The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-17


are honorary pupils, who thus receive every Iues-
day in gratutous instruction the full equivaent OF
their gratuitous services on Sunday.
Applicant enter the choir through this school
and must possess good and poWeriul voices ana
ing school for church music is IN fun tide or
operation. has been success rom the start ana
contains the nucleus OF an educational school
which may yet accomplish great results for the
cause of church music. Connected with TINS school
Is large and well selected library OF church mu-
slc, one OF the nnest IN the city and valued at
$4,000. IL embraces the collections OF twenty years
and comprises q large and choice assortment Of
orarorios, masses and anthems, English and
compositions. rhe peculiar characteristic OF the
music at St rnomas' Is the afternoon paid TO the
old English masters Of the art OF meody-to the
old English church music OF cathedral days.
Clarke's compositions are held IN high favor, and
Immediately succeeding the Reformation IN Eng
land have been revived In this church. At the
gationa singing; Whine compositions like Gounods
First TIE Deumn and the "Haelujah CAorusn have
been finely rendered on occasions.
4 GENERAL MUSICAL SURVEY OF THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES.
Another Episcopal church In which the music
forms prominent feature Is the Church oil Sc.
bartholomew. This parish possesses a fashionable
aud wealthy congregation, and no expense or
trouble is spared to make the music specially at
tractive. Mrs. Brown. now in Europe, the former
soprano OF this church, received at one time
sae nshess fesuiar yearly salary nn pala
Formerly the choir OF this church comprised
double quartet OF soloists and chorus. The pres
power, though OF no extensive practice Miss Anna
Buckley, contralro Mr. Eugene Clarke, tenor, and
Mr. keInmertz, basso. General Dodge, an anna
teur musician OF great ability, is the director, aud
devotes q large portion OF his time to the duties
OF his sel-lmposed task.
Grace churcn was formerly under the musical
direction OF Mr.. Warren and OF Mr.. Morgan, one OF
the most noticeable New York churches, in must
cal point OF view; but OF late It's music has at
tracted less attention than that OF some OF the
younger churches still, its quartet OF singers is
Well selected Mrs. oliver being soprano, MISS
Drasdl Contralto, j. ). Clarke bdsso and Mr..
George simpson, one OF our finest musical artists
being the tenor. The organisr is q comparatively,
young MAN. named Gilbert. This Is one of the
cnolrs EARNED outr TO Mr.. Fischer, In conjunction
with the cholrs OF two orner Episcopal churches
s'Oid TrinItv'' has long been notable Tor its
cathedral style of music The choir here consists
OF men ana boys taiter the English fashion,, who
are trained Tor the purpose. Mr. Horseiy presides,
unsteady, over st. Johns chapel; Mr.. Gilbert rules
at Trinity chapel, and Mr. Muner is the organist
and muscai director OF Trinity church.
The church OF the Holy saviour is noted for it's
foridly elaborate style OF music. Mss Lehman 10
the organist Miss Louisa Thompson soprano, Mr.
Mas tenor anu Mr. Gilbert basso.
The Church OF the Ascension has fire quartet
under the direction q Mr. Muller, the organlst.
Like most OF the ''ow' churches the music here Is
light and elaborate. Somewhat strange to say,
the very ''hignn Episcopal churches pay more at
tentlon to the chancel than TO the choir, TO the
services than to the singing, and consequently IN
the hlgh'' or rtuastic churches the music is less
elaborate than III the ".owu churches. The music,
Tor instance, at st. Abans, ST. Ignatius' and st.
Mary the Virgins though credltaole, does not call
The Church OF the Holy Trinity, under the mu-
steal drectorshlp OF Mr. 5. 7. Warren, the organ.
ist has assumed position in the van OF
prano Miss DAVIDSON contrato and Mr.. Sohsr
basso. The tenor has been lately changed. The
congregation ID old times was content with pre-
eentor, but /. now belongs TO the most advanced
school OIL church music.
