, 1875-05-23
L NEW TlDAL-WAYE.

"a 0enGTs41 AE111Il0n OF E0H subject o.
Fiusic-The Appeal to Germany On
Matters Of Optnion.,
:. The, social excitement known as the antiqn.
spelling match, revival Of one Of the countr,
exercises Of our forefathers, which recontli
swept tbs land in tho shape Of good sized tidal
wave, having At length entirely subsided. = vezJ
healthy substitutes, appears to have been az.
temportEed3 in singing schools and; musical
soirees, with collateral exercise OF debate and
argument on the relative superiority OF the
.Earions manufacturers Of pianos, And touching
this popular diacussioa, 1t is perhaps forturata
for the interests OF Justice that the press Of the
country, with remarkable unaninity, seem
| to be treating the relative, merits OF
| rival instruments ~ matters exclusively sub
lect to professional criticism and professional
authority. making sor. Of mutual reference to
the. great German community of artists aud COM
posers as to Supreme Conit having appellato
Jurisdiction In I'll questions of music, for true
and decisive verdict, and resolving the Discus
slon INTO an industrionA quotation Of authori-
ties. 50 far as heard from, and up to the pres
ent writing, the Hal|et, Davis i Co.'s piano, Of
Boston, would seem to be several lengths ahead
on the German vote, aa we'll, perhaps, as in tho
general leaning Of American authorities
Readers Of the Chicago daily papers will re-
member an advertisement published by W. ~
kinball of the greAt piano and orgaa ware-
rooms, corner State and Adams and known as the
sole Northwestern agent Of this famous iustru-
ment, In which the great German masters, the
plhniats, composers, authors, editors, aud mus-
cal directors OF that old and classic country
men OF llustIious genius and vide renown,
whose names are written ~ high rs fame and
authority can write them. whosa words have the
force OF law in the department Of music, and
whose works are tho inspiration Of modern
tlmes-are committed, Individually and collect
lively, to a very clear expression of opinion in
favor OF that piano as intrinsically and materi-
ally superior to all 'European and American
Instruments, and As marking T. clear and
important date in the history of musical
mechanism, both in mechanical form and in tha'
larger matter Of 'tone,-the compass, range, and
potter Of expression The statement referred
to Was rendered terribly potent in the literal
quotation Of authorities equivalent to full
congress OF the great masters OF the century,
constituting an array OF names gathered from
the clear skies Of fame, sufficiently formidable
to intimidate opposition, and to render these
country discussions aud controversies an en-
tire1y one-sided debate. It seems that the gist
and substance Of these several hundred manu-
script letters, coming from this universal con-
.gress Of musicians. upon the introduction OF
the Ha1let. Davis l. Co. q piano into Germany,
is resolved upon collective anaiysls into Some
thing like the following formula:
I'VE have made Adetnied and exhaustive ex-
animation Of, the Hal1et, Davis j. Co.'S piano,
and find Tint in mechanical plan and construc-
tion; and In fullness, range, compass, and COM
p1eteness Of tone. it ia in addition to the power
Of tho modern piano, and IN improvement upon
al instruments yet invented for the articulation
Of the glorious harmonies'of sound" bearing tho
following signatures in manuscript: Signed,
FE1DEsAsD DAVID, Landing Composer Of Europe.
FRANZ AIT, the Immortal Song Writer.
FRANZ I1szr. first Of living Panists. - -
FRANZ BESDEL, the renowned pupil Of Iiszt.
JosEpH GUSkLE, Pianist and Composer.
ANTON URsPRUcH, Composer aud Mister.
DR.. THEODORE kuLLAK, Court Pianiz.. Berlin.
]. Nf1I1ssov, Court Pianist. st. Petersburg. -.
A. n. Go1TsCHALE, Court 0rganist, Neimar.
THEoDoaE RArZES1URG, Court Pianist, Dusseldorf. |
Autsusr KoEAPE1, Court Pianist Sa1ony. "
JULES DE- SWEPT, Royal Concert Mister, Berlin.
sera JoAcH1, Ch Director, Berlin Royal Academy.
En- SoUBRx, Director nelg1uul Royal Acade1ny.
H. CosnAD ScH1EtS1Gz, Prest Leipsic Con. Nus.
E. F. WESTzgI, Director Leipsic Con. Mus.
< L1ssxN, Orchestra Mastsr, Saxony-
Gus, RElCKARp, Ch. Mus Director, Prussian Court
q. SAEo Ch. Nus. Director, Prusstan Court. t
EnSsE RUDoRSE, Prot. Basdn Royal Academy. -: |
And two hundred Others /
The above names, as before stated, represent |
the collective genius and authority OF the entIre |
German nation IN the department Of music, and |
it you'd DO difficult 10 conceive how counter |
quotation Of authorities would ba other than IN |
Intellectual and idle task. = /