The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-23
Musical Notes.

Mr.. Mietzke has nearly ready for publi-
cation new work entitled, "Rutand Con-
gregational Church Collection of Sacred
Music" The work will contain arrange
ments from standard composers, and seve-
raj of his own compositions. The book Is
dedicated to Rev. J. G.. johnson, and will
have an advantage over similar works,
namely, all the pieces have been sung by
his choir, and therefore, have been put to
practical test. We have no doubt but
the work will be eagerly sought for, as
Mr.. Mietzke's compositions are remarkably
pleasing.
Mr.. Horace Baxter is filling the place of
Mr.. Henry Bailey in the Congregational
church choir, who is off on his vacation.
Mr.. Baxter sung very finely last Sunday,
and especially in the evening.
The baritone, J. II. Thomas, who, it will
be remembered, sung here with the Urso
troupe, and in the Episcopal church, is
severely criticised on his recent appearance
in oratorio, in New York. We give ex-
tracts from the Tribune and Herald:
Mr.. j. II. Thomas was only the echo of
himself. Some imperative necessity must
have compelled the engagement of these
artists. In the first recitative "Comfort ye
my people," and "Behold and see If there
be any SORROW" he fell below even the
mediocrity of his previsus endeayors. Mr..
Thomas is so well known as an oratorio
singer that any criticism of his singing is
unnecessary but his best days are over
and 1t would be well that he should forego
the oratorio stage. His voice is not only
worn but broken, and prudence dictated to
him last night not to sing the aria, "But
who shall abide the day of His coming"
But he still retains his art, Notwithstanding
his voice is gone, and though his notes were
| isolated from each other they were still in
perfect time-shadows in perfect proper
ton to the object from which they were
| cast.
1.-THE bass solos were assigned to Mr.. ].
X. Thomas, who was 80 entirely out OF
voice that his many friends and admirers
must have felt embarrassedfor him."
AT a certain Protestant Episcopal church
in Boston the congregation revenged them
selves on an inefficient choir by responding
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our miserable singers
There Is matter for an epigram in tn,
circumstance that Madame Adalini Patti,
few days ago, laid the first stone of a hos
pital for throat diseases. So Mr.. Carlyle
1 who has always expressed certain con
Germ for the innumerable STOOLS" on whom
from the hight of his intellectual eminence
he looks down, might help to found 80
ciety for IDIOTS. Similarly, too, Rothschilt
might be invited to take part in the estab
llshment of penny. bank. Other analo
gous cases will suggest themselves to tn
ingenious reader. What particularly please
us in the affair is the fact that Madam
Patti, besides her blessing, gave to the in
stitution the sum of 'f100. At the begin
ming of the present century, Mdlle. Banti
a singer scarcely less celebrated than Mad
anne Patti, but less educated and, in word
less civilized, wished to give something t,
a public institution In Bologna. AS sh
possessed no money, she bequeathed to it
on her death bed, her larynx, which wa
Of extraordinary size, and which the au
thortles caused to be preserved in a glas
bottle.-Nen York Tribune.
The following extract from the Londo
Saturday Reoieao will be of interest eth
quality of Mr.. Sankey's voice and the styl
of his singing are questions of taste, O.
which there wiz be great difference o
opinion. There can be no doubt, however
that his art is of a tricky kind, and aims O
producing effect by sudden alterations be
tween high and low. His favorite note
one on the back of his throat, with whiol
he pours forth prolonged O.! OF O
Whether it is pure art or not, it appears I
be agreeable to the majority of the aud
ence, and 1t may be thought this
y enough" st-tsa ~
| Upwards of thirty students OF Harvar
college have selected music for their stud
the present term, and 100 will devot
themselves to the fine arts. This is yer
encouraging report, and speaks well fo
the rapid art progress of the country.