Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ltaprelr- that the late William Sterndale
Bennett, the famous composer, left large
number OF manuscripts, including no less
than six symphonies. Ii was thought that
lie had only produced one, the beautiful sym
Thony in minor, performed for the first
time at the philharmonic concerts Of 1854.
Seven symphonies in all from composer
who was thought not to he very prolific is a
great deal and besides -ho-e orchestral works.
BENEFITS portfolios are found to contain
large number of unpublished panoforte
pieces of various kinds. All the symphonies
are finished. IN one sense they are written
out to the end anu tie orchestral parts are
quite complete. But Bennett considered
that he had still much to do to them, the fact
being that he was never satisfied with his
work. lie corrected, amended, added to his
compositions SO per~i>tontly that it was very
difficult 10 get anything from him, either for
publication or iUr performance. lie was
more than conscientious The delicacy of
BIS artistic conscience amounted to flstidious-
uc~-, and when his half dozen posthumous
symphonies are presented to the public,
each of them will doubtless be found as per
feet as the admirable one in G minor Even
the now wc!l-known q minor symphony was
only given to Us piece by piece. At first it
consisted OF only two movements then
tAird was added, and latterly fourth.
Probably the four movements were written
one after the other without interruption.
But the composer would only part with them
one by one AS each under ms careful hand
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Alelna iattl recently TOOK her Dencht al
~ o. fe'erspurs' lac opera being Hgoletto-
lne ear seht Ior her uurInS the evening anu
ouered ms CONGRATULATIONS !li ana a diauem
o'-n oi 9di l'iiiieS anu uiailonus was
presenter 10 HeI "g Supsci ltioh-
Beaumont and Fletcher's MAIDS Trag-
edy WAS lately played at the Holborn
Amphltheatre, London. 1t was not the real
thing, however, though the name was retain
ed, but proved 10 be the version Of j. ).
knowles, which he called the Bridal, and
which lie fixed up Tor Macready in 1887.
OF course the language was modified and
made fit for the ears OF modern audiences.
". q. Willis. the London dramatist. has
uroduced new nlav called ",Iane Shore "
which depicts in poetie language an episode
in the career Of that remarkable woman.
lie entirely ignores and discards the plot of
Mr.. R0we's tragedy cf the same name, and
the new piece Is said to be for superior to
the old one. lie should have given II bet
ter name.
Tucv Uoorc-'s last letter from Paris is
LARGELY devoted to a minnie descrintion of the
uas,nifronce nf rroduction of =. Genevieve de
Rr5bant'' at the Gaitie Theatre nara
cranb Will suf5ce IN show its stvle i.rbe
Ioprtb a-+ ,,nrels beforc ms fba dazzI;n,,
splendors If tbc ,,loce of Armido The
.rcne it.,lf :; ',, =, Tho NJ boa,t;r,l erer
an tho p,-,. ;,., - L.. of Clr;.,+al
archifeernr.. al 1t role.c'Ior and ,.oid
linn, IL. ,,l1 -. o,-o;,st an
atmoSnbere or tendcr rreen-rlowi1r With
G,,bt q f..rono,i,,- +.l,f, Ill., ,ri7b ,oI5
and silver vessels OF txouiSife workmanship
and adorned with masses of brilliant-bued
flowers. A throne of gnests in ,orgeons attire
Of six and satin and silver and g5ld. combine
to make up picture at which the sense fair
" aches. The grand ballet in this act. the
ballet Of the piece. is splendid beyond dcscrip
ton. Amazons, Alnehs, Eryptians. dane
iur rirls. nynphs and faires. ali blend in one
dazzling and intoxicating whirl."
Tho Hsrlin c,rre.oondent or+hoIondor