New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-19
MUSIC

The festival OF tho Trinity Cholrs. which is TO oc-
cur Thursday the 25th viii be an event In religious
art. The choirs f0W in number. belonging TO the
several well known churches 81 the wealthy corporation
OF Trinity and the festival Will take place on the plan Of
the great English churrhfcsyals IL WILL therefore,
he thorough tribute to the grandeur Of oratoro, HANDLES
Messiah being the work selected for the occasion. Every
year the fathers 81 Trinity expect 10 present some such
ms ven lie father Of Oraoro properly leads the WAY
with the most powerful work Of the kind. Including band
and in addition to the four chor Of the Parish voluD
tccrs from the Philharmonic, Harmonic and Mcndelssohn
5S Ed and T We 'p e1e asS s' 10 5 Ss mat
win be In every other respect q competent
Trbcn and Messcr viii have Joint charge d TIL. small
army of singers but the general conduct o. the dssiy
are probabw tho beet locally available. Tor We see hht
Miss Maria Ianard and Miss Nctte sterling have been
fly assigned tho most gracious part of the programme
while Miss Matilda Phillips and Mr. Ernest PcT1ing anu
j. H. Thomas will be the other cNrcuuoniss Tue a''''-
sion Of new volunteers may yet swell the chorus
10 a still further magnitude, hut M,thvut IonDt
be "a liberal IN point Of numbers aud spirit s us
preparation has been IN respect To outlay several uMcs
season Of music there is work that has greater
tho love aud tho RESOURCES OF art ana It's repro
auctions Will endeayOr 10 satisfy these claims more
highly than hitherto fan choral service will bc given
In Trinity on the morning of the festival and Ia tho even
ing the festival itself will take place IN ST. johns chapel
With the exception of the masterpieces Of Mozart
and Mcyerbeer Tampa Is the most interesting work that
Mr. Marctzck brought out during the present season
Its performance "wednesday night At the Academy was
only reproduction but which had all the force OF
novelty since the brief OF Tampa last season. be
II said to the dscred Of public taste did not suffice
20 make II familiar 10 the community oil opsiLEo,S
Original II never great. impress the world more than
specially HeIDd, the composer OF THIS work. had great
has written 1t ably throughout. Not In every instance
absolutely fresh. the music Is never quite undfdual OF
lnarstic Its choru-cs sound and striking and for
original outlaw melody In the true piraticalromani
style. commend 10 the manly AIR and chorus In the Ia
tnou Dir uki l.
Is simple aud, we might add, profound melody, than
which nothing better could bo desired The instrumental
ton throughout the work is distinctycy fine and the
scenes generally fc-ke Tampa himself Is bold ana
sonorousa tenor OF high rank, rs personated by our
eni Dondo,o has some good buffo work, worthy for
has OlCrably brusque part In Daniel Cdpis-i AIhOnsc,
performed by mild tenor Ike sgner Tesla, Is fair
Camille Is good part, but after allowing Madame Pochs
dramatic capacity therein we must olect TO hef lhlse
Of the first act could hardly have been
and yet Madame Pooh IS leading lady who
respects stage knowledge ana vocal power,
dOca not appear TO be a bankrupt Madame Tesas part
made little impression outside OF concerted music, ana
this reminds ny to say that Tampa Is especially good III
crold has given all Of his characters something 10 say
and he Is never utraFrench and VOLATILE Tampa, as a
Juan, and is quite apparent I'm portions OF the work
that the unyersaly 81 the great master has ninenced
orchestra The statue OF the marble lady rises ont Of tho
the orchestra accompanies this apparton with faint
Int lively hint OF the dance - something Of
the Same relevant irrelevant effect may DO found
opera and both undenabc comedies IN the sense OF
Dantes purgaOry but there - every difference between
M0zarts blending OF the tragic comic, and crolds for
whereas Don GoUannt everything contributes TO bring
ont the wfu effect OF the strong e0DDsddOre In Z0pd
on the contrary the Statue Bride Is made too familiar,
and once at least seems preposterous apparition But
tho story possesses romantic element surpassed by few
in the range of opera 80 much We have to offer be-
half ZQpd aud IN the interest Of Its frequent rcpet
ton.
Mr. Oscar Ple1er gave on Wednesday his third
concert playing three OF his best compositions
them theme with variations for the left hand only
was remarkable so much OF pansm is prestldgita
tion-bIlard playing the keys-the washing out OF
themes on the board Of tho pianothat wonder
that original feeling and true musical conception left
among our players The air Ia full Of variations and is
as common as any air hear thematzed and red and
trickled and poured out off the plano. TEN
pests are brewed tho smallest excitement that
tho teapot OF inspiration can supply; and We
have less than half dozen panists relgOusly de-
voted, more or less TO the office OF making not very
strong tea. But we dd not mean TO complain harshy OF
usually is we merely intend To say that the fashionable
school OF the piano produces much style few ideas and
very little profit Mr. iteiffer - one Of the very best
would be Impossible to dispute the very considerable
popularity which player OF his bnliancyand neryo
Is bound to have with the public to whom he appeals
Among musicians vigorous technique as that OF Mr.
Pfefefs nuet be rated at It's true value, We cannot
promise that Mr. Pfefer will play MS too many pieces
beside his own but he has given u.s. once on twice.
taste OF his culture In this respect and may need TO DO
encouraged 10 perform those standard studies which
fashionable pianist Is too easily tempted 10 neglect
During tho concert ut Steinways, on Wednesday, tho
new baritone. SgnOr Kandoi made ms American debut
" several attcrng Tho little nervousness aud