The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-27

monies which astnnish aud delight IN hir greatest
orstorfos. In 1720 ''Tbe Royal Academy Il Music"
In London was founded, and Georyo Frederick
Hanoei was appointed director. HIS Rdddmsto
was now given, and produced . perfect yurore;
and in the following year H,nders hrst English
ceivcd 5000. During Sis residence ., Commons,
the scat of the Duke Of Chandos Handel, according
"a popular tradition, composed "Ths Harmonious
BIdcksmith." The blacksuith's name was Rpwell,
into whose forge Handel had taken refuge from
shower Of rain. The black smith continued bis la
tors, singing soine quaint melody to tighten his
tolls, and welding
Ms heavy sledse
with measured beat and slow +"
nv an extraordinary phenomenon" say.
schoelchcr, 'the hammer king In time, drew
from the anvil two harmonious sounds, which he
Ing n accord With tho melody, made a .ort Of con-
nnuous bass. Handel was struck by the incident
listened, remembered the air and its strange ae-
COMPARTMENT aud when he returned homo, com
posed out Of tia ece for the hsrpsichord " The
arrival In London % Bononcinl, an excellent mu-
sic an, N whom we have before alluded en- pussdnt,
seems at this Period Of our biography TO have
greatly interrupted H1ndel's career. London. IN
fact, became divided into two parties the Handel.
ians and the B,uoucinists- |Ierritie was tho MAR
Which ensued, and which bs thus sstirzcd by
swit
"some say that sgnor B,noucin.
Compared n Handel, Is snnny;
While others say, that 70 him, Handel
Il hardly tt to bold q candle.
Strange that such difference should Ne
'rNiTt Tweefle-dum and Tweedlc-deel -
As Il to rctort on his opponent, Handel now gave
IN rapid succession lis operas uf ohio, G,nit,
Cesdre, Ftd,ius and Rodclindn, oil tlll OF toail.
ties, and some OF their finest airs have been meta
morphosed into popular psalms aud anthems, on
tho principle enuDciated by Rowland Hi, "thBt
the Owl must not have all tho good airs TO HIM
sell" Numerous other operas fClove,, and on the
access on Of George II, in 1921, he composed the
Coronation anthem. Having now tnsdc for
tune Of about $4,000, he sull continued to work
indefatigaty, but his latter opercs strange 10 say
were colby received amongst them Rorus Ago
aud Sosdrme. He first Euglsh Orltorio, Esther
however. was performed for the first time, IN pub
.io Nay ~ li5g aud 70 It's great success he world
Ia indebted for Judas hdcedboVs, Israel IN Egypt
and the Messtdh-Hsuders grandest work. lie
Orntoro OF Deborah appeared March 18th, 1879,
aud was succeeded by several operas. In 1886 WAS
given bis magnificent setting Of Dryden's Aerln-
der's Feast. On this occasion one of his admirers
addressed the great composer In since, hyperbol.
cal strains;
Had Dryden lived the welcome day to bless
Which clothed his numbers In so fl . dreas
When bis majestic poetry was crowned
With al your fright magnihccncc 81 sound
How would his wonder aud his transport rise,
Whilst famed Tmotheus y.elIs TO YOU the przel
Wounded by the malice Of his enemies, whom
his genius had aroused Handel EEL III d Paralysis,
In 1877, but soon recovered and In 1898 the ora
toros Ofsaul aud Israel In Egypt, before mentioned,
mark his career, rs II with flood OF light. The
latter oratorio, we are told was composed in tho
short space OF q days. In the oratOrio Of Saul
occu rs The famous Deid March masterpiece OF
sublime melancholy. The ode on 81. Cscitit's
Day and the opera Of Jupiter ~ argos were tic
| offspring OF 1879, and the following year Produced
several instrumental uieces, and the Odss or L'At-
legTo and ~ Pensero'o, from Milton. The Messiah,
the mobiles, Of all Handles works, WINS produced On
his visiting iceland VA liil. IL WIS produced tor
the first tim In Dublin, IN lT42, when the prince
pal singer, Mrs. Ciober, whose character had been
me subject OF much reproach, drew rom Dr. De-
lllN, "A friend swift, the fol owing lAtngt.g
| ClamAtion, woman, Tor this he all NY slus iOr-
| gwen thee" Tie HditsluJIh Chorus, when iirst
performed oyerIOwe roI the sudicAcc by lie sulcm-
| nifty. The uratur.O OF Samson was also yiveI to
| the public Ia lI4l, Gnd some Of our reaGers wa
douvtcss cal 10 tuiud the exquisite rendering 81 II
| by Mr.. Samuel ID. Mayer At Tie late I.nity Choral
| festEal;
Total eclipse No sun, no moons
| All dark AMIDST the u ~ oi noon.
| ,lorious Light No cheering ray
40 Glad my ees with welcome day.
Way thus deprived thy prime decree,
sun, moou, aud stars are GarG 10 me"
Ia this connection, are told that the great
composer when playing tho organ al public per
ioi nance OF HIS Samson, was ~ moveu wnle the
sghtlcss giant gave cx rtsson ~ his lover that h
whole rane became intensely az tatoi, he grew
pale, trcinUled, ana many OF Tire aud cnoe syILpa-
ih.1ed with tue depth OF uis feelings Iu las, also,
| appeared the AntHem aud TIE D0gGL IN cU,ntaenIU-
r.Ion OF the victory Of Deiiu. en-, and IN lI44, the
orasOno OF Besh a21ar Nltl occasional ora Cr1os IN
| lI4G, including Judas Ma cd6OUs, ~ vO.AInemOra-
OF tue deicat OF the Pretuudcr and the sduguin-
airy held OF Cullodan. In l14s appeared LIS Joshua
| SOiom ~ ana SusaHndh, wuen .ueir composer VAS
IN lac 6itl year. Haudul's last work Wac Jephths,
produced III 10y, and displaying uIl the vgur iet-
Hhty and cotu. rrhensiyeusss OF his genus. lie
bequeHtned tie Ms. OF LIS Messiah ~ Tie Londou
| Founding Hospital, and on the 18Th Aprl 1853,
aged ~ years, month, auu - Gay 81 too leave 81
tins word on food FRIDAY IN LUndou, the cliy III
which tue lsst CLEANS OF Lis genus sLea ther an
mortal lustre.