New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
MUSIC.
THE CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION.

THE CHURCH MUSIC AbSOCIAIlONs
The little handful of brave people who faced
the storm Thursday night for the purpose OF atend
ing the fret concert OF the fourth OF the Church
Music Assocation at senway Ball. rewarded with
much better performance than they had any right un
der the circumstances expect The chorus, TO be sure
was small the altos numbering only seven or eight ana
the soprsnos only about theirsua number and we
should say that the people on tho sage Including 'he
orchestra were just about many as the people IN tho
body Of the hall Still the singing more correct ana
more spirited than II usually has been at the entertain
ments of this society and the programme was excellent
The FIRST pece was Sir William SternGae Bonnetts Ma
laden" overture, most graceful ana ingenious WORK.
charmingy conceived and beautifully scored Haydn's
Third or Imperial Mass, which tue Church Music Assoc
citation has given once before, repeated with con-
siderable spirit and eecb and the concert closed with
Memberships First Walpurzs Night" OF the exeon-
ton OF which say that though open ~ crlHclsm
It showed intelligent and appreciatve study. The
difficult chorus Come with Torches, was rather too
much for the singers but The beautiful ana character
istic Disperse, disperse, We gallant mea" Won an
encore. The solo parts in the Mass aud the "Wapurgs
Night were taken by Mrs. Gulager, Mas Antonia
Henue, Mr.. Leggat, and Ir. Rommertz.
The Church Music Association has secured Ter IT, Mu
sca Director and Conductor Mr.. Charles Edward Hors
ley an English musician and composer OF reputation,
and sou of the late william Horsley, the
listing ished glee writer. Under the charge Of
this leader We shall expect the Association 10 do
much better things it has hitherto seemed te DO in
the way accomplishing. Or course, Mr. Hors,ey's
capacity Is not be gagged by the result Of his first
concert especially concert given with less than half
his chorus but good judges already impressed 10
his favor There remark OF his on the programme,
which Is so just and entirely in accord with what We
have several times written, prOpos Of certain perform
aDces In NewYoTk, that shall venture to reprint IT,
This Mass has already been performed By the mem
beers OF the Church Music Associatlon so any more
detailed account OF il IL unnecessary. IL IS however,
played this evening rs Haydn WTOle H. ana WITHOUT
Inc additional instruments which were added on
former occasion. II great question with the pres
ent Musical Director how far such additions are
justlfable. In the case OF Handel, 70 whose "Mcs-
siah," "Alexander's Feast" and Aeis ana Galatea
Mendelss0hn, the reason n obvious. Inc OIchcsiFds
OF Hande's time contained comparatively Jew ~ild
himself by his mastery accompaniments on the oreln
supplied the deficiency. Alter his death the TRADITION
was lost, and these additions were completely Jua1ed
an in the hands Of such masters as Mozart aud hn
delssOhn Handles ideas benefited rather than lost DY
the process. Ia Haydns the matter becomes 20
tally altered In his time ali the Instruments now ~
vogue Known, and. when no desired 1t, used by
HIN. Haydn the father Of modern nsifumcnJati1n
Mozart Beethoven ana al his O5ber great cOIemp0-
works for their knowledge lad power 10 carry out what
he ia 20 nobv Invented and Il is absurd 10 suppose
that having all the musical resources of the Austrian
capital at his command, he would not have employed
second flute, two oiafonets Two hOrns and three from
bones In this Imperial Mass" had lie conceived ,Hat
his music ulTed them. Such additions are totally
perhuOus aud, in the Music Directors opinion, 9i
great and artist that they should at be pnt
ASIDE Us in every respect 70 be avoided.
THE BoNAwITz CONCERTS
The third of Mr.. j. II. Bonawitzs Saturday
Concerts VIII be given to-day at O'Clock, INSTEAD of IN
tIs evening. The programme is more popular than
usual Mrs. BrinkerhoG. and new tenor, named
Pnlger, will sing. There will be no orchestra.