]
[Footnote 154: "The influence of the Renaissance, with its pretension
and vanity, caused a check in all the arts--the effect of which we are
still feeling" (_Traite de Composition_, p. 89. See also the passage
quoted before on Pride).]
[Footnote 155: _Tribune de Saint-Gervais_, November, 1900.]
The first time I saw M. d'Indy was at a concert of the _Societe
nationale_, in the Salle Pleyel, in 1888. They were playing several of
Franck's works; among others, for the first time, his admirable _Theme,
fugue, et variation_, for the harmonium and pianoforte, a composition in
which the spirit of Bach is mingled with a quite modern tenderness.
Franck was conducting, and M. d'Indy was at the pianoforte. I shall
always remember his reverential manner towards the old musician, and how
careful he was to follow his directions; one would have said he was a
diligent and obedient pupil. It was a touching homage from one who had
already proved himself a master by works like _Le Chant de la cloche_,
_Wallenstein_, _La Symphonie sur un theme montagnard_, and who was
perhaps at that time better known and more popular than Cesar Franck
himself.
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