New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-07

CONCERT OF THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

Tie philharmonic Society gave under the drec ion
OF Mr. Esd ard with seventy OF our best professors
the third Concert Of their twelfth season Saturday
night at the Tabernacle lrrge auditory Tho first sym
phony performed was by composer now making repua
ton named Gade II not marked by any c0ulmlnd Of
melody comparable 10 that OF older masters We quite
opinion that nothing eompensaes for the want OF srk
ing memorable melody, which is besides quite compatible
with any amount of detail working up ard take it
for granted when a composer does not melody, aud
freely ii is because be has rot TO SO thought Haydn
Sror in his Address TO The German composers 10 1924
raid that Italy more highly gifted with meody than
Germany would be necessary for German composers most
to occupy themselves with harmony advice not at oil
sound for there have been German composer gifted with
mel dy and do not why who has not the gift
of melody should occupy himself with composition all
for the public at large H. however be sd that must
take such composers Germany give melodits
rot then musc dow from her pedestal As regards
artistic work of the classical school Gade understands his
business He knows form but like the classics his nstru
unenteton is violinsm throughout, wanting in an in
rova,ing spirit in consonance with the newly developed
bsant,s OF the wood and brass instruments The coda OF
the may especially praised for its fire The
AIdane shape and squareness az melody Unless
composer has some design in making his melody
dreamy or in,ohsequ ntsl its phraseoogy should be
a. distinct ard clear that Of verscatOn and sl clear
moi be distinctly remembered The scherzo OF this is spicy
and cut; tie last movement has fine climax
Mr. Charles Perkins OF Boston, amateur Ct mni c.
in G. Imany, occupied with composition, states in let
published in Drehfs Journal q Muse that the ,enden
cies Of German composers is toward chaos We should
FAY in addition, that their tendency 10 toward duness,
Judging from the attempts st melodies they give us in their
symphonies Form takes of tsef when ideas clear
Transparent, end memorable and these qgales most
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time in Germany, when the composers to the
polka Of their day-the minuet-for symphonic RI yhms
accents and EXPRESSIONS and the minuet spithe spsn
famous national natural outwOrkng-nore marks se old
sympl oDies than any thing elfe and gives them real life
sponaney truth IL not only il found bodily 10 the third
of every symphony but its snOohness character
is, every other movement Later whs vigorous
and vbatoy style Of music into play the poetry
of notion, we iId Weber in all bis overtures using
melody which will answer and is used of its
s nn.iry fer tie dance and that does detract
fIom lis merit Blu, symphonic melodies for the most
part have such alliance they muddy and Scudo
Of Psrs well says in his last crque, speaking of the last
,Hors of Young Gemany,he object Of a composer should
be that aesthetic Professor is necessary
explain what he in order that he may be reshed at
all Ingenuity in fact is not genius aud the attempt to sub
s,itue pachouy in music for native fragrance VIII
lot prove successful
The singing at the Philharmonic Society is amateurlke
generally and must be so viewed and ia that light
subject for criticism, bu, The Society claims 70 be
extra Iso ulsr in the quality Of their instrumental music
they -hould either give music close upon frs.
rate, or IoIe az ell.
Dir Burke is always the ame eegan, artist the violin
We qpestion however the philosophy of accompanying
violin colo by the orchestra the too violent
and frequently missed altogether that Mr. Burke was
playing The Egh,erthe accompaniment such occasions
the batter
The Overture to Fava by spohr of The finest of
thai authors productions As thorough bred Musicians
rothrg be finer than Sponr work he only does not
compete with others melodist The daring expcr.
ueDt Of making overture begin major and end IS
here tried In the characters of vehemence and agitation
ihis overture is altogether remarkable Performance;
but II requires frequent h airing.
Tie piano forte solo of Chopin executed by Mr. Hoffman
ismOre l;aen in it, melody than the works generally Of that
composer whose characteristics are national and salient
It's Glow movement particularly so the coda 70 the
rondo pass for the kind which Herr invented The
execution admirable and brough, down the house with
encore.
The symphony Of Beethoven, which concluded the coa-
cert, does not require sny particular no.e Clear in s
diysonsthe fret and main movement might pass for in.
pIntons derived from Don Gioranui-i runs close upon
the style OF Mozart and sometimes apprOprates him bodily
Any new composer who would go payarize no. only the
sprt but the actual phrases Of another this movement
Beethoven has plagarzsd Mozars Fin ale Act of Don
G0raHH and several other points of tia, opera would
be vehemenily assaulted b. tribe Of small critics
We perceive exactly what the andane clearly.
cut melody OF d6ae.e cherac.e. rap, or passionate
ard capable o. besrng Ingenious srabesqae treatment
hases npTessior lie mind The seherzo s ihroughy
cLeraeeristc and tie motive Of be rcndo of great IN
pfciy 20 tiG; any tody cen updeTriano e.