "Dance." Allegro molto, E-flat major, 2-2. A hearty, jolly dance, which is developed with great spirit. There is an inter- TWO NEW SONGS BY OPERA SCORES ARTHUR FOOTE GIOCONDA PONCHIELLI . $3.50 sits bird tree There a on every LA BOHEME PUCCINI (English) . 2.50 2 Keys. B<5 (f-g) F (c-e) LAKME DELIBES (French) . 5.00 (Sung by MADAME SEMBRICH) AIDA VERDI . 2.00 I am the moth of the night 2 Keys. 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