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February 20th, 1882. T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.—Supplement.
Father Maturin, rector of the church, thought
PHILHARMONIC CONOEET.
PITTSBURG.
;he boys had got nothing undeserved.
PITTSBURG, February 11, 1882.
DIVERSIFIED programme was presented
Father Sheppard said that he was sorry he had
to the patrons of the society on the occasion QINCE writing you last, on the 28th ult.,
of the fourth public rehearsal and the fourth con- O scarcely anything worth reporting has oc- made a mistake about Ernest, and asked his par-
don, but the executive committee decided that it
cert, which took place respectively on February urred here in musical matters.
10 and 11, in the Academy of Music.
Madame Rive-King gave a piano recital at Lib- was a case requiring prosecution, and the aid of
Mozart's D major symphony comprised the rary Hall on the evening of January 31, and the law will be invoked.—N. Y. Sun.
opening number, followed by Gluck's "Armida," made many recruits in the army of her admirers
aria sung by Mrs. E. A. Osgood. A minuet and here. Her abilities are so well known—ditto her
AN INQUIRING CORRESPONDENT.
finale for string orchestra by Beethoven was among faults—that a notice of the same would be super-
PRESTON, CONN., January 9, 1882.
the number.
fluous.
She was assisted by Madame Loheyde, of this Editor of THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW :
Mrs. Osgood and Mr. T. J. Toedt sang a duet
EAR SIR: Where now is Miss Emma C.
from Berlioz's "Benvenuto Cellini," and the con- city, who sang in a very pleasing manner, the
Thursby engaged in singing? What is her
cert closed with a symphony by Hans Huber, called riticism of the correspondent of a New York
"Tell."
musical sheet to the contrary notwithstanding, full middle name? Have you any printed sketch
The Mozart symphony is called the No. 5, in who seems to consider it his duty, in the language of her? If so, what would you charge for it?
Yours respectfully, S. T. M.
the Breitkopf & Hartel edition. It is not heard of a local paper, "to make it lively for some aspir-
[Miss Thursby is singing in Paris. Her middle
often, and is not one of the renowned symphonies ing amateurs hereabouts."
of Mozart.
In my opinion, the amateurs are those who name we have not yet hunted up. It is such an
It was played with faultless precision, and its should be most charitably handled, and whose important matter we shall have to take a week off
characteristic features were clearly presented.
fforts in the good cause deserve special encour- some time and find out. Meanwhile, one of the
Strakogch.es might relieve "S. T. M. V anxiety
The same can be said in reference to the per- agement.
formance of the string quartette (arranged by
At the Art Society's ninety-eighth reception, on on the subject.—ED. MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE
Thomas for string orchestra), by Beethoven.
February 9, Messrs. C. F. Cooper and Carl Retter REVIEW.]
The novelty of the concerts was the "Tell" sym- rendered some violoncello and piano duets in
phony, by Hans Huber, a youthful German com- good style, and Miss Mamie Reuck, a little lady Tke thirty-second recital of the Temple Grove
poser, who was educated in the Leipsic Conser- of twelve, gave evidence of talent and study in a Seminary took place at Saratoga Springs January
li). Mr. W. H. Sherwood was the piano soloist,
vatory.
Singelee fantaise for violin rendered by her.
He is in his thirtieth year, and has written a
We are promised a visit by Joseffy, "provided and Miss Carrie A. Kennedy was the soprano.
The following programme was presented: Schu-
great deal for one so young, and the greater part a suitable hall can be found for him."
of what he has written is conceded to be excel-
Why the halls used by Wilhelmj, Remenyi, mann—Etudes Symphoniques, op. 13 (theme, va-
lent.
Madame Rive*-King and others are not suitable riations, and finaie); Gounod—Le Parlate d'Amor
(Faust); a. Bach—Gavotte ce"lebre, G minor;
He has written a suite for orchestra, which has for Joseffy, I confess my ignorance to explain.
been received with favor; also a piano concerto,
Next week Gorham's Church Choir Company b. Beethoven—Menuetto, Sonata, op. 10, No. 3;
and numerous other instrumental and vocal com- will give us the often repeated dose of "Pinafore," c. Schubert—Moment uiusicale, No. 3, F minor;
positions of merit.
