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A music hall audience in Munich are very particular as to how their beloved Wagner is rendered, and the trifles from Mozart and Haydn that they love to take in with their sausages and salad, and which, when performed to their satisfaction, they will thunderously applaud, must not be taken liberties with, or they will know the reason why. A MUSIC HALL AUDIENCE IN MUNICH ARE VERY PARTICULAR AS TO HOW THEIR BELOVED WAGNER IS RENDERED AND THE TRIFLES FROM MOZART AND HAYDN THAT THEY LOVE TO TAKE IN WITH THEIR SAUSAGES AND SALAD AND WHICH WHEN PERFORMED TO THEIR SATISFACTION THEY WERE THUNDEROUSLY APPLAUD MUST NOT BE TAKEN LIBERTIES WITH OR THEY WILL KNOW THE REASON WHY
cent bands. Munich of all places in the now united Fatherland, has, I suppose, the greatest reputation for its military bands, and the citizens are allowed, not only to pay for them, but to hear them. Two or three times a day in different parts of the city one or another of them will be playing _pro bono publico_, and, in the evening, they are loaned out by the authorities to the proprietors of the big beer-gardens. "Go" and dash are the chief characteristics of their method; but, when needed, they can produce from the battered, time-worn trumpets, which have been handed down from player to player since the regiment was first formed, notes as soft and full and clear as any that could start from the strings of some old violin. The German band in Germany has to know its business to be listened to by a German audience. The Bavarian artisan or shopkeeper understands and appreciates good music, as he understands and appreciates good beer. You cannot impose upon him with an inferior article.  FOR THEMSELVES ARE MAGNIFICENT BANDS MUNICH OF ALL PLACES IN THE NOW UNITED FATHERLAND HAS I SUPPOSE THE GREATEST REPUTATION FOR ITS MILITARY BANDS AND THE CITIZENS ARE ALLOWED NOT ONLY TO PAY FOR THEM BUT TO HEAR THEM TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY ONE OR ANOTHER OF THEM WILL BE PLAYING PRO BONO PUBLICO AND IN THE EVENING THEY ARE LOANED OUT BY THE AUTHORITIES TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE BIG BEER GARDENS GO AND DASH ARE THE CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR METHOD BUT WHEN NEEDED THEY CAN PRODUCE FROM THE BATTERED TIME WORN TRUMPETS WHICH HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM PLAYER TO PLAYER SINCE THE REGIMENT WAS FIRST FORMED NOTES AS SOFT AND FULL AND CLEAR AS ANY THAT COULD START FROM THE STRINGS OF SOME OLD VIOLIN THE GERMAN BAND IN GERMANY HAS TO KNOW ITS BUSINESS TO BE LISTENED TO BY A GERMAN AUDIENCE THE BAVARIAN ARTISAN OR SHOPKEEPER UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES GOOD MUSIC AS HE UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES GOOD BEER YOU CANNOT IMPOSE UPON HIM WITH AN INFERIOR ARTICLE
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