New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-15

APPFNDIXEs AND NOTES TO MARXs THEORY or
MUSICAL COMPOSITION By y. GIeAc u tho
CODs.ystory OF Paris New York. Mason Bf0rhs"'
The object of this work is set forth 10 the following
extract + ON the preface:
My object in writing the following Appsn6res hS
been to condense and abrdge matters which, in the
author, are too proljx, and mingled with secondary
considerations Of the subject, which ottentmes OBJ
scure the practical rules. la instruction books, pre-
cepts ought 10 be uDiolded with Us much breyity -
possible definitions be clear and comprehensive the
developments strictly confined TO points Immediately
conn. cted with the rules definitions. IL N quite
different thing TO write for learDers or learned The
latter will, no doubt he satisfied with philosophical
vi.ws, with TessOniIgs and arguments skillfally
linked to another they will follow, with interest,
( thoughts developed with q wonderful abundance Of
expressions, and sometimes with brilliant figures OF
speech This does very well with readers conyersant
with the subject. Bat the former Will, after all de-
rive but little benefit from those evidences OF learn.
ing from that fecuBdy OF thong bit aud richness OF
expression paraded by the writer. The practical man
laying down code of precepis must say 70 the pd-
pill, this you have TO practice, that yo1 have 70
"avoid" he must still do better, he must sho~ the
pupil how to observe this and how TO AVOID that ~
numerous examples subjOined to every precep. 30
used TO do Cherubbi, perhaps the greatest theorst
who ever existed: did Reicba, the most practical
man who was ever seated on the professor PaIpiL
SO did the early German theorists such "a Fuchs,
Marpurg, Abrechtberger, aud the italian ra1re MAJ
TIM, and many others of whom II would be too long
TO give here the names. Nothing il apt 10 give
an idea OF the soundne.s of judgment Of Beethoyen
than the concisene5s with which he he's deyelopef
the rules OF CouDterpOint and Fugue in his muscd
studies. The paucity Of precepts contrasts wonder
fully with the number Of examples. In this, We
think be was influenced by his master, Aiorecsr
berger.
These rev lines serve to show IN what spirit the APP
pendizee have been written. l have gwen com.
pressed and short rules but supported and illustrated
by exercises intended both TO put the rule.
in practice, and TO serve the student as models Oh
work for himself.
This treatise, however, may be adyactageousy
used by itsef az its rules are clearly SGT form.
Teachers who have very clever pupils in the practice
OF music, will do well to avail themselves OF N.
Gracs instruction in the theory OF music. To minds
of certain order, there are certain rules Of bar
mopy. growing out Of experience and TASTE simply
which can be conveyed. To MASTER these requires
study and teacher, and the latter will be found IN
NJ. Girse. But We have discovered nothing 10 any
works Of the theory Of music 10 lessen belief In the
.unerio,,y of Rechss above all others-but Of thss
there Is no English text. MARKS, however s trans
lated and with Girscs ad iendum is quite inexpea-
siye Once entered upon, the study Of musical con-
position will be found 30 possess all the deepest cal
cula,ions due 10 Mathematical combined with the
sensuous beauty Of lyrical art. II has, however,
no place in this country colleges, called CLASSIC,
have no idea Of tae existence of such thing.
JAIL JOURNAL: On, PrvE YrAls IN Bal,lsH P.,.ss.
By Jons Mitchell. limo; PIP so. ofes Of 10
Citizen"
The unique experience Of the author - polnea
prisoner IL detailed at length in this volume, from %
arrest at Dublin in ls4s to his escape from Aus'rsa.
in 1853. His residence at Bermuda at the Csp,a
Good Hope and at Van Dieman's Land, IL vlsNl
portrayed, showing the manly courage with VIZ
he endured the combined horrors Of prctrscted ~
tivity and physical suffering. The record
studies during that period, presents curious naa
ton Of the power Of the mind the body, ana ~
intensity given TO thought by the absence OF ofnas
sources Of excitement. The narrative ia hned -
passages of imprisoned eloqueuce, called iol'n y
the indignation OF a sensitive and errshc spom'
soious OF enduring great wrong from unworh! 'A'
As remarkable specimen Of autobiography
J volume VIII be widely read.