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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
Tie i s M Critic
AND
TRADE REVIEW.
April 20th, 1882.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
world where so large and efficient an orchestra
E wish to call especial attention to our standing can be gathered as in New York. This is
notice, that all communications must invari- due to the encouragement New York gives to
ably be addressed to the Editor, Charles Avery Welles, musicians to locate here, and as a result we
864 Broadway, New York City. Letters from cor-
respondents and advertisers are frequently addressed always have them at hand for frequent prac-
to individual members of the staff, and in case of an tice together."
editor's absence from the city, must await his return
These remarks are to a great extent em-
before they can be opened. This puts us to a great phatically true, especially in reference to the
deal of trouble.
W
efficiency of the orchestra that can be gath-
ered here. For its size, it will be an incom-
THE MAT MUSIC FESTIVAL.
N less than two weeks the May festival parable body of players.
With which is incorporated THE MUSIC TRADE JOURNAL.
will be in progress, and the laborious du- Mr. Thomas expresses the following opin-
ties of months and years will be on the eve of ion in reference to the chorus:
* THE OEGAN
"They are mostly Americans, though small
realization.
The Seventh Regiment Armory has been but valuable contingents are Germans. The
Of the Musicians
fitted with elevated seats, the seats on the women's voices are better than those found
AND THE MUSIC TRADES OF AMERICA. stage are in place, the organ under the stage in the European choral societies. The tenors
is in position and in complete order, and work are a little too light in quality; the altos and
PUBLISHED on THE 5th & 20th OF EACH MONTH is in progress towards the completion of the basses are rich and full. They are all hard
students and, as a rule, learn easily. Some-
large sounding-board.
At 864 Broadway, bet. 17th and 18th Sts.
times they are a little slow at first, but
Mass
rehearsals
have
taken
place,
the
New
AMERICAN NEWS CO.,
Sows AGENTS.
York and Brooklyn choruses being in attend- when they have begun to grasp the mu-
ance with the strength of about fifteen hun- sical idea of the composer, advance with
rapid strides. They nave continuity of
voices.
CHARLES AVERY WELLES, dred
The "Handel and Haydn Society" of Bos- purpose, but a very few dropping away from
Editor and Proprietor.
ton, the "Cecilian"of Philadelphia, the "Ora- their places, and those principally from
torio Society" of Baltimore, the Worcester sickness or through unexpected business
All communications should be addressed to the editor, "Festival Chorus," and the Reading "Singing demands on their time. They are easily sub-
CHARLHS AVIRY WELLES, 864 Broadway, N. Y. City.
Checks and Post-Office Orders should be made payable to Society" have all been rehearsing under their ject to discipline when present; the only lack
CMAKLES AYKRY WELLES, Proprietor.
of discipline they show is in occasional ab-
We are not responsible for the return of rejected manu- respective leaders, and Mr. Thomas has been
sences. An unexpectedly large percentage
script.
present
at
some
of
their
rehearsals,
in
order
Correspondence must always be accompanied by the name
and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but to familiarize the chorus with his beat and the are professional musicians, teachers, etc.
as a guarantee of good faith.
They have a greater nervous force than for-
Trade reports. Items and communications, relating to the tempi.
music trade, are solicited from all parts of the world.
Judging from the elaborate preparations eign choristers, and, though they have to be
made for the purpose of producing a perfect aroused to the necessity of working hard at
choral body, there is but little doubt that this the first rehearsals, will nerve themselves to
NEW YOEK, APRIL 20, 1882.
feature of the festival will be the most r extraordinary exertions at the last and sur-
prise you by what they will accomplish at
markable of its kind.
ADVERTISING RATES.
The 3,200 voices, after this preliminary the last moment. They seem to find pleas-
ure in conquering difficulties, which they at
The following is the schedule of advertising rates for training, will constitute a noble body of sing-
ers, and as the societies have been specially first approach sluggishly, but afterward com-
1 MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW :
selected in accordance with their adaptability bat most determinedly. Take the Beethoven
COVER PAGES.
for this purpose, and not at random, as in Mass for an example; at the first attack they
The, four pages of the cover are divided into two col many other instances, we may anticipate more could not make head or tail of it, but when
umns to a page.
it once began to be clear to them they did
IN THE WIDTH OF A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE perfect chorus work than has heretofore been
not want to leave it, and asked for extra re-
produced in America.
