Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-12-05
THE .UjYAEllIY8LRn
OR THE NEW YORK
Collection OF Sacred Music.
BY PROF. l. B. WOODBURY.,
Organist and Director Of .MuSic, al Ruthgers
Street Church Mem YoL


YHNHE AUTHOR has devoted several yars tp the nren,
Il ration OF this work, visiting Europ, and selecting
from the puret and best classical COMMISSIONS nj fine O1
World and from the eminent composers our own conn
try He has taken largely from the harmony of Beetho
ven from the oh Iste simple and sweet melody of Uov
dn from the choicest productions of Indel so fll If
grandeur and choral power; from the hnented Mendels
sOhn so rich in the rare combination OF the lofier and
sweeter qualities from the noble productions of Mozort
from the beautiful arrangements of Vnca Noyeln The
great harmonis of the English Church; from the r.
Schubert, the unrvalled meOdIst from the Cnrk and
others abroad from Zeuner, Hastings hmiton W.
Mason, Kingsley Gould, Bradbury, and oilers at home
While contains the choicest gems from III the nav and
classic Church Music Of Europe, it contains also nil The
old tunes Of any merit which have been sung by our fai
and foreiathers thus fitting it for tic widest range If
usefulness to the ChOirs of all henOmnatRns
1t is printed in new, clear and beautiful tyne and il so
arranged as to contain three four tunes on nage the
lower brace Of slaves being, in almost every Dagt of The
book, appropriated to old and sterling tunes sncb as or
binary Church chOir can always sing, such as the ri
der members Oft congregation always delight in hearin
These are often more conducive to an elevated strong
religious feeling than any music however heoutf,I
which can be found. This work has gathered nm aII ,h
best OF hesemany of them mnndg bach near rentnrv
and which cannot he found in any other hfd,zen WI
heretofore published The two upper hrates of nvas r
chiefly occupied with the most cha te and Gnis,d
of the distinguished composers we have enumera,ed
These have been selected to supply fully tho wants
advancing state ofChurch music Throughout the country
rich in melody, harmony and all the highest Qualities az
endeaTing church musc-but never dy nevor s,u -
Tepeons, or too purely scientific. Such, ma,eriai In
Short as win afford younger more adz1Fsd hors ,hn
best means for the continued interest aud progress If ali
its members, in this noble part of worship " "''
1t is, in word,the most complete ard agest colloc,io,
OF church music ever published all its parts have hesn
perfected with the greatest There are set nac G
all occasions public interest," such as Inala"n 6aJ
caton, Ordinations Burial ofthe dead, Thanksgvinng n
peniug and close OF service, Christmas, etc. eo'
The work represents 300 Of the hest cOmDosers in thu
world. IL contains nearly QUO compositions 75 drent
metres, Cmplee theory for learning The orpan man
seaphne ami melodOn, by figures nsruclons tn Shan,
ing and varying the metres and large humber of sacred
ballades and duets for these instruments.
In the elements are to found many beautiful malods
and rounds set to words. and designed to Interest
schools and classes. There lisa chorsers ndcy I a.
nas ofa the old metre hymns in use with ONE mr. mar
tunes affixed to each. This is found in no other wo,L
II contains also complete OraoriO, arranged far small
societies, the music Of which is chiefly from Handel Uav
dn, Humnel, Beethoven, Rombeg. Fecan David
This AZURE of the work is and Adds mnterioIIv IN
its value 1t is composed largely of the most brilliant e,ns
of these authors and will afford admirable hor practice
wherever more advanced and cultivated singers wish IN
use music Ofhs cast 1t contains some Of the most swaet
and effective songs anywhere to be found for the mass
tenor and Soprano see minute directions for the parfotm
ance of this OntoriU in August No Of Musical Review
This piece alone is of more value than The price Of he
work Separate or orchestra parts of this oaOrio in three
paftst have beeu prepared and for sale by the publish
eTs at 81 50 per set
The publishers in possession Of hs most Aattering
testimonials from the very best musical talent ofthe land
by from almost every quarterOt But Ills enough to saw
that during the brief period OF it, publication IA few
months) six editions have heen publslei Amounting TO
u 200 copies, and the 7h of $4,000 NV in Press For
sale by EASTMAN DANFORTH
MontnoIa.