, 1870-12-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

As the time Ii uow close n hand when neetho-
ven-s Ninth symphony will be given for the nrst
ttrre ID this city, In connection With thc centen-
MIA, anniversary Of tho great composers hleha2y,
mud As no work In music of y similar breadth and
magnitude has treF teen produced. It Will he
OF special interest to those about to hear II. to
have GONE preliminary thea Of Its real scope and
meaning. In order to perfectly understand and
appreciate this gigantic imposition, which Is lDf
vcIsAlly acknowledged t,y ait musicians to be the
Erautett work Of musical Rrt ever written. It IL
absolutely necessary tn consider Beeihoven's per-
souzl character as we'll a. the lrucuce OF the elf
cumslances under which the symphony was conn.,
actesH man Of ni,cral ttieat. aud onc or The few
who- In the begtDatrg rf thts century. cherished
II er 1som - az az ae1 en nse Z tsi.
hare spEead over tue world ~ blessing and
The common properly Of ali nations. The lt{ea OF
his ex1ktruce- IoEever bright the prospects for
realization OF such hitas may have been, when
ne 70 IL
CHE third. they were .,sx,nsA 70 disappointment
AlseI1he la!l Of the First Napoleon, all the hopes
oi theiF rulers Worn ou. b. long Tars ond rd-
ratinn. the pcon1e aaak into tosa, apsthv, unable
and unwilling to enteHain any great ideas, rush
and entirely Jorge those principles which.
cnly A. lev 5esra before, seemed 70
Es Fus! ,,Sosrn rf7nsea % ASss such s
tfnalIy sh1une tsck from Ri tutelc0urRe with tic
tIscr world. THIS feeling Of lonesome ISOLATION
deafnest,-so that ou iax me se :ond ID desaae OF o.
1nis century, he ac,ual5 lrd the life Of reclnse.
y. nss!: g ssrse's 81 sn!'ytng ne hsppi3sss q
feeling Of loneRomenrss, IN This longing after the
toys md happiness nf rutR Enfld. Reethoyep con.
ira CT Il Inf re re as
VI Ate o sn unhap3y r1i-tcocr- Once more, be-
1oE. quitting 1ns ute. he sum ~ =. his little army
+1s,{&
- ItnturE eatEy OF ststse and suffering, common.
key, the slolins and cs'l,s open the nrst pan.
1rllc picture OF darkness and dcsol3ron. uuy OF
tits night. single nashes OF lightning tr1m the nt5t
yioius 10 the depta Of the tasses dart forth, ii
tnslicalioG the heR1nninK ct some uex creation,
when gradually Appears. II The nsst fpFsfssfrso, 1
.ioomJ. dismal being, .nst, n poEesiu! A:cents
ipR ueM!vedtt IT ui lis share q Joy and hsppt-
Ecfs. aud tn rapid passige Of the nth, viol,ar,
s p ss,s s, pesi The wsoe ss caaacsq 81
.ieneh,nl m, lody appear now and then. iike small
tns s eseada 81 I Ike so,thins Voices ot hope and
ptomi.tpg angels, they sound to our c4rr, bu1
1r .sn 5s cS:yaa as1s IN
the Mid shrieks ot The orchettrs, and now
EIoe,aring ,ss , wne IN .otteN aeecnse.
novtmcot Az II - dispel any DOUBT OF ila
ruesn,np, se1a,nd shallow an ,deuly ioo1 np,
TIC nfNth AEAEl ahA FcGia t'tuG1L0Ely I1E 81 f0HY
Yrrcets1nu, The uatses 81 e'l gradually to powers
~ thrner, AID with nut>tEt tcbed alMs the dismal
1h 110n beefnr IN utter heAr'feuhf0R cries OF hetp
le tte teconn Increment (>eht+sa} the despair
rt- rs i chancr into ta. te~,rr 10 uruwn ali aot-
Iuty by tuE1mnnfpu the dcnonc rnwets 10 help
I: Il sprl the GLOOM. Like nlsnty ma1clan. he
I,aAeaeex tn Cost.s.fo. and I'D hy the srcond s1o-
:1pr, followed b5 y1elas, ceiaos, bosses, ETC.,
tou'y ard huErtedly arpsats the saadoTy host
.h:us seems t1fu l~ fore OUT t5eA Lat The m nj
c..1unf&rg briggs Lo pfa,e. no consenfmeut, aud.
