New-York tribune., 1868-05-12
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TIE cLosE-THE MORAL.

l,,pd are Scatt,Ird: the organ il u'hIO' 'ii0 nv %
bo worked so hard for the brilliant success ol 'no
n,st week are resting nope Sa'''noo WIN 'nI
s.cir IalDrs: and the Hall, which for six days
i, " l.o,,,led with The uoblest compositions of hu-
10, y, IN echo in q few hours with the vulgar
-, f "a champion" pedestrian. Alas for the fit
- f tI,nrsl suppose we shall next hear OF eXhi-
i.;,;s nj fat cattle in the Academy of Music, or
snorrur match in the thcater Of the Union League
Club.
Tbcre was an organ concert on Saturday
,,,rr,ip,, by Nh b. j. Lang, and IN the even
irg Hovdn's Creation" produced. L can
,ot saw whether the remarkable Beethoven per-
sornance of the preceding day had left me with an
,,sually faStidiOus ear or whcthcrthe singers were
srnc q natural reaction after their aIiiSo S ice eNcItc @
,.ent Lut the execution of this work qlu hot seei
~ me more than ordinarily good. The GhoTus III set
al Irbers was as fine as any one cOuld desire ~ 10
'' "Tbc Heavens are telling was supcrbly Hohe,
"a lad I'm he repeated; but, during most OF lne
c,nning there seemed to me q lack OF the spIIO
noticeable on previous occasions. u'Lo % FS fIS
conc III this laSSiule was caught from me etl'vI'
man Mir James Whitney, who assumed the iong anu an
important tenor solo part, and VINO was enuIelF M w
worthy of the occasion. There Is 50 Hucli % ~! U @ a
9rt that any failure i'm IL mars the elLecU Oh 'lo o
t,;o Wnterially and is apt to exert a ue-
pressing influence upon the 0ther pen ms, t
Tho bass IN v,t the nrss T6s far su bnt not good
snnrh TO overbalance the defects OF the tenor Mau
9rne Rosa took the soprano solos, ana OF COURSE W
admirable throughout In the Opshiig inoaIId 6oHe
"With vcrdure clad little more feeilng Wolu iC NV
IesI nm iinprovcment but the rest of the AIR was
rendered with Incompatible bnlllancy' ny ny g9o To-
massage was that short Tectativc for Ire IN te sl
1T 20 thou for whom am" which was not only
grand and beautiful achievement II NoCai-IAH'lon' -
INT was delivered with an eXqulsltelN nice SoIOSP convex
tiou of the spirit of the words. lWOhdeIe9 man
of the audience knew what fine piece OF tiOCd"3 ~
was In the famous dialogue with A0dW sllS u he ~
support of Mr.. Nj. w. Whitney an eNccii;SIn+ IIe
singer who sang in Samson on iuesuay Lisi .is ond
Gasso ricb sonorons voice an emphatic method ana
- 'tS.sS' F--~-.-
'Ibs MESSIAH was fitly chosen to wind up the fes-
tivalto-night, for in Handels masterwork the sub
mity of the OratOriO style of music seems TO have
eliminated The exquisite solos well given solne
of them superblyl by Madame Rosa, Miss Philips
Mr., Simpson and Mr.. NJ. W. Whitney. Il know that
first-nam ed lady were especially good, though not
better than her delicate phrasIng of that little series
OF gems TI uS' Mis- Pbps
sang " He shall feed his Flock and = lie was des-
pissed" with great deal of feeling, but not with sui;
Voice she is capable Of displaying Mr. Simpsons
Comfort We my People" was very gracefully done,
and Mir Whitney received at vaTiegs times great
deal of applause, which he generally deserved. Inc
feature of the evening the Halleuah chorus the
effect of which certainly grand, though there
was equal grandeur and perhaps somewhat superior
massyeness of tone in those other noble choruses
'' For unto Child IS bOrn,p All we like Sheep"
and Lift up your Heads The performance was
splendid one, but the truth IS, the climax OF the
Festival was reached when the Choral Symphony
was given on Friday and nothing since thenhas quite
satisfied expectation Fortunately, however, the
closing chorus this evening, worthy Is the
Lamb" was of the best of the week and, with
the roar Of voices and instruments in the last
Amen" and the deep roll of the organ, the great
festival came to a glorious and appropriate end;
This feast has its lesson for which we shall take
20 heart if We wise. The reasons Of the musical
superiority of sister city are many. In the hrst
place Boston has already educated two generations
