MUSICALR monthly musiea1Jot:.ttrna1.NEWS.Devotedto theAtrt of musie.VOLUME 1.ST. LOUIS, AUGUST, 1898.NUMBER 12.Tb~ musi~al D~ws.A MUSICAL JOURNAL, PUBLISHED MONTHLY.WALTER LUHN , Publisher and Proprietor.WALDEMAR MALMENE, Musical Editor,Piano Departm't conducted I Vocal Departm't conductedby GEO. BUDDEUS. by ALEXANDER HENNEMAN.BosTON,Fraternal Build<strong>in</strong>g, ST. Lours, Mo.BRANCHES:NEw YoRK, CHICAGO, WASHINGTON,AND SAN FRANCISCO.Subscription Price, $1.50 Per Year,pay~ble <strong>in</strong> advance.S<strong>in</strong>gle copy - 15 cents.Foreign postage, 48 cents.Advertis<strong>in</strong>g Rates Furnished on Application.Entered at the Post Office at <strong>St</strong> . . <strong>Louis</strong>, Mo., as Second ClassMatter.Copyright 189S by THE MUSICAL NEWS PUBLISHING Co:,<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong>, Mo.Subscribers chang<strong>in</strong>g their address are requestedto notify the publisher immediately,1.nd direct all correspondence to' 'The MusicalNews," Fraternal Build<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong>, Mo.TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.With the present nu~ber the ''MusicalNews'' term<strong>in</strong>ates the first year of its existence,and I herewith tender my best thanks to thes'tbscribers and advertisers who have helpedme <strong>in</strong> my attempt to publish a monthly paperdevoted pr<strong>in</strong>cipally to the musical <strong>in</strong>terests of<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> and <strong>St</strong>ate of <strong>Miss</strong>ouri. The undertak<strong>in</strong>gof a musical journal, unsupported bysome large publish<strong>in</strong>g house, is unquestionablyhazardous, and it is a matter of congratulati~n. that I have succeeded <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g it self~susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. It has been my object not only tosupply subcriber~ with good cornpositions bywell-known musicians <strong>in</strong> our .. midst, but alsoto ·re-publish meritorious compositions byEuropean composers, who are less known <strong>in</strong>America; all of which are well adapted forteach<strong>in</strong>g.The space of read<strong>in</strong>g matter is yet limited,but we expect to enlarge it <strong>in</strong> the course of afew months, as we also hope to <strong>in</strong>crease our. subcription list, trust<strong>in</strong>g that those whosesubscription expires with the present numberwill renew the same. That the ·'MusicalNews" is appreciated by the musical professionat large will be seen by the list of advertisers,which <strong>in</strong>cludes not only our local conservaoriesof repute, but also oth~rs afar off.To stimulate our patrons to <strong>in</strong>terest themselvesstill more <strong>in</strong> our enterprise, we <strong>in</strong>tendto offer prizes to the amount ofFIFTY DOLLARSfor the best <strong>in</strong>strumental and vocal compositions;full particulars of which will shortly bepublished.We <strong>in</strong>vite teachers to favor us not only withcorrespondence, refer<strong>in</strong>g to musical items ofgeneral <strong>in</strong>terest, but also to send us orig<strong>in</strong>alarticles apperta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to music as a science andart.A special feature of the second volume,which beg<strong>in</strong>s with the September number,will be aSUPPLEMENT Of FOUR PAGESof Piano and Vocal studies; the former willbe edited by Mr. G . . Buddeus, and thelatter by Mr. Alex. Henneman. These studies,which will be published alternately witheach number will be found a valuable help toall teachers.Hop<strong>in</strong>g that the merits of the "MusicalNews" may <strong>in</strong>duce our musical friends to cont<strong>in</strong>uepatroniz<strong>in</strong>g the paper, I rema<strong>in</strong>,Respectfully,WALTER LUHN,Publisher and Proprietor.Address: Musical News.Editor of "The Mu ical News":Let me congratulate you to ''The MusicalNews.'' I wish it the very best success andwill do my very best to make it known far andnear. It deserves recognition and may be thehandmaid to the effort to establish a MusicTeachers' Association on a firm basis, we needthe very best of the profession, that is thosewho have no ax to gr<strong>in</strong>d. I will keep youposted <strong>in</strong> regard to the Association, which Iexpect you to jo<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> person. Your <strong>in</strong>fluencewill tell no doubt.Yours resp~ctfully,H. E. SCHULTZE,Secretary M. M. T. A.MISS OLGA BEATRICE BREDEMEYER.The picture of the young lady which appearson the title page of this month's ''MusicalNews'' is one of our ris<strong>in</strong>g musical enthusiastsof whom it is a pleasure to give an account.After a severe course of study extend<strong>in</strong>g tonearly three years under Prof. R. Goldbeck,wellknown <strong>in</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong>, and later of theChicago Conservatory, she made her firstappearance at the age of 15 at a Concert givenby the Liederkranz Society when she played"The Wanderer" by Schubert-Liszt and asan encore ''Le Tour billion'' by R. Goldbeck.Her second appearance was at Kimball Hall,Chicago, when she played at Mr. Goldbeck'spupils recitalRubenste<strong>in</strong>' s' 'Kamenoi Ostrow'' ;the ''Chicago Musical Times'' speaks of herplay<strong>in</strong>g: "She gave the composition with thatsoft dreamy touch necessary to its effective<strong>in</strong>terpretation.,. Dur<strong>in</strong>g a pleasure trip toEurope she played at several cor:.certs receiv<strong>in</strong>ggreat praise, while at Weimar she had theopportunity of play<strong>in</strong>g on Liszt's favoritePiano; while cross<strong>in</strong>g the Ocean she gave abenefit Concert on board the vessel for thebenefit of the Seamen's fund. That <strong>Miss</strong><strong>Bredemeyer</strong> is anxious to seize every opportunityto improve herself may be gatheredfrom the fact that upon her return fromEurope she took a year's course of <strong>in</strong>structionfrom Prof. Reipschlaeger, but not only technicallybut also theoretically has the younglady cultivated her talents and we are promisedone of her compositions which shortly bepublished <strong>in</strong> "The Musical News." MisR<strong>Bredemeyer</strong> is at present spend<strong>in</strong>g the summer<strong>in</strong> <strong>St</strong>. Paul and upon her return <strong>in</strong> Septemberwill open her studio at her residence, 3828South Broadway.~All our friends and patrons are herebynotified that fromSEPTEMBER 1st, 1898,the office of the ''Musical News'' will be r..,•moved toTHE HENNEMAN BLDO.,3725 Olive <strong>St</strong>reet.