. Modern composers of Europe : being an account of the most recent musical progress in the various European nations, with some notes on their history, and critical and biographical sketches of the contemporary musical leaders in each country . tasie on the melodies of Canada, anotheron those of Ireland, half a dozen suites, the sym-phonic sketches entitled La Mer, the Bucolics,after Virgil, three scherzi, a festival march, a fan-fare march, and many shorter pieces. His choralworks include an Inaugural Cantata, a cantata forthe fiftieth anniversary of the Belgian telegraph,the oratorio Moses, t
. Modern composers of Europe : being an account of the most recent musical progress in the various European nations, with some notes on their history, and critical and biographical sketches of the contemporary musical leaders in each country . tasie on the melodies of Canada, anotheron those of Ireland, half a dozen suites, the sym-phonic sketches entitled La Mer, the Bucolics,after Virgil, three scherzi, a festival march, a fan-fare march, and many shorter pieces. His choralworks include an Inaugural Cantata, a cantata forthe fiftieth anniversary of the Belgian telegraph,the oratorio Moses, the dramatic oratorio Francesca da Rimini, and several sets of acapella works. He has also made some interestingexcursions into the field of declamation with or-chestra, such as Le Feu du Ciel (Hugo),Christine (Leconte de Lisle), and the Japanesefable Satsuki. His operas include Les PauvresGens, Frinses Zonnenschijn, Les A ventu-rers, and Le Demon, as well as incidentalmusic to the dramas Alvar and these many works the one best known inAmerica is La Mer, which has been given sev-eral times in symphony concerts. It was suggestedby a poem of Ed. Levis, which is frequently readbefore the performance. The first movement gives. PAUL GILSON. THE NETHERLANDS 189 an excellent picture of sunrise at sea, with all themany-coloured splendours of the dawn. Then fol-lows some rollicking sailors music, in which theirlively songs and dances are suggested with dueanimation. The third movement portrays a love-scene between the sailor and his sweetheart, idyllicat first, but ending in sadness as he must embarkand she gives way to fear of the treacherous finale depicts the tempest, and the sailorschoruses are introduced in mocking irony as theship goes down. Through it all runs a vein ofpoetic fancy, exquisitely suggesting the beauty andmystery of the sea. Francesca da Rimini is another powerfulwork. It opens in the realm of shades, where theguilty lovers find themselves af
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