, 1876-06-25

MUSIC IN LONDON.
We arc in receipt Of the twenty-fourth issue
of Rutlall, Car:c & Cots London Musical
Directory annual aud 4!,nanae, the pages Of
which contain some extremely interesting
statistics OF musical science and business In the
great metropolis. The figures arc SO absolutely
surprising that We hare been At the trouble to
compile summary showing the vast tlinen-
sions of music as profession In that
universities, among them the Rev: Sir +. 7.
Ousclcy, G. A. Alacfarren Sir R. r. stdEart, u:
8 Oakley, Henry Wyldc, Culin Brown, and
John Ella. There are I n1usicat Journals IN the
city, the Musical World, -aa'sscG Times; 4Nast-
cal Standard, Choir, Ofehe&tra, lussita' Record
an and Coueordia. The teachers Of She violin
1,u,nbrr 239; viola, Is; 'cello, I0; c9ntra bass,
81: harp, 81; flute, 81 oboe, e5; cl,.rlnet, 80;
bassoon, q; corntt, 81; trumpet, II; French
horn, IS; trombone, 80; drum, 50; euphonion,
bobaon s. % y9ss Pn1 ano eeHn anss @
IN many nv. stadying t with them There aSe g glce
and q,:artc:to clubs that give concerts profess
sionally. There are 959 music sellers: " music
printers; Is string gnakersi 10 1nusic-smiths;. 4
pIatc manufacturers; 20 fret cutters; II music
etool makers; IL piauo-kcy makers;'lS piano
sIlkcrs; 81 mlsic-box makers; s musical bell
founders; 143 tuners; 1G1uusic eopyfs1s. There
are Is musical Institutions; u theatres devoted
tIons; aud the music houses of London printed
last year 2,723 sheets OF new music, vocal and
Instrumental.
TIE LOWER RuENlsu FEST.
4 correspondent OF the London I2nsss sends,
June 5, long account Of the first day Of the
fifty-third Lower Rhenish Fest at Aixla-Cha
pclle, from which we take the following:
The chons sqnana to- afsSs.la tSs
r A$c 3..j~ -N11fe nS7E
se Basses ~ Wth o ihe doubted six horns
making, inclusive Of harpist ana o 9rSanis. II
players. and total number OF So: perlo2rmers,
Festivals. The principal soloists are Frau
Fin Fl Rs3n is9tta Ess Ekss $no sS4t'ao &
Vienna, W Piefcr (base)f froa. IIt1dburshau4en and
y9s} from @ lefip R pessba4 end MsaA1s 9a
the drst aay-Whit: sunday-l1andel's oratorio
s'so!oa,on" was given almost in IT, integrity ae,
eording to thu original ssose w'tn tne 7N, excellent n
performed under Killers direction at the Cologne
Festival Of 1862. The translation Of the English
text written BY Dr. Morell in a14s Goas,stea part
friend Klingcmann and partly OF taat published In
tic Leipsic edition OF the Handel Society, Vol. ~,
~ TIE CARL ROSA opEpA COMPANY.
The London Sporting aud Dramatic Nt,es of a
recent date says: ......-..
The Carl Rosa Opera Company have appeared this
week 1T Carlisle and Newcastle. on Tyne: On Mon
dag they will appear at the pheatfn at; noya D1, n,
a ts tnnr baa .opt VEN ons o be
most successful on record, and the Journals OF
liverpool, Manchester, Edinburg. Sheffield, Brad
ford, and other lsrgd towns. have nnlVe5sa,ly 1;s
of the provincial critics congratulate Mr. cari osa
on the absence Of the .'stAr system; anu nc
st fap n rrpAf AttFncti0n but other
members Of the troupe hare equally won approba,
ton. Mic: Torrlanl has proved herself l9ished
in besvely Wth The Enssh
pronunciation, and Miss Yorke, Miss Lucy Frank
icin. and Mrs. Aynsley Cook have been fully eih,
~ oisr tbc gentlemen has been Mr Frank Cel whose
impersonations OF .uephistonh<ies, Count drnhein,
and many other important baritone roles nave 9een
wnrn,]y Dtaised in the provincial Journals. Last
wear VIC had great pleasure in noticing this gentle
| nuns marked improvement, during the Ensllst
| opera season at the Princess Theatre, anu We gre
gsad to find cur prognosticatots Of s success thus
far far confirmed by our provincial brethren. II: "
| Packard, Mr. Ayns1ey Cook. Mr.. G. Iyaii, ana ihe
able stayc manager, Mr. Arthur Howell nave ,as asse
haiied as hc rcsuscittor Of English OPERA and ont
Of the most conscientious and skilfal conductors
| We look forward with pleasure TO inc Gasi tosa
ouero season next winter at the LyceuM Iheatte'
NEW COMPOSER
Tho New York Times Of tho I'D says:
Twelve pieces of instrumental music. INTENDED
for combination with words. and thus 10 takc 10!
| form Of m opera, were last evening esecuiea q
ton Of Il, Rosenboom Thty are the work O
Mrs. Corinne Young, and 70 a. Aesenoou enn, W. ~
Entrusted the task Of arranging her pano.scGie .o
impress Us Is particularly original Or charsetsf
ist;c II possesses positive merits II ls tunetu..
rarely commonplace. and generally v1yaeloas, ana
nncommon M 11en knowledge II effect, The twelve nun
hers were listened to with interest and several q