The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-13
EASTER MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES.

Inc music programmes IOr the EASIER services
which have reached this office are formidable in
number and Importance as lar as 0rganlsts have
anything to suggest To Judge from these inno-
cent-lookng documents the music at some OF our
leading churches to-day must needs be perfect;
but those who know what the tenor Of these
documents means think far otherwise. In
the Catholic churches-a few at least-we are
promised masses of the best kind. Well, at all
events, nc matter what the artistic performance
may be, musical mass represents
real, genuine musical work, very different
from this Ola podridd OF an anthem, a
"Te Deumn bless the markD, . stupid offertory
piece, in which an inane writer insults the congrega
ton, or some "Down in Coal Mine" hymn, in which
the victims present are respectfully requested to
Join. Il pastors would only pay little attention
to their organists In this city, ito take the other
side OF the question: not interfere with music in the
churches, the Easter programme might be consd-
erably improved. But when we find selection
from Rossini's 'Stabat Mater in one bill, the same
as 'Marche Funebre" at a wedding, and lot OF
infamous trash disappearing the great Christian
festival, 1t becomes duty to speak in an uncompr0
missing manner. The Catholic churches announce
masses by Mozart, Haydn, Liszt and Gounod, all rec
ognzed musical writer's but other denominations,
from the Episcopal down to the miscellaneous, in
dulge in very queer programmes. Year after year
our Easter programmes become less religious and
nearly $4,000 a year for music yet the artistic
result is nitf. Ill directed efforts in the cause of
church music are worse than nothing.
The Catholic Church demands an oratorio every
Sunday from choir. Haydn, Mozart or Beetho-
ven supplies the music, and It is work which
every musician must acknowledge as a unity. But
this miserable subterfuge OF fourth class con-
cert programme for an Easter festival cannot help
being rep S IN this
cal point OF view, are the following
st. AIMS (R. C.(, Twelfth street, Father Pres
~ he ntvhv Art
nation Massn and Gounod's "veni Creatorn will be
performed. Mr.. Louis Dachauer Will ofnciate as
organist Nile Corradi as soprano Miss GOmieu
contralto. Signor Filippi as tenor and sgnor
Reyna as basso. The chorus VIII consist Of thirty
voices.
Gustave Schmitz, has selected Mozart's Twelfth
Mass' for the OCCASION Nine. Chome, Mrs.
Urger and Mr.. Urchs take the principal part in the
AT At st. stephens church the organist, Mr.. Dan.
forth, introduces one OF his own masses He
promises everything In the way OF capital quar-
tet &c, to make his music success.
Berge, at st. Francis de xaviers church, an.
nounces his "Paschal Mass" with his wel-known
choir. slgnor Tamaro, the tenor, occupies the
leading position in church chorus in this city.
CHRIST CHURCH tPRoTEsTANT ErIscoPAL;l
baeiSsh Chorus tdliy ;yoees Handeis Messiah
ssle Ssa% hat 4 ny Rsassm Z, l,iSysth.:
Chorus, by man came also the resurrection
Quartet "ro Of as .n in a Hdam ali de
Chorus even in Christ shall all be made Messiah
Solo, THE trumpet shall soundn: :.;..........
Chorus cae But thanks bs to God Who siivsth US
the victory'..
Holy Communion.
Responses to Commandments,
, e e ,1 Sss nSsd
Hymn Is -, ~, hymns Ancient and Modern Modern
aE%qs ne EXCISE so From Mo1a twelfth aass
Recessional l07. Hymns Ancient and Modern
or WI A T.
Processona Christ the Lord risen today" ros
yeni,e Anhem Gsrst our Passover yn o2nnn
Gloria No. II dss No; SIIIi II
re peum, Festival, in minor with manuscript -.
Jn aaGao9 9s 4 Bspes
fssm, Hear ys I;ras4 Hi al, ,;,,a Hendelssodh
Kyrie, IN solo and quartet warren
iismn, No. s iymnal written for this occason alters
| onertory, Hail the Conquering," ana 49,, uao.....
sanctus Communion servce). .spohr
hymn lynn NO FxS ~: reoarian
occasional.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR PROTESTANT
EPIsCoPAL)
Anthem "chris our Passover"....'' Millard
Gloria Patri-Ii Verdi
TIE Deum. Tower
yqnilae ...'....... Serge
Hymn So Christ the Lord is risn' ......... banks
y aesponses to Commandments.
IL. Hymn 49, Songs Praisen Lloyd
Gloria Patr (alter sernop Verdi
Is. 0hertory Soprano solo ..,..... BagioH
l. Gloria Patri-r s ............ Sullivan
q Gloria Patr-II Verdi
g. Gloria Patr-III .............. Lloyd
A. Cantate Ar drews
g. Benedc, Abbott
C. Anthem, Lord God Amig Ste
Z. Hymn 422, Songs OF Lloyd
ZION PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Morning Service. -
Easter Anthem Wells Church Music Willard.
| Gloria Patri, from Wells Mass :
Te Deum tFestvaD ,..,........... Dudley Buck, In
'ubiate. Dudley Buck, la