The New York herald., 1870-12-11
MUSICAL REVIEW.


dard. The composer treats the sublime utterances
OF the psamist in u style calculated to bring out
their spirit and place them In the most descriptive
and We might say dramatic, form. There ls not the
slightest pretence IN the work; for simplicity itself
seems to be Its guiding motive. Yet there Is more
real merit in 1t than hundreds OF the church pieces
OF more ambitious nature that we have been COM
PEELED to wade through.
William Hall Son publish the followlng:-"Italia
Unita,n Rome.n Marche triumphale. Ded-
Gated TO Victor Emmanuel, and composed by Gu-
seppe Operti conductor OF the N!blos Garden
chestra. fine, brilliant work. with an exuberance
OF martial spirit In IL from beginning TO end. The
themes are all fresh and melodic and the treatment
Is orchestral IN effect and varied In the most pleas
ing manner.
The same house has brought out the principal
gems OF Brstow's magnificent opera of "trip Van
Winke.n Three Of these ntorCsau1 must needs be
popular fayorites, and are destined for the saton,
concert. parlor, ballroom and street. They 'sTbe
Mug OF Beer" rellicknR, irresistible ortndtst, and
contagious In every measure; "The Sparkling Tears
oil the Vinen song which we safely assert has no
peer in Its line In opera OF any Kind and the ex-
qusite melody, "Aone, All Alone. in this Wide
World OF sorrow" the plaintive lament OF Rip when
he wakes up, visits the village Of Falling Waters and
finds that he Is forgotten by oil. The composer Of
great representative OF music in America. HIS
works, orchestral and vocal, are better known In
Europe than they are here, yet they bear the stamp
OF true genius impressed upon them He has proved
himself thorough musician, not only in opera, but
In oratorio, symphony, ballads and pious works.
The name OF George Bristow stands at present the
first In American art, and we doubt very much II
Europe can show his equal in music.
"Sur la Tombe de Gottscnalk.n Reverie. N. r.
Espader0. A work which probably only the COM
poser himself give intelllgiDe idea Of for he
overloads 1t with complex and detailed Instructions
and minute details expression STYLE color, OF
pedals and directions OF the metronome and he says
In the preface tnat Ito forget all these recommends
ons would completely prev snt the obtaining Of the
desired effect" The work IS exceedingly gloomy
ana labored. ana Mr.. Espadsro seems TO thinx that
monstony and dulness are Indispensable adjuncts
to the expression OF grief In music. Melody. at all
events, he carefully excludes. To prove the fallacy
Of his opinion we need only point TO the immortal
"Marche Funebre" OF Chopin.
Henry LitolT, New York, Paris, London, Brussels,
ST. Petersburg Basle, Amsterdam and Copenhagen,
publish the following
.'Nocturnes pour Piano." John Field. This Is one
Of the handsomest and most elegant editions OF
music we have ever seem The works them selves,
seventeen In number, are Mendelssohnan In their
exquisite melody and grace, and are withal so
simple as TO be within the reach OF every pianist.
Deutsche Siegesmarche," consisting OF
"Woerth,"by Wledemann; "Saarbruc cken, nPartzsch;
'Metz," Blumenstengel, ana "Sedan," Abt They
are all good pieces, brilliant and effective.
variations" Beethoven. The entire twenty
works Of the great composer under this name and
published In very handsome form.
"5uites." Handel The sixteen works under the
nh rot nm in n Axc IN
| "Rondos, Fantasies, Overture dams lie style de
| Handel, Adagio, Marche. vase Favorite. Clique and
| Minuet Favorl." Mozart. An exceedingly valuable
collection Of the fugitive works OF the composer 0
| "Don Giovanni"
Schubert. Another very fine edition OF some of tn,
true poets happiesL thoughts.
John L.. Peters publishes The following
s.Kind ana Irue' and Left Alone.n Two BALLADS
| Dedicated TO Miss Lotta, very handsome portr.I
| OF whom adorns each title page, and composed b,
| G. Operu. The former is an Irish song and has
simple melody full Of expression, and the second Il
| perfect gen.
Gated 10 Nilsson and having on It's title page beau
tiful colored ithograph OF The swedish nightingale
waltzes and marked with characteristic mclodit
| beauty which places 1t, in our opinion, above the
gterng generaIilies OF the conductor or the Coven
| Garden Opera. The violin obiigato forms brillian
| setting to the vocal part.
schirmer, Broadway publishes the following
| LA Ballerlna.n Mazurka elegante Samue
| Jackson. This composer has achieved in our review
an enviable reputation as an arranger for two per
formers on the plano, Of popular works oy othel
1t stamps him as composer OF genuine ability, To-
1t poss esses merits which recommend 1t to any mu
slcian, and the additional pair OF hands bring Ou
| Its salient points with effect
'Hear My Cry" Anthem. Arranged from al
onertory by DR.. Hauftmann by Robert Bonner. 1t Il
| not a bad composlu on but commonplace In every
| sense OF the word. An Organist in looking over i
| will tell. The usual old-fasnioned chords bring al
Old-fashioned melody, such every choir is familia
WIN, TO its proper ending ANY organist possessing
the least pretensIons In his BUSINESS can improvis
| those things by the bushel full.
/ son, Gently Sleep.n Serenade. w. Taubert One
OF those forced melodies that we decidedly OBJECT to
The composer attempts to gloss over Its weakness
same time, inetIective Very often q great deal o
time and mental labor are spent these lines
| .'Pale ct Blonde.'' Ballad, from Ambrose Thomas
! Hamlet" Why not give the entire scena, and thus
| complete the iaea IN this representative neOrceae
from this much discussed opera? Nilsson and Faure
by their ranscendant talents made this opera sue
cess but. lntrinsicay, 1t IS complete failure. 1t Is
| most abstruse and metaphysical works or Shaks
| peare. TO take 1t piecemeal ts, in our opinion
very foolish and N @ piece q business
decidedly object to giving . fragmentary work o.
| such q composer in ballad form.
| bert. pretty good melody, not displeasing, bu
not particularly Interesting.
Les Brcands. C Gaop ana inf poIRa. Thomas
Baker. The well known leader OF Wallack's orches
ira has, in these two pieces, given uS deecable
| bouquet OF gems from 0lIenbachs sparkling work.
| "Brllliants from the Modern Opera, for four
hands. Albert Berg. These comprise five pieces from
"LAfrlcainen ''Pericholei sublime to the ridicu-
lous). .Grand Duchess,n "Belle Helenen and
| "Faust" (Guonods). They are evidently intended
| for pupils, and as such are very good. Mr.. Berg
without beng profound, Is always interesting as a
| composer.
! "Mass In D." Alois F. Lejeal. We shall refer 10
this work again. comes at such late hour that
| we have not time to review it critically.
Benjamin Hitchcock OF Beekman streeI, has made
some important additions to his choice collection o!
| Dime and Half Dime n usic. This gentleman Is the
pioneer In the cheap music lnc and by his constant
perseverance In establishing line OF business which
| threatens 10 0verwhelm the close monopoly which
| has 80 long clogsed American talent we are Of
opinion that he may be looked upon In the light Of
| an lconOclask
Association Hall, who have tnaugurated entirely
| new system in dealing with composers. According
TO the Old regime American composers had rights
that publishers were obliged 10 respect, and, they
! speak Of amendments TO the constitution of the