in this sort of work, while are only beginning
Then the taste for music is carefully trained here 1t
fIp q
bet or the multiplication table. The drilling OF the
chOTuses may be said to begin in the public schools
As as a child is old enough to tOtter from the
nursery TO the classroom it is taught TO sing and 1t
is marvellous TO hear how sweetly the little mites
perform their part-sOngs in infantile chorus, and
how early they begin to learn something Of the prn
cpes of musical science. They are made to sing by
note. not by memory, and teacher OF long ex,
a child in whom what ia oommonlv called
"a musical ear " could not be developed. We have
music in our NewYOrk schools to be sure, but 1t is
not taught with the same care and system as here,
and is too often merely singing by rote. There arc
two of our grammar schools believe in which,
by the exeTtiOns Of individual teachers, great deal
has been accomplished but there are exceptions As
rule we train children to scream Tunes Boston
teaches them to sing. Our plan may do a little
toward refining the tastes and manners Of the child
ren and giving an impulse to other studies by max
ing school attractive. but it does hardly anything
for music. In Boston the system is sensible and
thorough The musical instruction of all the public
schools is committed to the direction of one man,
Mr. i. w. Mason, and the teachers act under his
supervision will not pretend to discuss the merits
of his system; but after witnessing the results in
yariors grades Of schools from the baby-class TO the
girls high school had difficulty in understand
lag how the Handel and HsydnI Society obtains
sucb magnificent choruses. AZ one OF the schools,
the other day, Madame Rosa sang for the
children and their delight was one Of the
plca'antest exhibitions have seen in Boston.
Thegs are some peculiarities about the manage:
mont cf this Festival winch deserve few words of
aotice Tboueh II has been Controlled NOT bv an ex
pofienecd impresssTio. but by amateurs, gentlemen
n professional and mercantile life, who have no
direct pecuniaTy interest in it, and have their own
hncss affairs 10 attend to bosides II has gone CT
with admrable regularity smOOthness, ard p0nctu-
aity. and am glad to learn has probably paid ex,
need 0t be touched The public interest IN the per
tornocS has steadily increased since the openingI
and during the last few days has been at feYeT-heat
Ou Saturday and Sunday nights not only were all
the-seats Tiled, but all the standing room was sold,
aud before o'clock the ticket offices were closed.
rs high as e. 90 The usual seating capacity Of the
iaf is 5000 but about 500 seats were removed dur.
ing the Festival TO make place for the chorus and
orchestra. The credit Of the excellent business
maaa cement belongs chiefly TO Mr.. Ioring B. Barnes,
Secretary of tho Handel and Haydn Society.
10 keep large chorus Of amateurs in order is by
cOmpshed wonders. A strict military discipline is
maintained, and disobedence is crime punishable
well, don't know what the punishment would be.
bat il is understood, something awful. Each one of
the 500 singers has designated place in the ranks,
not TO be changed without permission of the COM
mandng officer, and these places are carefully Sc
lected with due reference TO a harmOnizng OF the
voices This is ono reason why the choruses arc so
remarkable not only for strength and precision but
for the quality of the tone. Nobody comes late
sitter TO performance or rehearsal Nobody goes
away Hntl dismissed by the leader. And the ohen-
ave custom with which we are familiar in New
Youk. OF the solo singers retiring when they have
finished their parts, is not permitted here was
glad to sec a great many New-YOTk people in the
audience. They must have learned good deal by |
heir visit and hope shall witness the result Of
the lesson in speedy Improvement in our own way |
Of doing things There lave been great changes for
the better already since Mr. Harrison took the oratO-
rO lh charge, but many more needed and the |
work belongs TO the New-YOrk Harmonic |
Society, The coming festival in our city will give