New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-14
CITY ITEMS.

Concerts
youpg pianist who arrived in this city some TWO Year,
.;,ce nv Colobeck is admirably advanced as CON-
uoser for the p,sno. Trio by hm for the psno vio-
n, and vioopceo voald do honor to any oi tue tr'o-
80. ., Er,one We have fancy for trios which
- ,p the harmonios Of the piano with bowed
;,.,,n,o.,ts The snap the one will not Coz c,
nth the ,ustaued Iotes o, the other. Bot .o.,t
his rrio is elaborately well sri'.u .,r.,i,ieo Of
the ideas s evolved r,n the ID colo,,es sne reoe
ttions are possible =, instrumental music where
the limits OF drama &C timing, aud the restraints
through words 81 to music, nave not TO be encouo-
tered In ".nioism Of music this should never oc
overlook t-tbat Le writer for instrumental music has
not % consult the brea'h of the SINGER the lin1lis of
.ramstic action the constant recurrence OF climax,
and the ex,gepce of sylabication. Freed from all
these hard ne can to suit his fancy, aud,
por,.ver deal in intervals and combinations iDpos-
sible ia vocal execution. We have single remark
10 make Oh Mr.. Guldbecks Tro, and il Is apphcab
to nearly all Instrumental writing, and thai Is on the
cesIut aud beaat Of statement which he should cat
tivate. In this particular, no German instrumental
writer equal to Won Weber. lie not afraid of mel
ody. Every composition shoud have distinct melodies
answering 10 the perfect Italian canco-unless s'ms
out-oftoe-wey savtgery odlity ls distinctly aimed
Of ond is evident. This caGtO includes s1ppo ttous
wod-settiug-sccent, pLrasirg and reserva.'On Tor
chnaeonc o'oe In the cOorse Of the year We receive
TO little mu,ic both vocal sud Instrumental. L. IS
very rarely that anything really good comes uDder oar
Ictice Tor the that the composers do not ap-
pear 10 have penetrated III. laws Of musical raetorc
ALI Criticism literature the plastic arts Is easy in
eomp4rson with that reqoired for most spiritual
of the arts music and It lis next to impossible t. @rite
with pr yNoal ,1actness its nebulousuess, without
suncbsrgipg the cJuque With amount Of technical
matter repusive to tue reader. This must be
suse with reHcels.
Mr. Goobeck is en- excellent performer well as
cop poser for the piano. He played with much sk.ll
the Sonata sppasiO alta Of Beethoven This Sonata is
badly named. Tue allegro is simply large and vigor
ous. TIE adagio, wolcb is the test Of a c)Dpoeers
pas ion, not IGpsssiOued. Indeed wo never could
oiscoyer passion, in its full sense, IN Beethovens
aosg os. Those Of his syn phones have very small
jnfurcn passion either IN sentiment or INSTRUMENTS
tOD. Toey peed dropstic accent ard intensity.
People who do lot know what passion is-D love, in
hate, in iteI ature il art C. II them impsssonec.
The public do rot fiod them impsssoped, and tue
pO.er must address the public
Mad. Glaver Johnsons Concert affords oppor.
tunity Of repeating favorable opinion of the vast
abilities Of THIS laGy as an artist on the piano. She
has eaqu ste deicacy of touch, plays with avgor,
TIE fate of ladies 10 be incomprises-aud we fear
suoh is that o. this Ons-ese why mach talent 50
overlooked Where is the gallantry to say not ang
Of the taste, OF the public
Arthur Napoleon the tslerted young pisni-t gives
his last piaroore soir6e this evening at DodSorths.
SIGxoRA MAmo's LEcrUKE.-In consequence of the
incs me cy Of the weather last evening, Sgnora Ma
nos lecture was postponed until tomorrow (Wednes-
day evening.
THE MouNI NERKoS FUND FEsTvAL.-The frnt
ipsanent Of the Mount Vernon Festival will come off
hext Saturday at the Academy, il the shape OF a
dramatic musical entertainment of extraordinary
ext,it ana ETY.. Tnc second will be grand full
dress ball ell Tuesday the 2lst and monster concert
OIL Wednesday, the 22d.
See Advertisement for particulars Of these magnf-
cent fees.
BuRroSs TBFaTER.-A gentleman, whose name is
po.ted on the bills as Mr. Hicks but who lately played
at the Mutoum as Mr. Carroll, appeared last night a.
this houre as " Hamlet" His readings arc not
aye unpleasant, ami bis Hamlet is fair inita
tion Of an actor of celebrity but he frequently shows
urmistekabls signs Of the novice. In the scene with
tie Gnost particularly, Mr Hicks is very c'ioqwa
and familiar probably on the score OF old acquaipt-
ance. On the whole ms enactment is entirely toa; oil
% endnable amateur but has feg claims to any higher
critical consideration.
NoUsT VIRyoy.-We call attention to the little
Christmas gilt for children puuhsaed by Appleton and
written by Miss Susan FeDnimOre Cooper, authoressof
Rural HOurr." II is called Z" Mount Vernon:
Letter to the Children of Amerca" The protits are
devoted hy Mis- Cooper the fund for the purchase of
Mount Vernon, toward which she has already gwen
tine and nlusnce. Anything fromthe pen Of thus laty
will be eagerly sought for, ana this little book should
fno It's way into the hands Of every child in the
country.
UIsToRICAL MEDALs-Mr. A. B. Sage has COM
menceo the issue Of American Hstorcsl Medals, CIV
ing views of Fsneui Hail. Carpenters Hal, the Jersey
PIiron Sap, tie Old Sugar Houe, and other Reyo-
lutianaIy monuments.
The Rev. Sidney A. Corey, psstor Of the Eghteerth
street Baptist Church, sailed for Eliope Saturday
in the Aiago. Ha goes abroad 10 recruit his
bsaIth which has sull rsd iron his pastoral labors
He will be abson; several months, and proposes to
visit England France and Scotland.
TRE PRoPosKD EXTESsIoS OF TIE CESTR,L PARK
TIE Common Council have got al important IN, d.
before them 10 the proposed OF the area
OF the CeniTal Peik. Tue Commissioners some time
since communicated thsir views in oeta 20 the Board
Of Coulcilmen on the subject, ald ,aat bJdy have
adopted report Iuily ccncurnng with them. rn,t
report hss the Board vi Aldermen aud is made
the special oider for Thursday next.
TIE Commissioners, IN progressing with tie work,
GaA fl.tt tLa