New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-03

,rders prase and the composer essayed too to paint
the sublimes mus in the word-that Of the deity singing
the monody OF the passing world in the winters wind
Next he wishes to individuaze in music our only reman
ing fary-the character being grotesque, yet wthai
gentle and meodous and with the sweetest mission that
ever fairy performed Next he desired to paint the
songs of the stars-tbe fuerng ecstaces Of lowering
aneols-on the pures harmonies Of the violins, only
to be achieved by artists who have given life Of labor
and love and lyrical devotion to extract the ranscendenf
eli mept in their instruments Next designed to paint the
change from starlight sunlight by poecal snaoges and
mathematical facts Then he sought initiate the mothers
CRY to her little by rousng themon Christmas morning
and by the playing bopeep which little love story adj
ms of dramatic harmonies The Introduction OF toys
into the orchestra at this point r,ay be considered by the
thoughtess burlesque but not so did the composer
consider il The divine words Suffer 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 the writing Of haeujah chorus
The finale too of this symphony where an orchestra Of
drums introduced represent the rolling Of the spheres
is among the ideas Of the necessity Of towering
seniority to crown long work designed to be OF religious
and romantic character
The Andante from Beethovens symphony in Minor is
one of his best 1t gives great prominence to the vioon
celos and redolent Of Instrumentation peculiarly his
own II takes two things to write for an orchesra-hrs
original ideas and secondly original way of setting them
forth Beethoven had both. lie did not leave instrument
alton where he found it, He demanded such mpossiblh
ties" of for the orchestra that this very symphony
in Minor being essayed for the first time by the London
Philharmonic Society it pronounced before they got
through with it as the work Of fool or mailman, and
Law accordingly for years untouched on their library by
this we should learn that difficulties in music are compare
tive for the c Minor symphony is easy alongside OF
what may be written now for orchestra by those who know
how to write for it. and not ourang outangs AuberS
Fra Davoo new thing in the hands Of this orchestra
its pquan lights and shades are as clear as architecture by
moonlight
We have not space to parcularze all the pieces per-
formed but remind our readers that NJ Julien is advertised
in the Boston papers to perform there on Thursday 80 he
cannot extend his stay Tuesday Tie will gye there
fore but two more ConcersG Concerts as described in
the advertsements-ts night presenting The Exhibition
Piece Santa Claus, and soforth.
We have to state that the Messiah will not be repeated
NJ julien paid-t may be properly remarked here-at its
rehearsas the highest compliments to the Director oil the
Sacred Harmonic Society Mr. Bristow and expressed him
self delighted 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
the members of this excellent and devoted amateur Society
The other parts were executed by artists not connected with
with it-Signor Badia singing in Italian and showing
due comprehension of his part doing perfectly those old
antquated measured musical roulades, which consider
detesbe and opposed every true idea of sacred music
and lyrical logic They however the vices OF the age
one Of huge wigs and buckram forms-and must be
viewed apart the genius of Handel who the great
Get composer of his epoch