The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-12

manner the fruits Of other peoples brains Again. the
Most intoierabe trash Is thrust in faces ~ tho
wasrs =, .uofa.ons OF composers OF TINS kind WINE
worss o. true sterling merit shelyed away out Of
sgot This will never do Messrs. Publishers The pub
nc may buy this trash for short time because Il is
soscou opuusyey on their notice, but w sooner OF
later, Inlet nrepafsaa injury your business
Among the works wo have selected this week for re-
view Inc most important wallaces OPERA The Desert
Flower which Is comparatively new TO America, and
which wiz DO produced al the Academy this week Tor
we hrs tine IL Is published by Hall Son, and is one
OF tue handsomest opera that have seen we
sua not lwsl ON tho plot and incidents OF the librso
Of The Desert Flower The heroins Is an Indian
queen tue nero brave sodiery fellow, OF course and
the villain Is siaiwart savage with tremendous bass
voice fhe music has all the freshness, vigor, grace
the highest degree his remarkable purity OF
style. The overture as psual a rtsum9
OF tho leading airs OF the OPERA although worked up
with charming grace and skill lack In the
finale broader development OF idea and effect in
the concluding ensemble In the first act find four
cnoruses afro, large number of songs, long finale
and several other pieces ali OF which, when The dialogue
part 10 taken INTO account would require curla-
mont In the representation OF the opera. TIE Wood
BIRDS song ID charming melody, simple yet novel, and
with sufficient variety in It To exercise tho full
powers OF a prima dounas voice The other
leading airs for the soprano are "Swln as
Dart from Hunters Bow" ana 'of the Dsser,
I'm Queen" The tenor has beautiful ballad in .he
second act, 'Though Born in Woods The savage who
sings the Williams role and Major Won Pamperncke the
comic character, have each of them character
flow of melody aud HARMONY which goes right to the
heart, and which will unc0nsciousy treasure up in
MS memory long Mter neariug IT,
Schubsrih 4 Co have two valuable works among their
recent publications..
''Graade PoIonaiso Mtairo," 8 B. Mills, 10 q work
written rather classical model, and one that
displays cOnsum mate art In every measure Tho
rhythm 10 quaint aud snguarly affective in some Of
the parts and tho technical difficulties OF the work.
united she decacy OF treatment It requires guard
IL from augh. save urst class artistic.
tSuirees do yienne," Yalses Caprces d'apres J.
Staass BY Carl Tausig although somewhat Of the szt
model more nnishsd and artistic than tho work Ut
the Same name by Liszt Inc composer is one OF the
first panss Of Europe and he has shown in this work
q master brain for piano liierarare.
Pond Il Co. have just published grand fantasia on
the opera "Ihe Doctor Of Aieantsra" by Pattson.
This 10 the longest OF Pattiscn's works, comprising
twenty three pages. The overture and the principal
themes the opera very ceyery ntsrwovon in the
fantasia and of the cadenzas especially the INTRO
duction 10 the finale, are particularly effective.
'sTho Royal Rose Waltz, !" by Lester Wallack, 10
light pleasing and genial composition. but II the name
OF Dan Godfrey Charles DAlbert were substituted as
the composer think would be only simple Justice
Ditson n 90 have very excellent work by Bassford
entitled, sIhs Jealous Stream. IL Is characteristic and
well wrought out IN spite OF Its rather unnecessary
length
la some of the subscriptions OF operas decidedly
object Call tho transportation OF key either originality
selection from gu opera loses its indvidu-
aty Of character il transp0sed unless tho treatment
receives from the adapter afterwards warrants tho
OF key Another fault is the injudicous use OF
cadenzas which often completely swamp the subjects
OF tho opera We shall for next review
large number OF vocal and piano pieces Of lighter
description than those mentioned above.