New-York tribune., 1872-07-06
MUSIC.
TIE RAND OF THE GRENApIERs.

TIE BAND OF THE GRENAD1ERS.
The band of the British Grenadier Guards
was welcomed to NewYork last night by audience of
enormous proportions. The Academy Of Music
crowded every corner and notwithstanding tile severe
heat people packed themselves eOntenedy in the ases
and Hobbies, till movement became almost impossible,
stood there beaming and bursting with delight as
suocation with the thermometer at 100, among the
choicest eujoymens Of existence. The enthusiasm at
times became yocerous, and the multitude, although
highly respectable, much more demonstratye than
assemblages are wont TO be at the Academy OF Music
Patriotism had no doubt, great deal to do with it.
large proportion OF the audience evidently British
and the cheers with which the Band .was hailed. as it
came upon the stage in its magnificent uniform Of scarlet
and blue and gold, inspired by home sympathies
and associations. At intervals throughout the evening
the delight OF the listeners old familiar tunes
expressed with great emphasis; but there was also
liberal tribute to the professional skill of the performers
breaking pretty often at inconvenient places but
upon the whole discriminating well hearty. We
have already borne our testimony to the excellence OF
this Band in our accounts Of the Jubilee at Boston, IL is
very far superior TO any military band that has ever
been heard in this country before-superior in force
nish precision and spirit Of execution, in fulness and
meowness OF tone, in ali the qualities, in short which
can be demanded from an organizationIof this kind
When we have an opportunity to compare 1t with its
French and German rivals shall find that while the
French excel IL in vvacty and elegance, and the Prus
SLAMS in martial vigor, it is superior to both OF
them in O sort Of gorgeous and sensuous tone,
while it fairly competes with both In mechanical
execution The most striking thing in its composition Is
the large proportion of reeds by which it enabled 10
supply SO well the absence Of strings that in the
attic selections and similar pieces the volins are hardly
missed The clarionets admirable playing together
as perfectly as If they all blown by mouth;
and there are four bassoons equally good There are
four or five flutes piccolos very well handled also.
nd hrfEan In rftSfip
subection and the tone Of each individual instrument
Is perfect The two principal cornet players,
Ellis and McGrath solo artists OF merit, and other
members Of the Band entitled to almost equal dis
tnction The leader, Mr.. Dan Godfrey, controls his
men with great and though he does not OF course get
from them the fine sentiment and variety OF expression
which can be obtained from good string orchestra he
nroduces results that certainly remarkable in band
supposed to be marching at tho head of q regiment.
To he sure the Grenadiers' Band never meant for
the field It never accompanies the Guards on active
service. Its duties are about the Palace, and lts
members though enlisted men, are nearly all employed
at the London heaters and are well used 10 the varied
service OF metropolitan musicians 1t plays constantly
at public concerts and private entertainments for any
hodv who will pay for ats services, and though 1t visits
this country of course with the formal sanction OF the
Rritish Government 1t is hardly correct TO look upon IT,
as some seem to do, as detachment from the Royal
forces sent honor to the great American nation
Nav some OF the performers who obeyed Mr.. Dan
codfreys baton 80 well last night are not members OF
the hand OF the Grenadier Guards at ALL but London
civilian IN usicians put into uniform for the occasion.
The programme comprised great variety OF pieces,
reninr with the overture TO Der Freyschtz and In
ird,ng Mr. Godfrey's own "Mabel Waltz" which the
oudence recognized as old friend and great num-
her OF operatc selections from the works of Meyerbeer
ana Verdi There solos on various instruments OF
more or less military character including even the
concertina 1t is something Of shock to the we'll
aonated mind to see British Grenadier In full uniform
svng the concertina while sixty OF his relocated and
haUhskered companions help him with pianssimo ac-
o,paniment but IL must be admitted that MI Roe gets
nre out OF that little instrument than one would
suppose could be found there, ana MS ocolch a.s
Evidently touched the feelings Of great many OF MS
hearers
MADAME PEsHKA-LEUTEER AND THE GERMAN
BAND IN BROOKLYN.
n is at last arranged that Madame Peshka-
rutner shall give concert in this part OF the world
NOT In Newton City but at the Brooklyn RINK. Inc
entertainment will take place next Thursday evening"
and will include the appearance Of the Prusslan Gren-
adiers Band under Herr saro. For tins single eonoe'
Madame Peshka Is to receive the large sum Oh siV' pe
sides she expenses OF two persons
THE STRAUSS CONCERTS.
Herr Strauss of Vienna, the celebrated waltz
composer gives three concerts the Academy OF Music
an Monday "Wednesday and Friday next, with an Or
hestra his own selection which has had me
of his training In the Boston Jubilee, me so %
begins at the Academy to-day, anu lhe ue"H" IVA '
| promises 10 be unusually large