New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-16
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE.

NJ Meigr 20, Chief Director of ne Musical Fund
Society OF Pb.lsdtphia and one of the mos. learned
musicians Of this epoch, equally skful ccntrapunt
any an in his knowledge Of the orchestra, has Just
produc.d I'm orstoro entitled The Deluge, performed
in tina. city with much success. From The BaR.,iu
we make an extract contained in notics Of this
work:
Ma. MEreSrs's NEW ORiToRIo.-The frst per
hsmsn,e Of the original Or.,oro Of The Deuse write,
by Mr. Leorola Mesnsn Of this city took psee .
Of he Hsnons Sacred Musc society orherrs Of th
ty.. rerfcruer. taking part The words OF Tn.
md slesant He hes eontrivsd 70 inier~esve ssoa S
mse story the Scripture account Of the food hi.
s.I IN Europe But M Msisasn' basns.. ,s,
Of MUSE 20. poetry, and to the nsse
IN. b, 81 move uentcbeAy sustained BY the wind
= s n. sas sssy s.sss
by M stl Then ciow:a qaieter mVement b. tho Whole
ssne.s I'd .a.ec While bss &. sso I!. ss Of %
oLsrs are called into play to give variety and spirit Wis,
H., heard The worthy to take l. pl,e.
In the repertoire Of overture. 80 e.n played ct
,sni, srlsudea The vocal performance begins with cho.
nus. suns b Eoshs fs%iy-.n eyegins pr.ysr.n exquisite
md The hses pray Of the Then follows ons
ssosue recsve so ard duets bet~ Noah baso) and
G.h,s ltepo in hich the coming food revealed and the
Sreetor, >, gwen the building of the ark There were
some Yer, happy musical thought: IN this portion
yeyser, e then beard, irterruptDg for time the dialogue
This eho Us braht and rockins aud makes eIcesut
torn nation The first The second part bssil with
ssna Tor eoutato voice. after which the ssms
Of The piece an uaseeompanied chorus Lord Of Heaven
euisife written with some besuiifa eaee t q. the voices
:ers then follows the and terror bioas
coming tcwHd 1e eioe Tssa Sonss .asAss r:%tsh:
rot unlike The cbouses in Les Doma"s "a Cos'oase and
II ,oo We. heartily Specialized soprano succeeded in
rays severe style with loo Sustained pfases and lack Of
v me ody But time exhibiting great learning
of especially tho
The Of the second part 70 made up chiefly OF ecita
OF he Ses Written passages the whole work Rising Of
,he and ell the asisry OF the food are
.seb Mr. M.snsn again EXHIBITS bis psree, mastery
Of oiehsa. writing Voices are heard q, ateIv.
chorus hy the occupants Of the ark Then follow several
eeted pieces and the sopranS voice "a. a. SOLO 10 the
ceive a encore susdence Of tho waters aud the resd
ark then described and sfeI SOLO y Gser. the
very receiving the plsud even OF the upesrned IN
the AIT
Ac.pFAY OF MusIo-ODe Of the best houses yet
seen here attended the performance CT Lucre-a Bor.
gia. The principals, Mesdsmcs La Grange aud
yestvah and Messrs Brgnoi and Badiali, were loudly
appauded Bouquets and calls before the GU tain were
the order of the evening and the singers were happy
in their successes. Under such circumstances it all
the more necessary to critiose shortcomings. Mad.
La Grange profaned the text by rrhetorcsl clmaxes
which destroyed the shape of the melody, and spoiled
the effect of the scene. Her last solo, however, we
never heard 70 well rendered. Miss Vestvai was
encored in the drinking sopg-but her delivery of it
was too brandy andwatersh, aud not sufficiently re-
fined. Otherwise she shows study and Improvement
The audience ought to know that composer like Don
zett knows that the repetition Of drinking solo in
the scene in question is most effective after some inter-
locutory matter and hence gives it So but they shout
for a second time when rst sung, 20 that the dra
matte repetition, when it does como, is excessive.
II Troratore will be given tonight.
Tomorrow Saturday night. at the Academy OF
Music, will BIO given a very entertainment by Mr.
Eisfeld. The entire orchestra Of the Philharmonic
Society is engaged, besides vocaists of merit, and
music not known here--for example, Beethoven's to
Goethes Egment will be presented Matter worthy Of
the attention of amateurs
Mr.. Gcttscbalk, pianist, viii give soiree at
DodswoIth's Rooms, above Grace Church, to night,
variousy assisted.
The ans-sngers-snnovnce their return
fiom California and that they will give their first
concert at the Tabernacle, Broadway, tonight.
-MessIs. Hall g. Son have publsheda Concert Study
for the piano by Mr.. VIM. MasOn-a quaint, minor
me!ody-elegantly harmonized-with double noted
srpeggio throughout-and, as we take it, if properly
accented and coored, effective piece, beside al
fordpg the opportunity for tho dgtal gymnastics no
IN m GOOD rarforfner