COVER PAGES THE RATE IS
$ 2 0 PER INCH for one. quarter (3 months.)
The orchestra of 300 selected performers is hearsals. The class of music they seem to
of
a high grade of excellence, many of the have a fondness for indicates their taste or
INSIDE PAGES.
performers
representing the most experienced inclination for simplicity and melodiousness
The inside pages are divided into three columns to a
type of orchestra players that can be found of style, such as the Gluck music, but what
page.
the national taste is, positively, it is impossi-
IN THE WIDTH OP A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE anywhere.
INSIDE PAGES THE RATE 18
ble to state from the limited experience with
There
are
3,200
seats
for
the
chorus,
300
$ 1 4 PER INCH for one quarter (3 months).
for the orchestra, being 3,500 seats on the these singers, to many of whom the work
is a beginning of mu-
DIRECTORY
stage, while the auditorium contains 7,000 they are undertaking
1
sical
education.
'
seats,
making
in
all
a
seating
capacity
of
Including subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC AND
TRADE REVIEW.
A national taste in music has by no means
10,500.
In the "Directory of the MUSICAL PROFESSION AND
According to the decision of the committee been developed here yet.
THE Music TRADES," a space of THREE LINES,
Musical festivals are excellent mediums
in charge of that part of the work, no more
NEITHER MORE NOR LESS, IS ALLOWED FOR A SINGLE
CARD. These cards will not be taken for a shorter time tickets will be sold than will cover the abso- for the musical education of the public, al-
than one year, and their wording cannot be altered after lute seating capacity of the building, thus though no national taste can be created with
the firvt insertion, except in the case of a change of ad- avoiding the unpleasant feature of crowded festivals which are essentially cosmopolitan
dress, or something equally necessary. Payment for
in their character, both as to the great va-
these cards MUST INVARIABLY BE MADE IN AD- aisles and an inordinate crush.
VANCE. They will not be inserted until paid for.
In the course of an interview with Mr. riety of compositions and even the soloists
THE RATE FOR A SINGLE CARD IS
Thomas, published in the New York ITerald, and the composition of the chorus and or-
$ 1 2 , THREE LINES, ONE TEAR, INCLUDING ONE
TEAT'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND he is reported to have said, among other chestra.
TRADE REVIEW, INVARIABLT IN ADVANCE.
things in reference to the festival, that no The time has not yet come for the devel-
comparisons can be made between this festi- opment of a national taste in music.
With some nations it has required a great
val and those of the old world. He said :
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
"Foreign festivals do not include the wide length of time, but we doubt not that in
variety of music such as is presented at this the future a native composer or composers
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
festival. In England, for instance, the great- of originality will be able to evoke certain
The rates for subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC est festivals are given over to colossal per- characteristics of composition which will be
AND TRADE REVIEW in the United States and Canada formances of the 'Messiah' and 'Israel in different from anything hitherto produced,
are:
and which may embody distinct elements
1 YEAR (including postage)
$2.00 Egypt,' and various selections from Handel's
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l . O O works. In Germany, for instance, they find that will have a national type.
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5O difficulty in interpreting Italian music, and
This, however, is a question that leads one
into the widest speculations
in
France
'Handel'
would
present
terrible
dif-
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Mr. Thomas demonstrates most forcibly
ficulties to the people. So each country
In all foreign countries included in the Postal Union makes a specialty of such music as they best that our choruses are composed of singers
the rates for subscription to this paper are:
Here we who love the art for the sake of the art, and
1 YEAR (includingpostage)
$2.50 understand and can best interpret.
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1.25 have cosmopolitan audiences and singers and this is in itself an evidence that there is a
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6 5 players of cosmopolitan taste; therefore, we great future for music in this country.
ALL THE ABOVE RATES MUST INVARIABLY BE PAID
The programme was published in the last
can give a wide variety of music. As to our
IN ADVANCE.
orchestral facilities, there is no city in the number of T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND
SINGLE COPIES
1 0 CENTS.
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