"Patience," etc., and also, the "Red Musketeer," Tosti—"Non m'a pin;" a. Chopin—Scherzo, So-
The symphony performed on the occasion re- not given here before to the best of my knowledge. nata, op. 35; b. Chopin—Nocturne, F sharp, op.
ferred to is characterized by broad and massive Our choral societies are hard at work, and 5; c. Chopin—Scherzo, C sharp minor, op. 39;
treatment. The musical idea is thoroughly con- Messrs. Whiting and Retter are giving their best Schumann—Moonlight; Liszt—Grand Polonaise,
major.
ceived. The young composer attacks the work attention to the success of their respective organi-
with determination, and with assurance of his zations. As to the May Festival, if anything
The Cumberland Musical Association held its
ability to do justice to the conception.
definite has been decided upon, the tidings have sixth soiree, on January 21, in the Union street
In the execution of the general form and the not reached the writer, and I am therefore unable building, at Cumberland, O. The programme was
subsequent details of instrumentation, he shows a to make any report on the subject.
as follows;—"The Heavens are Telling"—Creation,
masterly grasp of the subject.
The Pittsburg Musical Club, an orchestral and horns and orchestra; Fantastic Waltzes, orches-
There is nothing absolutely original in the sym- vocal organization, contemplate giving a concert, I tra; Solo, "Angel's Serenade," with violin obligato,
phony, yet in the treatment of the orchestra, novel understand. I would advise a petition to the cor- Miss . M P. Shuck and Dr. E. C. Gaskill; Solo,
effects and combinations are met with, that respondent of the New York musical paper for Piano—Sonata Pathetique, Miss Lulu Patterson;
indicate a talented composer of the modern his indulgence, since he may crush the poor vic- Funeral March, orchestra; "In this Hour of Soft-
school.
tims out of existence if he becomes a slave to the ened Splendor," chorus without accompaniment;
The symphony produced a marked effect, and duty of "making it lively for amateurs."
address bv the President, Hon. H. W. Hoffman;
no doubt made a more than transient impression
Cornet Solo, "Der Flotte Ulan Polka," Mr. W. A.
HLLARIUS.
upon the listeners.
Reinhart; "Gvpsv Life," chorus and orchestra;
Any performance of an additional orchestral
Solo. "The Noble Boy of Truth," Mr. R. D.Rees;
TROUBLE
IN
ST.
CLEMENT'S.
work by Hans Huber will be looked forward to
Boccaccio, selections, orchestra; Damascus Trium-
PHILADELPHIA, February 9.
with great interest.
phal March, "Naaman," chorus, solo, trio, and
The ultra-classical "Armida" aria, "Ah! that's 'T^HERE is a stir in St. Clement's Episcopal orchestra.
my heart's blest freedom," by Gluck, was sung JL Church. St. Clement's is a High Church
The eighteenth anniversary of the "Working
parish, and very fashionable. Father G. E. Shep- Women's Protective Union" took place at Chicker-
by Mrs. E. Aline Osgood.
It is seldom the case that a vocalist makes it a pard, one of the clergy, is charged with cruelty to ing Hall on February 6. The programme con-
study to sing an aria with such a conscientious de- some of the choir boys. The Society to Protect sisted of recitations, addresses, organ recitals, and
sire to adhere to the spirit of the song as Mrs. Children took it up, and to-day Father Sheppard songs. Miss Jennie Dickerson, contralto; Miss
Osgood did in this instance.
had a hearing before the executive committee of Emma Howe, soprano, and Miss Letitia Louise
Although there were opportunities in it for the the society.
Fritch, soprano, were the artists that sang. The lat
display of catching effects, the lady sacrificed
Agent Dutton, of the society, said that on Mon- ter lady received a double encore after singing "The
these in order to give a strict and consistent ren- day evening seven boys knocked at his door and Sicilian Vespers."
dition of a Gluck aria, in the spirit in which tra- said that they had been abused. Ernest Belin-
It gives us great pleasure to announce a gener-
dition lias left it to us.
fante had a lump on his head and a cut on his
act on the part of a Christian gentleman,
Mrs. Osgood and Mr. Toedt, the tenor, sang the nose. Two or three of the boys had been crying. ous
whose bountiful gifts to our university Rochester
duet from Berlioz's "Benvenuto Cellini." Mrs.
