New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-06
MUSIC.

The oratoro Of The Creation rendered last night
at seinways Hall. fulfilled the fourth programme OF
the Festival of Music. TO Haydn, brother in art Of
Mozart himself, owe the most cheerful OF compost
tons In every it is creation Life and joy are
lis master-keys. Haydn is thus distinguished
from all composers, in being the happiest
il not the most universal; the sunnieSt !
as Mozarts sometimes resembed his because il IS OF sin
cularly sweet and ustrOus qualityOnly evadng that
wealth of pure sentiment and from which he drew the
salest ana AZ the time the most ecstatic of songs
warbngs OF planting felicity uttered out Of the heart %
things-so true 1t is that
vailed mo.n l 'iy Ss!S is eI 9st i sa
IIayln's music as have said is essentially Joyous
but the fraterna composers Of Batti BATH and In
same cool translucent we'll Of tune Haydn was OF
the very rarest Of sJmphonists az MS Ie V cSor
nns stes bears testimony. His accompani.
mcnt grows ont of his theme with Hover
ngly natural A more hammered and conventional COM
poser than Handel the place OF Haydn in musical anee-
of his art He appeals to the Iveicr mind and in word
his whole song fcsvlty. Obviously, the Creation has
during the O present festival aud we have but TO
add that it has not been altogether surpassed as per-
formance. This due only more TO the saperD delivery
OF Madame Paepa than TO the Jealous and careful cho
rusing Of the HARMONIC Society the INSTRUMENTATION OF
Chaos the air. with Verlure Clad" by Madame Parepa.
and the chorus, 1.-THE Heavens are Telling" may %
mentioned as the most successful numbers OF tho ast
part. Its successor was more tn1roukhy Wsn e0is,
llaydns inmitable ios perhaps the choicest portions
of his work, most clearly gwen Dy
and Messrs. Thomas and simpson, and the chorus.
the Society. Mr.. Simpson had opportunity to ex,
Gel himself in the air. In native worth.
and il was accordingly praiseworthy IN expression.
MendelssOhns Song or Praise demands more ATTENTION
than we could pay U yesterday IL the best part OF
Tuesday nights task the opening symphony was per
itself In tht Lobgesang, we find the clement
OF grandeur qualified by sentiment OF
ideal tenderness highly characteristic of t,a
composer whose very mannerislns were beloVeu
This preluding symphony of the master Is mutll0rm
Inspiration not and entire as We sh0nd hear from
the greatest OF the tondicheS, yet withal series
of noble passages rresistiby fascinating To the loud
stern character OF the wind Instruments IN the nrst ae
gro the opening the second and kindred part o te
WrLkroyn beautiful motive candidate seems 700 renoea
contrast TO be comprised IN unity; but now hheY
first chorus are introduced py the ~
ioios G1aGiO! The Hymn OF Praise possesses suolle
indiyi uaty and il would be strange II an Engsh sns
ing chorus could not grow cordial 10 the task OF uers
Its Immortal Thanksgiving. 10 was Tor the most Psis
brightly and powerfully sung the duet we S ivl
the Lord" by alto and soprano, followed Oy CHORUS.
being remarkably its most taking number IN Py ns
OF delivery Madame Rosa reclted and concert WIZ. ,
accustomed nell fluffy OF phrase ana alert ueclhVvi
She WAS pleasantly seconded by Miss Reed anu Wy
MIR Hill whose tenor has more geniaty thhn eo shs
choral HYMN, "Let all men Praise the Lotu,,
ond the last chorus aye Nations" the large force Oh
eager singers under Mr. Rtters baton very nearly sts
fed themselves. For tonights festivities We nav
miscellaneous concert, at which WenZel hopta VIII pay
fhe violin, aud Madame Pooh and Slgnor bellhi Wiz VII
sing Mr. George " Morgan and Mr. J. w Pattison botn
players of repute Will also take part III u ana 70 %
phony will be performed urder u'' s' s"ls' VI N"N