The New York herald., 1868-12-13
MUSICAL REVIEW.

Were we to take the word Of the publishers with
out the necessary gyaao sails we should pronounce
the musical public Of this city as destitute OF either
taste or appreciation In the divine art The most In
tolerable trash is pushed forward into the market by
some OF the publishers, while real meritorous works
are kept IN the background. We do not SEQ this
season such salon pieces the mazurkas OF Patti
son. the gaops and polkas OF Sandeson the songs OF
Perrng OF the other works OF the leading composers
in this city In their place we find. rs general rule,
mutations OF operas silly ballads or themes stolen
from Strauss or Lanner. No more OF those charming
little nocturnes or piano gems which every musician
likes to hear, and no songs better than the trash
which, like "When this cruel war Is over" was in
nicted upon during the war additional
punishment for our transgressons Lingard's songs
are also drummed up by the publishers on the score
that the public demand this kind Of music. No such
thing, Messrs. Publishers When you combine to-
gether to crush down talent because it costs you
some money and furnish your customers with no
thing bat trash, which to you Is grauy, IT is idle
to speak OF the taste OF the public. But day OF reck
Oning will come yet.
b. W. Hitchcock publishes number Of popular
songs, In half dime numbers. They are cheaper.
even, than the "Musical Bouquet" OF London. We
do not see why cheap music cannot be got up In this
city as well as in England The regular publishers
charge ten times than the expenses of pubica-
ton and reasonable profit would warrant,
Charles Bunce OF BROOKLYN, publishes litt,o
comic song. by T.. Il. Moore, called beautiful Liti-
faayn II is very clever song OF the Kind and just
the thing for minstrel han.
Ditson 4 Co., New York and Boston, publish tho
following
what Ai's This Heart of Mlne,- song Robert
Franz. peculiar Kind OF piece, which may bs
called eccentric more than pleasing Tie little
triplets IN the accompaniment give singular enect
to the song There Is good deal OF musical ability
shown in the general arrangement bur the theme -
unnierestng In the extreme.
.sTne Wanderer,- song, Kaliwoda. with nuto
ebligato. one Of this fayorite German song
poser's best songs The modulatons are arranged
very ceyerly and the melody Is pleasing.
s'rlle Sea hath its Pearls- Lachner. With all re-
spect TO this clever song writer OF Germany must
pronounce this musical Interpretation OF Longie
lows beautiful poem "a far inferior to that OF Robert
Goldbeck one OF our new composers.
"song OF the stronkerl." r. Boot. This would bo
very clever baritone song were II not for the mise
81 Know a Maid,n song. M. Keller. very pretty
song and one which viii always prove grateful In tho
concert hail.
.sNo, / Thank You, Sr.- song. C. A. veazie, Jr.
some good ideas In IT, and, az general rule, II ~ no
better than the myriad OF songs which inflicted
ON the musical public this winter
rotpourris, .sErnanv and "DOn Giovanni
Charles Wes These are potpourrls In every sense
OF the word The leading airs and choruses or both
operas are arranged in very simple form and are
"Oh, Kiss Me Again. Minnie Wilson. 'rhe title Ia
agreeable the music not so much 80. IL IL better
however, than many Of the songs published at the
present day.
''T'ne BRIDE star" song and chorus c. A. veazie.
Jr. A worthless AMIR. Why are there only sIx
measures .rl instead OF eight in the introductionf
Forest" "When the Wind Blowsv arranged by
Madame Fanny Raymond Ritter. Excellent trios
musician. The last one IN particular IL excellent
Peters publishes one OF Danks' ballads called
Beautiful as an Angel.r The melody is famiar
M DodWortb nnbI,sses rm sns brant tnusIcan vao H.
called the .Melo Choriann II Is Just the thing for
the ball room.