The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20
MUSICAL REVIEW.


There is no doubt that Lingard's trashy songs are
meeting with sale from the music publishers I'M
precedented since the days OF the Old Folks dtties.
IL Is humiating fact. but nevertheless true. The
publishers cannot be blamed. therefore, for getting
up those songs in every shape and publishing them
in the most handsome manner. The only way to
combat this evil is for both publishers and composers
to combine together to correct the vitated taste
which encourages such compositions. The rage for
opera bouffe might be taken advantage OF to make
up some little bouquets Of French wit
Tor the voice or piano, although 1t Is very
difficult to produce any effect with Ofenbach out
side the opera. But there Is undoubtedly an ex-
cellent field for the talents of our composers at
present. and as the American people constantly de-
mand novelty this Lingard nonsense may soon be
driven from the field. Perhaps it is this restless
manner Of the public in matters Of art which has
caused them to seize upon the London concert
saloon songs in absence Of any other novelty. The
Conservatives can also do a great deal OF good in
elevatng the tastes Of their pupils. Regarding the
Conservatives we must say that there IL great i'm
pr0vement in their system over the old stereOtyped
schools. The exercises which they place before
pupils tend to give them an idea Of expression
and the beauties Of style as well as mere
technique The establishment OF those institutions
may, therefore, be hailed with pleasure by every
lover Of music in this city. Their influence Will be
widespread and beneficial and will soon drive away
from the parlOr and music store the vile trash
which has been so extensively circulated Let US
hope for speedy consummation of this good work.
William A. Pond & Co. publish simple pretty
little characteristic song called the Goat Bells BY
G. b. Allen. There is not much In it per Sc, but
good artist could make 1t very effective.
Also ''Lingard Quadrille," by David Braham,
which introduces number OF concert saloon songs,
and, therefore, requires no special notice.
''The Nearest Way Home" Ballad Arditi. A
ln moving melody without any striking merit
'Kellogg waltz" Ardlti. Rather weak and I'M
interesting coming from such a source. The intro
ductOn III thirds and octaves does not sound well.
Their are some brilliant, snowy vocal passages, how
ever, scattered through the work. II is very hand
al Ballo." Vocal waltz. F. schlra. This is
great deal better than the preceding and more OF the
real Ardlti spirit strange to say, than that COM
poser's own work 1t is rather too Tonga fault
common to most OF these vocal waltzes-but it Will
be constant favOrte in concert.
"He Came when the Autumn was Closing" Bal
lad. G. H. Briggs. charming, quaint little song
with beautiful and graceful accompaniment.
"Priere du Matin." Jules Egghard. An excellent
theme well treated with an effective tremOl0 move
ment at the end.
Schirmer publishes very beautiful nsorceou de
salon called lies AdieuX," by j. w. GrOschel. This
is entirely out of the beaten track which our compo
sers seem to adhere to in treating subjects of this
kind. There is good deal of Schumann about it,
and the variety of ideas and the musci AMY treat
ment OF them commend 1t to the attention of all.
William Hall Il Son publish the Grand Duo for two
pianos on Halevy's opera Of "L'Eclair," by william
Vincent Wallace. 1t would be difficult to find
brilliant work for the concert. IL Is written in Wal
lace's best and in the hands of two good artists
others need attempt lit cannot TAIL to create
q sensation. We shall refer to II again.
"Barbe Bleue Lancers," Bernstein. pleasing
bouquet of the principal airs in the opera, with .
formidable title page.
captain links Galop," as played by Grafullas
Seventh Regiment Band. Puerner. II anything
could make such songs popular it would be such an
admirable arrangement played by such band.
DitsOn & Co. publish the following
''POtpOurri On Otfenbachs Genevieve de Brabant.n
BY Henri Cramer. This introduces many of the lead
ing airs OF this work Of the Franco German COM
poser which ranks among his best. 1t commences
with the "Chant du depart pour 10 Palestine" one
OF those OGenbachan airs which may be found in all
his works with more or less notifications The
arranger has spun II out too much. Then comes
OF the most aughable and ludcrOus airs in the opera,
"Une pOule, sur un MUIR" which cannot be given on
the piano. 1t must be heard i'm the opera to be
appreciated. very pretty waltz follows, which Is
OF superior character to those in the other three
operas OF Onenbach which have been produced in
this city If we except the finale waltz in 'La Belle
pOtpOurr we shall speak Of them again in connec-
ton with the lbrettO which Is needed to explain
their characteristics The pOtpourr Is very ceverly
constructed, as might be expected from such
musician
'The Little Brown Jug" Song and chorus. w.
F. F. Wellman Jr. rollicking, capital song Of ITS
kind, which a good bass or baritone voice would
make a favorite.
"My STAR" G. r. Cromwell. This song is de-
servedly favOrite at Bryants' Minstres, where
Monroe Dempster Is nightly encored in IL.
This house also publishes "a very handsome edition
OF the comic song, Captain Jinks."