New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
MUSIC.
THE MESSIAH IN BRooKLYN.

The Brooklyn Choral Union, young hut
hearty and very promising society," gave thelr secohu
performance Of the season, the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music Oh Saturday evening The work selected ior the
occasion was Handels Messiah" Tie solo parts were
rendered by Miss Bramerd, Miss Hutehings, MI simpson,
and Mr. 7 r Thomas The orchestra numbered about
forty Instruments and the chorus 80 voices Mr. H. H.
Dodworth was the conductor. The audience was large
though the theater not fun. The performance
whole was excellent The four principal alustS,
especially Miss Brainerd and Miss :Ilutchings are 90
scrvedly favortes in "The Messiah and the He shall
feed his Flock Of the latter lady Of the best e.
forts known 10 our concert ROOMS. The chorus sang
with precision and intelligence, and iu some
pieces with good deal Of force though they were I'M
perfectly balanced, au6 majority Of the ladies' were
oppressed with midity. Mr.. DOdworth conducted 7cry
well and had satisfactory orchestra which seldom went
far asray The want organ, however, was severely
felt notwithstanding the introduction OF deeper brass III
strumeuts than commonly used. Mr. Peraoo pegged
manfuly away a little cabinet instrument but SO i"r
as the effect was concerned, no might as well have
evolved the music from the depths OF his inner con
seiousness.
SUNDAY CONCERT AT sTEINwAY HALL.
Mr. Thomas gave his fifth Sunday concert
last night at stenway Hal and very pleasant affair
was The selections for the orchestra were all excellent
and ali played with taste, spirit, and correctness. We
had Mendessohns beautiful overture TO alfalfa" an
A5eadhed Of schumanns the welknown mlnuet
from Mozarts symphony in G minor, Two mum
bers from BeethOven's superb PrOmetheus',
music, fantasia on "Masanieno" the overture
10 "Der Ireischu" and the familiar IGcktt0Hz No g.
of Meyerbeer There was also interesting playing
by r seppe esclwandher that quaint, pretty, and
most melodlous modification Of the lutte known as the
zhern Mr. seppel Geschwandner is to all appearances
Gorgeous Bayarian. He wears very fine hat, with
very broad brim and little peaked crown, surmounted
by a black and white feather. He wears it all the time;
and as cooked very much on one side, with rather
"A Rembrandtish air, 1t naturally adds great deal
TO the excellence of his music Moreover, Mr. seppel
GeschwaHdner variety OF vague but highly col
ored clothing about the region Of the stomach When be
IL about TO play enfOrces silence y two Orthree sharp
raps the table with his tuning key Altogether lie il
remarkable object; but eccentTcitIes aside, lie really
plays very well indeed and his instrument is decidedly
worth hearing
In the Of the evening young lady named Miss
Theresa sherk gave readings from Mrs Hemans and
Bacauay
GLEE AND MADRIGAL CONCERT.
The glee and madIigal concert of which We
have already given notice 10 of tomorrow even
ing al steinway Hall. There Will he q chorus Of about
sixty picked voices AS madrgal singing is almost un.
known in New York. give the following extract from
1he programme 70 explain the peculiar feature Of this
snest interesting concert: ;-~
The nadrgal mnsical composition in three or more
parts IoT dHfIcht Foices adapea 10 Woruo & Ci d ~
amOrOus character 10 Ougin9ted I'D itty, ana the
d Pctrarch, and others OF the old Italian poets
looked the most ciglDic SUBJECTS tHo
Kind Of musical composition. lThe earliest mad1gals
written about the year 1870. but IL was not until 1888
that any attempt made to adapt them 10 English
words. During the last half OF the sixteenth ana the
early part Of the scyeuteCHh centuries tins was the
species OF vocal composition most practlced and en-
cOnraeed in England and a. singing the usual
tertamcnt ~ rho WclbrCd Of both sexes, and had no.
then given place cards and games Of chance, the de-
maud for variety great as TO excite an emulation
In All that qualified fOr H. 70 excel IN this Kind Of
composition These uiadI gals generally published
in Obong qua1to size with both the words and music
printed n good character, with ctterpcss types, and
without bars Prom such books these IL was held
disgrace for person Of rank education not % be
able 70 sing The excellence OF this species Of musical
composition may DO iuforicd from this crcums acc, that
IL kept s ground long after the Introduction Of
music iu tie thcltcfs for dramatic music what Is
called lc opera had It's IIsc about the year 1C0,
and many tho finest eccs and iuadrga.- c0ln-
posed sGb.cqueut To thar date Tie madrga like the
glce should bc sung without accom- pauimcut.