New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE,
MUSIC.
JUILILNS CONCEBT AT METROPOLITAN HALL
Juiliens Concert Saturday marked by all iis

Julien Concert on Saturday was marked by all IL az
cus,omed excelencies There was no disappointment
n the sick lst-bs performers always appearing
be NJ of against such vicissudes for since he Ia
colu, c,d snd he has given in this county over on
lr,d,,d nnceris has be changed single insirImen,a
niece ~ don. otherwise than he promised To this
he sddd ,b h itment tkat he always directs equally well
Uis niecc-7k. Great E4ll6itsOn-was received with
vast sir,use and ,, Toved Itself again diamond of in
s,pr.nison R,;s'o, Flint Movement Of his new sym
pbony gave rs at ifs rene iton better insight into its
meaning than one hearing A. orded The Second Motive
is particularly s mphonic-smo. tn and elegant All the
IarE well connecied-pothng u9ointed OF hoDohng
Frys symphony Santa Claus) gwen Tor the fourth
tine aLd encortd usual II bettr played than be-
fore The parts all being written rrtV0n-ad demanding
muCh execution solos-the violin parts in their de-
srption Of Tire storm giving passages deemed mpos
sbe for the orchestra up to Pagnins time the claone.
being written for the greatest player history Affords and
with the other instrumens.ti remarkable to find .uch
piece 60 smoothly on its fourth night We know
nothing indicative of the talent of Kenig than his
mode of delivering the declamaory singing solo Of the
A,gel. in tbs symphony his cornet There is not the
least Of the regimenal blast in his delivery but is
large ard pure and personal Duprez in GuAaume
Tel mere eloquent deineator OF canabe or singing
movement does moi live than KGng.
We have seen stated that the composer of Santa Claus
Intended it for al occasional pecoa sketch etc This is
not So lie intended tin regard 10 observation-disclosures
the Of exposing the highest qualities in execution
and expression Of the greatest players in the world As to
spirit he designed in the Introductory movement TO re-
presert the d. camaory style in which he conceves
tories ought be written Next the versmihtude which
should mark music adapedto festivities from It's roeking
traits and abandon Then he designed to show sll the
uai Ieouiorics Of the orchestra dramatically treated
Likewise the accents OF English speech related to music
He wished also to prove as he believes that the LHaby
loeticaly handled is sublime as the Madonna and Chd
ii looked artistcay and connected with may be four
separate countupons all distinct and all painting different
ideas and facts Next he wished to connect the music of
nature with tie tragedy Of human le-he latter payedby
NJ Bottesini artist who exhausts wonder and dumb
founders praise and the composer essayed too to paint
the submest music in the wordthat Of the deity singing
the monody Of the passing world in the winters wind
Next be wishes TO ndviduaze in music only remain
ing fairy-the character being groesque yet withal
gentle and meodous and with the sweetest mission that
ever fairy performed Next he desired to paint the
songs of me stershe fuering eostacies of lowering
aDges-on the purest hamoDies OF the vioins, only
10 be achieved by artists who have given life of labor
and love and lyrical devotion to extract the transcendntal
ell INC Mt in their instruments Next be designed to paint the
change from starlight to sunlight by poetcal anaoges and
mathematical facts Then he sought initiate the mothers
To ter itlc ones
and by The playing bo peep which little love story ad
rnis Of dramatic harmonies The Introduction of toys
into the orchestra this point may be considered by the
thouehess burlesque, but not 80 did the composer
consider The divine words "Suner little children to
come unto me- for Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven
make the artistic painting Of children and their toys as
much mission of ant the writing Of ahaeujah chorus
The finale too of this symphony where an orchestra of
drums introduced TO represent the rolling OF the spheres
is among the composers ideas of the necessity OF towering
sorority to crown long work designed to be Of religion
ard romantic character
The Ansante from Beehovens Symphony in c Minor is
one of his best 1t gives great prominence to the vioon
celos ond is redolent of Instrumentation peculiarly his
own ID takes two things TO write FOR an orchesra-hrst
ognaldeas and secondly original way of setting them
forth Beethoven had both. lie did not leave instrument
alton where he found it, He demanded such impossible
"tes of it for the orchestra that this very Symphony
in Minor being essayed for the first time by the London
philharmonic Society it pronounced before they 90
through with as the work of fool or mailman, and it
lay accordingly for years untouched on their library BY
Ills we should learn that dcults in music are compare
tive for the Minor Symphony is easy alongside
what may be write for orchestra by those who know
how TO write for it, ard not ourang outangs Aubers
Fra Dayoo il new thing in the hands of this orchestra
ts pouent lights aud shades clear architecture by
moonlight
We have not space to paricu!arze al the pieces per
formed but remind readerstha NJ Julien is advertised
in the Boston papers perform there on Thursday SO he
cannot extend his stay Tuesday He viii give there
fore but two more Concerts as described in
the advertsemcns-to night presenting The Exhibition
Piece Santa Claus, ard soforth.
We have TO state that the Messok VIII not be repeated
NJ julien paid-it may be properly remarked here-at its
rebeasas the highest comp mens 70 the Director oil the
Sacred Harmonic Society Mr. Brisow and expressed him
self degbed with the freshness and beauty of the voices OF
the Young lady chorers Al the performance, Miss Brain
erd and Miss Honeywell distinguished themselves among
tic members of this excellent and devoted amateur Society
The other parts were execudb by artists not connected with
with it-Signor Badal singing in Italian, and showing
due comprehension of his part doing perfectly those old
anouated measured musical roulGdes which we consider
etesb and opposed to every true idea OF sacred music
and lyrical logic They however the vices Of the age
one of huge wigs and buckram forns-and must be
viewed apart from The genius of Handel who was the great
est composer of bis epoch.
NoTT 4ND Union COLLEGE.