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Music in New York Julien.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 20, 1853.
julien is genius, and mistake, in spite of his
having thirty seven given names, his printed life
says he has. have gone several times to hear hi.
bad and never without renewed wonder at the cS-
c9lcnce Of tne music, and the ability of tnc leader,
both as a leader and composer. His orchestra is
composed of over one hundred performers. All are
performers ofexccencc individually so that Difficult
tbs do not daunt them, and never have we heard III
this country the great instrumental pieces of cctho
ven and Mendelsohn and Mozart rendered they
by this orchestra. Perhaps it is possible to pro-
ducc finer effects to have band better trained and
more efficient, but | am free to say that cannot
conceive of it at present. He leads them as
mao, and shaking that baton round over their heads
in all sorts Of ways according to the movement (tor
he does not connc hmselfto the old one, two three
heath the music follows at his will. Now the whole
hundred instruments will play softly that
must listen closely to detect the yibration and
they all swell up till the windows rattle with the
roar aud of n sudden the echo stops short,
sound is audible any more than if they had never
made There i perfection in the details and
breadth and generosity in the whole idea, which is
new to this side If the water. Julien is obviously
hidcbuund follower in the old beaten track. They
say he left his teacher Cherubn because the latter
wanted him To confnc himself to SYM honics &C.,
and high art generally, while Julien wanted to
write dance music too. He has done both and done
them we'll He does not contnc himself to old lines,
is not afraid to produce effects, and brings in
instruments and tones into his orchestra, whicl nO
doubt ..r. Chcrubni would think dissertation alb
soutrly.
In i. IN, c,il nT Tho 1rpu
I think, than in his American Quadrillc, which has
been played now forty evenings in succession. We
all know the materials he had to work upon, namely
our national airs, the Star spanglcd banner, Hail
TO the chief, Yankee Doodle, Hail Columbia &c. lie
gives the first Of these solo the ophiccidc,
Chat monstrous ophclclc which was exhibited in
shop-window before he bcgan,) which is very fine,
and much more musical than one would suppose it
could be on such an instrument Then in place.
he makes all the orchestra sing in accompaniment,
which is very beautiful But when after going over
the others he to NankeC Doodle he dishes it
up in an infinite variety of ways, French fashion,
and we have Yankee Doodle wa. BLEED on the flute and
whistlcd the clarionet, and squcakcd tho
violin and braycd on the trombone and gruntcd on
the bIs.oon,n every shape and form possible. Then
whcn Yankee Doodle i. pretty much worn out, comes
rush of tar oil sound. 1t lulls and you hear the
tramp OF march, coming near and then easing by,
and then the boom of distant cannon. Then come.
the rushing sound again, and again the march, and
the roar grows nearer and LOUDER and the cannon
boom louder and thicker and the kettle drums rattle
out the musketry and down comes the full swing of
furious fight upon the audience and in the thckc>t
of it, the whole orchestra strikes into Yankee
Doodle with furious beat" till every nerve is
wrought up with excitement, and then with some
crashing blows Of sound With hearty hurrahs given
by the orchestra between, the battle ceases, and
Julien sinks into his chair tired out and no wonder
But the audience is not satisfied and their loud and
continued applause demands Il repetition, he
rises and with tap Of his baton the whole orchestra
rises aud strikes INFO Hail Columbia, most magniti-
Gently played. The audience rises too, and every
ones pulse beats high and quick, and then again
the boon. and the rattle and the struggle and
the uproar, and Yankee Doodle and the luzzas Of
victory. Il i certainly the most inspirting piece
Of music | ever heard. \ lady who wa i'll France
in the revolution IN NlS, told me she had not been
50 wakel up as she by this, since She heard the
Marseiai,e sung by ten thousand lrcnclmcnin the
streets of Paris.
It i. funny too to watch Julien himself mean
while. During the first of the piece he is simply an
excellent leader, but when he comes towards tae
last, the spirit Of Yankee Doodle seems to catch
hold of him, and the way he comes down the or
chestra is curiosity. He seems to be perfectly
ubiquitous, now touching up the tromhones and
then stirring up the violin, and whirling his baton
ut the drum, facing round from one side 10 thc
other and IN the last fury of the fight poundil; :,
away witt TIA feet I'd hands, workihG with cy,.
nerve aAl muscle of Ms body till the finale cu!u.
wnyu he stands there vita both hands clcva,cu
above his head and IuiverinE WITH an intensity "l
expression wcn il not often seen in our conductors
We lave mad no Frcnclman however in that capa-
city.
lis concerts in this { ity close Tomorrow III iii
and a. zoe. t. iU-tun. tcIruiutan hall j, croW,cl
every night now to it, utmost stretch, and would b.
ii he were "a stay here time lon GER We'll
succcss attend him. lie j. worthily following ~
the musical education Of our peol le, which com
menccd by Je.4ny Lind.
Yours &c, ALPHA.