The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

MUSIC.

SOCIETY.
ml third cootert took place at Easter Hall last
madam The persons was ss follows :

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Ovular% " mope ChowliaL
Gnarl Ilphipaisey t D mime, No. fy with wpa
did* dam es "Ode to Joy" Daghowis.
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Overture. " Kmaer If lila Drab* Xemdelasoliw
diesedem bent " Paradise Lee Dr. Wilde.
Cormarto b 0 Law, plamolorte. Water Joba
Berea
Aria, Spar Deltoid Wear.
Overture, N
Dco Quixote" Mastarres.
Combater, Dr. Wylde.

This eoscert was injudiciously arranged. It was a sir
take to plass Beethovea's choral sysphoey in the first part.
The sleet was that of as anti-climax. After the gigantic
power mad greadear of that mighty work everything
appeared weak and trivial.
The overture to Nam, which began the concert, is sot
sae of Cherubim?' masterpieces. It is a pretty amen
piece, a good deal in the style of Mozart, bat wholly desti-
tute of dramatis character. It sight serve as a prelude to
a light comic opera, but has nothing in ecaseca with the
terrible tale of the magician of Calcium. Beethoven's sym-
phony was the only great feature of the concert. It was,
oa the whole, wall and steadily performed. The times of
the sovessents were correctly takes by the comdaetor, and
the escudos was geaerally clear and satiefeetbry. The
solo seal parts, too. were remarkably well sung by
Madame Clara Novelly, BM Beichert, sad Blear Belletti.
But the performance lacked Are, the ammo were sot flair
eleutly observed, and the effect waa somewhat heavy and

inowrionose. It failed, at all events, to Oiritil the andienoe ;
but this night have happened at any rate, for this great
work does apt appeal at onto to the popular ear. It must
be efts. sad attentively heard before the intricacies of lte
owtetrnstion saa be penetrated, before its designs sea be
understood, sad before its battikes sae be felt sad appre-
ciated.

Of Dr. Wylds's mosis to Paradise Lose we have had cc.
aisles to speak as • whole. It is a work of great merit;
bat we think that the composer hes attempted to add music
to poetry which does not admit of such an additios, for the
poetry of the Parasites lost has aothiag of a lyrioal cha-
racter. There art, however, some beautiful things in Dr.
Wylds's auk, and the air sang last night by Madame
Clara Novella, "For spirits when they please ea:. either sea
rams," is one of them. Nothing as he leas fitted foe
made than the words ; and yet the melody Is very graceful,
and adorned with ingenious and happy instramentatius.
Madame Novelle sang it admirably, and it was euesred with
more vehement applause than woe bestowed on anything
else daring the whole evening.
Master John Barnett is a boy of fine talents, who, if he
go on as he has began, will be a great performer. He played
Meadelmoha's °escort° beautifully ; with clear, brilliant,
pearly ezeeution, and much taste and ezpreedes. His
phrasing was exceedially graceful, and his use of the
tomportiboto wee elegant, and quite free from saaggeratios.
He has sot as yet the streusels of hand requisite to bring
out the full tone of the isetrament in so vast a piece; but
that, of eouse,he will gain in good time. He was warmly sad
meet deservedly applauded.
The hall was well filled, and the eoneertdeebtlew will be

profitable to the charitable isetitatioe, the Hospital !or
Cesenalptica at Broceptes, which is to receive the baulk
el its reseed&

BF. MARK'S NATIONAL AND INFANT SCHOOLS,
BT. Joss-sun= 10AD, ISLlBOTol.—Aeoasert, 1. aid of
eke funds of be above charity, took plum os Tuesday eves.
io Ike Bebool-rooms, Rawstente-street. The artistes
who kindly seamed were: Mimes Btabbeeh, Fanny Red-
den. Laura Baxter, Linn Dyer, Bigoall, R.A.M.,
Palmer, and fledlitask, of the Loyal Operei_Drory Leas;
Maim Miriade, Bathes, Champlos, George Tedder. Freak
Forma Welter Bohm. R A.M., and Adiiegtee Wallwords.
lestrementalete:—Planohrte M . Francesco Berger,
Form, sad F Kiiipbury ; viol* Mr.Vtotti Collins. Tin pro
gramme was of a varied sad popelez eaten, sad tM soeent
Passed off nuessefully. The room was very fall, .ad the
object of the toeusittee was doubtless served.

The compsay of literary gentkasea who lately
pea a dramatis npresestation at the Olympia Theatre, ta
rid of a toolbar anther, are to appear oa Friday, the 11th
of May (a fortnight afresorrow). at the Drury lase Thaw's,
by the desire of ler Majesty. The piths for presentation is
Mr. ranches • &mastic Idea," to be followed by the
peatesinte. The proceeds of the eveathg will be added to
the fads of the Welliagton Cone's. The patinae' Na-
palm the amateur compsay, who all belong to the Gat-
ti* sad Fielding Clubs, hare not authorised the annosath.
meet of their appearthos epos say other theasisa than the
owe Just stated.

fjoisitousz.—Tbs preparatims at this plea for
the great Gael ezhibitiaa of the Hertionitaral Scrim, ea
the 16th of May, are la a Mate of swish Mirky. The royal
eimusissleams are throwiag down walls, removiag maightly
leWeets, sad getting the serf late geed ode; so that the
grew& of Grom-hones sad Gam hems sow farm am
beaatifal laws, iatarspersed with noble trees, .rod admira-
bly adapted to the pumas, of a herticalteral rommado.
The ecatmetcn for Unsay reads to Bromptes am proem&
iag with all pewdble dimes* end evarythlag that ma
reedit the smashes mere essantodises is is mane of
rapid szesetim. Tho Hartisaltasal &els% ea its part,
Ms began to pitsb its enormous Mats, and to make its ether
mammals. The beselmastees of Ms military bands that
are engaged have summed the Fogad wkish Shay an to
osespy, sad everything premises that the iambs floral ez-
hibilisa will be sae of the main atasetive that has yet hoes
MU Ma is the aslghbearbeed of limdcm

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