'tsd.lt g nc Tasfs.s % command, ~ Aao:aes sssae
.ssrsesa,ns1y loSeIisess snd s,uplseasy apposrs,
,s,. s Ill 1ns tn:,runen,s, diminishing it nn.ily
wsta gentle sign Of rs:1tet rs II to Indicate thai
Vas e.ls DIE Am: p0 reaiti. aS eaIs op axa!n ~!
thr GsCrhantsc shRtioGE t. repeat tne1T welf1 rev
..lss. aLh. III the r.t.. net succeeding in nstan
'cf us n'.j.c. with iew bald unlson PASSAGES ol
AZ the iuA'susnens'. 1hr thado1y Ecvs1Iets dlsas
The .hsta movement Il daaio mo;io> ia an Eefl
81 txqa'tHe tenderness and beAnty. Two Ideal
Kerte fheiancho.s fa'ew. II from Ill hopes OF 1at
Er.seat; and The sccuud 81 1yihm. the n.c1od!
M.nE e. LIE ane EeosH ssaa,cs and vtoIas}. iEe
s1spnaer psst. In order 70 tami iar1ze inc he4re
more ihcIouga,y Via tne suo3scs h. sress, Deeln
va1ia,lou Oaly At the "a, be senns n n.e A. ii i,
ali bis power Of stubborn irtarce, hui ends a h,
IN he in mood q an,S EeD,te resie
20 powerfully the woes and sossoxs ~ as''S g
pgeess,ty TO change tue form and rnntsrt
Of the Inst paIt, oiieT TO relieve The 1lo,m tnn
seemed 10 destroy everything. A dLscordant on,
CIT ct the whn!c nFcht tt1a expresses yisluiy tn
fctllaE Of rzin and despair, and tntrrduces Ii
Fourth Fart \ mighty rcc!tat.rc for dou6i
hsksrs In hiqn euipits follows. ~ II the lnsrl
n,enta would ep~sE. Then they begin lofty II
Hmm -J6y, n'st al,uc, ;een gradually j3lat
by olnert, mill, nut'sy, the xha. orchestra taEt
up the t'tuMraai rilain. Still the nuiu9'ir
wcrd IS ~anting- TIL 1utt.uu1en:s cauu0. kn~s
1,k+ NEE. liz must have Tan to stnrath'xe VIII
70 shnvr MS iess aptt triumph. AZ siu tue d,
tosuapt cutcIy u tue orchestra. INT The fa.!ox1,
fecIta11ye Is elvtn tS 4 tuuian Voice T1e ch1
Is broker. The mater has fsuud the OIL.
hts tes:t was yes1anc tcE. GTa1usiiv now u
strpr{c MELODY eHclls tn thr tstnnnnal Arcuta
hsrnv nnfirnf. and II glorious t1stn5rsnelc :
nnaI chorus crowns the while work. E-rectal
effec1iyeis the unison passage Of thu mae chotr
s.Oh. embrace Je mllilotk~" He who does Z
feel the power Of uslc in this pa1ticula: lrstan
may never knew 1t nj all -.
lyon this mighty work Of Erntus, this era
nluttsstinu OF 1tte which ctye1a even Erand
scope than GoetheA " Faust. !" MI. Batatk2 has I
voied htnseu with uniting Industry, And v
Conscientious endeavpt to produce tnfa vc
in manner wo'ity at &nr ecrss'f
e., ss~G- is~n. II. ichsassA ycsseraAys