They said that the choir boys had been dis- people are familiar with. He does not stop, how-
Osgood would have made a more pronounced missed ; that Henry Magill, one of them, had left ever,
with the great institutions of learning, but
success in the duet had she had a tenor voice of a paper behind, and that they all returned with
has recently made glad the hearts of his brethren
more strength and vigor to co-operate with.
him to get it; that Father Sheppard assaulted them, of the Baptist Church of Brockport by presenting
Mr. Toedt has an excellent voice of its kind; knocked Magill down, and struck Ernest and them
with an organ. This organ is to be built
that is, of the light ballad or song order. In certain kicked him.
to the specifications, desires, and tastes
Schubert, Schumann, and Eubinstein songs, and When Mr. Dutton had finished his story, Ernest according
of the church to which it is given, and the cost of
in ballads, his voice may be heard with pleasure; Belinfante told his.
it is $4,000. It is to be finished and in place by
but in dramatic songs, in oratorios, in cantatas
After the choir rehearsal the boys had been or-
designed in heroic style and in conjunction with dered out. They made a noise in the entry, and the 1st of May next. The name of the donor is
singers whose voices are clear and powerful, Mr. Father Sheppard struck Magill. Ernest remained John H. Dean, of New York.—Rochester Demo-
crat.
Toedt does not do himself justice.
at the organ, and all the other boys went away.
The German Leiderkranz gave its second
His voice is small, and to a certain extent cov- On their return for the paper, Ernest told them
for the season of 18S1-82 in Leiderkranz
ered and husky.
that they had better go or he would be blamed. concert
We noticed this in the concert and rehearsal of Father Sheppard came in just then, struck Ernest Hall on January 30. The artists who took
the chorus society, but did not refer to it, as we in the head, knocked him down, and kicked him. part were Mr. Hermann Rietzel, piano; Messrs.
were under the impression that it was a temporary
Father Sheppard was then given a chance to Henry Mollenhauer, A. Mollenhauer, and William
indisposition, but now we find that it is a perma- explain. His version was that the boys were very Balck, violoncelli, and Miss Johanna Mollenhauer,
Mr. A. Paur was director of the
nent condition of the voice.
noisy in the corridors. He spoke to them sharply, accompanist.
The programme consisted of an over-
It is a great mistake on the part of singers to and told them to go home
"It was half-past orchestra.
attempt things that they cannot do satisfactorily. nine by this time," he continued, "and the bell ture, "Jessonda" (Spohr), performed by the or-
Many vocalists mistake the quality of their voices, rang for the compline office. It is the rule of the chestra; "Ballade" (Bendel), piano solo, by Mr.
and undertake songs which, in a short time, ruin household that all must bo present at that service, Hermann Rietzel; "Wie Kam die Liebe" (Frey),
what is best in their organ.
including Ernest Belinfante. He was not there. by the Mannerchor; trio, "Wilhelm Tell" (Batta),
They seem to be misguided by false ambition, to There was a great deal of noise in the choir room for violoncelli, Messrs. H. Mollenhauer, A. Mollen-
sing in oratorio for instance, when their voices are during the service, and after it was over I went hauer, and W. Balck. A new club-house for the
not adapted for composition of that order; yet they out in the corridor. I thought the boys' coming Leiderkranz is in course of erection in Fifty-eighth
persist in doing what is evidently injurious to back was a piece of insubordination, and I boxed street.
them, and in a short time the timbre of the voice Magill's ears. I saw Ernest in thechoirroom, and
The New "Casino," m process of erection at
becomes questionable, and in a few more months thought he was in the mischief." Father Shep Broadway and Thirty-ninth street, will be com-
the voice is ruined.
pard admitted striking Ernest with his fist and pleted in' May. It will be lighted by an electric
Mr. Toedt's voice is not adapted for the greater knocking him down. His defense was that the apparatus similar to the one in nse at the Savoy
part of the duties he imposes upon it.
Theatre, London.
boy had always been troublesome.
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