New-York tribune., 1876-05-20

latter's nober translation INTO music of Lamartncs
Meditation upon Death.
This Immediately suggests the very striking tonepc-
ture which Saint saens has made Of French verse
describing Dance of Skeletons; indeed the first line OF
the verse itself ia pure glbbersh being only Zig zg
zig"
AS final example, the author may mention that
short time ago. the Peabody Orchestra, band or 40
musicians at Baltimore directed by AsgeT HainerK' was
requested by DIR. Hans Bhlow to pay ior
him, as personal favor, bis own composi-
ton. called Des SINGERS Flueh Uhe MinsuolS
Curse), being tone-translation OF UhiahuS
poem OF the same name Late in an afternoon VIC ac-
coraingly met the author member Of that orches-
tra) in the hall OF the Peabody Academy no one behg
present besides Dr. Won Bilow, Mr. Hamerik and the or
chestra Dr. Won Btow mounted the stand ana drected
his own piece with electric fire, and OF course win n-
telgcnt comprehension. During this highly adVah-
tageous rendition nothing could have been
clearer than the justice Of the principles whch
have been herenbefore announced; for althougn
Unland's poem OF the Mnstrel's Curse ,s
connected narrative. yet in the onerendering IL was
perfectly apparent that all sueh parts Oh pocn & a.
were what may call merely connective tissue were
smp skipped over aud there emerged IRON lle mag
nifcrn OF tones only the large conceptions OF ,he
two mi tres the King, the Queen, the farewell he
curse and on; and these were The points when ac
director aceenga,ed IN his LEADING o tne san
without the space to multipy these examples ue NJ nu-
tnGr now % 10 rf tfT from f the Centennial Can
tata itself of The manner in which the foregoing prin-
cples carried out in that poem ,,.
When the author received his very unexpected appoint
ment from the Centennial Commission to write the tcNt
which 10 be interpreted by an orcheStt'
of so instruments aud OF 500 voices IT imine-
dately suggested itself TO him that the principa matter
lcgitimately fecitaie themselves at this time was
the fict that after a hundred years OF the
rgfss SaG s Osy yrepbc SIfr 9n1p9red The dea then
Of the Triumph Of the Republic over the opposing
powers OF nature and OF man Immediately susses@,ed @
itself logically proper to be tie central ldea OF le
poem and nasnuch the gcneia a Idea OF triumph over
opposition is considered reproducble 10y wel-knOwn Or
chestra effects, it made at the logical and mu
sca Refrain Of the WORK % nature 3 ana man and s9't the snd
finally eXclaiming triumph. " was. am, and shau
be-" Thus was satisfied ie prlnc'te above nSrhto & V
In odance WIN ptlnclpe tV .Ie pooi. va, hih
struced in ght different metcieI snzas, each OF Mch
was Informed by its sentiment, and ~as diferen
tated from it, ncshbor by making tha sentiment suSa as
reanITed strong musical contrasts compared win the
first stanza OF 10 lines was to De interpreted y! Souc.
firm and measured 0yrcssions OF chords repre- htluS
colossal ise IN m inedSn on o,a IS nes. s 'IS meyco TMf
rising gradually To climax with the shouted Refrain
coH,SitG ts HiI WIt a.; COZ" I5 , LIN i,, vcCblcs i'm
human the thee, thee, Nc ana lhe Hhc
and ayns u1.,,e Inc sanza iiscf caunt aud bony
IN meter ana lorn, yDc the trials OF the eary coo-
nSs rs they before the Dcdiiaiive eye OF COunD.
