The New York herald., 1872-11-04
MUSICAL REVIEW.

PATRICK CAMPBELI- Chief Of Police.
MUSICAL REVIEW.
The music publishers are now In the height OF
their season. With one exception they seem to
have ignored the opera altogether Now, when
such a surprising artist as Madame Pauline Lucca
is before the American public and the minds
OF the people are occupied with the charm
Of her matchlcss inpersonatons of great
roles, it would be advisable for the pub
fishers to present at reasonable price the
principal lyric works. But publishers OF music are
notoriously Indifferent to the wants OF the pub
hc as they OF the interests OF true art. Their
principal aim seems to be to find out some new
and ingenious method OF swindlng poor COM
pOsers or stealing standard works from
Europe. so well known is the shame
less, unc0nscionable manner Of dealing
with composers on the part Of the majority Of our
music publishers that nowadays it is hard TO in
duce first class artist to trust any OF his works to
a publisher. He looks upon 1t as foregone con-
cluson that he will be cheated. Take for exam
pie, Signor vilanove, of whose superb works we
spoke week ago. This eminent maestro was
compelled to become his own publisher and to de-
pend upon the honesty Of his agents, the various
publishers, to get any remuneration for the EFFORTS
OF his mind. 1t seems to be u settled dogma with
the p0rtentous Board OF Music Trade that COM
p0sers have no rights whatever. suppose J. r.
Thomas writes . song which becomes necessity
to every household. The publisher gets all the
advantage and profit, and occasionally he
may throw a few dollars to the composer
as to mendicant. Suppose Mills, Pattson, Berge
or some other favorite composer here should write
piano work which becomes great success. The
publisher receives oil the profit OF the transaction,
ana the composer must content himself with the
empty honor Of having his name In the title page.
or all the various kinds OF business which prev
alent In this city there Is not one that can be
placed the level OF the music trade on the score
OF heartess deception. 1t Is hard to tell where the
remedy may be found, as dealing with persons who
make It o speciality 10 deceive those who supply
Them with materials to carry on their business Is
Saturday last at Stecks rooms playing the gigantic
work which Liszt has built on Bellinf's 'Norma," I"
we we're ed into G tram OF Thought the
authors that are to be found on the shelves OF
publishers. AZ general thing the market is over
school misses and beginners
W. A. Pond 4 co. publish the following
'Mass In Major" Sign0r Carozzi. We have
neither time nor patience to analyze this work. An
excellent and highly appropriate title for IL would
be the 'Dolly Warden Mass" as II is made up Of
scraps taken from all the modern composers Of
church music. How Sgn0r Car0zZi can reconcile
it with hts Judgment to transfer bodily, without
masses OF Mr.. Dachauer, resident artist OF cele-
brty we are at 2 s loss to & detsrmine Again, when
he ceases to be entitled TO even the respect Of q
musician.
"A Maiden Sat Complaining" Song. Words by
r. Reece: music by W. Wadsworth. Dull and un-
interesting, yet pretentious TO the highest degree
When song Is destitute OF the first principles or
trouble over 1t.
"sOme Day." Song. s. b. Dyer. Nothing par
neous % enough to command % admiration. Ito AO' 'po"'A
Beautiful Belle Polka" T. n. Brown. Com
monplace and like hundred Of Its kind.
little nl0rceGu with an attractive theme worked
up neatly add elegantly.
and deficient in brilliancy and can.
.Snownakes." Oesten. One OF those sparkling
works that are founded on the same principles as
.so1venlr de berlin Galop." De Roessi. dash.
ing salon piece, which is destined for ballroom pop
"Beautiful Blue Danube" Waltz Transcribed
by 8. b. Mills. A very difficult subject TO handle
for transcription as all the Strauss waltzes are,
ton must become favorte with all amateurs this
Winter
Ditson Co., New York and Boston. publish the
"A spray Of Mignonette" Song. J. r. Thomas.
Any melody from this 1avorite composer is always
interesting, and the present one, with George
Co0pers beautiful words, Is in his happiest vein.
.L'Obole." Waltz. Francis s. Saltus. The
themes are commonplace enough, but there Is q
good deal OF tact shown in the arrangement OF
them.
something to be admired in the salon works OF this
writer and this is particularly brilliant and spark
ling.
popular subjects and nicely treated.
AT Rest" NOcturne. Eugene Chassaignac
Much ado about nothing, trashy and commonplace.
OF Abt's songs arranged by Charles +. Pratt. The
songs are weknown favorites, but the arrange
ment Ii amateurish and poor.
.Harkl the Herald Angels sing,n Christmas
anthem. Henry Wilson. There seems to be q
hackneyed, tiresome way Of dealing with Christ
mas anthems nowadays and this Is entirely CON-
mOnpace and Ineffective
'srhe Answer,n art Thou True % and "The
aSd r. n bese wTra Th
themes and accompaniment are evidences OF an
accomplished musician.
ally conceived and full Of expression and tender
ness.
wS%a aas weTs e song Willard
Meeting Song. Millard. One OF the best and
most popular ballads at present before the public.
"a Jolly Good Laughn is always acceptable in
this world OF trouble, and when interpreted In
music by J. X. Thomas In his own inimitablc way,
1t becomes d0ubly fascinating. This Is real jolly
Charles NJ Connolly has written for this house .
any further criticism than to say they are admir-.
ably suited for such singers as Ella Wesner Annie
Golden Youth Galop.u A transcription for four
hands, from sydney Smiths work, by Charles
Wels. Mr.. wels does hts business in the usual
slopshop manner, without any attempt at origi-
Farewell TO America Waltzes.n Strauss. Like
the Manhattan Waltzes." Mr.. Strauss seemed on
this occasion TO write whatever nonsense he might
think Of, supposing, like many other visitors from
Europe, that anything was good enough for
America; but he was mistaken, for these waltzes
will never become popular here.
"Gems OF Strauss.o This u Q very handsome
book published BY this house, containing the best
works OF this popular, waltz writer. 1t has al
ready attained high popularity and will probably
run through half dozen editions before the
Winter is over
Edward schuberth, Union square, publishes .
number Of instrumental trios, quartets quintets,
sestcts septets and octets by the best composers
and the best standard works Of the German and