The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-10

p~' ,,h which our city has IRON ui''
sSrna0c's f,yorsd. but the pressure Of Other
. time - alberto prevented US from carry
'''a s., design into execution. We believe .na'
sg Ih'' -,,s,,op Of general refinement IN
De y. 81 !, It's appreciation Of art and 'na'
e'unus''' =, Of arts, from which the most
D''le, , o. are drawn, can only he sue
s''''1.. onl,iyaied 10 community willing 70
o'~'" lind taught, as well as its ear delight
haF' ~ .o,ordingly, in treating Of different
s| .,iops, il shall be our aim TO discover I"
sOnPO''s =. thoughts wrapped up in the har-
P''si''' - - translate out Of the universal Ian
p'n'' - -, sounds, that which the composer
F':'i = b,y. us understand. We fear that the
F'"-- -,nber Of those who frequent the con-
ET'a'' c,rs as little whether what they hear
seF,y ,beir hearts, ss the ePicnre does
b''',Ss Ash Of delicious viands nourishes ms
Sa''D1 Nv we wish to do away with this mn-
Boy ..;.l;sm-we would have the concert
,brOpgsd with ardent seekers after ne"
10" would have him who instructs US
s. the medium Of music and MN VINO
~i0-s N. bv elOeusnce Of reason, classed in
- category. G,dsPsed the day when the
ne s1l'. - the orator, the divine and the ar
=, snail fraterniEe-
-. rrsti.ied on Monday evening last to
-. First Presbyterian Church filled 10 over
an audience willing to listen to Sc
Us Cor, the great masters. The object,
- -. a worthy one, and all wished to listen
..,o0,s Of an organ considerably larger than
~h.,.,ofOre purchased in this city. A select
L.8h.sn for sometime assiduously praeti-
Wv -, the directions Of Mr.. Sharpe, who is
IN here as a teacher of vocal music.
..n8isate for musical favor, in the per-
IN, huffman, was to display the caPa-
80, me organ. All these circumstances con-
- 70 raise public expectation to the high
:. ..,rb Then, too, there was no foreign agen-
: ~. matter: the whole was home manu-
go. alphabetically a Louisville concert
=, me an organ concert by the King of
.--.,.,s Rink, composition replete with diff
s..l,,,s recurring for its performance the ut
80, 81 IN in feet as well as hands. In cur hum
Al. o,i,iou. il is piece better calculated for
:. ,.,ne than the organ. We will suspend our
.-.-.7,.pt. however, until We have heard it
.,y.5 by Rink himself. As fantasia display
-, the different combinations Of which an or
-. 4. ssoable. il is certainly very Elective
V.,tc,ms a chorus Of English extraction. "The
!.s-5 Is King" one Of those straight forward
,s,ss which can be sung with ease, and DO very
vel 70 put choir and audience ON good terms.
NgEe came a real gem from Haydn's "Creation"
,l. All, aWith Verdure Clad" How admir-
,sIv t5aptsd to this season of the year when all
nature Is clothing herself in summer garments,
.u5 thea now beautifully rendered it was by
tsst fas descriptive accompaniment, and the
ri,h voice it supported. As we listened we
amos, hncied Haydn himself had for few
moments quilted the Heavenly Choir to hear
on,, more his music warbled from mortal lips, !
,o5to inspire the performer with an ardOr which |
maze Us forget the singer in the song.
Tsea came q selection from Weber, arranged |
,ss--o for female voices, ''Rocked in the era
de Of he dep" TINS, in spite OF little timid- |
nv 9srcepl5.e m the performers, was very vel |
sung. We thiEk however il cannot be compared
N Don. Of adaptation to the words, with the
MUSIC wri..ea ior them by knight. "'The Sis
ters car. - which followed, Is more suitable for
thepzlor, and piano accompaniment than
concert room. The last piece Of this pant l.
entitled ssSpirt Creator" We suppose that the
misc Is called sacred, because adapted to a
hynn, ioIwe can find no other reason for calling
rs5. Indeed this is the case with most of Lam
5I5-ies music: IL mOTe 1T for the opera-hOuse,
nan the church However, II was performed as
vel as the composer himself could have desi-
Iel
Par y, commenced with a selection from
Mozart, entitled, SACRED March" II was in
deed sacred, but we could discover nothing mar
iial sbOutit T. was fun Of deep, rich harmony,
heightened By the majestic dispasons Of the or
gan THIS was succeeded by Ewes Lamenia-
ton, sung with a truthfulness of expression
which We have seldom heard equalied. The
song though simple N its character, Is admirably
siaped 10 the words, but We never had perfect
PERCEPTION Of that adaptation until Monday eve
ning. Then came an aSsemblage of notes bar
nd Of INTO MEASURES, entitled, "Christ eur Pass
OveL' We pass it over in silence. The air,
IN Native Worth, 4" from the Creation was next
PERFORMED The accompaniment to this Is also
veydescnptlge, particularly in the passage, che
stands man, the lord and king Of nature all, -
shi also IN the latter part; where Eve is introdu-
sei, Slth "heT softly, smiling, virgin looks. -
Ils song, though rendered with great power,
Needed Younger tenor voices TO bring out its pecu-
Lar aoeleneies. In fact, the whole oratoro
"a, freshness about it, which wins its way TO
NE bears Of the young, enabling them 10 deliver
D. SIN most fitting expression. ''Comfort ye my
Peple," the sublime solo introducing the ''Mes-
san was not gwen by a tenor voice, as Handel
iaiended II should be, but by Soprano. We
sefes1ny TOO, to hear any attempt at improving
y ornament the Done architecture Of this mu-
Sc II we may ~ speak Many seem to sup
pose that, because the tenor and soprano voices
nave about the same compass, what is adapted
% one Is equally 50 to the other; but they forget
'la1 NE male chest is capable Of deeper inspiIa-
IONS llan the female, and that passages such as
inose upon the VOID ''e1alted," requiring long
''''enulo, must either be broken into fragments,
a 'aey unfortunately were, OF sung in acceleTa-
- uLne' when performed by a soprano singer
Alo'ner sfeai fault was that the andante was
.eNen altogether too fast; it is not a cavatina
'''h an Italian opera, but majestic sacred
song. Notwithstanding these defects however,
was very good counterfeit Of a-song. The
S'00eh closed with one Of the most sublime cho-
uses ever conceived, "ihe Heavens are telling, !"