New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12
Music.

The course Of lectures which Mr. Far has
Just concluded upon Music deserves some
thing more than the passing notice which each
evenings performance has received from our re-
porters. The magnitude Of the enterprise
alone,-the attempt to set before the public
the music Of every age and country whose mu-
sic is accessible, and 10 give il with an orches-
ira worthy of any royal Conservatory, and with
awell-trained chorus of two hundred voices
makes il an event in the history of American
artistic culture.
Operas and concerts are familiar matters,
but this enterprise added the merit of novelty
10 that OF magnitude, and was carried out with
a conscientious disregard of expense, and a
resolution TO fulfill. and more than fulfill, ey-
erv promise of the prospectus, which deserved
the largest pecuniary return. An American
scholar, and an artist of high claims to recog-
nition-a composer in the loftiest range of
music, the manufacturing before the public
with such lessons in the history and nature of
his art, so illustrated, ought to have gained
not only universal applause, but substantial en-
couragement TO further efforts. That applause
we think he received. As q composer, Mr.
Fry may well be gratifed with appreciation
which his large audience testified for such
of his pieces as he produced before them. We
were greatly impressed with the characters
ties of this music. Brilliant, original, broad
and full of sentiment, il wears the livery of no
school, and is not the reproduction of any
other masters ideas. But on this head We
will not give our own judgment, having much
better authority at hand We find it in an ar
ticle in the Staats.eitarg, from the pen of Mr..
/ Schubert, of LEIPZIG, now in this City, who
is well known 10 all Germans as a learned and
impartial veteran of criticism. We translate
what he says of Mr.. Fry's last lecture:
by this extra lecture voluntarily given, Mr.. Fry
demonstrated that money making "a much less amoaVe
with him than devotion to the art which he pur-
sues with 90 much zeal and energy for otherwise he
would have sv0ted the enormous expense OF THIS last
concert. Mr. Fry u in fact man OF genius And on ths
occasion he proved hmsenot only through and through
musician but an orator OF great talent spirit and hui
NOR For to- day let conhne myself 10 the musical
performances The first piece overture, entitled
4 iGg in ne ConHny for grand orchestra. composed
by Fry The appellaton of symphony IN the programme
seems 10 me incorrect by that term we usually I'M
derstsud e larger work, In four parts. The piece u
written in - and g moves In light dancing measures
representing rural HE II very melodlous and nstru'
mented with great scientific skill and knowledge The
second piece chorus from the Opera OF Le0H0ra,
by Fry Il moves in a similar manner, with nsnuatng
orchestral accompaniment and - written very How
ingiy The third piece, the finale from the first Aei OF
the same il most splendid brayurs, for soprano,
polacco ii bracEra with choral and orchestral accom-
paniment The chromatic transitions OF the voice,
brought into union with the striking and yet m0tired
transitions OF the orchestra, by means of the coorinS
Of the singers solo, have an agreeable effect Madame
de Vres accomplished its difficulties very bravely The
second and third pieces were repeated IN compliance
with enthusiastic encores
a The fourth piece was the last part of symphony
composed by BRTsTow. Mr. Fry said few words by
way Of introduction 10 IT, calling attention to Us merits,
and urging that II sduty 30 encourage every Amer
can artist of real talent This part OF Mr.. Brlstows
symphony shows that he is thoroughly educated com
poser and knows how proceed with independenceand
science The work il full OF melody and has touching
and genial passages Especially must praise the bealu
fully elaborated motive tor the wind instruments Ht the
beginning OF the piece The transition from the nrstto
the second parts dicG matter for every composer,
BisOw has accomplished with great skill and clearness.
In the form well a. in the Instrumentation ne gives
proof OF knowing hand When Mr. Fry says that this
work deserves 10 be performed by the Philharmonic
Society ! not only assent but add that it must be
brought out IN London, Paris Hamburg, Berlin, Lep-
zc and Vienna, in which would gladly aid, even. II
necessary would further liz very expensive publica
rion. THE sixth piece OF the evening Metropolitan
March by Fry has beautiful passages In the hrst part
but is less striking in the THO The composer himself
said that IL was but hasty production. Next came
vocal quartette with orchestral ACCOMPANYING by Cur
tie which betTays talent and is laid out with skill but
the execution defective though the singers
nosseurs appearing for the first time before the lamps
deserve appreciation For to-day refrain from all fur.
Their details with the design Of speaking further
another occasion Of these two prominent musical lumi
nares OF the United States They are the first Ameri
artists who have before the musical forum in
70 imposing manner
Whoever desires to see Art become more
than feeble exotic in this country must re-
jOice at the above tribute TO Msssrs FRY and
BRIsrow, and must bestow his warnest
sympathy on the efforts, and the instructions
so heroically put forth by Mr. Fry to raise his
country to independence and self-respect in
whatever concerns the Beautiful Arts, the
crown and glory of human Society.