Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-29


: movement Of the symphony (a7 he lament
b in the y. Y. Tri5uHO, surely there wa
r .. scramble enough to satisfy him IN tn
t vel known violin figure Of this famous over
e ture. was at the rehersal, and several re
D petitions of the passage didn't mend matters
: Why? Because dozens of the players ha'
: no parts 10 plqv from, and many OF then
tried 10 play from memory yet the conducto
T didn't seem to know it. Brains again, yo'
perceive Here's richness.
t Was it possible that, with all the oaiculat
r ing power Of old Haryard's professors t
D assist them, the directors o. this D ubIie'
could not determine the proper number O
+ copies for two hundred first violins :? =
] it appeared. rather 20 it sounded, or more
/ accurately vet, SO it dldHt sound
Bv far the most consummate conducting
g ability was manifested by Mr.. Gilmore, the
= b.. cbarlltau.' the .s unscientifcally edu-
Gated. ." the dsscminator Of humbug,' &c
e a, vecrt bv the deyout W rshippers OF class
e ic musical lore. SIR. Gilmore's d" ounce OF
common sense " was worth pounds OF
mgstv learning at that time and place.
lIi, selections for the most part were SEN
si1lc. and their performances were the most
effective portions of the entire Jubilee. Mr.
Zerrahn's intimate acquaintance with the
n3ri material engaged, his travels to
attend rehcarsals, his protracted sessions OF
rhe different choral societies at practice,
DC. have been highly lauded by the news
uapers. Such a knowledge of the forces en-
.,a,ed should have taught him better than
% allow them to attempt such music as the
choru-cs from Meudclss0hn and Haydn, or
ever Handel. Mr. Gilmore although pro-
Tossing % be only a brass band-master,
knew hrm0re about hi- monster chorus than
di either Eichberg or Zerrlhn, men who bad
been circulating among the singers for
months. and Gillmore's style Of conducting
showed an innate musical nervous power,
which was magnetic and therefore elhcacious.
Asfor the others. thar duty would have
been better done hy monster metr1nume.
+ am ast0uished that some enterprising Y an
aec did not invent, manufacture and present
such an instrument % the Jubilee directors.
/ The top of the "ticker might have been
l7nameutei bv q Alg staff. You know. bear
inc the stars and stripes. topped of with
copy of .' Watts Select Hymns in place
The Liberty cap at the peak, thus at once
aiding the rehu uuu and patriotism Of this
grand demonstration
The orchestral selections, with a few ex-
...,..;,,s. ,yor. almost as ba,jIv mincs-mea-.d
tl.e f.,,,-g cb,rD-es The man sbould be
..,oo,ize,, win. s.l,,,,.,ed .licb c,mr5.i,ians
,s Psstbove1.s : Fiirb Srmnb,nr >tbubert's
+, ~ and Ea,re-'s ,r,cefll overture 10
7,,..J5..s.r =, .-vled bv .be Boston
Jo,.-,oI E1vaUy e.. 0rgrof,1 wiki the
,,,-,r,,l of fhe,rs and Nisg,ra FaUsN He
-lonil l,s capaDlted as The Boston saint of
monster .-,nilif-
r. re9.,i-,i ,....r wears Of reueared rsbeer-
sails and r,b,.e ,r-f,rr1sucss of tbi, last
,,g-.,, '.y.--,r, l.,. r.e Nv York pbilhar-
,...,i..' ~o.,etr If only ....ltv-sne men I'd
.,,,I.o f. ;,tsIlirihle even n, musicians and
..sr .,r modest Boston friends and c1nduc-
rs t5o1-1 they could get it up with one OF
.,r, -.scl-s,ls hv nm orchestra of many
,.-1-.ls r,uv balf of whom had never
.,.r hard -fe work. much less rlavei il
h.r.-- And s.t q mes. they made OF il
Gr.a+ io1eel WIS our cause for
thaaklulucss after it Was over, and deep
was DOR gratitude on rejecting that. to
every thousand persons with eS in that
audience. there could have been put one who
bad -rs. else the entire body Of auditors
mas- have rcmauial their admission fee,
and have left for home i7vG1t.-.
8 word 0i two should DE devoted % the
ryan playinE duriac the choruses, for 10
0r-auist ever had 50 fine @ chance To show
Do. genius. il he had any. and i went nigh
% drive one Wild To see such chance
thrown away. His performance Invariably
half beat a'fr the conductors t7'1n. and
vet the gentleman sat In igll view of the
conductors, thus possessing great advantage
over the chorus singers. many Of whom
could not see him az all without telescope 3
Ibis discrepancy, maintained by the or
gan, was the same in the heavy chornses as
DID The little simple songs oF the common
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