ONT of tie weitering sea of the Past; tine next
TYRANNY stanza contrastcd this with relewed, hut
the mn, scsi composer lot Of deas-rcgious snd pot
niclt voices OF land aud sea, and finally cinactenc
shout OF the Refrain mol taou shalt not he-all Of
which were easily r oduci'e IN tone 10y the resources
OF the modern orchestra; the next (huguehop stinI4
contrastei this with RAPID apJ somewhat Seallhy
movement Of alternating hope and fear; o next bdnSH
s contrast 0i the outHurst O ITumphn waf "in;
&C.. next oAercd an entire contrast III ltc Ahss5
ig. which | with the understanding tA-i III
Whitney oi Boston Was 10 sing ~ ana ialI' hs ''ssY
cOutrasteu by the Hur,s i'neu olDufs, % a.!
voices into te jupiiatOu aud welcome oil tue ia'
Tgrse searafe chaTacterizatlons indicated upon
the original copy Of the foi sent the mu-'. euinpse
by Gafgiial nGtcs affixed to cacA sanza ana INC author
cituHot tDnS Il improper iIf nm IN 10 t a'l nno "a ',
occasion 20 acAnov ledge me mcii-ehi corip','hN"n
with when Mr. BUCK seizd thrse ides ana tl, hInto
fire Win which he embodied tlcm IN tone fina ~ to
conclude these Illustrations drawn nom il' 'ihiat'
ouc gwen ont ly cloga voices when cnunc"uuE saxon
words a. compared with tiat from smoother I@'lih "c-
ns,,;ifti n z tlcir nardness ~ readmethe poem was
10 be sung, rcadho nnAes"insS discarded ta.""th
the rlor decided in this course b the logical pro-" cN
@! H. The result cOnpic'e yindcauoh ihc mat
u,r II wLicI the short, sharp, vigorous saNoh "oius
broke F thcY uuu .eil, ON thc ups o. tue cAoG~ d
a cci tam suggestion Ot his mani,'ss prgHced 10 te
viii piobaby never be forgotten Dy any unpfjuueod
person 40 ~ ~ nC',l'E Evi,iion o. si ''
Ia chasing tts PAPER The au'hor bess TO ryuhd Ire
cncc solely it technical adap,alhy 10 murici lheG-
pretaucu, aud tiat wrcii lee AdH th,uSh. Dnt ,hr
principles herein announced his task hau but n'Suh lor
n still remained evolve out Ui these uticfa an! ihilg
possessing sucA unity - r'snt eute u u 'A' hAe OF
rorin a., point Ot idc tao cGuiso iuI"lo. "dS 'ily
io satric Hs mind @th these ldcas ana theA "dis ios
TIE poem 10 come. ..
Ndr doc the author desire it to BE- considered that he
iptors- all claims Of modern music 50 Tar ~ they
,,,ofcs to include tEc genuine Icrroductor OF par Intel
ectu. pOns by orchestral tones IN ihe tlcfelit
stage his thought, without daring to nave dcc"ed
ouLion either way, supl. awaits iGItcr evidence
dt for The purposes o tins e't.'' - iH'S!"! -, ~
Mas 10 b.. put forth as IclhcscuauNCtO thc iih!l "i It's
poVncc-of the pceit state oi AlnrllcGn All the au-
or considered that tr doc fnes oi "hfi Is ulu,aoh
abv the predominant school o music 0sht 70 De icc"s
nizCd III a thelr iuiniess. 80,
WncB latter remark enables Tie au'h"r 10 close ls
paper uy putting tLc following question;
since taxing lGcaics possible We" or MS c3tila-
tcxT n Was at aI events faithful attempt ~ cmboiy
tLe status poetry regard 10 the most doN ahtcd
nlus.cnl Thought the me Iic upon carefully i-cNCi'td
laws and with clear artistic pnpus Which j. ul0'r
worthy o his cOuutfym MS acceptance, mat or The af
other cuurtyOr 81 certain newspapers 10 bcHttc lue
LARGEST anniversary celebration OF oar country ~ lhe
treatment oi Of It's constituent features III manner
which eViHCcd not Ouy profound uneonsciOuslcss OF
urluciplcs preliminary To the possibility OF any
it Judgment in the matter but also more lncNcnsa
bl. dlsrcgtId TopTIccs OF GiCnntd occasion
and for the laws Of respectable behavior
Atic- IOII, May 49, l5IG. SiDNEf LANlil'