Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-24
MUSICAL NOTES.

tune that he killed friend, and then
on hearing another, wept over his dead
body. Thales had tune that stopped
a pestilenee; Terpander another that
quelled a sedition Orpheus tanned
the beasts of the field; and there was
a certain air called the Harmatian,
which excited horses in battle to fiery
and valorous courage. t8
What is called ga very spirited con
test" took place at st. Georges Chap.
ell, Windsor, lately. A lay clerkshiu
was vacant, and twelve candidates
sung bass solos on trial. Anything
more dreary than this one would
think it would be impossible to listen
to. The successful applicant was Mr..
RamsbOttOm, of New College Choir,
Oxford. Mr.. Lander, of Westminster
Abbey, was also much admired, but
after the two gentlemen each sang
Traver's "Aseribe " unto the Lord, .
the decision was made in favor of the
! former.
The late Charles Won Oeckelen.
shortly before his death, dictated a
farewell letter to his friends, in which
he committed his aged mother to their
care, and concluded with these mel
ancholy words: 4" Goodbye, sweet
harmony of nature, so much loved
and so poorly enjoyed by mel Good
bye, green earth, blue heaven, nearly
always gazed upon by me through
my tears! Enough of tears! go at
last to my own Jubilee of Peace"
Watson likes Theodore Ritter, the
pianist of the Patti concerts, and de-
clare5 that his pianism is of the
purest character; and as he treats the
compositions with view 10 develop
their beauty, and not his execution,
so he treats the piano as a means to
give voice to these beauties, and at
the same time to reveal its purely
aesthetic qualities. In short, he treats
the instrument as a pianO-fOrte, and
not as an orchestra" \.
Kennedy, the Scottish vocalist, is
rather badly treated by the american
ScOtsmuR, which declares that he is
only suitable for comic songs, that he
makes a great effort to be heard, and
"pumps y hard, and that he is inferior
to Dempster and Simpson, to say
nothing of such famous Scottish vocal
lists rs Wilson, TempletOn and John
Sinclair,
At the Metropolitan Hall, London,
at a recent benefit, three hundred mu-
steal and other performers appeared
on one night, and on the tight rope,
the Messrs. Forrest and Sons performed
some wondrOuS feats, each making q
series of sOmersaults, whilst playing a
violin, without missing a note.
Madame A. Metzerska is new pi-
apist, who delights in classical music,
and plays it wei, as was shown by her
performance at a private soiree she
when she played extracts from Beeth
oven, Chopin and DIR. Meyer.
A musical Mecenas on a small scale
lately died at LOwenberg, Germany,
in his seventieth year. He was the
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Won Ho-
henzOllern-Hechingen, and he was ac-
custOmed to manage large musical
establishment.
The Wagner music has given rise to
a new iscussiOn-Whether musician
can judge fairly Of music, simply by
reading the score, without playing it
or hearing it played. Both sides of
the question are maintained by differ
ent able musicians.
Louisa Pyne lately sang at a concert
in Glasgow variety of Scottish, Eng
lish and Irish ballads. She ought to
visit this country again, for she is
most pleasantly remembered here.
At the Opera Comique, in Paris,
lately, Madame Galli-Marie, the prima
flasann crrftgInrnlx~ GnTua1
paralysis of the brain and tongue, and
the performance was brought TO sud
den close.
Brignoli will continue his concert
tour all winter, spending New Years
in California. His troupe includes
NcCulloch, Henne, Susini, Petrelh,
GLORIA and Locatelii.
Nilsson is the pOssessOr of one hun
dred and one presentation bracelets,
the last of which was sent her by
Queen Victoria in return for a visit to
Windsor Castle.
Dora Harris is now a member ofthe
Riching5 English opera Troupe. She
lately sung with good effect, in Wash
ingtOn, the part of LeORord in "Trov
atore."
Fauro, the French baritone, who
lately lost his mother, was In the habit
of writing her an account of every op-
cratic performance in which he took
part.
Madame tanner Krali, an old prima
donna Of Dresden, is to be pensioned
Offfor loss OF voice, though her en-
gagement does not expire until May,
1871.
Theodore Thomas is with his ORCH
estra on country tour, which in
cludes Newark, Hartford, Providence
and other tiOurishing villages.
Joachim is to be paid two thousand
thalers year for his pro.essorship at
the Berlin Conservatory, with long
leave of absence to play at concerts.
Camille Urso, having recovered the
use of her wrist and hand, viii soon
again enter the concert field. She will
make an overland tour to California.
An English tensr, named Wexford
Morgan, has sustained the part of
Fritz, in the "Grand Duchess" over
three hundred and fifty times.
Lucca has lately been studying with
Viardot-Garcia the parts of ARgele Gin
Auber's " Domino Noir, } and of Mig
non and JUliette.
NJ. David once wrote q most delic-
ious cantata or opera, called T" Christie
pher Columbus" which has lately
been revived at Baden.
DeDurska, Titiens, Scalehi, Santley,
Sinico and Monjini have lately been
singing in Italian opera in Dublin.
Josey Hofie has recently been max
ing a success in German Opera in st.
Louis,
The report that Adelina Patti had
lost her voice at Homhurg turns out
to be untrue.
Rose Hersee has met with a decided
success in Philadelphia.