Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08
Correspondence Of the Free Press.
FROM OUR NEW YORK MUSICAL
RESPOSDENT.

NJ Dear FIRE. Press

Ny Dear FIRE. Press
The principal musical feature Of our city at prss
ent is the monster concerts at toe palace gardens,
which certainly arc the finest treat for the least
money that has ever been youchsa;ed our citizens
within our rec clliectiou, those Of Mussrd being
cheap but not as classic, and Jullien's being
classic but not as cheap.
Thus far these concerts have been entirely in
strumental, the orchestra comprising sixty mem
bers. and the solo performers including such ar
fists as the great Nollenheuer, SchreLef the in
comparable Cornet player, and Mills he pianist of
the moment, with the latter oF whom tIc only
fault that is found seems to be that bo always
plays the same pieces. reminding Of the poor
author who eat bread and cheese Tor breakfast
cheese and bread for dinner and at supper eat
both :oqetEsr So with Mr. Mills. His whole pub
lie virtucso re2ertoJs thus far seems TO be LISTS
two Fantasies (the hIspmmer ParaD5-ase and
'Taaahaussr") Prudent's fLueia dc Lamm,7moo-,'
Chopin's "Impromptu," and Thalberg's 4 minor
Etude. No one pretends to criticise bis perform
anoe Of these pieces, but when he exhibits suoh
astonishing command of the instrument, fellow
artists crave to hear him in other works and au.
thors since be has few pretensions to being COM
poser.
Last Monday night the concert at these gar dens
wa, especially fine There was in the first place
the splendid Orchestra of sixty. in addition to
which was Dodworth's full Military Band, with
all the reed instruments, and Mollenhauer Schrei-
Der, and Mills on their respective instruments.
The au Hence contained about many fashiona-
bles as have not yet left town, and numbered not
far from two thousand. The building is SO ar
ranged that one side (engthwise) is sI open arch.
es towards the garden and fountains, and the
grounds are filed with upright quadrangular
transparencies which difuse soft. luxuriant, un-
certain, and decidedly poetic light. There are
tables and benches without end and it is said that
more money is made by the Refreshments depart
mem than is taken for admission. In fact I an
disposed to think that there exists sort of nstu.
raj or chemical affinity between Ice cream and
good music. Jenny Lind Served up both
simultaneously at Castle Garden. 80 did
Julien there, and at Tripler Hall, and
now We are treated 10 the same mixture" at the
Palace Gardens; but it is hardly complimentary
to force Rossini, Mozart, Belini Co. to associate
with Soye, Do you think it is
On the present occasionj Fry's spirited and ad-
mirable Military March performed by the
Band and beautiful and original composition it
is, especially in the scoring, one o5ga'o variation
by the reeds having seized our fancy amazingly,
More popular than this (and We hardly refrain
from saying more successful sa composition),
was the Sisters Quadrlle," by our justly favor
ite and ever modest friend, Mr.. Harvey B. Dod-
worth. There are many whose noses curl invol.
| UNFAIRLY at the bare mention of Dance Music"
but let them here be reminded that very few N en-,
nay, very few composers, write good music Of
that very description. We could call to mind
many names of those who have e1celled in writing
Overtures, Symphonies and Operas, but almost al
the so-called "olassic" dance music of Germany
has been first produced by three men, namely:
Strauss, Lanner and Labitzky. Why is it that so
few have excelled in it7 There must, undoubtedly
be some great excellence in the success of this
department more names would have sarnished
! the List Of its votaries Now We have heard the
works Of all these composers, added to which We
have listened to and studied the waltses, Polkss