General Ma us described the great spread
of that quadruped army, at least Ave
miles wide each way, making a ten
mile front. The scouts fired their car
bines to deflect the avalanche so that
tho leaders would turn aside and not
coma directly over the hillock. One
horse early renred, broke away, fled and
was engulfed In the herd. Two of the
other hor.v*s uttered queer, loud, whin
t it; quenjs and all of them frembNd in
tlona are a series of sketches In which
Mr. Schelllng traces the "note" In t!he
personalities of friends, landscape pic
tures or the spirit of national patriot
ism.
Some of the episodes are marked as
"B. S. O."?wood choir of the Boston
orchestra; "H. P."?Hans Pfltzner, Ger
i man composer and one time teacher
to Mr. Schelllng; one In 'full orchestra
Is for William Mengelberg and others
are to Fritz Krelsler, Paderewskl, "Au
gust, 1914?The Call to Arms."
The variations as a whole are com
posed with much musical beauty, splen
dor of conception and grandeur of style,
us, for Instance, in the "August, 1914."
where the war In all Its fierce Intensity
Is portrayed through rhythms, trum
pets. drums and tonal effects from tho
entire orchestra. Ibe work was bril
liantly performed, and at the closo there
was a long continued ovation of ap
plause which the composer shared with
Mr. Mengelberg and the orchestra.
FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERT.
Alexander Schmuller, Soloist, Flays
Moiart Violin Conoerto Laudably.
The ninth concert of the Society of
the Friends of Music took place yester
day afternoon In Town Hall. The pro
gram consisted of Haydn's O major
symphony, known as "The Oxford
Mozart's D major violin concerto (No.
