| Show Story Of Given Eo Eo Eo Struggle Of Mascagni For Fame FaIlle Told The following story of or Mascagni's struggle for existence and fame was originally printed jn the Fanfulla della Domenica shortly after Mascagni Mascagni Mascagni Mas Mas- cagni became famous He wrote In 1888 only a few scenes of Ratcliff J remained to be composed but I let them lie and have not touched touch touch- ed them since The thought of ha had been in my mind for several years I wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to introduce myself with a work of small dimensions I appealed to several librettists but none were willing to undertake the the- work the work without without without with with- out a guarantee of recompense Then came notice of or the competition competition competition com com- petition and I eagerly seized the opportunity to better petter my condition But my salary of lire to which nothing was added except the fees from Crom a few lessons in Cerignola and two lessons in the Philharmonic Society Society Society So So- of oC Canosa a little town afew a afew afew few miles from Cerignola did not permit the luxury of a libretto At Atthe Atthe Atthe the solicitation of some friends Tar- Tar gioni in Leghorn decided to write a for Cor me My mind was long occupied with the finale The words They have killed neighbor were forever ringing in my ears I needed needed needed need need- ed a few mighty orchestral chords s sto to give characteristic form to to the musical phrase and achieve an Impressive Impressive Impressive Im Im- close How it happened I dont don't know but one morning as I Iwas Iwas Iwas was trudging along the road to give my lessons at Canosa the Idea came cameto to me like a stroke of or lightning and I found my chords They were those seventh chords which I conscientiously conscientiously conscientiously con con- set down in my manu manu- script Thus I began my opera at the end When I received the first chorus of my y libretto by post I composed the in the prelude later I Isaid said in in great humor to my wife Today we wc must make a large expenditure expenditure expenditure ex ex- What For An alarm clock Why To wake me up before dawn so that I may begin to write on Caval leria The expenditure caused a dubious dubious dub dub- ious change in the monthly bud budget et but it was willingly allowed We went out together and after a good deal of oC bargaining spent nine lira I am sure that I can find the clock all safe and sound in Cerignola I wound it up in the evening we bought it but it was destined to beof be beof beof of no service to me for in that night a son the first of a row of or them was born to me In spite of this I carried out my determination and in the morning began to write the first chorus of I came to Rome in February 1890 in order to permit the jury to hear my opera they decided that it was worthy of performance Returning to Cerignola in a state of greatest excitement I noticed that I did not have a penny in my pocket pock pock- et for the return trip to Rome when my ray opera was to be rehearsed Signor Signor Signor Sig- Sig nor helped me out of ot my embarrassment with a few hundred francs Those beautiful days of ot fear and hope of discouragement and confidence confidence confidence con con- are arc as vividly before my eyes as if they were now I see seea a again ain the Constanzi Theater half filled I see how after the last excited excited excited ex ex- cited measure of the orchestra they all raise their arms and gesticulate as if they were threatening me and andin andin andin in my soul there awakens an echo of that cry of approval which almost al almost almost al- al most prostrated me me |
