The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-06-23
Peayoo Jubilee.

ness and anxiety OIL theface cficondtic-
tor Gilmore, as he moved bis baton for
the opening ohorals. The reception
accorded to him, the originator, tho
leader, the, chief spirit and the ,engi-
noerr OF this enterprise, was ono that
might we'll make tho proudost chief
that ever history immortalizel feel
envious of, had he boen present. The
entire audience rose to their feet and
Joined with the chorus in perfect
volcano of applause. Indies waved
hankerchiefs, and the cheers of 20, 600
poople rolled up towards to vast roof
as grateful libation to man who
may now be termed public benofac- !
tor. ..s-lg 49, rJssu &.N
Martin Luther's we'll known hymn
seemed to have been placed first as a
test merely of the ,effeot of the oho
rus and orchestra; then oamoi an 9or. {.
deal for the orohestra---the overture
to "Tannhauaer." julius Eiohberg
was the conductor. lIe took tho tenn.
20 exceedingly slow, probably through
rear lost tho heterogeneous clements
beneath his baton should not other.
wise follow it with sufficient precision.
Then for tho first time did tho won.
dorful power Of the orchestra became
known. Tho strings overshadowed
everything, even the formidable brass
band. The wind instruments were
tho weakest. Among the first violinists
sat Ole Ball, Howard Glover, ono or
two Of the Mollenhauer's and Carl
Rosa. Those magnificent passages of
semitone scales which accompany and
adorn the Pilgrim chorus in this over
ture were given with a precision and
spirit which have never heard be-
fore, even in small orchestra or at the
Sydcnham palace concerts in England.
Even expression was there, and as the
last notes of the subject died away tho
violins sounded like tho sighing Of the
winter wind through forest Of un.
leavcd pines. The wind instruments
could hardly be heard at the end of
the Coliseum when thoy came in with
tho Pilgrim chorus. After tho over
turc Carl Hurahn took the baton and
tho first part of tho Gloria of Mozart's
Twelfth Mass and chorus was render
ed. Orchestra and organ took up
this grand work. There was conside-
rablc tagging on tho verses, and tho
conductor had to drag them through
with difficulty. Nine. Parepa Rosa
then sang Gounod's 1ue Maria. Her
voice was not suflicicntto fill tho
immense building, though tho tones
were pure and expressive as usual.
The two hundred violin obligato was
the best feature of this piece, but
there was no sound heard of the Bach
prelude on which this beautiful melo--
dy is built. It is generally played on
a piano or harp, but on this occasion
was either omitted or rendered 5inau-
dible. The "Star Spangled Banner"
brought tho artillery into play. The
effect was indesoribable. The guns
spoke outside ia exact time with the
music, being discharged by means of
electricity, and the audience joined in
the last verse. All that has over
beon written Of music falls short to
describe adequately the effect of this
piece, AS we'll might ono attempt to
portray tho grandeur of tho ocean in
a storm or tho rosistless rush Of the
hurricane. $E1
Tho "To!r' overture in the second
part was another triumph for the Or
chestra. 1t wont like clockwork. IS
The "Coronation March" was taken
so slow that it became dreary, and :,
besides, tho big drum got little
mixed towards tho end. But the
grandest of all the works performed
was tho Anvil Chorus from tho "Tro-.
vature." The sceno from the balco-
ny was one to .romember; for lifetime.
AS the chorus stood up, tierafter tier,
and tho steady stroke upon an hundred
anyils, mingled with the avalanche Of
voices and instruments, the car was
deafencd with the noise and the eye
was dazzled with tho sight. a dense
sea of heads surgod above tho seats
set aside for the chorus and one hun
drcd red shirts marked the line of
anvils. Nothing like this has ever
been heard in music before. That
tho experiment of massiDg voices and
instruments together on such an cnor-
nous scale is success, would DO little
to say for the triumph which has
crowned the first concert. Tho organ
is the best for tho purpose I have
ever heard, not excepting the ono
used at the Sydenham Palace or the
great ono at st. Georges Hall, Liver.
pool. Its tones wore heard and felt
clear over and through the host of
voices and instruments. At timos it
seemed to overshadow all, and it's
thunder tones shook tho building.
iNe,o Yorb Herald. r
The murder of Colonel Crane by
Edward Yergor at jackson, Miss, on
Tuesday, resulted from the seizure of
the latter's piano by the former for
non-paymont Of taxes. Yerger had
demanded personal explanation, and
Colonel Crane soon after meeting him
in tho streets, quietly gave an expla-
nation. Yerger, it is said would not