At Calvary church Mr.. Mosenthal Is the 0rganist,
Mrs. thatcher is the soprano, Mrs. Payne tue con-
tralto, Mr.. Thatcher the tenor and MIR. George
Bostwiek the barytone. The music OF this church
At the Cnurch OF the Incarnation church music
mas progressed OF late. MRS. Borle the soprano;
Miss Ryan, the eontraIto, and Mr.. Norton. the
tenor have sung In the choir o. this church, OF
which 5. ii. Wardweil was the director for several
Some time since the music at Christ church was
the most elaborate and certainly the most ex-
pensye IN the CITY Of New YORK. Mt. Hatch, the
banker, mad the control oil the choir, and engaged
the services OF Mrs Ii. ~ smith, OF Boston, az his
leading attraction, at $500 per annum, while
gagged. But Mr.. Hatch IDEALLY rellnqushea his
superintendence Of the music and the singing
birds departed. Miss Florence Rice lMfs. Knox
was formerly tue conlraito oi this church.
THE ofHER PROTESTANT DESIGNATIONS
The other Protestant denomina IONS, as distinct
from the Episcopal churches on the one . ..s,,
the Catholic churches on the other nave caught
the contagion OF the tin,a ii music, though to a
less q 9raa .:.asn the Catnoics EpiscoDaians
rns Brick church, late Rev. Dr.. Springs, corner
OF 1hirfy-seventh street and Fifth avenue has IA
line quartet, embracing signor Carr Fioro, or
ganst; Miss. Hamblin, soprano Miss Jewett, con-
tralto, and Mr.. Danlortn. basso. Rev. DR.. ROBIN
sons Memorial Presbyterian church has a wen
Rev. DR.. Rogers church, Twenty-first street and
Filth avenue Dutch Reformed, was recently
quartet embraced Miss Beebe, soprano. Mrs.
Leon ne Bul, contralto; Mr.. w. I. Hin, tenor,
and Mr.. w. III. Beckett, basso. OF late some OF the
congregation have protested against "tne musical
Innovations and some confusion has thereabout
arisen.
Tne Dutch Reformed Collegiate church. Twenty.
ninth street and Filth avenue, possesses fine
quartet, though comparatively little latitude or
oppor tuuliy Is allowed them Tor display.
AT the Methodist church, TWenty-Sec0nd street
and Fourth avenue, Mr.. Walter Johnson is organ.
list. There Is tine quartet OF soiosts, and quite .
musical display Is permitted.
The tabernacle, Sixth avenue and Thirty.fourth
s , possesses very ans choir comprising
lst, as contralto; Miss Stark being the soprano
and MIR. lockwood the musical director Mrs.
CHRISTOPHER IL the organlst.
Rev. DR.. Adams Presbyterian church, Madison
avenue and Twenty-iourth street, has quartet
choir, comprising Miss Simon, soprano Miss
Henne, contralto, the tenor being MI. Charles
Fritsoh and Mr. Herman frost the basso.
= Mon churcn, nnder tue direction o. MT George
Bristow, the first musician in America, pos
sesses superb cDoir embracing Miss Roseberg,
soprano; MISS Baron, coutrato; Mr.. aiken, basso
Rev. Or. Caapin's church has always been mu-
sically notable. Miss. Abbott, now abroad, was Ior
merry the Leading singer OF the CHOIR, which now
embraces MISS rnursby sopranos Nine. Frida dc
Gesele, contralto; Mr. Deyo, basso, and MI Tobias,
tenor.
Rev. Dr. Bellows church choir is also notable
Mr. Daniels Is the organlst and Miss Hewitt the
soprano, Mr.. Munro the tenor and dr.. Grier the
bas5o.
Rev. Dr. vineents Presbyt terrain church is In
debted Tor its fine music to the Rev. Doctor him.
sell, VINO Is an accomplished musician and one OF
the best nute players In tne country.
The Unitarian Church Of the Messiah, under the
direction OF Mr.. Howe, the organst, has n fine
luartette, embracing Miss Wells, soprano; MISS
Treadway contralto; Mr.. Duem0re, tenor, aud
Mr.. Henry meigs, passo.
several OF our prominent churches however,
such as Rev. DR.. Howard CrOsbyis Pre- Shy terrain,
Rev. Or. Paxton's Pre5by terrain and the Rev. DIR.
Hepworth's. nave paid little attention 10 music
DR.. Paxton church has not even an organ, but
still retains the pitch pipe and precentor .oi the
olden timen
THE MUSIC or THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
The ritual OF The Roman Catholic Church is
coniesScdly more emotional, more dramatic and
therefore more adapted for musical effects than
that OF any other church; consequently the music
gwen In the Catholic churches is generally OF
more elaborate character than any gwen else
wnere For many years no attempt was even
made by any OF the other churches to rival
tno a but nj