New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIRE MESSIAH AT THE ACADEMY.

HANDLES Messiah drew good house on Christmas
night The solos were ntrsted to excellent hands in
them and the chorus particularly attractive OF
the merits of Mad Csrador, the new soprano, We can
form no opinion from her execution of the solo music OF
Handel of which, wththe solo music Gifts age We were
never admirers, and now less than ever. Emotion
passion rhetorical progression and cmsIare necessary
to show forth great artist.
Arts must grow-and music the last and most spirit
ua has grown since it took shape for the first time,
about 200 years ago. Mad. Angri pronounces English
20 yery badly that her execution Of " He was de-
sp.ed," &C., was accordingly deficient. This solo,
which is the most relgiously dramatic OF any OF
the ora.oro, and free from peruqueisms and rouade
work without elimination or modern grace and definite
ness deserved better handling. Only at the close did
Mad. Angri make point worthy Of her. Mr. Perring
is too much tenor Of grace for the solos in which
Braham by virtue of volume and decamatory force
mot by delicate method nobly imprisoned styel
made such effect. The solos Of Mr.. Formes were
finely given, though he is not quite recovered.
We can find little or no musical interest IN the senti-
men of some Of the words set in this and other oratoros
Music is for passion emotion aspiration, and not Tor
abstract inquiries or didaccs The chorus came up to
their work 6ney--all thanks due to Mr.. Brstow.
Fresh, beautiful voices abound among them. The
orchestra was well led by Mr. Anschutz and was very
good. There being, properly speaking, NO orchestral
cooring or treatment in this work the approximations
Of Mozart being, Ike other things added and not CO.
ntegrally evolved with an original compostonl, We
may omit special notice Of that department. The
supreme merit of The Messiah lies in the cho-
ruses, constructed according to the fugueistic
theory. They all want the higher splendor and
truth Of modern composition, the majestic
crownipg coda. In point Of fact, they have iu-
guestic but not dramatic development. They must,
accordingly, be judged by their central ides and in
this point they are models. Like sheep is model
Of one kind; the Halelujah chorus one OF another
kind. The syllabifcston Of the latter has double
excellence for music The shout Hanelujah is an old
church piece Of thunder u-ed, Handel borrowed It,
happily with the plsgsl chord. This worked-up spe-
ciaty with the words lever and ever, the deter
mined Saxon uonosynsbles king OF k'Hgs and
Lord of Lords" s the best verbal capital stock for
such master Of fugue and powerful individual sy!a-
bifcation as Handel was. This chorus cannot ever
give place to any with words chosen from the
Bible, because there no 20 good SUas
for the purpose left; and il is the pioneer
that wins. The performance Of the Hsle!uJah
chorus Of Friday could have borne thousand
more voices and 200 more instruments, large though
the force was. The supposititions ides OF an infinite
quantity Of angels filing the heavens and shouting
Halelujahs admits Of any amount OF power laid upon
the execution Of this workoi coure within the capa-
city of eIecutants and hearers-for beyond certain
number direction becomes impossible and effect dmin-
ishes, and does not increase. We have heard 800
Instruments in the open air. The effect was not good
too much Of good thing.
The scheme Of Oratorio-giving OF the Academy has
thus far proved deserved success.
The opera tonight a; the Academy Of NJ A,ic is 81
Puritaui," which viii b. given with .werful csst.
La Grange, Lsbocetts, Gassier and srl Pormes Be-
tween the acts, Mr.. Thaberg viii Az two OF his
positions, being his last sppearan' g bu. one prior to
hi departure. N. vieuxiemps will also lend his as
sistance ON this occasion.
EigAfA Season Of En- Hs6s Cga..ieal Soirr,.-Tbe'
odOre Eisfeh win giv tho Sr.t classical soiree Of bis
eighth season at OedvS;h's Academy, on Tuesday,
Dec. g. Mad Ime Msislsire GrrverJohn-on beng
Der second rppeanpce in Nxw-Yorkl ME- henre''>
Rehrend. Mr.. J. Nsli Mr.. II. Reyer and M E nsfs