The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

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to moot all reasiremmitiM. Moo woks have told st
full picot bat ittforlor Mods aro doll. Yarkalare
&Want% 100 s. to 130 t. • Balm, 1100. to 10,.; roo.
80,. to um.. is.ta kosolia. 9. in Ulla ; and
Dunbar, ilk. to 13011.

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NEW MUSIC/. •

"Douglas" has at length made its delht In the
musical world. A plain but neat title page shows
that the publishers ao not think it neoessary to have
a diorry frontispiece to make the song sell. The
bat part id therefore the mipie. It has hewn nightly
alten4l in the scoompaniment frim the ot iginal
bat a• it reaolere it more easy, and ii es not in any
way ppm! the llt Cl f .1' the nieloilv, it is perhaps as
~41 for the generality of singers. Tbe MICA* of
p„uglas" are well known. In this ieeteacu t.h„,
bay, hove ardeleil to most delicate, woil.hreathing
manic. written •itli all the sporeciation, warmth,
sod ardour of • true nitoician. Beautiful is a term
we may apply really and truly to this exquisite fancy
of a master mind. It is wonderful bow the spirit of
the song in conveyed in the music; sweetly, Dower.
fully, calm neve of the tender, loving. sentiments
doplaiel isi the wing. Hr. Beattie, in one of his
wsil•knowo tempi, slily remarks that,

man alas bat neade et oak Ito rtmly of his life,
am it w. II acitiseutod with all the trot examples of
ptylo. an.l expression that are to be found in the woe is
of fer,orr masters, may, by in ry •nd much preetier,
stowi a cat 44 dexterity in no...tiring music
h. any (trek imeasion : but such music wooed,
pre,,,sie, be vulgar and spiritless compared to what an
artist .4 getius throo• out velem, under the lower of
aay :what emotion. his rot:wiled of Lolli, that once
when 1ii11,9816,n an Sit on Sr.. with 5.13111 V. rpes
awriptive of terrible ideas, .loch he had Men reading,
in • FoYeli tragedy, he ran to his harpsichord, and
struck off such a c.mbitiation of pounds that I e coin-
hair 41 on end with horror." "Thentfore it is
crowd " goer on to sac. " That different sentiments
the .4inel of the musician will give itiffurent and
peculiar . spressi.mos to his music."
Thus also from Dr. Ileattie's remarks may be
gathered the inference. that • man powering •
mechanical and scientific knowledge of Lila component
parts of the art composition may write a glories of
runs, shakes and trills, with occasional transitions
from the major to minor keys, but Lb. the died
of such writing is if wanting soul dull and
spiritless. Whilst the tree musician can be
with ease by his soul taking up the strain
and like Loth, the passion. be it terror, joy, lone, or
hate, manifesting itself in his music, and if be he an
accomplished artist, as Herr Mebane without doubt
is, there sill not be be one particle of the strictest
ewes of musical composition net—they will be
pressed into service fur the beautifying of tbe object
of his fancy. Douglas" is one of those songs •
man writes in • lifetime. His whole soul has been
given to it, and the wing is very captivating. The
woo., "Oh, to call back." and "Stretch out thy
hand to me," are passionate and fall in their render-
ing, and come in grand (metrest to the sweet dolory
passages ininiedistely preceding them. We know it
will he a general favourite this winter, and predict a
long and successful reign for IMuglas." 1.. W.
Sacred pones by Clarinet, a most elegant gift book
Sot the weisio, will be noticed next week.

wee dittoing he given of one his highly sucoesofal
sone rt", if which • conti mporary speak, in these terms :
—.vet the precincts of Ezeter Hall, St. Jetties.'" Flail,
Demmer Monis, and the Crystal Palace, it is but seldom
that :my ninvert falls undir our notice which has any-
thing t do with Act. We should therefore fulfil our
duty v ry inadequately, if we did not bring before the
puhlic the 11411101 of those few conscientious men who
boo and then protest against the Indifference of the
crowd, and it is on such grounds that the concert give.
by Heft Althane, at Alexandra Hall, Blackheath, is
entitled to snore than usual attention. The 'immense
included Hsydn's Oa Manatee, the Andante with
o.uislioslofrom Beethoven's Sonata in A fiat, the Wedd-
ing Morels, and Dense of E 1.., from Mendelasihn's
Midsnminer Night's Dream. anitelien Merceandeooneert
by illunteuthal, a Fantasia on Martha, introducing the
Diet Rose of nanenter,lsi Regato Venegiaria or "instep"
of Marini, and finally Consuelo de ml Alma by Herr
Altheas himself—a progiammne interesting by it.
vatiety,historieel in its arrangement, and which, though
aeleulated to tax to their utmccit the powers of the
virtuoso, does not contain • single piece destitute of
a:Malicia! interest. The earatution of ail these pieces, so
different in style, wigs such as to highly delight the
audience and to impress every one with • conviction
that Herr Althasis I. an artiste/ of rare eminence, • lean
who, to the thought, depth, and solidity of a German,
unites the fancy and brilliancy of • P•fbIblIl player. In
the Andante from Beethoven's Boost., whilst never
degenenting into that sickly and unaocieoted style we
now am nit in inert with, he displayed the most delicate
fini.li and lightness of toad., yet preserving throughout
all the vorietiona the impressive, solemn and melancholy
colouring which so highly characterise the theme, nay, the
very brat bras of the theme. I. fact, the playing wra
splendid, and we cannot avoid expreoing our regret that
Herr A Ithlus did not givens the three other movements
tlie sonata : the short ffehergo' the sublime funeral
march, and the spirited finale. The neat tines we have
Ilse plessure of besting him, we hope that our artiste
will not curtail no grand • work, e work he is so
cram-oily onalified to interpret—Blamenthel's piece,
founded n two Italian airs, and LA Renato Venettlana,
semis' from a melody of Rossini, brought out admir-
ably the astonishing tinily of Herr Althea', the
Impetteco dash and brilliant piqueney not always to he
courilni with German names. Of these two pieces, the
Negate Vcnegiene I. our favourite, because of its remind-
ing us more forcibly of the geniality and spirit of the
Italian rallied before it was vulgeriled hy the abomin•-
Roos of Signor VeniL Before concluding we must ray
afi w words of Herr Althaus ae a eomposer. Hi
'Tousle:lode ml Alma.' isa piece which throws the mind
Is deep, earnest, yet ;dement rhapsody. It is eseentially
Genes. in character though not deficient in indiriduallty,
and though the author modestly played it at the end of
the concert, it produced a great impression on the
audience; besides this piece Herr Althaus introduced
sons: venation' of his own to Haydn's Ox Minuette,
This Minuetts being but a short break of magical queint-
neoi and humour, nothing seems ton. more legitimate
than to expand it, which our virtuoso did most gratefully
and effectively. After • brilliaut connecting peerage,
ramie a sort of March, full of comical massive gravity
which all present appeared to enjoy immensely. Had
Haydn himself been present he could but have smiled
at hearing but woe* so carefully and judiciously
Critier7dDaititli:kr u'a'y3;r7CmoUopeara,llywlrgeolerngi
Beethoven's Adelaide, Miss Armstrong and Miss
fitabbaek. All these were highly sucionsful, and added
materially to the effect produced by Herr Altbans."—
Pants.