The New York herald., 1869-01-17
MUSICAL REVIEW.

Louis Dachauer Co. publish the following
"L'Gil Creve waltzn This Ia arranged by Herve
himself ana win be found attractive and brilliant
fantasia on Fieur de Nobesse's song az the begin
ming Of the second act. It is arranged In such Q
manner IS TO communicate pleasing variety to the
themes which are found In the score.
transcription OF Fleur dc The.n @. Abel The
overture ID fancifully arranged In the beginning
Of this transcription and without spelling any Of the
themes Mr.. Abel contrives TO place them IN
handsome setting OF his own. Tho WANDERERS
song and the romance for the tenor are also wen
arranged. Tho finale is the exceedingly clever march
Of the Chinese when they proceed to arrest poor
Pins0nnet and the transcriber introduces here some
very effective passages OF hts own.
William A. Pond Co. publish tho following
ssThe Bashful Girl.n This b note for note from
tL'En Crev6n and one Of the best numbers In the
opera. II Ia written and arranged by Lavenu Len
nox for Miss Pauline Markham, and has an excl
lent likeness Of that lady the title page. In the
OPERA It is the duet between Carrier and Mlle Des
clauzas in the second act.
ssRippling Waters Of the Spring." romance for the
piano. Josep1 )6tenhauser One OF the most beau
tiful works OF the kind we have seen for some tme
The melody six-eight time, is Of sympathetic, ten
der nature and the transcription OF 1t is both bril-
liant, effective and In good taste.
''Song OF Friendship" song by J. r. Thomas. Mr.
Thomas In this song has aimed at something higher
than that class Of pieces generally known as popular
songs. The melody is very simple and capable Of
menC shows the practical musician.
esprit OF BurIesque." This is compendium OF
favorte burIesqus OF the day It is got up in very
handsome FORM and ARRANGED by II. b Farnie
% q n a
cert hall to need explanation. 1t Is handsomely
.sL'Attaque d'Amour.n A. Leschhorn. charac-
teristic piece very handsomely constructed In the
form Of . march. The second part, In which the
theme Is given by the bass, Is in the Wollenhaupt
style and very brilliant. Itwtl be found worthy Of
sShootlng stars" moroccan. Jules Eeghard. There
are many brilliant ana clever passages in tns piece
but very little OF . fixed idea
''Trot du Cavalier" /" caprice martial. +. Spinder
very clever work, with plenty OF elan and spirit In
1t and very good accompaniment.
Longing" song. Gounod. The very thinnest
Dltson 4 Co. publish the following
Selections from La P6rfchole,n consisting OF lie
fs and &c Fo sSas
sisting Of the letter song; o very pretty polka
reaowa set Us o. gaadsies 2 Poika mazsska NJ Ia
qu'ca." The arrangements are by Messrs. Knight,
Arbau and Lindheim.
very good translation or adaptation in English by
G. W. Birdscye OF the well known German song,
sSves ars pa sonr Robert Franz The
musician Is shown In the accompaniment OF this
song but the composer must @ have had ~ the blues
cheerful In comparison.
ssBeruhigung' One OF Abt's beautiful songs with
appropriate English words.
"Liebesbote.n Kucken has wonequal renown as
song writer the preceding composer, and this is
& characterlstc song OF his It Is called In English
ssWhen sparrows Build" song J. W. Bliss. Very
pretty, both in music and words. The latter are by
sWhere the Fairies Love to Stray Cavatina. BY
A. Lee, arranged by H. Foster. II this be cavatina
then there Is no such thing Of that name IN opera.
Both gentlemen responsible for this affair would do
wen to adopt some other more harmless species Of
ssThe Girls Of New England.n This is one OF
Howard Paul's characteristic songs adapted from an
old English air for the purpose OF complmcntng the
portion OF his auditors In Boston during his last
visit to this country.
"Blue Eyes" Song J. I. Molloy. Very good.
"Come TO Me In Dreams Words BY @. D. Prem.
tce music by DR.. w. J. Wetmore. Pretty fair, but
hardly good enough to induce the party to come.
beautiful Days OF the P0st,v ballad. III. r. DaukA.
A touching and beautiful melody.
:" Leave You to Guess !" song. DR.. W. J. wetmore.
sCheerfulnessn (Frohsinn). \. Gumbert. beau
tiful vocal duct for soprano and contrat0.
"Beautiful Bells" Arranged By w. r. Wellman,
Jrn0ne Of the best arrangements Of this song which
we have seen. 1t has q charming likeness Of Miss
Lydia Thompson on the title page.
% RoRs RaSs Ssdo%s" DSS"Ass r. SsSs very
'':as asnsSisvs IL sbsns sou march, Dou-
quet OF melodies from this favorite OPERA winding
up with the duet OF the immortal gendarmes.
Frederick Blume publishes the '.velocipede Ca
J. w. Smith, lr., Brooklyn, publishes . ballad by
@. q. Lockwood called sCoustnlng Chariieu which
is very good song Of Its kind. There are pquancy
and fun IN 1t.