New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-21
Henri Herr.

Henri Herr.
AS this celebrated pianist and composer is abou,
to visit the United States the following notice o.
his Varieties on the March in Othello, from the
Har5qnger OF August 6. are d proTos We need
not add that they are from the pen OF the gentle
man whose Lectures on Music ct the Society Ii
brary last Winter SO enchanted the attention, IN
proved the hearts and enlightened the understand
ings OF all who heard them
The human race mas turned IL Emerge:
70 making tools FOR what ends il vii them sp
pear= yet unless prophetic few who dare to Dc
ieye that has destiny upon tins globe BEYOND tht
present hour. We training material faculties
developing material resources Instead Of leading
great lives doing great business instead o.
making characters and we are making IIachihe=
and even making machines Of men ana 20 u Il IN Lls
Fine Arts The sentiment which hrst cFes;eo me- !G'
IL own expression seerns TO have moulded panied
ouilded and sung itself Out; oT ne present. and Is no"
awaiting new another stage IN the deveioPhel %
Humanity in preparation for which OF course me maze
rial basis must be laid first In the sphere OF Tue USE
full man must multiply MS na'ura! names aha me-
BY invenng and constructing every soFt oi iar.'
in the sphere OF the beautiful expression poe1ry se
ment give way for the time "hie inc "'N''' u saI4,
.e;ng elaborated with astonishing Devotion ana
eject. Especially in music HOW 20 se' ou al lere
Il; in.t~,1rnent how make fingers ana nerves per
form the utmost OF their capaoity thee are the t''o
problems and most heroicai!y are they oelns solved
pianofor.es and fingers grown so capable 20 craving Of
fash difficulties actually employ corps o talent Of no
,,.an o-der 20 compose for them and the published
49, lonuscula - OF Herr and Czerny count W 20 soy.
en- ar eight hundred where BeetnOvens only reached
hundred and thirty They are useful IN their way but
their music The real music OF the soui only what
railroads and stcani-engInes and our socaed improve
reu,-" are 70 the real Improvement OF
We do not speak to ind fault condemn. On the
contrary shall sincerely recommend the works above
named highly useful 70 those who will consider rtG'
use should be made Of them.
No !, If may Judge by the fragments OF sym
phouy which sketched in III smaller notes between
tho Variations and al the introduction OF the piece
intended a. a Concerto for pianoorte and orchestra
those labored bliances which are got up 10 dis
play an.instrumen and principal performer IN con
certroo the noble orchestra consenting 20 serve a.
fccb. bac ground and nol-y ana unnotceu iO!i ana IN
,rude in the spells OF the iuriou-ly tOilng
vrtuoso is difficult "a many OF them are, and
ye, it challenges quick eye-ssht ana lght fingers ana
strong wrists.
As TO the Introduction the orchestral part about
good as similar openings OF these show pieces.
sufficiently chroTnatic sufficiently Varied IN it, move
ment 10 indicate that il ought tu mean something The
pianist on with gay sprinkling OF shooting stars
and all sorts OF fireworks closing with an indefinite guam
tity OF cadenza-all vcry pretty ana very well Then
comes the Marchirom Otheo, SOLID, stately proper
sor, OF Marchhe best tinc IN the nineteen pages, OF
course for lossins and the orchestral I"ni wind
it up with something original and strong.
Now the Variations which are supposed to be more
original vet are three in number the hrs two tul OF
motion (piu rolOcr and the third iull oil eX
preston ICON mott erpressORe labeled as stad indian
tho though fueFs perpetua!y az II 10 ~ away and
oustrip the pm and finally its ctheraity
longer contain itself and 1t bursts INTO million sparkes
like rocket, gttering and tvinklng and playing all
manner OF eembos under license OF another indefinite
cadenza All three OF these form very clever sort Of
musical pyrOtcchncs but why they are called Narla
tons is hard answer that question is OF nearly all
things so named The first indeed variations in
one sense OF the March they keep the general outline
of It's mcloGc phrases however ir2zlc-i and sophis
Gated bu, the March is bold and grand and solid while
the Variations OF the very arrest species OF whpyl
lnbub Now Variations did once have meaning Nnri
Hppcrain 10 whatsoever has e naturally no" OUT
of every good thing II You have good thought what
is MI your thinking but much variation OF IT. develop
ing IT, expanding it, and drawing out lis proper infer
enccs ill II becomes complete and gorncu III It's own
surroundings VIVA, i the growth o. plant but eaF'd.
tonS from its germ Just so IN music happy theme
hauns the composer. and clenyos Ia him with such a
power that he leave it. sui his inventive acty-
ity goes on and OF ms theme keeps evolving more
and more perfect unity with H. yet ever new and va
rie1 Identical in sentiment, III spirit but wondrously
transformed in outward figure study Beethoven son.
nta in Hat the that contains The funeral March ana
learn what Variations There are no mere mechan-
ca riff dcciGmcRi OF the theme, suggested by an idle
fancy aJ extra aud possessed enkndled by the theme
each Variation is an only worthy and exalted repro
duction the solid solemn and religious strain winch
could not exhaust itself in its first form and craved these
changes each solemn and religious n= Itself Iruc a
riaons are like the variations OF the same human face
under the changing moods OF thought or pas
SION but those OF Herr and others childish attempts
TO alter the expression OF marble bust by decking II
with hagrcc and ribbons
We trust, then tina, no will this piece for the
improvement his her musical taste or Tor the nour
shng and quickcnng OF deep sentiments in the soul, the
proper ministry OF music Rut II may be very useu! as
an exercise by which 10 acquire rapidity versatility and
ensc in performance and may be useful in the way OF
pleasure such very properly afford himself
sometimes in going to fireworks. The pleasure 10
the performer must be greater than TO the hearer
he can renew the sense OF triumph difficulties and
reproduce the glow the exercise OF nerves and
muscles But may none be so foolish as to practice mu
sic of this stamp alone.