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NZ Truth, Issue 87, 16 February 1907, Page 6

When Meyerbeer? died his son composed a funeral ; march, S^bich "remembered his dead' father. " . Full of emotion, the young man jmok it' to Rossini. "Play it, .Meltro," he pleaded ; "play it !,<I wrote! it m expression of my- grief and mourning for my dead^feither." Rossini took it, placed it on his piano, and play-' ?d *t. Tears rolled. down his cheeks. Utter sadness dwelt upon his counte-' nance. *<Yqu : ' weep !"' cried- young Meyerheer,'' beside himself with joy at the effect upon the great master. Y-fcs, I wefep," rejoined Rossini, amid tears. "And why ?" "Because," replied Rossini, l ''l am wishing that you were dead, and it, was your father who had written the funeral march !"