The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-17


time bill is matrEed by the committee and
passed In both houses sufficient number of
the republicans will be found voting with the
democrats to sustain the President to prevent
its passage over the Presidents veto in either
body. By that time Andrew Johnson's skilful
management, backed as he is by the people,
will work such q revolution that the radicals
will be unable to override his veto or prevent
the admission of all Southern representatives
who have not made too Objectionable records
during the rebellion. They can postpone the
admission Of the representatives; but the Presi-
dent is 80 completely the master Of the stu
alton that he will ultimately succeed. Such at
least are the indications from the change in
tone already taken place In Congress.
A Now York Conservatoirc or Music.
The time. has come when this great metro
politan oity should have grand musical In
New York is the centre OF commerce, OF wealth,
Of ideas and Of art In general, and 1t ought to
be of musical education and excellence In par:
ticulaf. II should give the laws Of taste and
method to the whole country, as Paris does 70
the European world. Atpresent we have no
standard, no great school devoted to music,
no diplomas emitting teachers to call them
selves professors, or performers and singers to
assume the profession as SUCH The academies
of music are improperly so-called; they are
merely theatres, or at best opera houses,
where any one can perform or sing who knows
the rudiments Of the art and has the presump-
ton TO appear befose the public SO far from
being schools. as the name implies they do not
even cultivate a correct taste, because in too
many cases they are managed by unscrupu-
lous foreign adventurers and spectators, who
look only to making money by employ
ing cheap and imperfect artists. The
same may be said Of the teachers
of singing and music. The hundreds of this
class, with few exceptions, who presume TO
teach our children are mere Adventures
mere tyros-who are almost as much in need !
Of master az their pupils. The taste for
music is universal in this country, but it needs
proper cultivation. There is scarcely house
that has not piano in it; and even the chill
dren of our mechanics take lessons in music.
for the poorest kiad Of instruction. Yet there
Is no country In the world where the desire for
a good musical education is 80 general, where
the capacity for acquiring it Is greater, or
where the means Of paying for it is so abund-
ant or would be 80 freely spent We want q
higher standard of art and better instructors;
and the way TO obtain these is by having a
musical institute Of the highest order, from
which all professors public singers and per-
formers should take their diplomat.
The Conservatives Of Europe-of which that
Of Paris stands lrst-are established to preserve
the principles Of musical art In their, purity
and to impart the highest education.
performers and composers have boon.
pupils Of one or other Of these
establishments. Most Of the great cities have
one, though the one at Paris is considered pre-
eminent. The most famous artists regard it an
honor TO have been pupils Of this. The first
institution Of this kind was established at Ma
pies us far back as tho year 1850, and with .
the musicians they wanted. Others followed
after considerable lapse Of time The first
ones wcre badly organized, and needed both
professors and pupils. In 1876 another con-
servatoire was founded in Naples and the most
renowned masters Of Italy were taught there.
The most celebrated composers Of the age
came from the schools of Naples. Afterwards
Venice created like institutions, and in l771
there were four in that city. The Conservatoire
Of Paris was established in 1898, under the
republic, and, strange to say. in the midst of
the discordant horrors Of that revolutionary
period. In that year the Convention created
the National Institute Of Music. But in 1875 the
title Of Conservat0ire was given TO- j. A law
of the Sixteenth Thermidor, year three, fixed
the number OF professors at one handred and
fifteen and the pupils at six hundred. The ex-
pensc OF tho establishment was two hundred
and forty thousand francs year. In 1902
the number of professors and the annual
amount 10 support the institution we're
reduced. Gossee, Mehul and Chsrubini were
inspectors Of the Consorvatoire about that time
All the pupils lived outside the institution ex-
oept twelve girls and tho same number Of boys
who received support as pensionnaircs II Is
on a grand scale. There is hall where they
give concerts and play opera, a smaller hall
which is used for school exercises, and
library which is open not only for the pupils,
but to the public. The Paris Conservstoire iss 2
pQppmep. II the musical glory OF France. Its
method is adopted in all countries. In this
musical sanctuary they hear what can be heard
nowhere else so well--the master pieces of
Mozert Of Beethoven, Of Haydn and Of other
great comB6seR. There. are high MUSICAL
schools In other cities Of France, and there are
Conservatives In Milan, Vienna, Prague, War
saw, Madrid, Munich, Berlin, Cologne and Leip-
sic. Shall We not have one in this great city
the metropolis Of mighty republican empire