. The Italy of the Italians. melody, and a real capacity for naturalistic andindividual rendering, two qualities which have justly beencalled the two characteristic movements introduced intomusical art in modern times, and evidences of that modernprogressive tendency that manifests itself in all intellectualdepartments. Unfortunately, the success of Cavalleria Rusticana turned Mascagnis head, and instead of resting on his oars and studying, he hastened to give to the world L^terworks ^ successor. This, LAmico Fritz, andlater I Rantzau, both inspired byErckmann Chatrians idyllic Alsatian tales,
. The Italy of the Italians. melody, and a real capacity for naturalistic andindividual rendering, two qualities which have justly beencalled the two characteristic movements introduced intomusical art in modern times, and evidences of that modernprogressive tendency that manifests itself in all intellectualdepartments. Unfortunately, the success of Cavalleria Rusticana turned Mascagnis head, and instead of resting on his oars and studying, he hastened to give to the world L^terworks ^ successor. This, LAmico Fritz, andlater I Rantzau, both inspired byErckmann Chatrians idyllic Alsatian tales, were pronouncedtiresome both as to theme and treatment, and though writtenwith more care than Cavalleria Rusticana, pleased this care Mascagni had lost his freshness and did not gainin artistic force. Nor has he in the other works that succeededthese as yet redeemed his early promise of giving lasting andstable work to the world. But Mascagni is still young andrepeated failures may teach him their valuable I iujlo by Giiiomo Biogi, Flui^nce PII^TRO MASCAGNI Music 249 Meanwhile he has been distinguishing himself by a series ofclamorous lawsuits undertaken against his Americanimpresario who conducted him on a concert tour in theUnited States, and against the City of Pesro, Rossinais birth-place, where he had been entrusted with the directorshipof the Musical Academy instituted by the maestro in hisnative town, and from which Mascagni was dismissedas neglectful of his duties, a verdict against which heappealed to the law but with scant success. A very different type of man is Giacomo Puccini, who, like Mascagni, belongs to the Young Italy school, and who also therefore desires to free his countrys national Giac°mouccini. ^^^ ^^°^ ^^^ ^™P*y conventions of the begin with, Puccini, bom ifl Lucca ofmusical ancestors, had the advantage of living in a musicalatmosphere in childhood and youth, and thus received acareful training fitting him for his professi
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