The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-02-09
axouuu MAss At TEE yxsUi1S 0HU1GH
HONOR TO THE FALLEN HEROES.
DECORATIONS AND MUSIC.

HUNK III CSAAAA>EAN IAGthOA2Sss~-7
DECORATIONS AND Music.
As had been announced in>the daily
papers of the city, high mass was celebrated
last Thursday at the Church OF tho I'm
maculate Conception for the repose OF the
souls of the brave men and faithful soldiers
who fought and fell in the Papal se1y1ce
during the recent disturbances in Italy,
Notwithstanding that the ceremony took
place ON q week day and during the busiest
hours OF the morning, tho church was Wen
filled with devOnt assembiage some,
possibly, had been attracted by the antlcl,
patton Of q musical treat, but all seemed
imbued with the >s6lemnity of the occasion.
Mr.. Collignon, the accomplished organlst
and leader presided in person, and was
ably seconded by some of the hest amateur
ability of. the city, among whom we
Misses w. Il. and HI. s., Messrs. Davis,
Krebbs and Bremen. Mr.. Damiani, of the
professional musical corps of the city, also
lent the invaluable aid of his fne tenor TO
the occasion.
The composition chosen for the day was a
requiem mass compiled alMost entirely rom from
the works of ROssini, and prlnclPaiIy rom
his sStal,at Mater"
= As remarkable az is ROssini for melody, :,
the :. Kyrie," taken from Ons Of his chef
trGuryes, shows him to be alsoa perfect mas
ter lrsrr,rtea5
tons. The rendering given on this 0cca
sion to a piece Of such difficulty, and yet
with such perfection AZ to bring out all
those beauties, which the least inaccuracy
| would have completely married. was well
calculated to sustain the reputation of our
city for accomplished musical culture.
THE "DIEs IRE"
| The great musical triumph of the Oc-
casion. for both the organist and the choir,
was the 'Dies IrD." This magnificent
| hymn Of the Church was rendered as set to
the world d-renOwned "Stabat" of ROssinl,
and without attempting to do it anything
| like Justice, we cannot do less tnan emu,
merate the principal morceaar comprised
| in it. :.
-Ihe first t-stanza- a-eontained solos for
| soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, and were
given in the finest style by Nine. e.,
Miss s., Mr. Davis, and Mr.. Krebbs, respec-
lively. -,-y--e,~-, -1-1:-y y
solo by Mr.. Damiani Without wishing to
discriinipate where all did themselves SO
much credit, we cannot pass over the name
of this gentleman without noticing the
purity, power, and richnesa OF his voice.
What is still more rare, perhaps, than nne
vocal organs, is the feeling with which he
enters into the sentiment of the composer
g. The ''Liber Seriptus," an exquisite
duo, by Nine. c. and Miss X.
4. .IQuid Sum Miser," grand bass solo,
finely given by Mr.: Bremen:
5. .Rec0rdari Jesu Pie" chorus and
bass solo, by Mr.. Krebbs.
6. '.Juste Index" sDquatuOr, perfectly
executed by Nine. G., Miss r., Mr.. DAM
ami, and Mr.. Krebbs.
:. "Inter oves," cayatina, by Nine. c.
g. "Confnt.tis Maledietis,n solo SO
prano, by Nine. C.,. with chorus. inns II
one of the finest things, probably, in the
: whole range of musician attempt to repre-
! sent the chaos, the confusion, the terrier OF
the general Judgment when the condemned
are sentenced. .sGomfatatis ,'a!et'ict;s"
guilty being feproyed! Their despair, thell
tending voices of the choir and the pealing
Ithunders of the organ. 1t is all worked NJ
by a master hand into one general crash
as though representing the dissolution Of
nature itself. The final termination OF thlf
passage in the " Paree Deus"-that elima,
of terror, that wailing, piercing cry, almost
of despair-must have fixed itself upon the
: memory eff every one present. 49,
O. The chorus :. Pie Jesu Domino" ter
J minated this master piece, the Dies 1rR,
the rendition of which had occupied at leas
an hour. -- ~.
For the otfertory-Mr. Collignon played
Beethoven's grand symphony in ga"
After the g Sanctus," which WAS showj
and brilliant, came Webers exquisite
Renedictus'' from the mass in ..(S.' L
. was sung as quatuor by Mime. e., Miss ).
Mr. Davis, and Mr. krebbs -=
Inc - AS1luS Lei Vas hii audP A vi
: one of Rossini's noblest creations The solo
and first chorus were given in the mino
key, but changed for the last chorus int
) the major key, terminating the piece ant
: the mass in grand burst of effective music
The masterly manner in which MIR. Col
lignon handled the organ throughout can
not be sufficiently praised.
) DECORATIONS.
The ladies who superintended the array
ing of the church for the occasion deserv,
great commendation for the taste whicl
they displayed. Bread bands of black ma
terial descended spiraliy along the column
from capital to base, alternating thei
v sombre hues with the original white of tin
solid structure. Somewhat more than mid
way down, black tofsades, relieved witt
white fringes, encircled every column, AM
> along the frieze of the sanctuary ran bel