The New York herald., 1870-04-04
MUSICAL REVIEW.

The Influx OF new publications which the young
establishments IN this city have brought into the
feld this season Is giving healthy tone to the music
publishing trade generally. We are now getting
some OF the best European works at prices consider
ably lower than those which prevailed under the old
monopoly. WEI glad to End that music IS steadily
progressing In tns city and that the public taste Is
improved to an extent which the demOralizing In.
nuences Of burlesque dittes and Ohsnbaohan melo-
dies would hardly lead one to expect. When Weber
10 greeted with crowded houses and the Philhar.
monic Society embszon on their ban ners the cheer.
ing announcement STANDING room only" and
when the conscryatories Of music thronged win
eager ana attentive pupils, there s nope for the d.
vine art yet receiving in this city the same encour
agement az gains In the musical centres OF Europe
Trash no longer commands the attention OF music
publishers. and merit which has been kept 30 long In
the background, now resumes Its proper position.
Ernst ReinkIDg introduces some OF the best publ.
cations OF Peters, Lepsc and Berlin In the form Of
Eanscriptions from the operas by Charles D'Avenel.
Gounod's ''Faust.n the polacca from "puritsni," y
SSsan:sS Ssa sSSx R S s22 sSs ss! .aSs @ ssS
sen Ia man from 'sonnambula," Al Quel platstr
from 'Dame Blanche" the drinking song from "Lu.
SaiM IA France from "Tne Daughter Of the Regt.
lnentn "Tne Last Rose OF summer" aRd the finale
from "MarthA,p arc among tne3e tranacflptionS.
M D'Ayenel's style 10 graceful, finished ana somo-
sns sess M sHS raw ~e ever
seen. 1t Ia seldom ind Jranscriber to preserve
the spirit OF theme and adOrn It with his own p0.
etc fancles In an unobtrusye, natural manner, SO
as to make musical medallion OF such ,rauscrip-
ton. Mr.. UAvend has been emincntly successful
In this respect.
Dodwortn, Astor place, publishes = waltz BY II.
f. Brown, called .As You Like It." The first theme
very pretty, but tho others unnteres.ing Inc
composer might study the rules OF harmony and
counterpoint to advantage. The finale has one or
two serious errors tn this respect
J. l.. Peters, New YORK and ST. Louis, publishes
'Ah So True" aria, with violin obliaare and
panoforte accompaniment. G. Estatrook. The
melody Itself Is not over attractive but out OF the
limited materials selected by him tho composer has
artistic violin ana piano accompaniment.
'Tne Love Letter. ballad. III. Keller. minor
theme which we have often heard before Ia the salon
a m PsG u gSoa y s eory.
A. Mletzke. very pretty melody and artisucally
treated.
prince Erie Galop." weinsarten. A common.
place affair possessing no merit Worsa speaking o!;
effective melody, with an accompaniment which
does much to rcdeem It.
"Those sabbath Belts" sacred duet, adapted from
one Of Kinkers works BY William Dressler.
'TwtbghS Thoughts Mazurka," my Soul TO God,"
TRANSCRIPTION from Capisson's melody and 'Sea-
breeze MRzurka,n Charles L. Frey. The first Is q
near, pleasing little work; the second does not
menc ana the third IL the best OF a being brilliant
in aYpeggo passages and with an easy 10w, 30 neces
sary to tnIs kind Of composition.
J. N. Patti:on y Co.., Twenty-third street, have
an elegy on GottschaIk ana brilliant galop bY Il.
Mayatn.