The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-09
MUSICAL REVIEW.

MUSICAL REVIEW.
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Now that the season OF politics u over ana every.
body satisfied Ia time TO look ont for little music.
The Philharmonic ana Thomas concerts win soon
open and already dozen concert troupes, mostly,
however, Of mushroom growth and existence, are In
the field. The pianists and song writer's are also
very busy and vast quantity Of compositions Of ell
kinds, with few pearls among them, are under way
But a noutons.
Ditson Co., New York and Boston. have published
lately the following:-
Summer Reveries or Idyls" for the piano. Wilson.
The first Of those, entitled "A Night IN June" Is .
commonplace theme in six-eght time. with rather
pretty aypeg0to accompaniment Its principal fault
is IN having too many repetions and too few ideas
worth mentioning. The second, informing" Is an ex-
tremey uninteresting even II quaint sort Of march,
Mr.. Wilson seems to be anxious to get out Of the
beaten path, but whittier his course viii lead him 1t
Ia hard to tell.
siood Templar schottisch.n +. A. Winter. A very
excellent and pleasing composition, and within the
reach Of every one.
"Angels' Wings.v v. b. Aubert. One Of those
works over which boarding school misses 60 crazy.
The inevitable little flourish In the treble accompany
ing the melody then ala a,e00to, then rustic OF
the wings again, and then one OF Bertini's studies
ror beginners to close. 1t is good thing for pupils
TO learn their finger exercises. Only this and MOTH
II Wouldn't II Could.r Serio- comic song. c. r.
Pratt. A capital song OF its kind, better than most
OF the Claribe stuf There Is no necessity OF chang
"Little Sunbeam.n Song. Henry Farmer. me-
dium song OF popular nature.
This song is an imitation Of Mendelssohn and fail
ure, OF course. The composer seems to have had
n werkn kim this piece
gibe proportions. he should be careful, however,
In his Mendelssohnian desire for modulations, In
laion in the base Ia contrary to the notes of the
melody in the same bar.
.What Josie Sald.n Ballad. W. +. Wellman, Jr.
very beautiful ballad, Of popular form in music,
and well constructed.
"Polka Animosa.n E. ]. Biederman. brilliant
concert polka, taking ~ style and worked up In .
manner which makes it dificult for amateurs 1t IL
good study
nEleotric spark Galop." A. H. Fernald. very
ssPoonaisen stephen Emery. An excellent specl.
men OF this favorte style Of composition. 1t has q
pecialy the one commencing on the fourth page,
are interesting from their peculiar quaint syncopa-
captain Jnks' and "Flyins Trapeze,n quadrilles,
arranged by @. E. Pratt Any one who likes the
London concert saloon songs will find the best Of
The same house republishes Lyon b Healy's
Chicago versions of ''Crystal Waves y idyl, Aloyo
Of sass apSga and Svox au oa
romance v. +. Aubert, the melody OF which may
be found in the English opera.
newly arrived pianist, named Mr.. ]. e. Haner,
sends us revere for the plano, being his first work.
IL Ia very ambitious one, too and gives evidence OF
composer. The main theme is familiar one, and is
very well treated. On the second line OF the fourth
page occurs decidedly Herself passage. which
leads to q reprise Of the FIRST theme. On the next
page there are some beautiful passages in close
counterpart which at once convince the player
Of the high ability OF Mr.. Haner in this respect.
Tile sixth has original CadpnZa mite
out Of the ordinary path, and somewhat Of the
List school, but with character OF its own, which
makes 1t novelty. The two succeeding pages,
although brilliant in the extreme, do not call Tor
any special comment, On the ninth and tenth
changing from nat, which is the best thing in the
entire work. The finale is very brilliant and full.
Altogether this reverie Is . work Of very high
order and entitled TO the earnest attention Of artists
No others need attempt It,
Dodworth. Aston place, publishes the "Full Speed
Gaop." Lautenschlagen. II Is dashing piece OF
the Carl Faust order. There is q manifest error in
the FIRST measure on the fourth page. The dominant
major should be used instead Of the minor. The TWO
n ihsy ars S3w W y p''' ~" very
sParepa and Ballad Quadries . arranged by Ear.
vey B. Dodwortn. Very pleasing arrangements Of
TUNA waltz" s. J. Chambers. palpable arrange
ment Of one Of Strauss waltzes, and not good one
"Genevieve de Brabant Quadrille" Strauss intro
ducing the principal airs Of this iayorte opera No
this bouquet OF Onenbachian airs.
VIM. A. Pond 4 Co.'s publications are:-
..Grande valseu Tito Mattel A very clever and
brilliant work. simple but effective Introduction,
and excellent selection Of well wrought themes.
IL Is good subject for the concert hall.
Dachauer 4 Co.'s latest are:-
LA Giardlnieran Vocal waltz. p. Clara. This
was composed for and sung by Miss Kellogg at her
late concerts. We cannot give Q favorable opinion
OF 1t. II very uninteresting and purposeless The
only attractive theme In 1t is on the sixth page.
some OF the transitions are hard and the melody
Sleigh Galop" H. Won Gudera Just the sort
Of thing 70 quicken the pulse In ball room and set
the feet IN motion. IL Ia brilliant and effective
piece.