New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-31
CITY WIS.

TIE MUSIC AT CENTRAL IAhh'~i"i0 '
tho customary attendance of per'ons OF every hge'
color and condition at the Central PARK on SATURDAY
,he oppressiyeness of TIE weather apparently delerhs
no one from the enjoyment Of this rational reresnne'
and altogether agreeable weekly episode in Metropou'
tan existence. The nu'ic was, as usual very
good and Stasnys eccentric "Papageno POLKA was
encored, while many Of the other pieces on the pro-
gramme received loud ard long continued applause
As the Central Park and nearly every Beast birdtsee
rock and other object whether animate or Inanirat''
Of natural artificial origin, within Its Enclosures
have been noticed in the papers. perhaps 1t VIII not DE
deemed inappropriate TO refer briefly to Tire Bahu' "
whom so many thousands ofpeope are indebted or their
weekly (and only musical dclectation. Mr. Harvey d..
Dodworth who conducts tie performances, s, rs al
or city readers know tie head Of the military band
bearing his name and is tho orchestral leader at Nblos
Tbeater Enjoying not ory much skin and experience
as musician, but possessed Of taste in making selec
tons Of music to be performed, il is not singular tha
under his direction these on.lcor concerts give salts
faction to all who listen to them, tie programmes beng
usually composed Of pieces selected from I'll classes
of neutrality-suspicious., operate. mclodic ana
the more clap-irap Kind Of stuff which we my
perhGrs, call the spaarodie sorti tHui sul'inS
tho tastes and MOODS 81 every person. AS near
as we coaid disccrn from TIE point nearest the music
stand which we able TO reach, on Saturday the
Central PARK Band" is composed Of DodworthS
Band augmented by the addition Of several others OF
tie best musicians in the city The Instrumentation ci
this combued band very effective although we take
Issue with Dir DodWortll in his displacement oil Tie
trombones Tor the peculiar tone Of which. in military
and much other music. 10 adequate substitute can'
ia our Judgment he found There are ten ellrionets'
orc each of flutes obOcs AID basscsns hye coTues iour
French horns, thee alto horns, three SALOONS, On
mace Of The rouDones 5Irit0ne, th.ee tuoas ahu
Tie usual array Of instruments Of percussion denonl-
mated among usiciaIs, we believe, Kitchen iuihi'
ture., Twin titus be seen tat cur Central Park Band
is capable Of attacking a.los n!hns IN toe shape oil
an overture OF in iac any syc Of music and 1t does
IL. ,oo Hence We lave with cur TRAMP Tramp
Tramp" and "AL1ie of the Naic," tie delightful ca
denccs Of Memberships "MidsgmmeIs Night Dream,
The majestic harmonies Of Eossini's william Eel"
with tho charming "PrcelosJ," "Oberon' onG otheF
,yerures occasionally seasoned with yaN of Strauss
or Gungl or a song By Ait. or ringing march ~
some one OF tie modern German composers o! field
music Probably 10 city in America cen boast 80
many and so good bands Or street music, as Now
York. One surprising feature OF these bands Is
their numerical strength; ard willie in other cities
there are frequent important paIades anu pune
occasions where tie bands do not nunoer
beyond 90 performers in each. or even iess'
with us it is very iEfrequcnt that we see
Uelmsmullers or Dodwoiths. OF Grafaa's Band turn.
ing out with less than IS 20 10 men, and these too Of
the very best musicians. This practice Of emrloyng
a large aud full band We heartily commend in tue case
Ct the managers Of tie Central Park Concerts Give
the people music, gooi music just as good as cen be
given by or TO- anybody and the result will be human.
izing and clcya,.ng, ard nothing else.