The New York herald., 1870-01-17
MUSICAL REVIEW.

MUSICAL REVIEW.
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Monopoly IS In had odor In this age, and In no case
Is 1t more offensive TO the public than in the case of
music publishing. The Council OF Ten, alias the
Board OF Trade has by ITS tyranny and opposition
TO progress created formidable opposition in the
shape or cheap music. and now new publishers are
coming into the field, from whom the sorely op-
pressed composers win receive show Of Justice
Words can hardly express the extent Of the swim
ding system hitherto pursued by many OF the pup
llshers and 1t Is high time that the public should
have more honest caterers 10 their musical tastes
These publishers charge prices for their music which
Will give them after the expenses OF publication the
composer rarely n ever receives a doar) 1T least
two or three hundred per pront. Then they en-.
deavor to vtiate the public taste by panderin0 20
the lowest pass0nsin the publication OF London con-
cert saloon songs, which should not be heard In re.
spectacle society," or In trashy transaons OF French
double enedre dtties from the Closerle dcs LII as
or Chateau dcs Fleurs. There are some honorable
exceptions among these publishers; but the very
ones who pretend TO control the profession through
the oligarchica Board OF Trade are responsible for
these insults to the divine The growing taste OF
the public. thanks 10 the Philharmonic Society and
the conservatores OF music has compelled these
INSCRIPTIONS dealers to ad0pt more respectable
standard OF musical publications and to
keep their trash for the present In the
background. They now content themselves, as o
general rule, with rehashing the works Of European
composers for which they are not obliged to pay
anything; and thus they deprive the American pub
lie OF hearing the best compositions or native COM
posers. What Is the use OF talent here In music
when it is contemptuously trodden under loot by
such narrow minded people? But their reign is
nearly over, ana young. clever, enterprlsng artists
and publishers are In the 1eld with the motto Of
"Justice 10 arp Inscribed upon their banner. Dime
and haidme music IS also coming into the field and
fast weakening the foundations OF the monOpoiists
stronghods. The Board OF Trade have plenty or
apologsts all furnished with spec0as arguments !;
but the TACT nevertheless remains that they have
used all their power ana influence TO drive Ameri.
can composers from the field. We commenced this
review with the nxed purpose OF correcting
where credit was due, and we intend using sharp
pen until all the cancers IN the musical body are
removed We have every faith IN the public's sense
OF justice and appreciation OF merit and trust that
the tine is not TAR OF wnen music publishing VIII be-
III proper hands, and when those who nave so long
degraded 1t will be consigned to merited 0bscurity
George WING Il Co., Baltimore, publish the fol-
lOwIng:-
most charming melody, tender and expressive.
al Cannot Tell Thee Why LOve,n song. J. II. L.
Clio. Pretty; evidently "reminiscences or popular
''ounshlne after Cioud.n song. GOttschalk. The
melody Is falr, but not what we would expect from
SUCH q composer.
.sMeaaow Warbling." characteristic polka, John
II. Hewitt. peculiar sort Of piece, but devoid Of
interest.
Quaint and sparkling. with LITTLE coque.tsh grace
tnat makes IT atTacuve.
Dits0n x Co. puoiish twelve OF Chopln's Grdndes
Et,tQes, in two books. WHAT can we say aoout
works Oi the most original, imaginative and deli
cateiy spi1ltheUe Of true poeCsr Each OF the six
etudes IN the book before US contains harvest Of
thought, The most wonderful harmonic progrcJ.
siOns the noble ideas that breathe In every measure,
ana the comminging OF tenderness and sadness
which il thrown over these ideas as q shadowy veil
will ever make Chopln's etudes dear to The soul OF
every true musician.
The same house republishes Gounods celebrated
Messe Soeisstte (st. Ceclla) for SOLO, quartet and
chorus. IL Is noble WORK, bearing III every num-
her the chief characteristics Of the composer. II
loses much, however, when performed without an
orchestral 1Or some O Its happlest effects are orches
rral and cannot oe given ny either the piano or
organ.
The full vocal score with piano accompaniment Of
Bachs Passion music is published ia neat and con.
Lee & Walker, Philadelphia, publish grand mass
In e. selected from Tie works OF Mendelssohn by A.
II. Cross. 1t consists OF scraps OF The Ledes'
Ohne Worte, the quartets ana other works OF the
great composer. they are very poorly arranged.
and IN some instances the words and music are AZ
loggerheads.
koppitz prufier, Boston, publish the foowing:-
la Pescan Serenade. Tito Mattel. Charming
and what one would expect from the composer Of
''Star Of My soul," ballad. G. Koppitz The mel
ody s rather labored ana heavy and wants the easy
now ana grace that ballads should have.
my Love, Ny own" ballad. II. Mafd. This
has That easy flow aud grace we spoke OF, with the
exquisite finish 80 characteristic OF this favorite
bailadist
''Danube River" ballad. Fl. Aidt. A pretty 1T
tie mazOIrka song.
"Cario 10 Muolo" daet from verdis opera Of II
Masnadieri. A well known concert room favorlte.
Mr.. }. N. ParGson the pianist and composer has
entered the field OF music publishing. When artists
take the rens In their own hands we may expect o
speedy dissolution OF monopoly.
Benjamin w. Hitchcock sui continues his excel
lent series OF Dime and Half Dime Music, which has
now grown 10 proportions beyond the most SAN
gune expectations OF the advocates OF cheap music.
Edward Moilenhauer's grand musical sympnopy
descriptive of Collins Ode TO the Passions IL noble
contribution to American art. The various passions,
rage lear. Jealousy, melancholy JOY, &c are dein :
Gated with master hand. There Is, however. notn.
ing OF the programme nonsense oil Ber0z or the TN
mtelllciDle mysticism Of Wagner about it, bur IL Is
conceived aud carried out IN tue true spirit Of Lne