New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-03

The beethoven Monument.

With each new ARRIVAL from aprod" iuH'"' '
..of the ardent expectation which waits upon the
ceremony of displaying to the public Tor the hrsi
-. ,h. uo,,rocnt 10 be dedicated to Beethoven
!, nj. birth place All the musical talent OF musi
81 Eorope is crowding thither. To be invited to
ole mart in the festival is certificate Of distinc
40, artists are ashamed to be left out And there
/. hiring genius to honor this occasion, genius which
viI find its highest purpose accomplished by "a
.;eoes on this altar There is as high JOY In wor
Inning The hero as in cmulaiing him his virtue
o,,. while we know how fervently to love reli-
giously to prize il And there are those yet IN the
world worthy to celebrate the glory OF Beethoven
4, mnsic Il was not with similar ceremony
which took place several months since IN honor oil
co.,he in has birth place. But one or two OF his
,eers survived those broken by years, and he had
,ofoIowers who could step boldly enough to mark
where his foot prints had gone before. II was sor-
,owful to see how coldy the ceremony in honor OF
tho greatest German writer for all partisan or OBJ
,.se yerdic,s to the contrary, he is and 80 the
AGE. must unhcsitatingly proclaim him. fell on the
heart of Germany. He was not dear TO her heart
and her mind had drank, even TO oblivion, OF his
gihs Beside, he was not in harmony with the great
national movement; now Beethoven is. Beethoven
is the democratic king, angel in genius, priest
BY gifts and Office man in his whole nature. fitted
alike to command and to obey.
Beethoven would have enjoyed these honors,
perhaps will 80 now When on earth on the only
occasion when adequate honors were paid him, he,
IN consequence of that calamity, great as ever beel
ayirtuous mortal, the nfrmity which prevented his
sppreciatng how far his thoughts could be realized
for the mind Of the world could neither hear the
np,urcs of the audience nor the music that called
them forth When the audience perceived this
there was for once thorough sympathy from lesser
men for the woes Of greater, and from rapture
thew melted into tears. Now he is freed, we trust
from all abstraction in full realization of such serene
and bissiul energy as is prophesied in his th Sym
phony.
We are reminded on this occasion of the funeral
soenniiics described by that worthy bIographer OF
genius NAsARI, when all the artists had adorned
with trophies from the field of art, such they had
been enabled to win, the bier Of MICHEL ANGELO.
We delight TO mention this name in connection
with that of Beethoven. They were both in the
and their minds of like majestic scope. They be
long TO that highest class OF geniuses of which the
world cannot as yet count a score, men whose vast
souls and mighty natures prophesy another sphere
for human effort where il shall no longer endure the
limitations or suffer the checks which a, present
leave almost every life seeming failure. They
were both pure a. they were great, OF stern
noblepess and sublime determination
The Queen of England is TO be present at this
celebration: that is well: England has a title the
generous and prompt sympathy of Englishmen
cheered the last days of Beethoven. He died Low
ing and blessing them, for indeed, as | meant TO
have said above though not 10 be turned aside one
hairs breadth by any mans opinion from the pur-
poses and methods which he alone. as is the case
with all original genius could appreciate till full
filed yet any intelligent sympathy with what he
had done brought the purest joy TO his heart He
wepi with pleasure when a stranger adapted words
TO his music that showed a true full sense of its
meaning and in his dcligh, at the conduct of the
English Philharmonic Society his mind was reused
,ocomposc for them what he thought would be the
greatest of all his Symphonies. 1t was with that
music still growing in his mind that he took flight
from the earth.
Bu, when it is mentioned that the King of Prussia
10 to be present we feel indignant that in this con
necton the old story is revived that he was natural
son Of King Of Prussia. This story, one OF those
6ctons by which vulgar minds think to enhance the
lustre of genius gave great pain TO Beethoven. To
hun as to all great souls, mother was patron
saint and those who thought TO compensate HIM Tor
the loss of pure br,hright by giving him TEN
poral King for father especially sinned when the
gea, soul was that of Beethoven, who most OF all
men despscd the dignities conferred by Man and
sseemed alone those from God and Nature tie
ook the pains, which he never dcgned as TO caum
ses upon himself to confu,c this agains, his mother
BY every means in his power even publishing a
trmal certificate on me subject. Whoever believes
the law Of Inheritance will no, for moment need
evidence tina, Beethoven spranc from no such stem
lnere was much alen, in the family even greatness
liking Frederic and the Queen the pupil OF Leio
niz but that very greatness how little beside that OF
Beethoven bow utterly uncongenial IN ali lis exc
men,s with his When we distill wine from grapes
grown thstlcs. then may believe that this iul
hery nature. this heart all solemn enthusiasm and
he Great Frederic is the finest type. There is
oaseness in reviving such SANDER at this time
The following is interesting description OF the
Monument:
From the Narnberg huricr.
The first thing we saw in the atelter OF Burg
scnnle, was a colossal bust ~ is known that Burg
Shmiei has cast the statue of the great Master II
Two parts which We. even had We met II 10y acci
cent IN any other place should have instantly recos
oited AZ that o; Beethoven so decidedly does II eN
press what is most characteristic IN all the portraits
we have seen OF him
This head had an immediate magical effect upon
ne II mastered me. | looked al the statue IRON
az SIDES. sometimes admiring the position, some
uaes The arrangement, OF drapery lookes at II iron
'fo' and leit, from all distances but always return
~ 70 That one spot where we. the imposing features
whole effect
q, ihcre Is something Tiianic--ovcrw helming. II
~a earnest counicnancc. The hair as II bris'iin.
sPwnn The awe Of a mighty feeling. displays Tho
s;1nmandng forehead in all its breadth and fairness
't.ihcani lines mark the cheeks, mouth and chm
11 'ne eye looks straight forward full OF powe
80. thought We have scarcely ever seen In
.1 sach marked effect given TO the eyes and the
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